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Q: This company is rarely mentioned. What would be your assessment of the company given current market conditions? Would you consider it a buy?
Thank you for your insight!
Read Answer Asked by Sigrid on January 16, 2015
Q: What is your opinion on investing in Shopify, should they issue an IPO (as rumoured)?
Read Answer Asked by Patrik on January 16, 2015
Q: Could you please update your thoughts on TAO, will they still be cash flow positive at these low oil prices. Also your thoughts on management, from what I see they don't seem to have much skin in the game. also your thoughts on the share buy back s they have been doing.
thanks
Read Answer Asked by Doug on January 16, 2015
Q: Hello 5i
I noticed that I-shares Canadian Dividend Aristocrat ETF (CDZ) lists a 0.60% management fee and a 0.66% MER. Does this mean the effective cost to the customer is 1.26%? I don't understand the distinction between the two values.
Thanks,Richard
Read Answer Asked by Richard on January 15, 2015
Q: (Prevoiusly known as Davis & Henderson)
Re: All the comments about DH Corp initiating a DRIP. If you own shares thru a Broker (i.e TDDI) and you own a sufficient quantity of shares that your dividends allow the purchase of at least ONE SHARE then your Broker will purchase for you (called a Synthetic DRIP, with no commission)as many shares as possible (only whole shares, no fractions). This is why Mike has been recieving re-invasted dividends since March 2013 (as have I). One qualification is, at least with TDDI you need to have this feature turned on for the respective A/C. This cannot be done by the Client. You must contact your Broker to ascertain or request that the feature is enabled.
Company DRIP's are an economical way for small investors to start to build a position and also re-invest 100% of the dividends including fractional share purchases.
Hope this provides some clarification.
Read Answer Asked by Scot on January 15, 2015
Q: I was doing some research on CXI and, this morning, I found an article signed by 5i Research on the Seeking Alpha website. I quickly returned to the 5i site to see if you posted it here and I didn't find anything. If you are writing for other websites, how can we find out about it and is there a way you could notify us when one of your pieces is published?
Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on January 15, 2015
Q: With Target leaving Canada, is it expected that REITS, especially those exposed to large retail, will be dropping in price.
Read Answer Asked by Russell on January 15, 2015
Q: I bought Kelso two weeks ago and it has now dropped 17%. Should I be worried? Has something changed with the company?
Read Answer Asked by Carla on January 15, 2015
Q: Overall what is your take on the basing pattern and now lift in the gold price? Do you think it may be going into a long term upward swing or perhaps just world jitters and or seasonality. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on January 15, 2015
Q: what is your take on their earnings release. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on January 15, 2015
Q: 9:01 AM 1/15/2015

Hello Peter
I am considering buying shares in 3 or 4 of these companies for our annual contributions to our TFSAs, and to our Cash account, and would intend to hold them for many years.

I have several concerns with these stocks, mainly high debt and high Payout Ratios [POR] on some:

ET : 69% POR, very low debt, 8 year rising dividend... looks good to me!

AD : 135% POR, very low debt, 7 year rising dividend

DH : 115% POR, Debt/Equity = 1.0, and 5 year rising dividend + special dividends

AW.UN : 118% POR, Debt/Equity = 0.6, dividend flat for 4 years

CSH.UN : POR very high, Debt/Equity = 3.5, dividend flat for 5 years

CSW.A : 91.5% POR, zero debt, and 5 year rising dividend + special dividends

All have reasonable dividend yields. I am looking for companies that will best withstand severe corrections and have a high probabiluty of continuing and increasing dividends.
I would appreciate your comments and suggestions on these and would ask you to please rank them in order of preference.

We always appreciate your excellent advice,
Thank you........... Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on January 15, 2015
Q: What do you think of Canacol. They seemed to have had great news back in September of last year and the news in December / January made the stock take-off from its lows. I think they have a bit of debt. Is it solid moving forward outside of the price of oil?
Read Answer Asked by Louis on January 15, 2015
Q: Hi, Peter and team,
ACC keep going lower, Time to get out take my losses or still have chance to go back up ?
Thank you.
Regards.
Read Answer Asked by Tak on January 15, 2015
Q: Could you please tell me the names of Canadian companies that should benefit from the low Canadian dollar, that have expenses in Canadian dollars but revenue in U.S. dollars. Thank you very much.
Read Answer Asked by A on January 15, 2015
Q: Could I have your opinion of Snap-On Tools.
Is the debt level acceptable, and is it a buy.
Read Answer Asked by claudette on January 15, 2015
Q: Hix only has $25M in assets. Can you suggest an inverse etf without leverage to protect the value of my holdings in this down market? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Richard on January 15, 2015
Q: I read somewhere that magna is looking for acquisitions. Would exco fit the bill or Martinrea or would they be looking at a U.S. company?
Read Answer Asked by Helen on January 15, 2015
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