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Q: McCoy (MCB) has been creeping up over the last few weeks. Is this a good time to get in? The business seems to have been sidetracked by a computer installation which should now be out of the way.

Thanks.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on April 23, 2014
Q: Hi Peter and Crew. Thanks for great service.

I see that Carfinco ( CFN.TO ) has released its 2013 annual report today. Could be get your comments on their results. It sure seems to be oversold at this point. Many thanks.Don
Read Answer Asked by Don on April 23, 2014
Q: Peter and Team,

I am in the final throws of my decision to buy some Stella Jones stock. I understand from your report that they essentially profit from constructing some of the hard assets for rail roads (amoung other pressure treated wood products for tel-cos, utilities, etc.).

Focussing in on the rail part a bit, does this mean that they should see increased business for replacement ties, etc. as rail is used more and more heavily for shipping oil? It seems like this could act like a bit of a hedge to exposure to oil pipelines.

It seems like a good business (not sexy) and required business. I'd love your thoughts on what makes this thing grow.

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Marc on April 22, 2014
Q: Hi team:

One of the speakers on market call (BNN) mentioned that ACQ is in the process of being listed in the TSX 60
I recalled that when BAD went through this process, the demand for this stock went up and the stock price would also go up
Is ACQ being listed for the TSX 60 ? How does a company apply to do that ? your comments would be appreciated, thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 22, 2014
Q: With reference to CUS ( Yossi's question ) ... the newsletter Seeking Alpha posted a convincing article that suggested Canexus and Gibson would benefit from the Keystone XL setbacks ( due to their reliance on rail ).
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on April 22, 2014
Q: Re Yossi's question on CUS. An article on CUS was published by Seeking Alpha today. The title of the article was "How to Profit from Keystone XL's Indefinite Delay".
Read Answer Asked by John on April 21, 2014
Q: Hello, I'm getting a little nervous about my Carfinco (CFN). Performing very badly over
the last while. I would appreciate your view. Hold for a while or time to Sell?
Thanks: Jerry
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on April 21, 2014
Q: cus up 5.9 % with some volume ,any news or developments that might be behind this ???

thanks

yossi


CUS:(TSX)
Canexus Corp

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Read Answer Asked by JOSEPH on April 21, 2014
Q: WIN. The Globe & Mail reports that the us supreme court may restrict the application of patent protection in the Alice corp case which the paper suggests could affect the worth of Blackberry. Could this be the final nail for Wi lan? Are Wilan's patents mostly in the electronics industry?
Read Answer Asked by James on April 21, 2014
Q: Hello Team
After spending quite some time looking at all the different fundamentals of these 3 telecom companies maybe you can shed some light on which one you feel I would do best in. Telus,Chunghwa CHT, or Nippon NTT.Being a contrarian at heart I always lean toward the deepest value which I feel would be Nippon telecom,However there ttm ROA is much lower than the other 2 However forward P/E, Price/sales,and P/CF values are much lower.The other metric which I find interesting is the Net income growth AVG over the last 3 years which Telus has performed much better over.
Thanks Gord
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on April 21, 2014
Q: I recently read this in a publication "The percentage of people over 65 continues to increase each year. According to a University of Ottawa report, by 2021 - just seven years from now - there will be 6.9 million Canadians age 65 or older. They will represent 17.8% of the total population." Where can we invest our money to capitalize on this demographic trend? Thank-you.
Read Answer Asked by Albert on April 21, 2014
Q: For what its worth I feel the CEO of G badly bungled the OSK file. I never liked the low-ball offer - if you want it you put up the numbers to get it. A low-ball offer just invites competition. OSK, in my opinion, is an excellent miner...it's got the reserves, the grades, the location and the team that brought a gold mine into production during declining gold prices. I know you like G and I am a shareholder myself but now I am wondering about the executive suite.
I sort of recall seeing the CEO stating on television that the initial offer was a take-it-or-leave-it offer and he wasn't about to overpay. Then he increases the bid once YRI comes to the table. His word does not appear to be his bond.
Read Answer Asked by James on April 20, 2014
Q: Your answer to Jeff's question about AYA's 5 year earnings growth. The CAGR IS -253%. The math proceeds as follows: -253% turns plus 4 cents into -6 cents after 1 year, into -9 cents after two years, -14, -22 and finally -33 cents after 5 years. If you change to a simple average (presumably over 5 years) you'd show -7.4 cents as the annual level change needed to turn plus 4 cents into -33 cents over 5 years. In simple interest terms that's -285% and not much easier to grasp. Keeping the CAGR (which works well in the vast majority of cases) and showing the 5 annual earnings in the body of the report would illustrate how plus 4 cents developed into -33. Publish this if you think it's worth doing so.
Read Answer Asked by Fraser on April 20, 2014
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