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Q: Hi.
I am very glad I subscribed to your newsletter and read the questions and your comprehensive responses faithfully on a pretty much daily basis.
My question is on silver. I would like to purchase a silver stock or etf that features a heavy silver presence. I only know of silver wheaton, but don't understand the concept involved with this stock. I understand it is not a mine, nor does it own bullion (at least I don't think it does). Many thanks for any recommendations.
Read Answer Asked by Phyllis on February 11, 2014
Q: Hello 5i,
I am a holder of Augusta AZC and am almost back to my purchase price of $3.54 with the help of the offer by HudBay Minerals. Some of the larger shareholders are coming out to say they will not vote in favour of the offer. An article on the Globe this morning with regard to the offers made by HudBay for Augusta and Goldcorp for Osisko indicate that although the offers made are below fair value, (AZC estimated at $1 low per share) there are likely no other bidders that will come out of the woodwork to move the price higher. Do you see any more upside or would it be best to sell now. Thanks for the great work.
Read Answer Asked by Dave on February 11, 2014
Q: In response to a question on Stantec yesterday, you said:
"We still think it is one of the better (top 20) investments in Canada."
What other stocks would you place in that category?
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on February 11, 2014
Q: Re: RBI (former CLQ-T)
RBI continue to drop sharply after share consolidation. I'm very bullish on Lithium demand. Do you think this is a buying opportunity?

Thanks for your great service!
Read Answer Asked by Dong Sheng on February 11, 2014
Q: Peter
A couple of members had questions about investing in water stocks.Maybe they should investigate CWW.What are your thoughts!
Read Answer Asked by Randy on February 11, 2014
Q: I was looking at your model portfolio. many of those stocks have had a good run. how do I know what a good entry point is on any of them if I were to begin purchasing today? of those stocks listed, which would I consider buying today?
Read Answer Asked by Linda on February 11, 2014
Q: I recently inherited some of my mother's portfolio, and included are some equities I do not even recognise, let alone know anything about. Her portfolio was professionally managed, so I don't want to be too quick to get rid of things. I would like to get an opinion on the quality and outlook of:
FAP - Aberdeen Asia-Pacific
UTC.C - Utility Corp
FCS.UN - Faircourt Split Trust
RIT.UN - First Asset Canadian REIT
Read Answer Asked by Dorothy on February 11, 2014
Q: I am wondering about the role of beta in the portfolio stocks. According to my broker's site the beta's for these stocks are: AYA .40, ESL .82, BNS .96. When I overlay the one year charts with the TSX, as expected BNS tracks it closely. ESL and AYA show much better performance with AYA showing a little more volatility. Why would ESL be more similar to BNS?
Read Answer Asked by michael on February 11, 2014
Q: Hi Peter,
I am wondering if you are planning to do a report on another example of an "F" rated stock.
Read Answer Asked by michael on February 11, 2014
Q: Hello,
I see MCB is down a lot this morning on warnings of Q4 results being substantially lower. Should I sell or is this OK for a longer term hold? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Charles on February 11, 2014
Q: Thoughts on E, hovering around $1.00 and broke 100M marketcap.
Read Answer Asked by Roy on February 11, 2014
Q: Do you an opinion on Stellar Technologies(klh)?Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Maurice on February 11, 2014
Q: Could I have your thoughts on ERM, AET and XMA. thank you
Read Answer Asked by jim on February 11, 2014
Q: Great job. My question is to do with share buy backs. What happens to the shares within the company when they do this? Can they not resell them at a future date? Would it not be better to increase the dividend.
Read Answer Asked by Gary on February 11, 2014
Q: Question on Model Portfolio: Total Quarterly Dividend per share by dollar amount?? I could of course add up all the numbers, but wondering if this has already been done and I can find it somewhere on the site? This would be useful for those looking for regular income. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Andie on February 11, 2014
Q: Sierra Wireless (SW-T)had a stellar year in 2013 but the forecast for 2014 in the Q4 report does not seem as rosy. The report noted that "We expect gross margin to decrease slightly from Q4, 2013, due to a shift in product mix and we expect operating expenses to increase as a result of higher new product certification costs, investment in sales and marketing capabilities, and a full quarter of expenses related to the AnyDATA acquired business". Does this sound like a temporary hiccup and, if so, is this a buying opportunity? As always, I look forward to your reply.
Read Answer Asked by richard on February 11, 2014
Q: Could you rank the following mortgage companies for me: Firm Capital (FC), First Financial (FN), Timber Creek (TMC) and MCAN (MKP). They have been great for income and are 10.5% of my portfolio. I have held most of these for a lot of years. Should I reduce my holdings?
Read Answer Asked by William on February 11, 2014
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