Investment Q&A

Q: Feedback - not a question - in view of some of the other feedback.

Your efforts to take a fine product and service to a higher level - and your willingness to invest, experiment and test new and better ways of doing things is both impressive and much appreciated. Yes, there is bit of an adjustment since we tend to be creatures of habit; but the new platform/ format is great. Thank you.

I fully expect 5i to grow into a much larger entity over the years .... and eventually be part of an entrepreneurial "success story" case study in an MBA program.

Q: I really value your monthly updates, which I get in the e-mail. Are these stored anywhere in the 5i website? Is there an archive I can look up? Thanks.

Regards, Shyam

Q: this stock has been given a good review on BNN and is in your income portfolio. I am thinking of selling our position in DRT and / or Exco Technology to generate funds. Do you agree with this move? Thanks, Lesley

Q: I would like to ask your opinion on the recent offer. The recent price of SYT:US is quite a bit below the offer. Does this mean the street believes the offer won't go thru, what am I missing here? Thanks

Q: Your thoughts on this please. Tx. A

Q: I hold the following equities among a wide variety of long-term positions. I have lots of patience, can wait while the cycle turns, and in no need of cash. I would appreciate your view on each of the following as to whether it is "dead money" for the near future and should be sold now. I will replace all sales by others. Aston Hill Trust units AV.UN; Mint Income Fund MID.UN; S.K.Telecom SKM(U.S.);
AG Junction AJ; Canadian Tire CTC.A; High Liner HLF; Inter Pipeline IPL; KP Tissue KPT; Street Capital Group SCB; Time Warner New TWX (U.S.); AT&T (U.S.). Thank you in advance for your wonderful service.

Q: Hi Peter and team,

I would like your thoughts on the recent partnership deal with Credit Suisse and also what your outlook is on CF in the near-term? I would have thought they'd be showing more correlation to the market and resources sector rising of late. Do you think if there continues to be strong market recovery that they should start to do well?

Thanks

Q: Any thoughts on their earnings release Thurs? Market didn't like it. Bottom fishing opportunity here for a longer term investor once the Sports Authority and baseball bat standard change one time issues roll off?

Q: Hello 5i,
I, too, would like to congratulate you on the revised Member Questions page; I find it extremely user-friendly with some great options!!
Well done - and thanks!!!
I also check the Forum page periodically but am disappointed that more people are not using it to the extent that it could be used. I have posted a couple of times but find that there are only a very few who seem to want to join in. I would encourage everyone to think about making the Forum a more inclusive, active part of the 5i experience. I think it has more potential than we are currently seeing in it, but that is up to us, the users.
Cheers,
Mike

Q: Hi Peter, Can you please suggest me 5 names based on today's price which I will hold until 2030 and those will have a good growing dividend? Does Fairfax financial qualify? I just mentioned FFH as I am looking for those names that will predictably increase book value and dividend on a 15% CAGR basis for next 15 years. Just want to mention that the changes 5i made to the site is very effective. Great service!!

Q: Would appreciate current comments on QLT after the distribution of Aralet and with lots of cash on the balance sheet

Q: This is not a question.

I know you have covered questions about Medical Facilities in the past but I can find nothing in the archive using either DR or Medical Facilities. Your recent upgrade seems to have lost some of your past information.

Q: Hi folks,now that Mitel announced takeover of Polycom,can please get your view of deal,ie good or overpay?. Going forward would you recommend Mitel as sold off 10% on announcement,what didn't investment community like about the deal. Thanks as always,jb

Q: I search the question base for HWD but came up empty. I would like your opinion on this stock

Q: My actual question is whether you have any information as to what progress is being made in the development of their DuraBind product? Does the company appear to be on track?

Q: Apologies if this is a duplicate. I don't see it in the 'asked by me' section.

I'm considering liquidating my taxable account which holds blue-chip canadian dividend payers (BNS, MG, T, WSP, ENBD) to use for a home down payment. Thinking I could always buy them eventually...

In the meantime that leaves me with a TFSA containing (XAW 30%, CSU 7.5%, and BOS,ATD.b,CXR,CXI,IT,KXS,MDA,SIS,SJ)I'm a young investor with a long time frame and feel comfortable with these names for the most part. But am I left underdiversified? Would you change anything? That would mean swapping stocks for others for now rather than adding with new money. Cheers

Q: Hello Peter & teams.I have roughly $25,000 to put in a diversified portfolio. What would you recommend?
thank you

Q: My question was in regards to MINT Income Fund - MID.UN

I'm sure I had that in the "Companies Addressed in This Question" part

Q: Dorel wins customer service award and shares jump 4 %.

Clarabridge, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent Customer Experience Management solutions for the world’ s top brands, today announced the winners of its Customer Experience Champion Awards for the North America region. Clarabridge found that Dorel demonstrated innovation, leadership and measurable results with their customer experience programs. Driven by a powerful cultural shift to become a consumer-focused organization, Dorel Juvenile has made data-driven decisions to improve the consumer experience and drive product innovation. As a result, Amazon.com sales have increased year-over-year, consumer sentiment is on the rise and Net Promoter Scores are consistently high compared to industry benchmarks. Additionally, Dorel Industries was recognized as the 2015 Walmart Supplier of the Year in the omni-channel category

Q: I hold the following equities, among a variety of long-term positions.
I have lots of patience, can wait while the cycle turns, and in no need of cash. I would appreciate your view on each of the following as whether it is "dead money" for the foreseeable future and should be sold now. I will replace all sales by others. Athabasca Minerals ABM; Athabasca Oil ATH; Bellatrix BXE; Bombardier BBD.B; CSX (US); Essential Energy ESN; Gamehost GH; Gran Tierra GTE;Hudbay Minerals HBM; Ithaca IAE; Painted Pony PPY; Yoho Resources YO; Zargon ZAR.
Thank you in advance.