Investment Q&A

Q: I owned HWO for a number of years and was sad to sell it a few months ago but it seemed prudent in view of the uncertainty regarding the renewal of their contract to drill in PNG. The price subsequently dropped but has begun to rise again. Has there been any news on the renewal of the PNG contact and do you know how much of their revenue comes from this contract?

Q: Trying to mirror the BE Portfolio and I am just missing the 4 listed stocks..I have started to buy some PKI but don't have any of AIF,AEM and WCP.WCP I know is down YTD and from inception but maybe this is good time to buy .Or would you suggest buying the other 3 stocks first.Thanks.Paul

Q: how strong a buy would you rate it compared to other opportunites

Q: hello5i
I have a tfsa account and would like to include a stock from your balance equity portfolio kindly advise which one do you suggest
regards

Q: For weeks now ETFs have dominated on the TSX new high list. Is this because foreign markets are doing better?

How does the performance of your ETF portfolio compare to the
performance of 5i's Balance portfolio. Are we wasting our time
and do you expect this to last.

This is not the case with the NH list of the NYSE.

Q: What are your thoughts on enercare over the longer term? 5-7 years or even longer

Q: My wife and I just started out an resp for our 3 year old. We only have enough to start out with one position and are planing on adding a potion or two every year. We are ok with some risk at this stage. Can you recommend one or two stocks at his point in time with good potential over the next 5 to ten years? I was thinking GUD may be a good fit. You are the experts though.

Q: greetings,

So open text has missed expectations and is down significantly. Is the earnings miss their usual miss that happens regularly with this company or is more going on here. I have usually bought this stock on the dips but the miss was more that just a minor miss this time. Your thoughts.

Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my healthcare sector which is 8% of my current portfolio. Would you add, swap or remove any of them? I am unsure of CRH. My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you

Q: Alex Ruus on BNN said CLL was too expensive, and he would maybe sell at this point. He's not the first I've heard saying it was very expensive. It seems to me that your position has always been that the top stocks deserve a premium, and I've never read you advise one be sold due to price. Is this a general philosophical belief? Ie., never sell a good stock even if it is overpriced?

Q: Please comment on TV results released today after close.Thanks for U normal great services & views.It has been weak lately.What are the catalysts for increase?

Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my Consumer Defensive (Staples - Non Cyclical) sector which is 15% of my current portfolio. Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you - my portfolio is now cleaner and easier - sold the losers.

Q: Big drop in Enghouse today.
Do you think there has been another development at Google or amazon?

Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my technology sector (17% weighting). Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you and great job.

Q: Can you give me the projected revenue and earnings for 2017 and 2018 (and 2019 if available) for these two companies, thanks.

Q: Just got an email from TD about TOY.
pin Master Corp.

Short Description: Secondary Offering of Common Shares via Bought Deal
Price: $40.75 CDN per share.
Settlement: On or about May 24, 2017.

Any comments?

Q: Is the drop in value of ECI in line with their earnings miss? Seems like a bigger correction than one would expect. I've read your comments from last week, but wonder if today's price action may alter the view at all?

Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my Consumer Cyclical (Discretionary) sector. Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you and great job.

Q: I'm looking at the latest financials for Crius. I'm seeing a big drag on cashflows from investments in working capital. It looked similar in the previous Q1, essential this working capital issue is eating up all their operating cash. Further they are "lending" out money at high rates which is draining their investing cashflows. Finally they are borrowing money to pay the distribution. This doesn't look very sustainable to me. Can you help me make sense of this cashflow statement? Where is the actual money? When I look at the adjustments they make to derive distributable cash I don't agree that normalizing out the working capital investment is a good approach, looks like this is just part of the business. What will change as they grow to make this company capable of actually paying this dividend?

Thanks,
Rob P.

Q: In light of the recent good Q & your positive comments,but weak sector & "sell in May & go away",it is advisable to increase my 1/4 position(p/p $6.11) to 1/2 position? Thanks for your normal great services & views