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Q: Good Morning 5i
Please provide your comments on NYX/Openbet deal? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Randy on April 04, 2016
Q: Having reviewed a few small companies that I have been following for a long time it appears that there is a turnaround in a number of different resources. Would you consider any of these or maybe others in similar areas as "buyable".
Thank you for your hard work, Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on April 04, 2016
Q: In 2013-2014 you could feel the animal spirits. Many stocks where hitting new highs and smallcaps were going up. Then we got the oil crash and the party was over. But then, it got nasty: the short attacks. Some were based on little facts, but many gave us reason to second guess putting more than two paychecks on companies like AYA, AVO, WIN, PHM, VRX, IT, CRX, etc. For example, a post about Intertain and its CEO stepping down: http://calvinayre.com/2016/02/22/business/intertain-ceo-quitting-following-committee-report/. In 2014, reading your answers, I was under the impression that Intertain was a simple business, cheap and safe other than its debt. However, now I see a company that was milking shareholders with its compensation plan. Suddenly, I see a reason for the cheap valuation of this previously big performer: the management is questionable. Question 1: Are you surprised by the number of companies with 'question marks' and those where the management negatively surprised us, relative to previous years in your career? Is the lack of growth tempting management teams to do illegal/riskier/unfriendly moves? Question 2: Are you surprised by how much stocks pullback these days, such as the 40% pullback of IT and ESL?
Read Answer Asked by Matt on April 04, 2016
Q: I see oil slipping some what in value. I personal don't see anything that is going to push the price up. ($35.00 - $45.00). So I don't understand the bullish effect on the Canadian Dollar. I would appreciate your option & what the general consensus is. The reason I am asking this is I have U.S. dollars that I was thinking of transferring into cnd. dollars. So my next question is, Do you think the Ontario & Federal budget will send the dollar down in value. Do you know when their
budgets are due.
Read Answer Asked by Earl on April 04, 2016
Q: I am 66 and only have blue chip Canadian dividend stocks for my self created pension [non-sheltered]. What do you think about getting into annuities [ out of stocks, gradually ] every 5 years? Annuities have a most high ROC this year. I understand the ROC rules change next year. I have no fixed income investments at all. Thanks.

Paul
Read Answer Asked by PAUL on April 04, 2016
Q: Hello. Can you please share your top 2 picks in the Utilities (electric) and Forest and Wood sectors for 3-5 year holds? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Patricia on April 04, 2016
Q: I am over water on my SEV. I assume it has risen because of FB Oculus. Is there any hope for a takeover or should I sell at a slight profit.

Thanks.

Grant
Read Answer Asked by Grant on April 01, 2016
Q: Hi 5i
Hope your day is going well, and looking forward to a spring weekend.
Reviewed your site, and just wondering if it was April 1st that you were planning on making changes to the portfolio. Could you please confirm and many thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Rick on April 01, 2016
Q: Any idea on why Cargojet has been so weak the past two days?
Read Answer Asked by Ken on April 01, 2016
Q: Is Cara a reasonable price today after buying St Hubert. Market seems to like the deal. Used to own Cara years ago. It went private and now back public. On another note there does not seem to have been much merger and acquisitions between companies. With the strong US dollar what companies in Canada would be attractive to a US company since they could buy at a 20 percent discount?
Read Answer Asked by Helen on April 01, 2016
Q: In your reply today on CAO you quoted the P/E as 17. My screener shows EPS at 2.46 for a P/E around 12. Can you check whose numbers are closer. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Noel on March 31, 2016
Q: Morning,

What do you recommend for an owner of CBL given the current events? It's trading under $14 this morning which is below the number I believe the company intends to repurchase at. How would you act given the news?

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Tim on March 31, 2016
Q: No recent news, reporting date is April 7th I believe.
1. Would you expect some type of announcement along with results?
2. Market seems to suggest any offer would be above $4.25, what do you believe would be a fair offer and what would you advise for current shareholders? Buy, Sell or Hold.

Regards,

Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on March 31, 2016
Q: IWG is a Nanocap trading at 2x book. They have 14 straight quarters of profitability, are trading at 9x earnings, have consistently high margins, a board/CEO with history in the aviation industry, and contracts with many big aviation manufacturers. Also, based on what I can determine, North American government regulations require potable treatment on air vessels. I am hoping you can answer some or all of the following questions:
- The annual report 2015 indicates IWG has 1 major competitor in the Potable Water Systems & Water Heaters space, who are they?
- What is useful life of an IWG water system?
- What % of revenue comes from the maintenance costs of an installed IWG water systems?
- How many corporate jets are in service worldwide? Is "lower for longer" oil price seen as a corporate jet business catalyst
- Are Bruce Gowan (chairman, former Magellan CFO) and C. Edward Butterfield (CEO) known as "good" management in the aviation industry?
- They are implementing an ERP in 2016, what is the estimated cost?
It's a tall order, but your my research department :) I really appreciate what 5i offers!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on March 30, 2016
Q: What do you think of dollaramas latest financial report and the comparison to your recent comments.

Regards
Read Answer Asked by Robert on March 30, 2016
Q: Good Afternoon,
My parents are getting older now ( in their 70's) and getting more and more nervous with volatile stock markets and problems around the world, needless to say they have become nervous investors. What do you think of Segregated Funds, more specifically Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)? Basically a seg fund that not only provides a maturity guarantee, death guarantee but a guaranteed income stream as well. I know all these benefits result in much higher costs. Do the higher costs associated with these products make sense for all these guarantees and hopefully more of a sleep factor? They seem very complicated though.
Thank-you
Read Answer Asked by Chris on March 30, 2016
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