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Q: Hello,
I just read your report on this company and have a few questions:
- Revenue from 2014 to 2016 went down substantially (from $500M to $160M), should we expect the same correlation to oil price going forward in case of an oil downturn or was there more to it at that time ?
- Are their customers mostly low cost producers ?
- Would you consider EDR as a long term competitive advantage ?
- You mentioned long term contracts in your report. Would you know if they are for a considerable portion of their revenue and how long and guaranteed are they ?
- Is the insider ownership related to the founders? Are they managing the business?
- Any idea why the stock did not recover with the oil price ?
I have had bad experience with oil servicing cmies in the past. I am tempted to take a position but worry about the downside if oil price is going lower. I will do more research but I always appreciate your comments ! Would a 4% position be too high ? Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Pierre on May 14, 2019
Q: Good morning,
I need to increase the Health Care and a Tech sectors of my portfolio. Given that I wish to invest in Cdn$$$, my research for one ETF in each sector leads me to a choice among the ETFs listed above and 5i may have others that may be a better choice.
Question. What would be 5i's best of class ideas for a Health Care and Tech ETF to add to my portfolio and is there a preferred location (TFSA/RRSP/Non Reg acct) for these ETFs?
Thank you and I will await your valued suggestions/recommendations.
Read Answer Asked by Francesco on May 13, 2019
Q: Please recommend a good U.S. tech etf and also a finteck one in Canadian funds if possible. THANKS
Read Answer Asked by John on May 13, 2019
Q: When you reccommend an ETF portfolio as part of PA, is it dynamic or static? Will the allocations be the a year from now as they are today?

If they do change will they change automatically, eg with market movements, my age etc?

Thanks

Sheldon
Read Answer Asked by Sheldon on May 13, 2019
Q: I have subscriptions to both 5i Research and to the ETF & Mutual Fund Newsletter. Is there any way that these subscriptions can be linked, or must they be kept separate?

In the ETF Model Portfolios you recommend VSP and XQQ. Both ETFs are "Canadian Hedged". Are there non-hedged versions of these ETFs available? Why do you prefer the Canadian Hedged versions at this time?

Read Answer Asked by Joyce on May 13, 2019
Q: Hi 5I,
I have held Boardwalk for a long time (perhaps to long) and watched the stock pickup momentum in the summer of 2018 only to sell off and not recover.
Is this worth holding? Or move on to another income name that you could recommend. My thesis to own Boardwalk was that is was best of breed and carried a conservative payout with a fair REIT growth profile until the energy slide occur. I thought perhaps Boardwalk stock would start to return to a cover (or at least return some of the slide), but the energy climate seems to continue to impact the investor sentiment.

The recommendation does not have to be a REIT, and I have been looking at topping up CSH & NWC (not sure if this is too small cap to compare) to a 5i weighting %.

If selling BEI is the best option should I wait past May 15-19 earning release? Might get a bit more of clarity or hope of improvement (could be worse as well).
Read Answer Asked by Dean on May 13, 2019
Q: WEF has been in losing ground for a year, and seems to have been range-bound for the four years previous. Do you think that yet more bad news on duties is already priced-in, or could things get quite a bit worse from here? Interestingly, Tier 2 data shows a disproportion of bids (vs asks) close-by the trading price; I would have thought this implied buyer confidence in future prospects - yet the price is not being supported.
Read Answer Asked by John on May 13, 2019
Q: Can you explain the rationale for recent move of the selling of shares by the major shareholders? They sold at quite a discount to where the stock has been. None of the funds raise will be used by the company. My understanding is that they hold 500M and could only sell 140M. Plus expectation is to list on a major exchange - is this signalling that won't happen soon. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Aubrey on May 13, 2019
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