Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter,

I just renewed my subscription. I believe you have a great service and I value your opinion(s).

I would like to make a few comments about improving (in my opinion) the service:

Instead of receiving the 24 questions on an annual basis, they should be given on the renewal of a subscription (I renew in April but received my 24 questions in January that I could use prior to not renewing if I so desired). If a member renews for 2 years they would receive 48 questions. If someone has used up the 24 questions early and wants additional questions they could simply renew for another year and get 24 new questions.

I believe too many members are taking advantage of multiple questions in one. I think there should be a charge of 1 question if there are 1 or 2 companies in the question. A charge of 2 questions for 3 to 5 companies and a charge of 3 questions for 6 to 10 companies. A question would not be answered for more than 10 companies.

When you answer a question about a specific company, I believe you should give it a grade (A to F) the same way you do for stocks in the portfolio. Remember, it is your opinion we are after. Giving a grade indicates your opinion on a consistent basis even though you do not follow the company closely. A company such as SGY may have had a rating of “B” in June 2014 and a “C-“in March of 2015. I understand how your grading system works. Using it on all questions would make your answer more understandable.

And lastly, I still think you should have 2 rating systems. One for the strength of the company (what we get now) and a second rating for the current stock price. “A” if it’s a good time to buy and “F” if it’s a bad time to buy. Please remember, these are only your opinions. Members must make the final decision to buy/sell a stock. The second opinion will greatly assist members in making the purchase/sell decision at the current stock price.

Thanks again for a great service.

Regards
John

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Thanks!
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Thanks as always
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Q: Hello Peter & Co.
My exposure to Health Pharma (11% of my RRIF portfolio comprises CCT,CPH,CXR.GUD and VRX.
I hold in my TFSA (approach: buy and forget): small amounts of RX,PLI and would like to add equally small amounts of CRH and PHM; I value your opinion.
I also own in the TFSA: DHX Media but do not have any "small & torquy" Info Tech; would you please suggest a couple of names other than CSU,DSG,ESL,CGI,MDA and OTC which I hold in my RRIF?
Thanks,
Antoine
You may count this question as two questions.

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Thanks for the great service!

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Good luck
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this service is great
as usual thanks
Yossi

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With WIN very near its 52 week low, do you see any upside catalyst that might generate a significant pop (10% or more) that would justify buying more. The charts suggest that it is very oversold - therefore a tempting buy.
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