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Q: Hello to 5i team,
I've been reading up on a potential investment opportunity: blockchain technology. More specifically, I'm curious to know your thoughts on applications of the technology outside of Bitcoin and Ethereum which are too volatile for my tastes.
I would prefer to buy shares in public companies that offer the technology to businesses in other sectors and that have the potential to grow steadily long into the future.
These companies need not be geographically limited to Canada. Finally, do you know of any solid sources of information on the technology, in particular the negative aspects such as hackability of the system?
Thanks in advance, Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on June 20, 2017
Q: I'm seeking 5i's insight on the adoption of blockchain technology for trading platforms; this could involve company-to-company trading as well as facilitating trading of securities and commodities on exchanges.

I've taken a small position in BTL Group(BTL.v); how material is the report that BTL technology is facilitating oil trading between ENI Group and an Austrian oil trader? Would buying exchanges such as CME and NDAQ be an additional way to play the adoption of blockchain technology?

Thanks for your thoughts on this
Read Answer Asked by Steve on June 06, 2017
Q: My observation is that you don't generally view companies that grow quickly by acquisition as 'risky', whereas you often refer to debt and small capitalization as risk factors. Constellation Software, Alimentation, Parkland, Enghouse and of course Valeant come to mind as consolidators. I would appreciate your comments on the risks of growth-by-acquisition, and, what are the high-growth companies you recommend that rely on acquisitions for growth?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Mike on June 05, 2017
Q: What do you make of the most recent earnings announcement and why is the liquidity so thin? I would have thought that after several years of growth and profitability the institutional market would have been interested in picking up some ownership from the tightly owned group. My other question is why would Bennett who appears to own over 63% of the company list it if he is not willing to distribute stock to others, isn't that a very costly venture to list a company public for no other reason that to see its name listed (sarcasm here!)
Read Answer Asked by simon on May 12, 2017
Q: Hey Peter and Co.:
I own the following stocks:
BNS, CCL.B, CNR, CGX, CSU, KXS, GUD, MG, MX, NFI, PPL, PBH, SIS, TOY, SJ, T, WSP, ZCL, VET, BCE, ENGH, TD.

I'm looking for a growth stock to add to my TFSA. I bought SIS for my TFSA last year and it's gone up nearly 100%, so thank you for that! What would you recommend here?
Thanks for all of your great advice over the years. cheers
Andy
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on May 11, 2017
Q: Hi 5i,

Despite the nice QoQ growth at DOL, the debt is also rising drastically. Is this a concern to you? From what I can tell they are essentially issuing debt to buy back stock - at very elevated prices. This can't go on forever? I have a very healthy gain on the DOL shares that I have left and am considering selling all.

Mike
Read Answer Asked by Michael on May 10, 2017
Q: Good day, can you please comment on the latest quarter AT just released? The numbers look great to me. Cheers
Read Answer Asked by Seamus on May 10, 2017
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