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Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my technology sector (17% weighting). Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you and great job.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on May 16, 2017
Q: Over the last few years, I've become familiar with the likes of David Stockman, Marc Faber, Jim Rickards, Peter Schiff, Jim Rogers, and other well-known perma-bears. They spend a lot of time warning about sky high stock valuations, extreme asset inflation generally, the banning of cash, the importance of precious metals, impending market crashes, runs on banks, the freezing of stock exchanges, and other light fare. I try to balance their dire outlook with more sanguine perspectives, but I'm always wondering if some of the extreme scenarios they envision will ever materialize.

For instance, Marc Faber appeared on BNN a few days ago, warning that the share prices of some of the most successful companies are headed to zero in the coming years. He didn't specify which ones.

Are you familiar with any of these pundits, and should any of their warnings be taken seriously? Thanks for your thoughts. I'm due back at the bunker now...
Read Answer Asked by Brian on May 16, 2017
Q: Hi 5i Team,
I recently learned that Canada has enacted a "bail-in" regulation so that systemically important financial institutions can recapitalize by converting some of their liabilities (deposits) into capital should another financial shock occur. Is this fact? How does this regulation work and How does one avoid forced conversion of savings?

Thanks for you great service.
Regards,
Danny
Read Answer Asked by Danny on May 16, 2017
Q: Hi All!

Just a quick comment for whats its worth

5i Research Answer:
A couple of notes, first.
Badger has a much longer public history than PSN. We have heard the 'no competitive advantage' argument against BAD ever since it went public.



I often had to deal with hydrovacs trucks. One day I was driving around a clean Harbors super - who had worked as a BAD foreman for a few years before. We were looking at a couple of his C.H. hydrovacs doing a job. He pointed out to me that for the same job, the BAD trucks would have been in and out of there in 4 hours while the Clean Harbors trucks which were there sucking for over 8 hours were not done yet.

Feel free if you want to use
Have a good week! Dom
Read Answer Asked by Dominic on May 15, 2017
Q: I am designing my portfolio more and more towards steady and reliable blue chip names. I would like to have your opinonion on what blue chip stocks ands or etf's would be good to hold in a TFSA. I have quite a good profit in New Flyer and Savaria in my TFSA, and although tempted to keep them thought i might trim them and begin filling the tfsa with the afore mentionned type of stocks.
thanks
Read Answer Asked by joseph on May 15, 2017
Q: Almost every investing article we read state "investors" doing whatever... Whenever I read that, I think of us little guys poring over our computers at the kitchen table. But I know better than that. I know "investors" are dominated by the big funds, insurance companies, pension funds, etc. But I'm curious. What percentage of investors are the retail investors?
Read Answer Asked by Fred on May 15, 2017
Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my Consumer Cyclical (Discretionary) sector. Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you and great job.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on May 15, 2017
Q: Hi All. I am interested in transitioning out of Enercare...Looking for your best short-medium term opportunity. quite prepared to buy something that is considered higher risk than ECI and willing to go small cap if you suggest. Thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by dan on May 15, 2017
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