Q: Hi Peter & 5i: I’m interested in knowing more about the execution of corporate share “buy-backs.” I know that there is no obligation for the company to actually purchase that goes along with the permission to do so and the announcement of the maximum that could be bought/spent. I also know that you usually can’t find out about any actual buying until at least the next following quarterly report. But how does it work behind the scenes? Can companies have direct access to the exchange or do they have to buy back the shares through a brokerage of some kind? What kind of transaction fees are they looking at paying to execute the buyback – is it a per transaction item or would it be structured otherwise? Are there any “usual strategies” that are employed in making the buys – e.g. putting a floor under the stock or maybe waiting until a large block is offered for sale at an acceptable price? Often the potential size of the buyback is many times the average daily trading volume. Are there strategies for dealing with that obstacle if the company does want to max out its buyback potential? Thanks for any insight!
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Q: HI 5i When an LNG facility it built on the west coach, which
companies do you feel would be most involved in either the pipeline to the coast and which n/gas companies would benefit the most.
Thx Gerry
companies do you feel would be most involved in either the pipeline to the coast and which n/gas companies would benefit the most.
Thx Gerry
Q: Ref: Doug's question on discount brokers: I believe there are articles available online showing rankings and recommendations for various discount brokerages. It takes some homework to decide which one might suit your specific needs. Rob Carrick at GlobeInvest also reports on surveys of online brokers.
Q: How do we source information on executive insider trading? Tx
Q: Comment to David re:
Have you or any of your team had experience with Stock Investing software such as Metastock or Vector Vest. Something i am exploring to support my research.
Why on earth do you want Metstock or Vectorvest when you have 5i
PB
Have you or any of your team had experience with Stock Investing software such as Metastock or Vector Vest. Something i am exploring to support my research.
Why on earth do you want Metstock or Vectorvest when you have 5i
PB
Q: Hello
Do you have a preference among discount brokerage firms.
Do you have a preference among discount brokerage firms.
Q: Peter
Have you or any of your team had experience with Stock Investing software such as Metastock or Vector Vest. Something i am exploring to support my research.
Have you or any of your team had experience with Stock Investing software such as Metastock or Vector Vest. Something i am exploring to support my research.
Q: Peter Lynch question
In Peter's graphs he plots stock price on the right axis and earnings on the left axis. He is looking to see if if the earnings line is above the stock price line (a stock to review further).
He uses $1 in earnings per share to $15 in stock price. This would mean that the earnings line is equal to a stock price P/E ratio of 15.
Question what variable of P/E do you think makes sense to use - or is it industry sector based.
I guess a follow up question would be - is this a good idea to look at companies that the earnings line is above the stock price?
Thank you
T
In Peter's graphs he plots stock price on the right axis and earnings on the left axis. He is looking to see if if the earnings line is above the stock price line (a stock to review further).
He uses $1 in earnings per share to $15 in stock price. This would mean that the earnings line is equal to a stock price P/E ratio of 15.
Question what variable of P/E do you think makes sense to use - or is it industry sector based.
I guess a follow up question would be - is this a good idea to look at companies that the earnings line is above the stock price?
Thank you
T
Q: Hello 5i team, I have a question I can't wrap my head around. How can a support a dividend if they have negative income? I know that in most cases they have to raise equity or debt to maintain the payout. But how can it be that cash flow supports a payout ratio but its net income doesn't? Take BEP.UN for example.
Thanks
Thanks
Q: I own shares of ANS. The shares are now trading above the purchase offer of $3.73. In your opinion, is there a real chance for a higher offer ?
Q: Peter, I was wondering if you have an idea of how many of your subscribers are income investors vs growth. Would a survey be in order? Thanks
Q: Looking at the ratings, does it make sense to sell the B's to buy A's even if the B's are in the model portfolio?
Q: peter, your model portfolio pdf results is pathetic compared to previous versions, why did you change it.dave
Q: Looking for your recommendation for portfolio/watch list tracking. We have been using GlobeInvestor. Just wondering what may be better. Thanks.
Q: Peter, what is your opinion of the value of the information compiled by INK Research, related to the insider trades of Canadian listed companies?
Bob
Bob
Q: goood evening , I would like it if you could give me a brief definition of the terms green field and brown field projects . I hear these terms on various financial shows but i don't know what they mean. Thank you for your time.
Q: My daughter has $27,600. in RRSP. Shares in HR.un and Leg and $14,000. in cash. Should HR & Leg be sold, both are down. Any
idea what to purchase with the cash? If ETF which one?
Thank you
Helen
idea what to purchase with the cash? If ETF which one?
Thank you
Helen
Q: Hi 5i,
Can you provide me with some information on what you would say are your sell recomendations? I searched by rating and found only 3 stocks in the d category with the most recent update of Oct/12 and 1 stock in the f- category with an updtae of Jan/12. Have there been no other losers or stocks to sell? How often do you go through the model portfolio and provide updates? What level A,B,C, etc do you think a sell fits in?
Thank you,
Colin
Can you provide me with some information on what you would say are your sell recomendations? I searched by rating and found only 3 stocks in the d category with the most recent update of Oct/12 and 1 stock in the f- category with an updtae of Jan/12. Have there been no other losers or stocks to sell? How often do you go through the model portfolio and provide updates? What level A,B,C, etc do you think a sell fits in?
Thank you,
Colin
Q: In my investment portfolio I own preferred shares, bought for safety and peace of mind in my investments. The preferred shares are from good stocks such as bce, banks, brookfield. The preferred shares make up about 10% of my portfolio. All these pref shrs are down quite significantly right now. Am I correct in my understanding that on the five year maturity these shares can be redeemed for $25. If this is right, would it be a good investment to buy more of these pref shrs right now while they are down in value and make more capital gain?
Thank you for your help
Thank you for your help
Q: As a dual citizen (I took out US citizenship when I lived there in the 1980s) I pay taxes in both countries. I have hesitated to buy US equities because of the witholding on dividends, which I never get back. But your recent answer reminded me that I would probably be stuck with a capital gains tax as well. Is that true as far as you know?