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Q: Your thoughts on this US stock as I am Intrigued.Bob
Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 02, 2015
Q: Dear 5i
I am down about 28% with this company but I have only a half position . Is this company worth buying more of at this time or one to avoid investing more into . I have about a 4-5 year time frame .
Thanks
Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on February 02, 2015
Q: HiPeter
I know you are high on this stock and guessing you are looking at the big drop as buying opportunity. Other than a few larger caps like CTC,MG,CNQ, I do not buy larger quantities if dividends are under 3%. That is the effective rate now at $8 per share. If the stock went back up to $10 or more,do you anticipate raising dividends to get to that rate or do you believe I will adequately rewarded otherwise(share price appreciation and dividend annually averaging more than a 5% yield on what you call an income stock)
Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on February 02, 2015
Q: Hello team
I noted that Patrick Horan said that a competitor of Sandvine's was up for sale with about a 35% premium. He said that the competitor was much smaller than Sandvine. Do you have any idea who the competitor is. Patrick made positive comments on SVC. What do you guys think of SVC?

Thank You for your good work
Clarence
Read Answer Asked by Clarence on February 02, 2015
Q: The stock has plummeted and management has been given the boot by the debt holders (albeit not until original management made out like lottery winners).
Do you know anything about new management and whether it is at all possible to turn this baby around. Would a commodity (gold, uranium) reversal of fortune help at all?
Read Answer Asked by richard on February 02, 2015
Q: Hello Peter & team, I wish to invest in US Small cap stocks. Which of the 2 following ETFs would you prefer, SLY or IWO (iShares Russell 2000 Growth (IWO)? SLY seems to have a better P/E ratio and a better yield. Both carry about the same fees of 0.20%. Thanks, Gervais
Read Answer Asked by Gervais on February 02, 2015
Q: do you think this would still be okay to buy? thanks
Read Answer Asked by jim on February 02, 2015
Q: What do you think about NRI research Study results out today?
Read Answer Asked by Imtiaz on January 30, 2015
Q: Any reason for this large drop in charge price?
Read Answer Asked by Klaus on January 30, 2015
Q: Reading previous responses, 5i appears to suggest treating all accounts (cash, RRSPs, TFSA) as a whole when considering how diversified a whole portfolio is. There is also a suggestion to place higher risk (growth) names in TFSA accounts because of the potential tax benefits. I agree with this approach and am considering both mine and my spouse's accounts as one large portfolio.

What is the suggestion if I were to setup a new RESP for a young child? For instance, if I initiate $5,000 position in a high growth name such as DHX.B, this may be a small weighting in an overall family portfolio, but now I am basically betting the future child's educational funds in one stock. If the child is very young, high growth is desired, but is this the right approach? Or should I be trying to diversify the $5000 into multiple stocks (perhaps 5 stocks at $1,000 each)? A list of some potential stocks would also be appreciated. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Mike on January 30, 2015
Q: I have a substantial investment in this company based on (1) it is the highest grade lithium deposit in North America, and (2) tight control of management and expenses by the Walker family of Sudbury who are spending/investing like its their own money (they do not have more than 10-20% of the equity); and they own (privately) the largest independent blasting and drilling company in Canada (and North America?--not sure). The downside is the stock is now in relatively few hands and is relatively illiquid/volatile. Please provide your view. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Bruce on January 29, 2015
Q: I look at PIH every few months. It is a microcap and the avg. volume is miniscule, but the valuation is reasonable and could be a takeover target I suppose. What do you think of the debt, overall quality of the management and the company's prospects? Thanks as usual for your insight.
Read Answer Asked by Alex on January 29, 2015
Q: According to INK Company Insider, there has been some insider buying. Hamptom Securities and Beacon have apparently been buying. Given the release of their new sports app which looks pretty good, I wonder if I could get your comments on the company for the next 12-18 months?
Read Answer Asked by Randy on January 29, 2015
Q: Your views on Frankly Inc. Beacon just initiated today with an interesting report about the Company's potential. Impressed to see them raise 23M dollars for a start up tech fund listed on the TSX-V. What do you know (or think) of the players involved (SSK Planet, Stanford University, JJR Private Capital). Would you recommend this stock for a speculative position in a portfolio?
Read Answer Asked by Sasha on January 29, 2015
Q: What is your opinion of Aurora Spine and IFabric? I am currently underwater in both and was considering swapping one or both for CXI.

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Marty on January 29, 2015
Q: I'd appreciate your comments on today's results.

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Gregory on January 29, 2015
Q: Good Morning Peter, Ryan, and Team,
I was looking over a press release from Pulse Seismic dated January 19, 2015 reporting preliminary unaudited 2014 financial results. The numbers look surprisingly good and the stock price appears to be steadying up. (part of it may be the share buybacks) I would appreciate your opinion of the numbers contained in the press release and the company's long term prospects, if energy prices firm up. Thank you very much. DL
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on January 29, 2015