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Q: Please discuss share price issues in terms of the cost per share. Using CSU as a specific example, their price is nudging $700, which effectively means that an investor either has to have a rather large portfolio in order to buy in blocks of 100 shares and stay within reasonable "position" limits, or buy only part blocks, say 5 or 10 shares. Is there any real downside to buying such small partial blocks? What would make management NOT split the shares when certain levels are reached (such as my NA shares did not too long ago)?

Thanks for your continuing education!
Read Answer Asked by Lotar on September 28, 2017
Q: Hello,

I am currently holding 2,000 shares of Callidus Capital Corporation which I acquired earlier this year at an average cost of $16.53 per share. I have seriously considered selling these shares at the substantial loss they now pose to my portfolio but have been hesitant to do so.

I am hesitant in part because I perceive that 5i may be of the opinion that the firm might yet be taken private by some means, at a substantial premium to today’s share price. It is also my impression that 5i may possess some level of confidence in the management of Callidus.

I have combed through the firm’s 1st and 2nd quarter 2017 earnings announcements and I have several questions about Callidus that I hope you may be able to assist me with.

• Are my perceptions regarding 5i’s outlook for the firm and faith in its management team accurate?

• Are you able to help me understand exactly how much money Callidus Capital Corporation has invested in Bluberi Gaming Technologies Inc., in aggregate?

• Do you know what remaining value Callidus may be currently attributing to their “investment” in Bluberi Gaming Technologies Inc.? In other words, have they already written down or realized any losses attributable to their investment in Bluberi?

• Was any portion of the money Callidus Capital Corporation currently has at risk, in connection to their investment in Bluberi, ever transferred from Catalyst Capital Group Inc. to Callidus Capital Corporation? If it was, are you able to explain to me the pretense or conditions under which the transfer of this risk might have been conducted?

• Callidus has themselves been buying back shares in the firm at substantial premiums to the current share price over the past number of months. Do you perceive this as a potential positive development or might this somehow further diminish the value of the company? Why are you of that opinion?

• Hypothetically: If you personally owned shares in Callidus and selling all of them meant you would crystalize a loss of 3% of your portfolio’s total value ($12,570.00), would you sell them and move on or would you continue to hold them in the hope you might obtain greater value for them within the next twelve months?

As always, I value your opinions, information and insight. Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Richard on September 27, 2017
Q: Hi,

What is your list of 5 stocks which seem to you to be irrationally under-priced today?

Thanks,

Gord
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on September 27, 2017
Q: Hi 5i,
When structuring a retirement portfolio (with no major pension for income) many investors try to optimize income from dividends and sometimes interest. Do you have any comments about using a total return approach that factors in not only dividends and interest, but capital gains as well? My thinking is that some of the capital gains could be realized as another form of income by selling a portion of a growth holding. Any further thoughts about how to decide what percentage of the equity portion of the portfolio should be dividends vs. growth (capital gains)? Also, in your view does this broader approach increase or reduce the risk/return tradeoff overall? I realize this is a complex question but any insights would be appreciated.
Thank you, Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on September 27, 2017
Q: From 1-5, how would you rank the FAANG stocks on growth prospects over the next 5 years? How would you rank them on risk profile over the same 5 year period?
Great website.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Dave on September 27, 2017
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