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Q: Good afternoon.

I hold a +/-2% position of Westshore in a RIFF. It trades cyclically and generally in a range $20-$30, which I occasionally trade around. It seemed headed to the $30 range since the start of this year, until today when it dropped over 5% on much larger than normal volume.

Do you have any insight into what this was a result of? It happens unpredictably and infrequently.

Thanks,

Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on August 12, 2025
Q: Am retired so my cash portfolio is full of banks, utilities, Brookfield cos, etc.. No materials , so looking at dipping my toe into this sector with either LIF or WTE. Re LIF : the metrics for iron ore are good ,China slowdown negative, US infrastructure program positive ?
Re WTE : Jimmy Patterson a strong shareholder , well run operator, moving more potash, less coal through its terminal ?
What is your opinion on these two companies ?
Balance sheet strength ? Would you recommend one over the other , both or neither for my purpose ? Thanks. Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on March 15, 2024
Q: I would appreciate your take on WTE please. It is trading today at $23.02, off a 52 week low of $21.59. Dividend appears solid and diversification of customers/product ongoing. The stock has been downgraded to hold by a number of analysts. While there is a recession sensitivity, the dividend and a "target" valuation of +/- $33 is appealing over a 3-5 year hold time frame. Again, thanks for your work and insights.
Read Answer Asked by Dave on January 06, 2023
Q: Just read in the Globe and Mail that Jim Pattison bought an additional stake in WTE, costing him $9.4 million loonies. This caught my eye, aka attention...what does he see about the future of WTE? Me, wondering if it would be a good dividend investment going forward for the portfolio of income stocks. Keen to get 5iR's take.......Many thanks......Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on May 12, 2022
Q: Im looking at Companies who have announced Special Dividends or are likely to this year.

Thanks Valter
Read Answer Asked by Valter on March 23, 2022
Q: I have very little exposure to staples and industrials in my portfolio, which is mainly composed of ETFs. What do you think of these companies, which are all rated outperform by RBC? Is KPT a good proxy for staples? If not, what would you suggest? Please rate the other three in the industrials category in order of preference. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Paul W on February 22, 2022
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