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Q: Hi 5i Team,
After reading your response to Glen's question I just wanted to clarify this. It looks like 5i balanced portfolio is flat relative to the bench mark (XIC) in long term basis(3 years) . However in my opinion, it's fair to expect an active portfolio to beat a market index in long term to justify the extra cost and effort. So I am wondering if there is anything that can be changed to improve the value to us (as investors). Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Dineth on August 02, 2019
Q: COV has a history of private placements, this includes in 2013, 2017, and now. And insiders can buy provided the Venture exchange provides waivers, including fair value. With 22M common shares outstanding, the just announced offering waters down current shareholders by 10% and if the warrants are exericed, another 10%. WOW, management friendly or what?! Has management stated the use of these funds? And is management attempted to put a floor to the current decline? And as for the warrant exercise price, about 17.5 % higher the offer price, and over 5 years, is management saying the COV price will be range bound for years to come?.......oh, so many un-answered question......wish they would sit down with me for a java talk and provide direct responses!
......bewildering, eh?!.......Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on August 02, 2019
Q: Hello Peter,
How do you view the earnings report from Altagas? Do you think it was better than what market has priced for? My conundrum is this. With a 4.7% dividend and an average price estimate of 22.10 we are looking at an approx return of 10% with the risk factor reduced considerably - rate cut by BoC, current quarter performance and deleveraging. However, I can take a tax loss and put the money in BEP which I do not own. What would you suggest?
On FSZ, you have a B+ rating for a dividend in excess of 7% and above average growth prospect within the sector. An answer to a question recently, you seem to think that it is strictly income. When I look at the average analyst price estimates of 15, that is about 40% upside. With the dividend factored in, that would be a steal. I have held it for a few years and down on it a bit. Even if you do not agree with the analysts on price, would you still factor in some growth and hence would you modify your opinion - buy for dividend, stability, growth and a 15-20% total return?
Appreciate your opinion as always.
Regards
Read Answer Asked by Rajiv on August 02, 2019
Q: I read comments that go like this..... Trump wants a rate cut so he can play hardball on trade wars......but how do Federal rate interest cuts do this? I'm like walking in the woods on this.......Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on August 02, 2019
Q: Hi 5i,

I hold both NFI and COV in a cash account. I am looking at purchasing both at 2% position in my TFSA and then selling them both for a tax loss. Your opinion?

Bonus question-based on the ruffled feathers, would you consider doing a review of the various portfolios performance with commentary at set periods?

Thx
Read Answer Asked by Kelly on August 02, 2019
Q: I was listening to the CEO on BNN a couple of days ago and he seemed quite surprised where the price of the stock was given the state of the company. He also reiterated the priority on the distribution. VET is considered, by many, as a well run company in a really bad sector. You would have to go back to 2005 to see the stock below its current value. Given their "rep" as a good company, their current low stock price and their diversification of assets, could one of the big guys (Exxon, etc) take a run them? Would you be comfortable taking a position here?
Read Answer Asked by David on August 01, 2019
Q: Regarding COV. I don't usually play with this stuff and I'd only be thinking about a 1% or so position. But there seems to be an actual business underneath this mess. So lets assume the Saudi business is gone and the rogue salesman pulled off whatever he was trying to pull off. As I read their reports that leaves 60% of their business in the US. So the question is where does that leave us going forward ? And how to assess managements ability to grow from there ? If it drops to the $2.00 range is there some value there ?
Read Answer Asked by Garth on August 01, 2019
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