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Q: Do you think gold's fall on friday has anything to do with Cyprus saying they want to sell some of their 14 tonnes of gold?

If so, what do you think would happen to the price of gold if other countries with high sovereign debt decide to follow in Cyprus' footsteps and sell some of their gold reserves, like Portugal (382 tonnes) or Italy (2451 tonnes). Is this a viable option for these countries?
Read Answer Asked by john on April 14, 2013
Q: What are your thoughts on Zillow now, would you buy, the P/E is still very high, but the growth is unbelievable. Or would Shaw Group (SHAW) & Reis Inc (REIS) be better buys?
Read Answer Asked by Sunita on April 14, 2013
Q: A Website which tracks the price differential between WTI and Edmonton select: (asked by Richard)

This price is listed at:
http://www.dailyoilbulletin.com/

Halfway down the home page the entry below has the differential calculated:

Net Energy Sweet Closing Price* -$2.10 USD/BBL
Read Answer Asked by Russ on April 14, 2013
Q: The US market has outperformed the TMX in 2011, 2012 and so far in 2013. For the last couple of months, the analysts appearing on BNN have been recommending shifting from Canadian to US investments. I think there are a lot of opportunities in Canada, even if resource stocks continue to falter. Do you think that Canadian investors should look south of the border for a larger portiion of their investments?
Read Answer Asked by Hans on April 14, 2013
Q: Hi I own UUU and knowing it will be bought out at $2.86, it'll be a loss for me when I first bought it a few years ago. Can I claim this as a tax loss once I get the money back even if I don't sell it?
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 14, 2013
Q: CFN has continued downward. Can you explain why the sudden decline and is it time to sell? I am now down 11% BTE appears to be on a downward spiral as well. Time to sell? I invested for long term.
Read Answer Asked by diane joan on April 13, 2013
Q: I would like to know how i can get the names of stocks In Canada and the USA that commence paying a dividend for the first time . Thanks. Rick

Would it be possible to colour code these stocks in your listings .
Read Answer Asked by Richard on April 13, 2013
Q: Do you subsribe to the sell in May and go away camp? I have gains in CSU and Stn and wonder if I should take profits?
Read Answer Asked by hal on April 13, 2013
Q: Hi Peter/team what is your opinion about BIDCOIN.
Read Answer Asked by Dimitrios on April 13, 2013
Q: What are 5i views on restricted voting shares and multiple common share classes .
Some companies use these types of shares to protect the company from predators while others use them to entrench management..
It seems that the US will not allow these types of shares but it doesn't appear to be an issue in Canada except for the latest example: Telus (T-T).
Read Answer Asked by Charles on April 13, 2013
Q: Regarding Richards question on a site that tracks the WCS differential, I think the link/s below do, but perhaps you could clarify for me before posting them.

http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/energy/crude-oil/western-canadian-select-wcs-crude-oil-futures.html

http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=western-canadian-select-crude-oil

Also, the Baytex site has a listing of links of historical and current quarter.

http://www.baytex.ab.ca/operations/marketing/benchmark-heavy-oil-prices.cfm

And while I'm at it,here's a site that's good for commodity futures prices.
http://www.investing.com/commodities/real-time-futures

Read Answer Asked by John on April 13, 2013
Q: Can you comment on the recent news on WIN, your take? What are the chances of a settlement in your opinion. Thanks as always, really appreciate the service!
Read Answer Asked by Gerald on April 13, 2013
Q: Which (if any) stocks in your model portfolio would you recommend as a buy right now?
Read Answer Asked by Nick on April 13, 2013
Q: Please give me your opinion on DCI as a growth stock and if you believe there will be more acquisitions in the near future.
Read Answer Asked by Calvin on April 12, 2013
Q: Peter and team,

I'm a new member and first off just want to say that I find the info and responses provided on the website to be awesome. Easy to understand, thoughtful but to the point. I've watched Peter on BNN over the past couple of years, and always came away impressed with what you had to say, very glad that I finally made the decision to sign up with 5i.

Enough butt kissing, my question is on Bombardier. I consider Bombardier to be a core 2-5 year holding in my portfolio (currently slightly above my equal weight of 5%). My rationale is 3 fold, 1. trading near historical lows, 2. healthy pipeline of contracts, 3. Heavy political support for the company, and aerospace industry as a whole. Having said that, its still aerospace and therefore a huge risk.

What are your opinions of this company looking out in the mid term, 2-5 years, and even the Canadian aerospace industry for that matter? Are you with this as a core holding, or recommend that I look elsewhere for my Aerospace needs (ie. your recommended MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.)?

Thanks!

Ray
Read Answer Asked by Ray on April 12, 2013
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