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Q: Hi 5i - I want to add one CDN and 2 US stocks to my well diversified portfolio. Can you recommend a few that look attractive at the moment? I'm looking for small to mid cap growth, and have a 15yr time frame. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Rick on May 09, 2018
Q: Peter,

Could you please advise whether ala.r still makes more sense as an investment than ala. Correct me if I've got anything wrong here: Given the share price difference between when receipts were issued ($31) and today's share price (~$25). If the WGL merger fails, one gets the $31, right? If it succeeds, one gets equivalent shares in ala which appears to be making a decent recovery in share price. Meanwhile, one collects the ~9% dividend.

The only downside I see to ala.r versus ala is that the bid/ask spread is wider (is this because it trades more thinly). In this case, do you recommend a limit order?
Read Answer Asked by David on May 09, 2018
Q: stock price had a nice pop this afternoon after being down earlier in the day...
what are your thoughts on Kinross at this time?
i currently own a few thousand shares at $5.00 and was thinking of adding more considering the volatility in the recent price of gold.
(my total gold holdings at this time are about 3%)
Read Answer Asked by ed on May 09, 2018
Q: If you could add any company to a portfolio what would be your top 3 companies (regardless of current holdings) taking into account valuation and current share price. Can you also provide earnings expectations for 2018/2019 for the three names provided? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Jordan on May 09, 2018
Q: Regarding questions on SIS and other companies that announce earnings release dates. Some announcements are made before the market opens while others are after market close. Do you think there is a tendency to announce after market close if results aren't stellar and to force share holders to sleep on it rather than announcing before market open and having a knee jerk panic sell off? Although some may worry until market opens in the morning and selling could be just as bad. Have you ever pondered release time frame versus good/bad results?

Thanks
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on May 09, 2018
Q: Hi 5i,

This is a general question but I listed Tesla as an example. I am curious about the influence of shorts on a company's stock movement. I have a friend who says that the price of, say Tesla, is held back by a large number of outstanding short positions. And, ... if the shorts start to be removed, Tesla stock will take off. My own belief is that there are many significant factors on what a stock moves up or down, and I would say, shorts play only a minor role in the price movement. So my question, how significant are the short positions in price movement ?
Read Answer Asked by Jim on May 09, 2018
Q: As many of your customers, we hold a goodly amount of covalon...my question is regarding stops after a large gain such as we have seen in COV...are there any rules that Peter would have used when he was running a fund that would put some light on this subject as 5i investors have had many of such run ups and have profited greatly from your vast experience and this would add to that experience...thanks for a great service...Eugene
Read Answer Asked by gene on May 09, 2018
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