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Q: Can you please help me understand why Blackline is valued at 2.5 times QST when QST seems to have way better metrics ( profit, gross margin)? While QST's revenue is not growing as fast, one can argue that QST only chooses to sell prodcutt aht it can sell/rent where there is a profit etc. QST's management is probably a least as good as BLN. Do you think there is a discount because the CEO of QST is a woman? Maybe it is just investor relations, lack of private placement of QST shares? Or fear of regulations or lack thereof hurting QST. Anyone who follows the climate change debate would see methane reduction as one of the the big news story of the past year.
Read Answer Asked by Murray on September 27, 2019
Q: Where did one of the subscribers get information that 5i is starting a US growth and balanced portfolio on October 1? I did not see any news from 5i in any updates.
Read Answer Asked by Helen on September 27, 2019
Q: when I put these three on a chart together (Thompson-Reuters feed on webbroker), for a specified period, hxs shows a much greater return than zsp which shows a much greater return than xsp. Five year chart 93%, 77%, and 45% respectively. This charting service does not show total return so some of the difference between hxs and zsp will be the dividend (included in hxs but not zsp). Some of the difference can be explained by hedging of the currency on xsp but not on hxs or zsp. Given the difference in five year returns there must be something else. Suggestions?
Read Answer Asked by Terry on September 27, 2019
Q: Would you please be able to provide me with sector percentage allocations at this time for a retired couple with both having a pension and CPP and not using funds from our registered accounts until time of required withdrawal in approx .6 years ? We are not completely Conservative -we have been Balanced with a Growth bias. Thank you for your assistance. I have appreciated the learning opportunites with my 5i membership over approximately 5 years.
Read Answer Asked by Elizabeth on September 27, 2019
Q: A gem of an answer to Brad's excellent question on Gold on September 25th.

Your usual suspects made the list with FNV/AEM pairing!

What would be your favourite pair in the small/mid cap Gold sector. (Low or no debt, Good growth potential, stand to benefit from the price increase in Gold, good momentum etc.,
Up to 10% means 10,000 per 100,000 dollars, 20 k per 200 k and such, no? Will need a small Gold portfolio with mixture of Large/mid and small caps, or just stick to large players like FNV,AEM,KL,NGT?
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on September 27, 2019
Q: Please list your top 10 cyclical value stocks that are paying a sustainable dividend.
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by John on September 27, 2019
Q: 5i launches US balanced & growth portfolios on October 1st. What are the top 5 holdings for each portfolio?
Read Answer Asked by Joel on September 27, 2019
Q: Hello 5i. I would like your opinion on the renewable energy industry. These companies seem to have done well over the yr. Would you classify these as being cyclical and what would there cycle be? I am looking at getting into these but find their valuations expensive currently. Do you see a catalyst for their prices falling in the near future or do they have momentum on their side?
Read Answer Asked by pietro on September 27, 2019
Q: I did well last January picking up some small Canadian oil companys just after tax loss selling and selling them a few months ago.
Do you expect big tax loss selling of similar stocks (such as WCP or ARC) this December with a rebound in spring
Read Answer Asked by Doug on September 27, 2019
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