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Q: What I see from the last several quarters is a company that will not grow as fast as it did in previous years. Nevertheless, with revenue and originations up, moderate EPS should eventually appear. The company has a very low P/E, low payout ratio, rising dividends and decreasing share count. Is this morning's sell-off not a buying oportunity?
Are investors simply too fearful of the name to even look at the numbers and see some value? Or perhaps I am missing something here?


Regards
John
Read Answer Asked by john on July 28, 2016
Q: Preferred shares and fixed income

Hi 5i team : I own only common stocks in my portfolio and since I am a mature person that is near retirement, I have the feeling that my exposure to common stocks is very high. So far, to mitigate my risk, I keep daily of the market changes, so I do not get caught in a drastic downturn.
To get more protection, I have thought in buying some preferred shares , but I know nothing about them to start a position.
Are the P.S. a good way to go ?, if so, what should I learn about them and how (references, books, etc), also what would be a reasonable percentage of my portfolio to have in P.S.?
thanks for your help
Alex
Read Answer Asked by Alejandro (Alex) on July 28, 2016
Q: I have a position in both TCW and CFW, which both are Well services. They had been rising nicely until a few weeks ago, but are currently on a downward slope. Is it time to bail out, or do you think they will rebound soon?

Thanks for your prompt advice!

Ken Morin
Momentum investor
Read Answer Asked by Ken on July 28, 2016
Q: Did anything of substance come out of the conference call?

I was hoping the CC may calm some nerve but the selling persisted through out the day. Based on the volumes it sure looked like some of the major institutional holders may be bailing out on AD.

Anyway, should us small retails follow suit? I'm about 12% in the hole and it would take two years of "coupon clipping" just to get even, so to speak.

What's your take on all these?
Read Answer Asked by Victor on July 28, 2016
Q: I'm considering adding a 3% emerging markets component to a growth portfolio. The two ETFs I am looking at are ZEM (C$) and EEM (US$). They both track the same index, ZEMs MER is about half that of EEM and its dividend is slightly higher. It is however, much smaller with a 157M market cap vs. 27.8 for EEM. Is the size differential a concern?
Read Answer Asked by Ken on July 28, 2016
Q: Hello, Since eif and ad have both been ranked about even do you see eif facing the same demise as ad. I bought alaris the day before earnings release and took a serious haircut. As I write this am wondering if there is any relation to ex dividend and earnings release for Alaris. Thanks lots
Read Answer Asked by Alan on July 28, 2016
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