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Q: West Fraser Timer and Interfor have both been highly volatile for some time, presumably due to tariff fears. I was not concerned with the declines as long as they recovered. However, both have now plunged significantly and are not showing signs of bouncing back. Is there anything to be overly concerned about here?
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on August 02, 2018
Q: Focus: Forestry Sector. No tax implications. One position: IFP.
5i compared/ranked:
- 2018-05-21: CFP vs WEF (Tim)
- 2018-02-05: WFT, CFP, OSB, IFP, WEF, CAS (Victor)
Today, in terms of overall 3-5 year total return including dividends, with some growth, please rank referenced stocks, with basic reasoning.

As usual, thank you for continued wise advice.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on July 16, 2018
Q: I'm interested in taking a position in the forestry sector as this high flying sector is seemingly under the radar. Of the following main stocks in forestry: WEF, CFP, CAS, IFP WFT, OSB, kindly rank them in the order of which ones should have the highest growth potential in the next year or so. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on February 05, 2018
Q: Regardless of NAFTA the US is going to require lots of lumber to rebuild after their disasters. WEF doesn't have any US mills but the other three do - but it does have a 3% Yield. The others have very low to zero yields. How would you rank these with regard to growth and solid financials over the next 1 - 2 yrs?
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on October 24, 2017
Q: forest industry

Do you like the sector and if so can you list 5 stocks in order that you prefer and why
Read Answer Asked by Gary on August 04, 2017
Q: My original small % positions have become a problem - HWD is up 130% down to OSB (finally) +25%. Would you sell some of each or do you have a preferred listing of keepers?
Thanks for the service.
Read Answer Asked by James on July 04, 2017
Q: With the difficulty getting a new softwood agreement with the U.S. would it be more prudent, at least in the near term, owning a company like WY instead of Canadian lumber stocks at this time? or perhaps owning some WY and either IFP or WEF as well?
Read Answer Asked by Rudy on June 21, 2016
Q: Lumber prices have gone up, housing prices in US doing well, $C is down.
Why these Lumber stocks are not participating?
I own WEF,WFT,ADN what should I do?
Read Answer Asked by John on May 24, 2016
Q: It is my understanding that some of the Cdn. forestry companies have a fairly large holding in the US(land & timber rights). I was thinking of buying WFT, on pull backs, but I was wondering what percentage, if any, is due do there holdings in the US. Also, are there other Cdn. companies, that have a larger footprint in the US.
Read Answer Asked by Earl on May 19, 2016
Q: When I was in high school, I read a book called "PS... Your Cat is Dead." It was about a guy, as best I can remember, while on the road went through a series of incredible bad luck - everything went wrong, he lost all his money, girlfriend, broke some bones, and then when he finally got home, he found out his cat had died. It was a comedy. Reading the IFP press report last night made me think of that book as sentence after sentence relayed bad circumstance, everything was bad. Certainly not a comedy. I have a decent position, what are your thoughts of this ugly earnings report?
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on May 04, 2015
Q: Interfor has been in a pretty good tailspin the last week or so. They did a nice acquisition in December, then in January a bot deal at $20.10. The deal was well received and I understand it was over sold by a lot. Anyway the stock is now at $18.75 and seems to be breaking down. What is your opinion?

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on January 21, 2015
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