Investment Q&A

Q: Could you help me analyse/dissect Brookfield's investment in Terra Form Power and Terra Form Global. The press release indicates a 1.4 billion $ investment by Bam.a and about 500 M $ commitment by BEP.un . Is the Bep.un portion part of the 1.4 Billion or in addition to it? Do the acquired solar and wind assets become part of the BEP.un portfolio complementing their predominately hydro-electric assets?
BAM.a is one of my largest , longest term holdings and I would like to continue to benefit from their expertise. That said, I would like to focus any additional investment on the renewable energy segment so which entity is likely to benefit most directly from this acquisition - recognizing that Bam is a growth vehicle and Bep largely an income one with some growth?
Thank-you

Q: ENGH reports Q1 on 3/9 after close.What is your opinion.Please give estimated EPS & Rev.Thanks for u usual great services & advices.

Q: Mr. Hodson, I appreciate your response to Stephen today regarding GUD. When do you expect the weakness to stop ?

Q: Would you switch from KXS to CSU at this time?

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan and team,

Earlier today I read the following report about insider selling at CRH.

"CRH Medical Corp. (CRH-T)
Tony Holler, the chairman of the board, sold 500,000 shares at a price of $9.10 per share on the final trading day of February. That same day, Ian Webb, who sits on the board of directors, sold 30,000 shares at a price of $9.194 per share, and fellow board member, David Johnson, reduced his portfolio holdings by 25,000 shares on March 3."

Should investors be concerned about this insider selling within a short period?

Thanks for your insight on this issue!

Q: Hi guys.

I purchased 500 shares of EFL in April 2015 for $17.00 each. I just sold my 500 shares of EFN this morning at $14.19 each and purchased 2000 shares of ECN at $3.65 each. How do I determine my cost basis for EFN and ECN?

Thanks,

Scott

Q: What is your assessment on ECI's earning release and future growth prospects?

Thanks
FJ

Q: Re this connection with Breitbart, do you think it will impact on revenue going forward with a significant drop on share price at next quarter results? It doesn't appear to have had much of an effect since it became known - it has always had its ups and downs.

Q: Hello. How does the 5I team rate the quality of the management of PLI? Has PLI also given any indication of product releases for 2017 given that their drug tests favourably in all tests and has orphan drug status?
Thank You
Clarence

Q: I am looking to add a growth stock to my TFSA. I was looking ITC as a possible candidate but I noticed quite a bit of insider selling in November last year. My overall portfolio is reasonably well balanced. Do you still like it or do you currently favour something else?

As said many times before, thanks for your great service.

Q: Hello Peter and 5i team,
Grant money for our grandson's RESP just came in and we are thinking of adding to GUD or XTC. We could also hold it in cash for now. We would appreciate your opinion please. Thanks

Q: Why is Pure not trading this morning,do you still have confidence in this position

Q: Good Morning
Do you have any insight in the spike of volume in Sylogist today? It has been extremely week in 2017
Thank you

Q: Hi guys,
Is zcl a buy today? I've heard it's a great company but to expensive.

Q: Doubled my money on TNC, thank you kindly. I do not have PHO,ITC,or GPS. You have advised all as replacements. Could you place them in order of preference please, and explain why.
Thank you
Peter

Q: I am new to 5i, and investing based on the Balanced Equity Portfolio. Some of the companies in the portfolio have B and even C ratings. Why are they here if A ratings are the best? It seems to me I should get the best performance if I only invest in the A rated companies in the portfolio. Or am I wrong?

Q: Hello 5i team,
Instead of collapsing EFN into ECN as per your note,I was thinking of keeping both but on an equal weight basis. Your comments are most appreciated.
I usually follow your suggestions, except once when you exited FSV in March 2015, post split; I kept both and had an average return of 90%.
Keep up the excellent work because I count on it. I'm 74 years old and when my brain power will eventually slow down like my creaky bones, I will have no choice but to "blindly" follow your advice.
Kind regards,
Antoine

Q: 1) i am a little bit confused , is the growth portfolio = the summary
2) you said that you have trim ` SHOP (shopify) ` but dont see this stock in either portfolio (balanced, income or summary )
3) you added BSM TECH (gps) but again dont see in either portfolios
4) suggestion: when you add or delete a stock IT SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE PORTFOLIOS AT THE SAME TIME
THANKS

Q: can you give me the reporting date for last quarter& expected earnings do you agree with estimates

Q: Hello, there - I currently own all the names in the Balanced Equity portfolio and a full position in Shopify. I will be adding a little bit of new money into my portfolio this month and am looking to either purchase another full position or 2 half positions. What would be your first and second top ideas with a growth tilt (excluding names from the BE portfolio and Shopify). Thanks!