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Q: Greetings 5i Team. I am currently trying to add more CORE holdings to my portfolio. (Companies that I will hold indefinitely and add to on market pullbacks). After looking at your 'income portfolio" I would consider the following to be core holdings: Bank of Nova Scotia, BCE, Loblaws, Sun Life, and Telus. My plan is to add all of them to my portfolio. My questions are:
1. Am I correct in assuming the above mentioned companies are core holdings?
2.Do you consider others in your 'income portfolio to be core?
3. Which of these companies would be the best buys at current valuations?
Read Answer Asked by Les on May 05, 2014
Q: GH - There were 23,501,666 Shares issued and outstanding as at March 31, 2014. Of this amount, 13,182,615 Shares constitute the "public float", calculated in accordance with the rules of the TSX. What is the "public float" and where are the other 10 mill. shares? Where can I find info on share buybacks? or do you have info on buy-back history of GH? Thank You
Read Answer Asked by Ronald on May 05, 2014
Q: re: CVL Cervus Equip

Trading Volume remains considerably off (65%) daily averages and value is down 10% in past 60 days with the majority of that drop taking place mid March. It has now been holding where it is for the last 6 weeks.

Any update since we last looked at it beginning of April? Would you consider this a buy or hold?

Thanks for all you do

Gord
Read Answer Asked by Gord on May 05, 2014
Q: TCN - Tricon Capital
The company has just announced that they have added manufactured homes to their portfolio. The market didn't accept too well, price fell, and has been falling for some time now, and perhaps trying to recover. I purchased at it's high of $8. do you see it ever reaching this level again? Your thoughts of the company?
Thanks for your great service!
Thanks,
Brenda
Read Answer Asked by Brenda on May 01, 2014
Q: Hi Peter and Team, regarding Constellation, CSU, sorry to add yet another question here but would you please provide the estimates that you are comparing to compared to the actual results so that we can see what 'consensus was off a bit'? The estimates I get are usually different compared to what you usually provide and therefore have more faith in what you provide from your Bloomberg terminal, thanks.

This way we're all seeing actual results compared to the same estimate/consensus numbers you are comparing to. Thanks again!
Read Answer Asked by Hussein on April 30, 2014
Q: Hi Peter:
I have owned HLF shares for awhile, I thought that they are going to split the shares, lately the shares have dropped quite abit, are there any particular news to account for the drop ?
thanks
Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 30, 2014
Q: Hi Peter.Thanks for all your good work. I did a comparison between Corus Entertainment (CJR.B) and DHX and found on every investment criteria CJR.B seemed to be a superior investment. I understand the greater diversification and larger cap aspects of Corus. Also they may be more at risk from the moves towards video on demand. Still, I fail to understand why DHX keeps going up in price while Corus doesn't, given both have a childrens'programming focus. Any thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Ken on April 30, 2014
Q: CSU

Fastest turnaround ever on my question about the CSU AGM - thank you. But if they have not announced the AGM, and I only know about it via 5i as being in their lawyer's office which I don't know, and assuming they don't return my phone call I guess I am out of luck? I understand Mr. Leonard's legendary privacy concerns but trying to come to the grips with the legality/morality/transparency of this approach. Any further comments are appreciated and thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Kim on April 30, 2014
Q: Good morning,
What do you suggest (1st pick, 2nd pick) from CSU, BAD, STN and AYA today to hold for 3 yrs or so if I'm looking for growth but lower risk is important to me?
Read Answer Asked by Brenda on April 30, 2014
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