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Q: Very frustrated that management talked up this big deal that was to go through in December only to have them tell everyone they were pulling out. What kind of top-notch management team would talk up a pending deal for months to then tell everyone they are not going through with it. To me this is a sign of a very amateurish management team and that is worrying. They should have waited to have the deal finalized then announce it as opposed to talking it up for months then deliver nothing. It gave everyone false expectations so of course price now is tanking based on their inability to bring a deal forward that they promised would happen.

Will there be anything now to get price up? It seems that NAV of 4.40 is of no interest to the market so I am worried that this company has very little going for it now but I could be wrong so would like your take on things.
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by brian on December 14, 2017
Q: Apart from a brief scare because of the GOP tax proposals US home builders have been on a consistent winning streak YTD. What Canadian companies would you recommend in that sector, since here building permits have been soaring recently?
Read Answer Asked by Kurt W on December 11, 2017
Q: Can you recommend 5 stocks which have high growth potential, but currently undervalued or not over-valued for 3 - 5 years hold ? These stocks can be in any sector and can be Canadian or US .
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Lai Kuen on December 08, 2017
Q: What are the risks of in investing in ECN.PR.A? What I am alluding to is that these preferred shares have a guaranteed 6.5% return which is an extraordinary rate of return compared to other fixed income vehicles. To me, this means that ECN must be a high risk company, but from what I have researched so far it is not. Are there any other risks that I am not aware of?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on December 08, 2017
Q: Just following up to my ECN question where I noted the stock has done nothing but go down for weeks now. You noted "It will not be a 'straight up' type of stock, however."
You definitely got that part right as it seems to be a straight down type of stock now.
Hopefully management rolls out their new buy sooner rather than later as this stock is really getting ugly.
Read Answer Asked by brian on December 06, 2017
Q: Are there any other names on your radar currently that might resemble a young SYZ or SIS ? Thanx Robbie
Read Answer Asked by Robert on November 27, 2017
Q: Good evening,
I have managed to escape ggi.v before the carnage began. I have a hefty gain in my tax free account and I'm looking for 4 or 5 somewhat risky picks that could provide some real torque. Fitting this profile would you be able to provide any suggestions for me? I currently own gud and pho in my tea.
Cheers
Read Answer Asked by Seamus on November 23, 2017
Q: In a 250k investment portfolio we have over 20 stocks. We would like to trim some of the smaller positions and top the others.From larger to smaller holdings HR.UN, GIL, ET, STN, GH,ECN,TCN. 2 to add to, 5 to dispose or 3 and 4. Which would you keep.
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by francois on November 23, 2017
Q: I own GSY in both my RESP and TFSA accounts, somewhat by mistake. I'd like to switch one of the two to ECN for diversification. Would you consider ECN (larger, seems less volatile) as the best fit for RESP and GSY for TFSA? Or the other way around?
Read Answer Asked by Christian on October 30, 2017
Q: The acquisition announced yesterday is very accretive addition to ECN's business. A purchase price of only $100M US adds 22% to net income. ECN raised $2.7B US from asset sales earlier this year, so the war chest is full. Am I missing something (debt paid down from the the $2.7B?) or is this a company on the verge of much bigger things?
Read Answer Asked by David on October 26, 2017
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