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Q: More of a comment than a Question.
In answering a question on Teck you referred to the substitution of natural gas and coal. Teck actually supplies met coal which is a higher quality coal used for steel making (as opposed to thermal coal which is used in power plants), Teck's future in coal is more tied to overall demand for steel which is driven by global infrastructure building, primarily in china where they have very strong ties. Teck has been snooping around various iron ore assets for years now as iron ore is the other big commodity (beyond met coal) required for steel making. Teck would have significant economies of scale if they could provide both the iron ore and met coal to their existing customer base. That being said Teck is wary of paying too much especially after the issues they had when they acquired their coal assets.
Read Answer Asked by Rob on February 25, 2014
Q: You have mentioned that owing about a 5% position in a gold stock is good insurance for a long term portfolio. I already own a 5% position in Teck. Even though they are not a gold producer, is this similar to owning a gold stock or should I also buy a gold producer and increase my overall weighting to 10% in what I think of as the materials sector?

Thanks for the continued insight into investing.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on February 24, 2014
Q: Thank you so very much for your answer to my question re zinc producers. I have decided to take a wait and see as TV doesn't make money, nor does CZN and I try to be an investor, not a speculator. TCK certainly does have some good fundamentals, at least to my neophyte eyes. But a major part of their operations is coal, which has been on a downtrend since July of '11 and show no signs of abating. TCK.A looks to be trying to base and may present a "buy" signal soon.
Read Answer Asked by Fred on February 07, 2014
Q: When I was still using the services of a broker/adviser, I was persuaded to buy some Teck Resources TCK.B when it was having a good run. It dropped considerably after that. I’m no longer using a broker/adviser and during the summer, I doubled down on this stock and bought at a good price. I am finally at a situation where I am breaking even and the shares represent 5% of our total Registered plans. We are retired and are looking forward 10-15 years max., but need some growth and income in the meantime. Should I hold on?
Read Answer Asked by John on January 21, 2014
Q: I was reading an article where the authors states with the fort hills project start up tck.b won't have free cash flow till 2017and that is reason not to buy it. I look at it that if your cash flow is going into a project that increase future cash flow and will have a good ROC and growth that is money well spent . What your thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Rob on November 03, 2013
Q: hi. My question is about TCK.B and the recent rise in stock price. Would it be right to say that this rise is due to news that india whants more coal. I found this article from the vancouver sun,(Fuelling India's coal needs) and for now, nothing did change in the company finance. Teck is reopening a coal mine in B.C would you see any relation with this deal to come. thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Dario on July 29, 2013
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