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Q: Mcld just announced a nice contract with the Alberta government. I was expecting QST to have such a contract. Do they compete with each other ??
And what about Questor’s press release today, just marketing, and nothing better to say ?
Thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Luc on February 05, 2021
Q: In your last weekly update there was an article that talked about a potential fraud in Bitcoin trading. The fraud is with trading platforms that use Tethers. Can you please give me your comments on this article? Is it possible that Tethers used in trading bitcoin do not have the value that Tether claims? Any and all comments are welcome.
cheers, Darcy
Read Answer Asked by Darcy on February 05, 2021
Q: I often see small trades in securities - just a few shares or so. Do traders/investors make small purchases - either up or down - to give others the impression a stock is either rising or falling? If so how widespread is this practice and how effective is it?
Read Answer Asked by James on February 05, 2021
Q: Good morning. Some time ago I bought AMCI (a SPAC) in anticipation of its merger with Advent Technologies. That merger has now happened and Advent is now trading as of today in the US with the symbol ADN. Will my broker (RBC DI) automatically change my shares from AMCI to ADN? So far nothing has happened. I know I could ask RBC but the wait times are over an hour! Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by David on February 05, 2021
Q: Hello,
I am interested in picking up some shares of FLT.CA for the longer term (3-5yrs). Can you tell me what you think about the company? I understand that they are doing some testing for Air Canada? Do you know anything about this and if this may lead to a contract? Does FLT have any substantial contracts in place? Thank-you.
Read Answer Asked by Antonio on February 05, 2021
Q: Evening gentleman,

I would like to have your opinion on the state of the cannabis market in Canada, your preferred picks in the small and larger stock and what the future looks like for the US market with Biden in the driver seat.

Thanks,

Richard
Read Answer Asked by Richard on February 05, 2021
Q: I know about covered calls and possible loss of capital gains but at a 11.4% dividend I think it makes up for it. Life insurance companies should be safe and the 5 year chart looks enticing . Knowing that the underlying dividends would be around 4 to 5 % they are earning a lot for the calls, is this sustainable or am I missing something here.
Read Answer Asked by lynn on February 05, 2021
Q: AVL has been doing extremely well recently and I’d like to know if you think its performance is likely to continue, and what you think about it in general. As of Feb 3rd, it’s 20 cents a share. Do you see it ever getting near its 2011 peak of $9 again?

Also wondering if you could comment briefly on the outlook for CIT, a financial name in the USA. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on February 05, 2021
Q: Portfolio Analytics suggests I need to increase my U.S. holdings and communication services allocations as it current says I have no comm. services. 2 part question to help address this gap in my portfolio (feel free to take 2 credits):
1) I currently hold TTD. Do you consider TTD a communication service? Your platform labels it as technology (software) whereas BMO Investorline labels it a comm. service.
2) Can you please provide me with your favorite 3-5 U.S. names in communication services (in order) that you would start a position in today. This would be bought in either my TFSA or RRSP. I am a younger investor that has 20+ years until retirement (defined benefits pension) so would be focusing on growth. A dividend is not a requirement.

I have scanned past answers to look for names you have mentioned recently (somen noted above) but there was never a focused question on just communication services.

Thanks for the fantastic service! I cannot understate how much I have learnt since becoming a member.
Read Answer Asked by Justin on February 05, 2021
Q: I'm wondering if you have strong feelings about the prospects of any of these or similar mega cap tech stocks, in terms of their values against each other or others similar. I own most of these but on their own they are fairly small holdings. Could you please rank, and which would be worth trading up for the others? Also how many would you recommend holding?
Read Answer Asked by Peter on February 05, 2021
Q: Due in no small part to the advice received from 5i, I find myself in the enviable position of having capital to deploy freely. For a TFSA, what would be 5 of your top growth picks today?
Thanks for all you do.
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on February 05, 2021
Q: Almost 80% of the holdings in MCHI are HK-listed companies. Given China’s overly aggressive moves in HK, would you consider Chinese companies listed in HK to be at a higher risk than they have been in the past? I am comfortable adding to the Chinese tech ETF CQQQ.us, but I wonder about the companies held in MCHI.

I would love to know your opinion on the above with a bit of detail.

Why China is grouped with ÉM is unfathomable to me. In your own way of thinking about allocation, do you mentally remove China from the ÉM basket? It seems long overdue for both the political and investment worlds to treat her as developed.
Read Answer Asked by Adam on February 05, 2021
Q: I have MDT whose shares have been in a muted trading range for more than a year. Understandable reasons— e.g. postponement of elective surgeries &c.). However I then checked the 10-year performance of the medical equipment ETF , IHI.us, with that of MDT. To my surprise, MDT has not outperformed IHI in ANY part of an entire decade (I used charts at Scotia’s FlightDesk for this).

Several analyst shops seems to favor MDT, as do you. Has something changed in recent months to boost the prospects of MDT?

If this is a good time to add to one’s holding in MDT, please comment on whether the following metrics from GuruFocus are correct:
TTM P/E : 42.98 and ROE less than 7%. Further, I see y-y EBITDA Growth Rate % of [gasp] minus -30.10 and PEG of 11.45.
Can this be correct for a well-regarded company ? Kindly give your data for forward P/E , PEG , and please confirm whether cash flow from operations is adequate for operations and to meet debt obligations.


Read Answer Asked by Adam on February 05, 2021
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