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Q: Hi, Any idea why the US insurance co, AET, is way down after a positive earnings report? I'm now 4% down. It's about 5% of my portfolio, intended as a safe pick to balance growth stocks. I'm about 50% growth and 50% blue chip dividend stocks overall.

As a long term investor should I sell or hold on? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Graeme on July 31, 2014
Q: The stock price of FEIC (FEI Comp)gaped down today. Earnings looked fine but guidance seemed less than expected. Just wondering if you see anything "alarming".
Thanks
Mike
Read Answer Asked by michael on July 31, 2014
Q: VALE.US
Do you have any thoughts on VALE.US? It's up only 6% in a year, but has a nice dividend. Any thoughts on upside or is it time to sell? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Ann on July 31, 2014
Q: Intact Financial informs they are experimenting with investments abroad. They advised they invested $20 million in a broker in Brazil. Is there somewhere in their financial statement that would reveal who the broker is and what percentage of it they now own and if this may be Life Insurance or perhaps Non Standard property/auto?
Read Answer Asked by Phil on July 31, 2014
Q: Peter and Ryan; Do you have an opinion on ELW elk water resources
Read Answer Asked by John on July 31, 2014
Q: What is your opinion on using ETFs like CRQ, CIE and CLU which consider fundamental factors like cash dividends, free cash flow and sales but at a higher MER as opposed to the core low ETFs like XIC, XEF and XUS. On a long term basis, they seem to be outperforming the main indexes and normal ETFs and thus justify the higher MER.
Read Answer Asked by Husseinali on July 31, 2014
Q: I own SGY now and would like to add more. Is now a good time or wait for a pullback. Also, is this the same management at surge since 1998. SGY was quite a bit higher in 2006 and also in 2012. Why the downfall? I just purchased SGY about 3 months ago and assumed it was a recent new company. Thanks, being able to buy and ask questions later is a big, big help. This 5i is the best and I have purchased about 8-10 other investment letters and some where real rip-offs, promoting THEIR stocks so that they could profit or get out?
Read Answer Asked by Rene on July 31, 2014
Q: Hi

DND seems to have had good quarterly results, yet the stock price is currently moving south.
What`s your opinion of the earnings and DND going forward?

Thanks
Hersh
Read Answer Asked by Hersh on July 31, 2014
Q: HRC, MND,
I see Brad Mills (CEO of Mandalay) just financed Helio Resources to become its largest shareholder at 27.5%. Is this the beginnings of another Mandalay type story where he takes a microcap and builds it into a dividend paying producer?
Read Answer Asked by Scott on July 31, 2014
Q: For life insurers such as SLF, I have heard many times that higher interest rates will help them because of higher earnings in their bond portfolios. But, higher interest rates should also result in capital losses on bond portfolios. Can you explain this apparent conflict?

Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Hans on July 31, 2014
Q: Can you please comment on Cipher's (DND) latest quarter? Do you see this as a buy , sell or hold? I was looking for them to diversify from absorbica and increase their stable of offerings.
Read Answer Asked by Marty on July 31, 2014
Q: Hi team, I sold out of my ZUT and ZWU earlier this month when I got nervous about market levels, my mistake. I wonder what you think of the utilities sector at these levels. I know rising interest rates are always a concern, but I have a low level of exposure to utilities so I was thinking of establishing a small position once again (1000 or so shares). Thoughts? Thanks for your time.
Read Answer Asked by Ray on July 31, 2014
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