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Q: Berkshire Hathaway has been very successful at buying wonderful businesses at good prices. Is there a Canadian company with an identical mantra?
Read Answer Asked by James on May 01, 2025
Q: Are you aware of any other public companies that require employees/management to purchase shares on the open market with portions of their salaries/bonuses?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on January 08, 2025
Q: I would like to invest in private equity and credit stocks. I came across below US and CDN stocks. Which one would you recommend that I should buy or unless you have better options. Plus is there an ETF that you would recommend.

Please give brief description and why you consider as Buy.

CDN: BN, ONEX
USA: KKR, BX, ARES, APO



Please deduct credit as appropriate.

Thanks for the great service.
Read Answer Asked by Hector on September 23, 2024
Q: Good Morning all.

I currently have a portfolio weighting of 18.1% financials versus the recommended 15%. Individual stocks at 1/2 to full positions include the 4 banks, SLF, ING, MA, TSU, ONEX, BN and BAM. (I do need to consolidate I think).

All have been doing more or less what I would expect; except ONEX. It has been a frustrating stock to own, with a downtrend for the years, in my view, a management enrichment program.

The question - would it make more sense to shed this stock and perhaps one of the banks, then roll the funds into a BN or BAM.

Thanks as always!

Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on August 07, 2024
Q: Good past performers were TC. FFH. ONEX,CSU, KXS ATD

What do you think of theses next 3 Years. Could you rank your choices Thank You RAK
Read Answer Asked by bob on January 19, 2024
Q: Hi Group can you give me your thoughts on 2 Financial + 2 healthcare
stocks. The above picks are just shots in the dark are there others you like better or? also short explanation with you suggestions would be helpful
Read Answer Asked by Terence on December 18, 2023
Q: There has been lately a significant advertising pressure regarding alternative investments . What is your opinion on these? Which Canadian companies could be considered as being sort of companies with an alternative investments focus which would fulfill such type of investment for a small independent retail Canadian investors? Would you also recommend some US names with a similar focus. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Miroslaw on December 14, 2023
Q: Do you consider the above companies to be "growth"? Looking for a category for them.
Read Answer Asked by Ronald on September 13, 2023
Q: I currently have a portfolio with these six holdings. What would be your current top 5-10 Cdn and/or US buys to diversify the portfolio and put a large cash balance to work for a 5-10 year time horizon with total return as the primary objective
Read Answer Asked by Chris on June 07, 2023
Q: Let's say ONEX's final wish is to sell its shares of Celestica in 2023, what could be the target price if we compare with evaluations and financial statements of Benchmark and Sanmina? I understand it is a wide question, I rely on you to choose the best metrics.
Tks
Read Answer Asked by Daniel on March 16, 2023
Q: We owned Onex since 2006, we are from $20 to$ 64. Not that great given the meagre dividend. It is about 1% of total portfolio. we have some newly realized cash and wonder if we should augment the position to 3% given the low valuation now.
could you suggest other well priced private equity or conglomerate, (Claivest?) We are looking at the long term.
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by francois on July 06, 2022
Q: I am doing some investing planning.
Objectives are to reduce risks and to capture more dividend income.

Part of this process entails looking for companies that are ( almost) too big to fail - recognizing that nothing is totally safe. bam.a, bro.b, bx

As a category or label would you:
1. Agree that the companies above are “ conglomerates “? ( or something else?)
2. Are they “ almost “ too big to fail?
3. Are there others I missed? .. especially something you like better?

Thanks as a for your helpfulness.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on May 24, 2022
Q: Good Morning,

I have recently retired and need to improve yield. The above noted holdings have a low yield or have not performed well.

Can you please rate from first to sell down to last to sell and possibly provide some basic reasoning.

Thanks very much.
Read Answer Asked by Dave on March 10, 2022
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