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Q: Hi
I refer to Stuart's question concerning PLC.

When Arbour Memorial went private, I made very good money.

PLC was the only opinion available in Canada so in April 2015 I first purchased at $12.90, then at $13,.9 in 2016 and 2017 at $18.98 .

One of my kids is in the funeral business and speaks very highly of what they are doing.

Hope this helps.

All the best
Read Answer Asked by Mike on July 03, 2018
Q: Hi Peter/Ryan
I owned Park Lawn for about a year and did quite well on it before selling. Interested in getting back into it. One reason I got out was bad memories of the Loewen ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewen ) group which I am sure you remember. I assume Park Lawn is more conservative with dept? Obviously Service Corporation is much bigger but in terms of valuation how do they compare?

Much thanks

Stuart
Read Answer Asked by Stuart on July 03, 2018
Q: Stantec continues to show little growth as it has over the past five years. At 1.63% it also has a meager dividend. It compares poorly to WSP over five years. Is it that WSP has better management, better mix of business, better geographical locations or some other factors? Since WSP has dropped somewhat recently, would you recommend a switch from STN to WSP at this stage or stay the course with STN? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by mitchell on July 03, 2018
Q: Hi 5i! This question is for an educational purposes, as I'm always trying to better my humble valuation skills. Unfortunately, I can't find the quote in the question to confirm my saying but here goes anyway: You have recently (I'm pretty sure!?!) qualified the shares of TSGI as being cheap. On what metrics do you base your evaluation. I see that a PE of 18ish for a growth stock like TSGI is on the cheap side. Are there any other metrics?

Many thanks!

PS.: I already own a full position in TSGI that I bought a couple of years ago. No intention to buy more or sell any time soon.
Read Answer Asked by Stéphane on June 29, 2018
Q: Hi, Sylogist stock is trading near its all time high, after Cormark's coverage. I am aware that a few months ago 5i sold the stock in Balanced Portfolio. However, we kept our core holding and are quite happy with it. We started a family memeber's portfolio (LIRA) recently with some cash and have invetsed in PBH, TSGI, KXS,SIS,SJ and TCL.a. Still waiting for an opportunity for CSU and BYD.un. What do you think of SYZ at current prices to be added ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on June 28, 2018