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Q: Hi Peter,

I have had ESP for 2-3 years and I have seen it as high as $4 when a potential deal with Rogers was in the works. It is currently my largest holding. ESP's last quarter was very positive and gave the price a good bump which has since dwindled. With approximatley $1.15 per share in cash, can we assume 1.5 X cash = $1.72 as a minimum value for this company? This has been the valuation I am basing my decisions on. With the current price approaching $2 a share (my average), I see good potential with manageable risk.

I look forward to your opinion on this one.

Cheers,
Read Answer Asked by Ryan on April 13, 2017
Q: Hey 5i team,

It seems as though the solar power industry is gaining traction in the global market, and will continue to do so in the coming years.

With the ever-increasing efficiency of emerging storage solutions to help mitigate problems attributed with solar (ie the duck curve), it appears as though more nation's are beggining to view solar as a feasible option... I'm thinking about the South Australian government's plans for battery storage and India's solar boom.

Can you provide any comments on this trend, and are there any ETF's or indiviual stocks you like, that play the solar market on a global scale?

Always appreciate your input!
Read Answer Asked by Mark on April 11, 2017
Q: I am selling my DH holding in the very near future, and want to replace it with another company in the technology sector. I plan to take about a 4% position with my proceeds from the DH sale along with some additional uninvested capital. Along with my plan to increase my holding in ABT to about 2%, this move would increase my technology holdings to about 6%. I would strongly prefer to buy one company rather than two, and I am debating between KXS and OTEX. I know that KXS appears poised for further growth, while OTEX is more of a mature company, with a track record to support it. If you had to choose one, would you go with the proven entity in OTEX, or the company that appears poised for significant growth in KXS; or would you split the investment and buy both? I am trying to limit my holdings, as I have found that I had too many small positions that didn't really add to my bottom line while increasing my bookkeeping efforts. I would like to take the position some time next week, as I have learned that timing the market does not prove to be as valuable in the long run as spending time in the market. Thanks for reading, and I look forward to your response.
Read Answer Asked by Domenic on April 09, 2017
Q: NVIDIA (nvda) has done very well from November to February but seems to have lost its momentum since. My question is which is the next NVIDIA and in which sector of the semiconductors do uou think it is best to focus ? For instance, any of the followings would you consider most promising or too risky and why ? Applied Material (amat), Broadcom (avgo), KLA-Tencor (klac), Lam Research (lrcx), Microchip Tech (mchp), Micron Tech (mu), OCLARO inc (oclr), ON Semiconductor (on), Skyworks Solutions (swks), Taiwan Semiconductor (tsm), Texas Instrument (txn). Or any other you have in mind outside that list ?

Love the way you work, you are most helpful. Thanks.

Jacques
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on April 06, 2017
Q: We have zero exposure to this space, could you rank these stocks for us please as I would like to pick up two or three names. Any others to consider?
Thanks,
Ted
Read Answer Asked by Ted on April 04, 2017
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