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Q: I know that Square, Paypal and MicroStrategy have Bitcoin on their balance sheets. How much of an influence do you think this is having on each companies share price? What is the per share value of the Bitcoin that each company holds? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Glenn on February 16, 2021
Q: Hi, I'm a new member and have this basic question. Analyst recommendation in a company profile shows recommendations such as Buy, Hold and a number assigned to them. For example, AAPL has 16 for Strong Buy, 3 for Moderate Buy. Is the any FAQ section in the website which can educate me on how to interpret these numbers? What it means to be 16 for strong buy? Is 16 out of 100 or something else? Can I filter stocks which have strong buy recommendation above a certain number say 10 on your website?
Read Answer Asked by Veer on February 16, 2021
Q: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an in-depth probe into Nvidia Corp's agreement to acquire Arm Ltd. Alphabet Inc, Qualcomm Inc and Microsoft Corp have complained to U.S. antitrust regulators about the deal. Arm Holdings supplies intellectual property to Apple, Qualcomm and a host of others for chips that power nearly all of the world's smartphones.
Should I be concerned? I was of the opinion that this deal is key to NVDA's growth not to mention the global shortage of chips.
Carl
Read Answer Asked by Carl on February 16, 2021
Q: there is a poster ( reitedcf ) on stockhouse bullboards who continuously posts answers etc from your website, obviously a member, I have previously reported this character to 5i, he's been warned a few times by other 5i members, myself included but continues unabated, you may want to consider doing something about it. This is his latest post https://stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard?symbol=t.eglx&postid=32564462
Read Answer Asked by Tom on February 16, 2021
Q: Your thoughts on Kubient Inc.(kbnt on nasdaq).Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by maurice on February 16, 2021
Q: Hello,
In the consumer discretionary sector would you consider COTY or ULTA to be attractive? Which one would you pick?

COTY was an offshoot of PG I believe..TOI is from CSU..Does Mark Leonard have any say in the management of TOI? If Topicus were to follow in CSU's footsteps (framework) they would do very well. Are there any such precedents where offshoots have done very well? Why do companies sell of portions of the company? Thanks and happy family day. No rush to answer these questions. Cheers, Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on February 16, 2021
Q: GHVI Thoughts about this company? Is it a spac?
Insider ownership? Debt levels? Management team?
Read Answer Asked by Cory on February 16, 2021
Q: Over the past few weeks I've become increasingly interested in alternative investing, particular with regard to fixed income. I meet the criteria for an accredited investor and could manage an offering memorandum, yet liquid alts look a little more interesting. Three questions: (1) Do you think there's a case to be made to redeploy 5% to 10% of the traditional 60/40 mix into alternatives? (2) Are you guys up for answering some questions about the different liquid alt strategies? (3) If not, any suggestions where a relatively savvy investor would go to get some good independent advise on how to best wade into this asset class?
Read Answer Asked by Brian on February 16, 2021
Q: VWDRY, Vestas Wind Systems trades in the US on the OTC pink, You have given it a thumbs up but From my google search OTC pink is a speculative stock.
Should I avoid this one.
Thank You
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on February 16, 2021
Q: I hold shares in the above stocks, all down. Other than as a hedge to inflation is there any reason to hope for a turn around? In what order would you sell them?
Read Answer Asked by Steven on February 16, 2021
Q: I am looking for high growth ideas from small caps. From this list, what would be your TOP 3 Picks?

Thanks Valter
Read Answer Asked by Valter on February 16, 2021
Q: Mike asked about the valuation of Pyrogenesis today, Feb 16th, commenting that it had never been profitable or cash flow positive. I just wanted to point out that this has changed in fiscal year 2020. The last quarter was very profitable, and the current estimate for fiscal 2020, released on Jan 11th, is for revenue of $14 - 16 million, an increase of approximately 200% since 2019, and net income of 22 - 24 cents per share, compared to a loss of 7 cents per share in 2019. The company is making good progress with their various product lines involving plasma torches for various industrial purposes, plasma atomized metal powder, and plasma waste-to-energy systems.
Read Answer Asked by Dan on February 16, 2021
Q: This fund is about 2/3 US. Are you aware of other similar Value ETF’s trading on TSX that would be more international Ie. less US focused. Thank you. Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on February 16, 2021
Q: Wondering what your thoughts are on Chartwell these days. Is it likely to come back after Covid? I own a moderate position in a LIF and wonder if it is a good idea to hold it. It's all bad news about the care homes right now so I hate to sell at the worst time. What are your prospects for this going forward or is there another one I should switch to?
Read Answer Asked by Maria on February 16, 2021
Q: Would you agree that the equity markets have in effect become a synthetic casino where money begets money and the idea that capital flowing to companies to provide the wherewithal for expansion thus job and wealth creation has become secondary?
Last year some 2.7 trillion trades produced roughly 120 trillion dollars of notional equity value. How much of that value ultimately found its way to provide capital to businesses? Less than 5 percent probably.
The brightest minds are helping engineer money for money's sake without creating any lasting value.
Happy Trading Everyone!
Read Answer Asked by Joe on February 16, 2021
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