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Q: With the March 21 budget mention of Canadian banking "bail in".http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/04/02/f-rfa-macdonald-canada-cyprus-banks.html. It appears that if my bank gets into financial difficulty it has the right to seize my assets (cash).
The Big 5 banks also control brokerage firms in which I have all my assets (stocks, RSP, TFSA, etc). If the bank did get into difficulty would my above assets be at risk. Further to this what independent brokerages are there that would not subject me to this and also offer online trading?
Look forward to your response as this as you can appreciate is becoming a major concern for me.
Regards,
S
Read Answer Asked by Alex on April 07, 2013
Q: Home Capital (HCG) took a bit of a hit last week after the Fitch rating announcement. What is your view on Home Capital now. Also, I am confused that you have Home Capital in your model portfolio, but I could not find it in your coverage universe nor could I find your research report on HCG. How do stocks get into your model portfolio?
Read Answer Asked by Hans on April 07, 2013
Q: MFC Manulife- I have been an owner through the ups and then the downs - will the managaers- get this business turned around. After all that I have been through is this a hold? or time to move on.
Read Answer Asked by Warren on April 07, 2013
Q: Hello Peter,
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU) has had a precipitous decline over the last year, along with many of the juniors in the resource sector, despite what appears to be a very promising gold deposit in Ontario. The recently released a Preliminary Economic Assessment on March 25. What do you think of this company? Buy, Hold, Sell? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by francesco on April 07, 2013
Q: I have decided to invest in PLB (Paladin Labs). Would you take a position at the current market price or wait for a pullback?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Rob on April 07, 2013
Q: Please give me your opinion on RPI.UN. Thanks. Betty
Read Answer Asked by Jim on April 07, 2013
Q: Hi, I have a question regarding investment strategy. I heard that you shouldn't invest more than 5% in any stock and I also herd that you should only hold about 5 to 7 quality stocks. That accounts for 35% or my portfolio. My question is...what do I do with the other 65% of my portfolio? Should I be investing that portion or is it better to leave it. This way I won't lose any money on this amount.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Rob on April 07, 2013
Q: Peter, could you suggest any Canadian stocks that would be a play into 3D printing.
Read Answer Asked by Tim on April 07, 2013
Q: AVO has backed off from its high over the last few months on modest volume.....a lot of foreign competitors out there....as AVO tries to stay home grown....

Axis Communications, Milestone Systems, March Networks Corporation, Vivotek Inc., GE Security, Panasonic, Sony, DvTel, Mobotix AG, Honeywell, Bosch, Pelco Inc., GeoVision Inc. and Iomniscient

should conservative investors show caution?

regards

Art
Read Answer Asked by Art on April 07, 2013
Q: When you were on BNN you asked if anyone knew of a company that went from $0.10 to $10.00, how about $0.11 to $23.00, Peir One Imports,PIR.N hit a low of 0.11 Mar.2009, and $23.00+ a couple of weeks ago. Wish I could say I bought a few million shares,have fun disecting it,s performance!
Read Answer Asked by Greg on April 07, 2013
Q: Hi,
(ANV)Allied Nevada.... is there any company specific bad news or just sector overall causing sharp decline in stock price? would you still recommed buying here...
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Jay on April 06, 2013
Q: hi peter; plt.db parallel energy do you know any thing about the co. thanks
Read Answer Asked by brian on April 06, 2013
Q: Any opinion on AQA? The company suggests they have 900,000 ounces of gold, Hudbay spent some development money but decided not to proceed. I realize Hudbay has its challenges and is trying to develop a much bigger deposit in South America I think. I suppose AQA is "dead-in-water" for the forseeable future.
Read Answer Asked by James on April 06, 2013
Q: Hi Peter and the 5i Team,
I am getting on in years so I'm going to test your patience and repeat a earlier question. ALC is showing a P/E of 3. Is there something wrong with the business or company? The numbers still look OK to me but the ROE maybe could be better. Shipping on the Great Lakes stops in the winter when the canals & locks freeze-up. Would the market be anticipating a bad quarter due to the winter shut down? I want to diversify my portfolio by placing more of my cash into the transportation sector.
Thanks
Jim
Read Answer Asked by James on April 06, 2013
Q: Hello Everyone,
I am a new member with my first question.
I am interested in 5Is opinion on the ongoing housing recovery in the US as it relates to Canadian Forestry sector. More specifically has your opinion changed on Acadia Forest(ADN) who suggested in their year end that they were expecting increased revenue based on saw log prices in Maine.
Finally with OSB demand growing, do you have an opinion on Ainsworth Lumber (ANS) and their very upbeat forecast through 2015. I believe that ANS is trading at 7.5 x Forward Earnings.

Thx
Read Answer Asked by Robert on April 06, 2013
Q: Following up on Chucks question about the leveraged etf's. Given their structure and the decay that comes out of it, can't a prudent investor short both the hbd and hbu and come out ahead over time? For example, the hbd is off 25% in the past two years while the hbu is flat. I must be missing something or else someone else would have already thought of this.
Thanks,
Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on April 06, 2013
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