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Q: Could you please comment on the recent earning earnings? They seem quite solid but without reference to expectations, it is hard to judge them.

By way of a comment, while you have never said anything negative about this company, it is not one that you seem to tout very much although it has been a solid performer and value grower for many, many years. Do you see this a reasonable core holding in tech?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on February 01, 2017
Q: Technology is 15% of my equity portfolio. It is made up of KXS, TNC and OTC at 27% each and ENGH at 19% of the technology component. BTW thanks so much for recommending these. ENGH is "resting" after an amazing run up to about Jan/16. I suspect it will start to move up again if I remain patient. So just asking, would you change anything here?
Read Answer Asked by Danny-boy on January 30, 2017
Q: Today Intrinsyc press released another sizable order. They have had a steady flow of news releases the last 8 weeks on services and production wins. The stock seems range bound over this period despite its trades rather cheaply on trailing basis for Company that is showing very strong revenue and profit growth. I know the market cap is only $45M but many other tech stocks, same size, trade at much higher multiples and they have inferior balance sheets compared to ITC. Any insight or is ITC is stock that is ready to be re-rated much higher in coming months?
Read Answer Asked by Charles on January 27, 2017
Q: I have about 22% of my portfolio in tech and would like to trim back. QCOM makes up about 3.1% of the total and NVDA, 4.3%. At this point would you sell one of these or sell some of each?

BTW, my other tech holdings are: CSU (3.8%) KXS (2.4%) SHOP (4.2%) GOOGL (3.5%)
Thanks for everything you do!!
Read Answer Asked by Jim on January 24, 2017
Q: With the kerfuffle over QCOM I noticed there is talk about the buyout of NXPI not going through. Further some analysts are bringing NXPI's price target down. One part of me likes the arbitrage between the two. So 2 questions. What does NXPI look like to you on a stand alone basis and what do you think of trading out of NXPI into QCOM over a period of time?
Read Answer Asked by Gerald on January 24, 2017
Q: Hello 5i!

Knowing that SHOP is expensive on a PE basis, what is it's Price to Sales ratio? How does that compare to the other FANG stocks? (Facebook, Amazon, Nextflix and Google). Do you consider it reasonably price on that metric?

Looking forward to the 5i Event tomorrow!

Regards,
Angelo
Read Answer Asked by Angelo on January 21, 2017
Q: Just a quick comment and suggestion on Tucows. I've held on to Tucows since last year to see how well their U.S. wireless carrier product Ting would contribute to growth. Something I didn't expect as a growth kicker is that their higher valuation gives them more leverage to consolidate other domain service providers into their core business. TC is up 15% this morning as they're buying a competitor. Might be worth taking a look again to add to a growth portfolio and would be great if you could do a report on them!

Thanks for the excellent service as always.
Read Answer Asked by Glenn on January 20, 2017
Q: Thanks for your Shopify reply. As a follow-up, no business relationship is secure forever but I was surprised you mentioned the risk with their Amazon relationship/partnership. Would they not have a contract for an extended period to justify Shopify's investment in time and resources at the expense of other opportunities and who else would be a potential partner that would be in a position to replace Shopify?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Steven on January 20, 2017
Q: Could I get your thoughts on the Canadian SaaS space please. I currently hold SHOP & a small position in AT, are there any others that you could recommend or are currently on your watch list?

Thanks for your excellent service and guidance in 2016, I have no hesitations in renewing this year!
Read Answer Asked by dan on January 20, 2017
Q: Shopify is flying even before your top pick recommendation yesterday as it was $55 a month ago and just hit $68. It's on a trajectory that may imply a financing is coming soon. What do you think and how would you compare it's potential to Kinaxis' at today's prices?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Steven on January 20, 2017
Q: 11:36 AM 1/19/2017
I have a 5% position in Tucows that is now up 103%. It pays no dividend and I am shifting my portfolio towards dividend growth stocks and at some point should sell to "harvest" the gain and switch to a dividend stock.
Is this now the time to be selling this stock or does TC have strong growth and future gains ahead?
Thank you........ Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on January 19, 2017
Q: I have about a 4% position in each of the above. Would it be too much exposure to add a 4% position in Open Text?

Thanks

Dave.
Read Answer Asked by David on January 19, 2017
Q: Warren Buffet is credited for investing in companies he understands. I have to be honest, I don’t understand what many of the Information Technology companies actually do, or how strong their business models are. What advice would you have with respect to understanding IT companies? Do you have a suggestion for an easy-to-understand IT company with strong earnings, growth, etc? Are CSU and KXS your top recommendations? Thanks in advance!
Read Answer Asked by Jonathan on January 19, 2017
Q: I currently hold the following technology companies in the weights indicated:
CSU 4%; ENGH 2%; SYZ 1%; and GIB.A 1%. I also hold MDA at 1.4% but I am not sure it is classified as a technology company. If I include MDA my technology holdings are 8.6% of my portfolio. I would like to increase this weighting and I am considering adding OTC at 2%. I would appreciate your comments on my current balance of tech companies. Also, would OTC add diversification to my current tech holdings? Would you recommend adding to my current tech holdings?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on January 18, 2017
Q: I have been looking to invest in the artificial intelligence/robotics theme that is gaining momentum. Other than some USA listed companies I'm not aware of any in the Canadian market. Can you recommend any in Canada and provide your opinion on putting money in this space. Thanks as always for your comments.
Read Answer Asked by dan on January 16, 2017
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