Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter,

Can you please give your opinion of two small cap silver stocks: Great Panther (GPR) and Fortuna Silver (FVI).

Thanks

Dave

Q: Does it appear to you that Empire (EIL ) may be a broken company on the mend? Seems inexpensive at the moment with new contracts in hand. Would you recommend a position (speculative). Thanks as always

Q: I am a senior and have built my portfolio to be able to withstand
a 20% drop in the market.Do you think this is acceptable for safety long term?

Q: I own shares in Tesla Motors (TSLA-Q) in my TFSA.Reviewing their 30/9/2013 report risk factors take up 45of the 85 page report. Considering selling at about $200 per share.Do you see any further upside with this stock ?

Q: This am win annouced a settlement with ho hi precision. No disclosure on financial. I am under on this one from its hi. Is it time to sell. You still have a high rating. Frustrated

Q: Hi Peter,
I noticed that the Dow is on the rise after a head and shoulders pattern. I also saw a superimposed image of the DOW in 1929 that shows a similar pattern. If the market does start to fall off abruptly after this recent rise, where should money go? I am recently retired and have BNS and a GIC with about 50% in cash. I was planning to invest, but a little hesitant now. I would really appreciate your advice. Thank you. Gail

Q: need your view on RFC…. is this a good time to buy based on business cycle, PE, sector cycle ..thx

Q: You gave a great answer on why winpak declared a one dollar special rather than raising the dividend, my question is why you would want to have a company like that in your model portfolio, it seems like they are just self serving. Dave

Q: AHF I have owned this company for a while, bought at around $1.40 and watched it drop to almost $1.00.
Should I continue to hold it and expect that it will regain it's former price or should I sell, absorb the loss and move on.
David

Q: I have held a position in Winpak (WPK) for over a year and have done very well with it. I intend to continue holding, but am a bit perplexed by their recent announcement of a special $1 per share dividend. The announcement came without any explanation. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth and think it’s great when companies give back to shareholders. My understanding however is that special dividends typically occur after an asset sale, or in response to shareholder pressure when a company is flush with cash. Winpak’s current regular dividend of only 12 cents amounts to less than 0.5% yield. The $1 special dividend could have been used to finance doubling the current regular dividend for the next 8 years! Can you explain what management is doing here with the special dividend?
Thanks

Q: Can you help to evaluate the quarterly numbers for EFH.
Revenue seems higher but net income quite a bit lower.
Just trying to understand the meaning of the underwriting loss for the past quarter and if this should be considered as significant negative result.

Q: I own a substantial position in this stock millrock resources MRO do you have an opinion tks.

Q: I own shares in B2Gold bto and Kinross can you give me your opinion please

Q: GRPN is at all time low. Is it a good time to buy?

Q: Can you comment on Enerplus's (ERF)latest earnings. Aside from Mart (MMT) it is my only other oil holding. I have held positions in both for a long time and while I have a nice gain in ERF I am underwater in MMT while I have waited patiently for their new pipeline to be constructed.( I am reluctant to dump MMT because of this) Should I stay the course with both or would you recommend selling for something else?

Q: Hi Peter,
Pl advise if buying NSR and SYMC at current price levels is prudent decision?
Regards,

Q: Hi Peter

What are your top infrastruture plays at this time for a longer hold

Thanks Guys Mike b

Q: what are your thoughts on coca cola for a 1 to 3 year hold. it has been moving lower lately are there any reasons for this ?
sam

Q: I'm just short of a triple for the stocks Interpipeline & Pembina Pipeline so they are each way over 20% of my portfolio.Because of my purchase price ,both give great dividends but I'm asking should I trim a bit & which bank should I buy as a replacement or would you rather another area?
Thanks in advance for your great advice.
Dave

Q: I have three “Financials” (TD) TD Bank , (BNS) Bank of Nova Scotia and (HCG) Home Capital. Would it make sense to increase diversification buy replacing one of the banks with SLF (Sun Life Financial)?. If yes, which bank to keep? What is an appropriate waiting for the “financial” component of a portfolio? Thank you.