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Q: Hi Team, I noticed that there has been an offer to take Sirus XM Canada private. The offer is in the vicinity of $4.25. Yesterday's price was $3.68. I paid $5.00 for the stock. Would you suggest waiting to see if the offer increases or sell now as an opportunity to get out with a limited loss.
Thank you for your consideration.
Read Answer Asked by Alan on February 12, 2016
Q: Just a comment to add about Rogers Sugar, in the short term they may see a benefit in volumes as a dead bird was recently found in the silos at their competitor's Redpath Sugar Facility in Toronto. From what I hear a lot of sugar had to be disposed of with downstream users scrambling to find alternative sources. The facility is still shut down until the source of the bird is found. Let's hope these downstream users stick with Rogers Sugar and nobody finds any bird parts in their food! http://www.quintenews.com/2016/02/a-sweet-mess-for-redpath-sugar/107360/
Read Answer Asked by John on February 12, 2016
Q: When the SEC fines all of these Wall Street Companies for all the offences they have been found guilty of, who get's the millions of dollars that they have been fined?
Read Answer Asked by eugene on February 12, 2016
Q: just need assurance not to sell stocks when market drops out and stay long
Read Answer Asked by dale on February 12, 2016
Q: Hi,
I have been holding some of this for awhile now and am in a losing position. Insider ownership seems good. Any advice on this one?
Read Answer Asked by Charles on February 12, 2016
Q: Mr. Hodson, BNS and TCN, respectively -23.68% and -33.45%.
Should I be unhappy, or simply resilient ?
Read Answer Asked by Serge on February 12, 2016
Q: Good morning,

I would like to take advantage of the high level of pessimism in the equity market to initiate some positions in Cdn companies in the consumer sector that stand to benefit the most from the weak economy. My thinking as the fallout from low oil prices,greater use of disruptive technology (re higher unemployment)and high level of consumer debt (approx. 1.65 x income) many more consumers will be more price sensitve and looking for the best value. I know one company you like is Dollarama. Can you provide 5-6 more names that stand to benefit from this potential shift in consumer behaviour and you believe now would be a good time to initiate positions in.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on February 12, 2016
Q: Hey team, I'm wondering if you can rewind to your previous career in portfolio management and tell us what names, both small and large, you would be looking at currently. Also, I just sold baytex for a loss and I'm looking to invest in something that has some torque and is not dependent on one variable (oil prices ). Thanks a million.
Read Answer Asked by Seamus on February 12, 2016
Q: I note that trading in this stock is halted pending news, and that there is a headline in the restricted area of the Globe suggesting that there is an offer from the current owners to take it private. Do you have any further information on this proposal?

Geoff
Read Answer Asked by Geoffrey on February 12, 2016
Q: I am looking for a few growth dividend paying stocks. I will be going with BNS that you suggest. What about Telus, TransCanada pipe and RioCan for diversification, growth and dividends?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Martin on February 12, 2016
Q: Hi Peter & Co.,
Rogers Sugar reported quarterly earnings this week that beat the street's estimates. I currently hold a position in my income-oriented account. Can you comment on this quarter's earnings, and whether you think it's a good long-term hold for income? Thanks!
Brian
Read Answer Asked by Brian on February 12, 2016
Q: Hello, thank you for the p / e article. Reading it made me reflect to p / e ratio vs p / cf and p / free cf. I thought professional money managers don t look too much at p / e but use p / free cf to really assess the merit of a company. Can you please comment on that and clarify how it is calculated. My understanding is that cf is net income plus all accounting expenses which are not really paid such as amortization and free cash flow involves reducing the cf by deducting all capex necessary to maintain your asset base. Please add some subtlety to your explanation if you have time. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Pierre on February 12, 2016
Q: Good afternoon:

Would it be a wise more to borrow $100,000 on a line of credit and invest in the Model Balanced Equity Portfolio at this time.

We have zero debt are semi retired with indexed pensions.

Thank you

Mike
Read Answer Asked by Mike on February 11, 2016
Q: HI 5I
I would like to invest about $8000 each in 6 stocks (48000).
this would represent about a 2.5% position in each. I am currently fully invested in all banks,t,bce,ema,cgx,ipl, key,wsp,et and eci. Therefore I would hope you could identify something in addition to these.
Thank You Stan
Read Answer Asked by stan on February 11, 2016
Q: Hi All. I went to sell some MDA this morning in my Investorline account. The price quoted was 82.80 and the bid/ask quotes were 82.49/82.81. I noticed on my phone however a price of 83.71. Going to Stockwatch.com, I saw the last trade at 83.71. Had I not back-checked the information, I potentially could have sold at quite a discount based on the BMO information. What's going on here? Is this a typical situation that I just wasn't aware of?
Read Answer Asked by Rick on February 11, 2016
Q: Would you comment on articles on Bloomberg and CNBC websites, among others, indicating China's potential banking crisis could be 5 times worse than the US subprime crisis? Very daunting article! Thanks.
Steven
Read Answer Asked by Steven on February 11, 2016
Q: What is the consensus for Q2 revenue and eps?

thanks
Read Answer Asked by sandy on February 10, 2016
Q: What do you think about Exact Earth? Is it worth buying into? If so would you wait for a bit to see what the stock does?

Thanks
Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on February 10, 2016
Q: If Canada was to implement negative interest rates, do you think banks would pass this cost on and increase borrowing rates? I just started ZRE positions in several accounts and am wondering if this would have a material impact on the value of reits, or do you think the possible effect is already priced in. I get real nervous thinking what the effect would be on mortgage rates. What do you think? Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Richard on February 10, 2016
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