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Q: Question on the Deferred income taxes of $5,594,000,000.
Do you have any insight into this on the current report in section 22 they explain $655 million as an increase of Mexican income tax. What about the rest?

http://www.goldcorp.com/files/annual_reports/Goldcorp_AR13_full_v08.pdf
Page 87 is the balance sheet. on page 130 and 131 they explain it.

But it is a big one.

The below only explains $665 M

In December 2013, the Mexican President passed a bill that increases the effective tax rate applicable to the Company’s Mexican operations.
The law is effective January 1, 2014 and increases the future corporate income tax rate to 30%, creates a 10% withholding tax on dividends
paid to non-resident shareholders (subject to any reduction by an Income Tax Treaty) and creates a new Extraordinary Mining Duty equal
to 0.5% of gross revenues from the sale of gold, silver, and platinum. In addition, the law requires taxpayers with mining concessions to
pay a new 7.5% Special Mining Duty. The Extraordinary Mining Duty and Special Mining Duty will be tax deductible for income tax purposes.
The Special Mining Duty will generally be applicable to earnings before income tax, depreciation, depletion, amortization, and interest. In
calculating the Special Mining Duty there will be no deductions related to development type costs but exploration and prospecting costs
are deductible when incurred.
As a result of the law becoming enacted in the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recognized a non-cash charge of $655 million related
to the deferred tax impacts of the above tax changes.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on December 16, 2014
Q: With CDV.TO holding OK, and MDA.TO seeing new high, CMI.V continue to decline. I am seeing a big drop today for no reason. I have a small position bought at $1.75, and attempted to add more. Please help me to analyze the situation. I can tolerate volatility.

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Dong Sheng on December 16, 2014
Q: Transat has been hit hard since reporting recently. What do you expect is driving this weakness?
It would appear that:
Lower oil prices help;
other recreational travel ops are trading higher (eg. cruise lines, RCL);
airlines (AC, WJ) are trading higher.
Read Answer Asked by CAMERON on December 16, 2014
Q: Sorry another AYA question. I currently hold a 5% position in the company. When i read your answers to earlier quesitons on AYA I get the since that the potential down side is 50% or more, yet the upside is "slight recovery" to quote your words. The risk reward seems to be unfavorable now. Will you be cutting your weighting in your model portfolio, and would you suggest reducing weighting to 3% considering the risk/reward currently.

Thanks as always
Darcy
Read Answer Asked by Darcy on December 16, 2014
Q: Hellot 5i team, This from Bloomberg:

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (CF) and its investment bankers aren’t the subject of a probe by regulators into trading of Amaya Inc. (AYA), the Canadian gaming company that acquired PokerStars for $4.9 billion this year, according to Chief Executive Officer Paul Reynolds.

“I can assure you that Canaccord Genuity is not the subject of this investigation, nor is any member of our capital markets group,” Reynolds said today in an internal memo to employees. “This is strictly a request for information related to individual trades in our client accounts.”

Excuse my ignorance...would you pls. explain, specially the last sentence....that would be clients of Cannacord? Is this a reassuring thing, nothing to worry about.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-15/canaccord-genuity-bankers-not-target-of-amaya-probe-ceo.html?cmpid=yhoo

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Silvia on December 16, 2014
Q: As is Michael in a previous question, I am also taking a hit on this stock. The principal reason for purchasing the stock was considerable insider buying. Do you have any comments why they are doing so. Thanks, Bill
Read Answer Asked by William J on December 15, 2014
Q: Hi 5i team,
In response to my question on replacing BDI (tax selling) you suggested HNL. This was on Dec.10th. Two days later in response to question from Hans you suggested selling HNL due to debt levels and removal from TSX index. I am a bit puzzled there...?
I replaced BDI with HNL last Thu and now down 15% on this stock in just 3 days. Can you please confirm either one or another recommendation? I have 2% of portfolio in HNL (my O&G total 18%) and wondering whether I should keep HNL or sell it and get additional 3K loss?
Read Answer Asked by Michael on December 15, 2014
Q: Seasons greetings 5i.

What are your thoughts on an entry point Trimac.


Thank you



Read Answer Asked by susan on December 15, 2014
Q: Hello, we are looking to both put the maximum 5500.00 in to our Tfsa accounts early in 2015. We have done well with Parkland in a registered account but am wondering whether it is heavily or overly dependent on the Alberta economy. Also considering Concordia/Currency Exchange/CCL as well. Our focus is 3 year minimum hold. Your regular comments to invest in companies rather than trade the market is very reassuring when there are sudden moves in the market. Thank you! Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on December 14, 2014
Q: Can you offer any insight as to how long the Amaya situation may go on for before the truth comes out?
Days, weeks months or years?

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Valdis on December 13, 2014
Q: I note that in your Sept 11 review of easyhome you state that easyhome sold off 15 US corporate stores due to profitability and unfavourable economic conditions. Give the recovery to date in the U.S. economy and the weak Canadian dollar, have economic conditions changed sufficiently to cause EH to refocus at all on the U.S. market. Is Eh a buy at $19
Read Answer Asked by Clarence on December 12, 2014
Q: Would you please explain what is happening with the Bristol Water division. The stock is dropping and I would appreciate your thoughts. THANKS
Read Answer Asked by John on December 12, 2014
Q: Can you help me understand the big drop (11%) so far in this stock today.
Thanks so much.
Read Answer Asked by Dr Lorraine on December 12, 2014
Q: Amaya is off 21percent at the time I am writing this. Can AYA be bought at this level based on fundamentals.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Glen on December 12, 2014
Q: Is there any reason IT is getting hit almost twice as hard as AYA. I would think it would be the other way around. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Bruce on December 12, 2014