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Q: Hi folks, I hold few speculative shares of Twitter at $27sh and been holding long time. After last Q and another misfire by Dorsey, analysts have ratings from sell to buy, with Targets ranging from $9 to $25. Can I get your opinion on the company & stock going forward,and,whether it is still worth holding (probably looking for buyout), or take my loss and move on, thanks as always, jb
Read Answer Asked by John on March 06, 2017
Q: Hi Team

Certain companies such as BEP, AQN pay dividends in 'US" dollars. What is the significance to me?

Is there a foreign holding tax on the dividend ? (like for an american equity)


does my taxation change, is there an advantage to holding it an RRSP versus non registered account.

I am with BMO investorline and I think they pay it out converted back to canadian dollars, is that the financial industry way or is it possible to keep it in us dollars ?

thank you

Ernie
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on March 06, 2017
Q: Greetings, Peter and Co.
I have been trying to evaluate the MacDonald Dettwiler-Digital Globe merger. The termination fee arrangements appear to be compelling for Digital Globe and punitive for MDA. The SEDAR filing appears to require a much larger break fee for MDA and there appear to be many events that could trigger the $150 million break fee.
Can you clarify if this agreement is as bad as I interpret it to be?
My family and I are MDA investors and were considering adding to our holdings.
With appreciation
Ed
Read Answer Asked by Ed on March 06, 2017
Q: I have subscribed to your 5i Research for a few years and have never learned more throughout my years of investing than I have learned over the few years with you. A question that I should know the answer to is a term used at BNN and by you all the time is a stock is trading at 10 times earnings. Does this mean it takes $10.00 of earnings for the shares to go up a dollar? Thank you. Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on March 06, 2017
Q: Article "Boomers Stuck in an Unfunded Liability"
Thanks for sharing this insightful piece. Could you please provide your view on this article. Do you generally concur with the premise that demographics and retirees/investors return requirements in a low interest rate environment is essentially creating an underlying put on risk assets that could perpetuate for years/decades to come. Also, could this imply a flatter than normal yield curve going forward as short term Fed rate hikes could be mitigated by pension demand at the long end, benefiting both mid to long term bonds and high yielding stocks. Also, I didn't see the name of the author of the article? Any idea who wrote it? Thank-you
Read Answer Asked by Gary on March 06, 2017
Q: Hello,i'am really concerned that the media and Democrates in the states are going to try and shut Trump down, or impeach him,with all they got to throw at him, real or not.
If they are to succeed, i'am thinking the market will take a big hit.
I was thinking of liquidating up to 40% of my portfolio and ride this circus out.
What would be the best way to do this GIC,Bonds,ETF or something else
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Brad on March 06, 2017
Q: Hi Team,

I would like add a high risk/high reward micro cap stock to my portfolio, and would not be crushed at all if I lose a good chunk of my investment should the stock end up tanking.

All 3 of these stocks have had great runs, but I'm leaning toward rolling the dice on FLY. BUS seems the riskiest to me given the huge influx of orders and lack of a lengthy track record of being in business. FTG seems the least risky, but not sure if its growth rate would be comparable to the other 2 companies.

Which of these 3 do you think has the best growth potential for a long term hold? And what other speculative micro cap high growth names do you like right now?

Also, generally speaking, over a similar time frame (say 5 or 10 years) do you think it is easier for a micro cap company to increase its share price from $0.25 cents a share to $0.50 cents a share, vs. a larger company's ability to increase its share price from $25 to $50 a share?

Final question is what are the key metrics you guys look at when trying to evaluate micro caps that often aren't quite profitable yet?

(I understand if you dock me for a few questions here - its all good!)
Read Answer Asked by Jason on March 06, 2017
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