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Q: Good Morning.

I was wondering if you could give us your view on the company given the recent Mr. Lube trademark acquisition.

Thanks Scott
Read Answer Asked by Scott on July 24, 2015
Q: Hello Peter,
I know this question is an apples to orange comparison (different sectors), but I was wondering if you can shed some light. I sold my holdings in Valeant as it has done very well. I am thinking of putting the proceeds to Patient Home Monitoring and Auto Canada for long term hold. Does this make sense to you? Thanks very much.
Read Answer Asked by umedali on July 24, 2015
Q: What is your outlook or base metals and energy sectors for the next one or two years? What potential events could change the outlook for these sectors?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by satish on July 24, 2015
Q: I am a new investor, have not purchased any stock to date. However, I am ready to proceed . What 10 stocks would you buy today? For a balanced portfolio. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Herb on July 24, 2015
Q: Thank you very much for what you did for me until now! I love you guys!!
I have a position in CFX and I saw that they give an extra dividend or $1.12 which represents almost all the cash company has on balance sheet. The stock dropped ~5% in 2 days. What could be the reason for it? The company seems to do the right things, stock holder friendly.....
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Calin on July 24, 2015
Q: Could you please give me your advice on Gibson Energy GEI. I bought this stock over 2 years ago at $22. Could you tell me how much is owned by insiders? Should I sell and move on or wait until Aug 6 when they report. I already owe IPL and ENB in this space. If I sell was considering moving into TCN.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on July 23, 2015
Q: I have been investing on my own for about 25 years. I have lived through major down turns and other calamities and am happy with my results over time.
My question is: Considering the Canadian $ discount to the US can last for years but not necessarily so I need to consider a suitable hedging strategy to avoid the potential loss of value in the 40% of my portfolio that is presently in US Stocks.
I prefer not to use ETF's if possible however it may in my opinion be necessary to convert to hedged ETF's at the moment I believe that there is a definite long term trend towards the Canadian $ once again.
Your thoughts please.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by DAVID on July 23, 2015
Q: Does Linamar (lnr) get hurt by the declining Canadian dollar? Are its sales more tied to the Canadian economy than the sales of Magna's or Martinrea's?

Trying to uncover if there is any other reason for Linamar's short-term underperformance other than the regular ups and downs of the market.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by john on July 23, 2015
Q: With the pullback in the price of WEF today and with an improving US housing market and lower CAD, would you view this as a buying opportunity or should one wait until WEF reports earnings? WEF's last earnings report was quite good.
Thanks again Peter and team for all your valuable info.
Read Answer Asked by Rudy on July 23, 2015
Q: Hi 5i: Your most recent response regarding MAL was on March 30. Does your generally positive opinion still hold? In particular, how would you rate its debt position?
Read Answer Asked by Roland on July 23, 2015
Q: EcoSynthetix has gained about 30% in the past couple of weeks and seen some large blocks of stock passed. Is there any information going around about the progress of the Durabond trials?
Read Answer Asked by richard on July 23, 2015
Q: Appreciate your commentary on this company as a long term investment.
Read Answer Asked by Brent on July 23, 2015
Q: Good morning...we are looking at utilizing margin account..we will bascially utilize margin of approx $150,000 CDN...offshore account...we will be funding account with US$...Non- resident no tax implications...we are basically trying to take advantage of the low CDN$...so we are thinking of buying CDN equites with those funds...we will see an upside on currency of (26%to30%)...the question..we have a diverse portfolio from majority of 5I stocks (MG,BIN,XTC,BOS,ATD.B,TD,TCN,BEP,DRT,WSP.DH,GUD,SJ)...I am looking for potentail recommendations on how to invest the addtional margin funds...Add to existing portfolio? stick to a more conservative large cap/dividend /REIT etc..if you could provide 4 or 5 addtional names that would be "supportive"...we are balancing and managing the risk..will be funding account moving forward with US$ to pay off the margin within 8 to 12 months...then reasses again...

Thanks again!
Read Answer Asked by Matthew on July 23, 2015
Q: My TFSA has been doing very well, thanks to 5i Research. I consider this my rapid growth account. I need to invest about $5K. I own the following: AYA, DHX.B, XTC, CXI, and CSU. (CSU now make up 50% of the portfolio.) In the last few days I added: BOS, ATD.B. I'm interested in adding CRH, CXR, and TC and maybe LNR. (small positions in each). Would you support this? Or can you suggest other stocks? Also you recently mentioned a buy recommendation for LNR, but the stock is dropping, so it's not clear why you recommend it. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Helen on July 23, 2015
Q: Hello Peter
Do you still recommend holding XTC and PHM with the resent price decline ,Are they still good company going forward ?Are you going to keep them in the model portfolio ?

Thanks

Claudio
Read Answer Asked by claudio on July 23, 2015
Q: WEF reports on July 28th. The stock moves up and down by .15 almost every day. West Fraser report was not very good. So should one assume western forest will also be bad? I am wondering if I should move on. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Helen on July 22, 2015
Q: What are the risks with agt? Is bad weather its primary risk? Could you please give a short mention of its roe, margins, debt etc.
What stocks do you guys think have the most favourable outlook?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Marie on July 22, 2015
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