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Q: Hi what's your take on Petrowest's recent earnings report?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Mary on August 15, 2014
Q: Hello Peter & Co,
In my TFSA account, I have allocated $20k in tranches of $5k to invest and the rest is in an easily accessible account Premium savings PSA ETF. I have already invested in FRU (Royalties) and DHX (Media) and thinking of investing in ET (Technology) and Morneau Sheppell MSI (Human Resources). I'm not trying to hit the ball out of the park in terms of returns and, by the same token, have a good diversification.
Thanks as always,
Tony
Read Answer Asked by Antoine on August 15, 2014
Q: Hi 5i,

I've been tracking a few thinly traded stocks for my RSP. Could you rank the following in terms of growth and stability for long term (10+ years)? LGT.B, ALC, KBL, CSW.A. I am particularly partial toward LGT.B. Do you think that this would be the type of company a pension or private equity could eventually scoop up? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Wayne on August 15, 2014
Q: We current hold the following ETF's in our RRSP accounts. XEI,ZDM,ZEQ,ZWH,ZUE,VIG and IWO. These represent 20% of our RRSP holdings. The remaining funds are in equities, most of which are funds held in your portfolio. We have a Wealth Management team looking after the rest of our investments and they hold equities and fixed income. Averaging 45% equity and 55% fixed income. We are currently 65 and 69 years of age. We would appreciate your thoughts on the ETF's we hold and are open to different options. Thanks for all your help
Read Answer Asked by diane joan on August 15, 2014
Q: Hi. I hold Lloyds Bank via the ADR (LYG US). The government seems to be considering a sale of all or part of their shares to institutional investors shortly. Do you think they will sell the shares below what they are trading at today, or at the previous sale price.
Thanks for your thoughts on this
Read Answer Asked by Robert on August 15, 2014
Q: Hi Peter: I notice that Ainsworth Plywood(ANS) has come down in price since the cancelation of their proposed deal with Louisiana Pacific. Would this be a good entry point and do you think there is any upside from here? Thanks, Forrest
Read Answer Asked by FORREST on August 15, 2014
Q: Hi 5i: I've held Avigilon for a while. At one point I was up 60% and am still up though I've lost at least half my paper gains. I still like its growth prospects, but it seems unless the growth is "per share", the market is not impressed. Do you think it's worth holding on to at this point? I'm not in a major hurry but I don't want to go back to my initial acquisition price either. Your wise counsel would be appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Roland on August 15, 2014
Q: can you give me a comparison of autonation U.S and acq-t citing growth rates and profits
Read Answer Asked by neil on August 15, 2014
Q: Can you provide the names of promising Canadian companies or REITS that provide housing(retirement communities, nursing homes, etc.) and related services for seniors?
Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on August 15, 2014
Q: Hey Peter, I was checking out EH, Easy Home as a possible investment. At the bottom of their Easy Home Financial website they list their APR (Annual Percentage Rate) as 46.96%. If you borrowed 500 bucks from them after a year you would have payed 234.80 in interest!!!

Let alone being completely unethical, how is it even legal to loan money to people at that exorbitant rate. I can't invest in a company that abuses people like that. comments?
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on August 15, 2014
Q: Hi Peter
What is your opinion of Harbour DSC 890 fund? My daughter has been contributing to it for many years and I would like to see her set up a self directed account with ETF's. She has no other investments at this time. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks for all you do.
Read Answer Asked by Gary on August 15, 2014
Q: Hello, our portfolio includes AYA/CSU/EH/ACQ/EFN/SJ/STN/HWO (we also have larger cap defensive names with reasonable yields). Am looking for a couple of more-smaller cap growth stocks for Cdn. portfolio. May I please have two or three recommendations? Thank you. Bill Y.
Read Answer Asked by Bill on August 15, 2014
Q: What is your best estimate when your Growth Portfolio will be available
When does Peter leave for the cycle tour.
Publish at your discretion.
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on August 15, 2014
Q: Peter: In your experience, has it ever happened that a company does a bought deal financing and instead of buying something with the money, they instead receive a takeover offer? My intuition tells me something is going on at Heroux Devtek HRX. I am probably wrong but the last time I saw this kind of activity was with a company I owned called Dalsa (though I don't think they had just done a financing)and within a few months it was taken over at a huge premium. Just wondering.
Read Answer Asked by Helen on August 15, 2014
Q: CSS Contrans. Similar to my Q on Healthlease I am in the same position with CSS. Thank you! usually I would by the buyer when it pulled back on the purchase but unfortunately that didn't happen. Do you have some stocks to suggest? Mullen Group perhaps?

TIA
Read Answer Asked by Gerald on August 15, 2014
Q: Hello 5 I Team

My US Margin Account presently represents only 1% of my total holdings. I intend to make contributions to it later in the year, but for now I would like to see the money "do something" while it's sitting there. Rather than engage in any futile stock picking, I thought I would invest in an ETF which could provide consistent, if modest growth. To that end, I had my eye on the new ETF Direxion iBillionaire Index ETF, (IBLN), or the Market Vectors Wide Moat ETF, (MOAT). I would appreciate your opinion on these choices -- or your suggestion as to what might be a better stock to hold in this context. Thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Sylvia on August 15, 2014
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