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Q: Please rank the above companies for total return over the next three years. For the top two companies, please advise why you prefers them.
Read Answer Asked by David on February 24, 2025
Q: I looked in my Brokerage account today and noticed that my former Gear Energy (GXE) shares had been converted into Lotus Exploration (LTC) shares and cash. It looks like 62% of my Gear holding was converted to Lotus shares and 38% was received in cash (at a very low valuation).

Since the transaction Lotus has lost 29% in just 2 weeks.
I don't know how such a sleazy deal got past the TSX regulators? This reminds me of the bad old days when the TSX head honchos enabled frauds such as Bre-ex, Sino-Forest and so on or the even worse Vancouver stock exchange days.
In total I am down 53% on my original Gear purchase in Jan'23.

I have 2 questions;
1) does LTC pay a dividend?
2) is there any valaue at all in LTC or is this whole thing a fraud?

Regards,
Ticked off Dave
Read Answer Asked by DAVE on February 24, 2025
Q: I received WGX shares in exchange for my KRR shares, when KRR got taken over. The WGX shares have not done very well, but I have been hanging on to them for now, thinking that this poor performance may just be due to the reshuffling of shareholders that often takes place whenever a company is bought, but I'm starting to have doubts.

It is hard to do research on WGX because there doesn't seem to be much information out there, other than the WGX website.

Do you have a feel for how substantial this company is, i.e. how good is the management team, how good are its resources and its plant and facilities, how sound are its finances, etc.?

Do you think it would be wiser to hold on to WGX for now, or to sell, and wait to see how everything works out?
Read Answer Asked by Jack on February 21, 2025
Q: Hi Team,
Admittedly, my portfolio is on the growthy, aggressive side of things being tech heavy with some smaller cap names. It now seems like daily I wake up to another name in the headlines dropping 10,20,30% with the slide on a few names continuing . Is this a sign the market is about to topple over cause this is what it’s feeling like. Or is the positive view 5i held for the year still in place? U assume as usual the move is to hold steady and ride the wave?
Thanks ,
Shane
Read Answer Asked by Shane on February 21, 2025
Q: Hi. What’s your opinion of this ETF? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by James on February 21, 2025
Q: ALT: US What is your impression on this clinical stage bio pharmaceutical company ?
Do these small bio pharma companies have any chance of being a take out target from the larger player?
What is your risk assessment on this company
From 1-10 . 1 being high risk . 10 being low risk.

Thanks
Cal .
Read Answer Asked by cal on February 21, 2025
Q: Hi,

After A&W’s recent conversion into a Corporation do you feel they could be a candidate for a takeover? Is it possible that this conversion to a corporation, which would simplify the structure, was done make them more desirable to an acquiring company? Two obvious Canadian suitors may be QSR and Fairfax which owns many casual dining restaurants under its Recipe Unlimited division. Looking forward to your comments. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Anthony on February 21, 2025