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Q: I recently watched American democratic leadership debates and was quite surprised how anti-capitalist several of the main candidates were. Do you have any concerns of investing in companies subject to socialistic policies (I am assuming the democrats will possibly win the next election)?
Read Answer Asked by BRYAN on November 12, 2019
Q: Hello. I'm currently sitting on a loss with ILMN and you've mentioned a few times in recent months that it will likely take some time to recover. I'm wondering if it might be a good idea to move the money into some other businesses that are likely to grow faster than the rate at which ILMN recovers.

Sector differences aside, would you recommend any of the following as good candidates for this?

AMZN
FB
PYPL
None of the above (i.e. You expect ILMN to recover faster than the growth in any of the above.)

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Laxmyharan on November 11, 2019
Q: Hi 5i team,

This is a further question on healthcare and their binary outcomes on drug trials and approvals. I did buy MDT by the way based on its growth prospects and little or no dependence on drug approvals. This question is on AMRN and more generally the FDA approval process. AMRN has an upcoming date with the FDA on November 14th. From a business site, I quote “The Adcom review of the sNDA for Vascepa on its cardioprotective benefit is scheduled for November 14, 2019 with PDUFA planned for December 28, 2019”. What does that mean and how does one go about handicapping the odds of FDA approval or not? If this is largely a coin flip, then I will pass. If it is a progression towards likely approval, I may take a small position. I also understand that AMRN will be subject to a trading halt on Thursday while the review process is underway.

Thanks again for your insight into AMRN and the FDA approval process.
Dave

P.S. I notice that NXTC is down over 50% in the pre-market, a stock you mentioned in the FP for its crazy run last week. I thought tech stocks were volatile. They trade like utilities compared to drug stocks!
Read Answer Asked by Dave on November 11, 2019
Q: I note in your reply to Mark today you say that COLD is expensive; the question from an investment standpoint is how expensive are they? It seems that earnings expectations are all over the place for fiscal '19 and '20. First Call seems to expect over $1 in '20, TR 0.67, while PE ratios presented are anything between almost 300 and 130, which doesn't compute, and on top of that should COLD be evaluated as a REIT AFFO or other criteria or as an ordinary industrial equity? I also note that COLD has failed to meet earnings expectations for the past four consecutive quarters.

Taking into account actual earnings and volume growth could you please fill in some of these gaps and provide a basis for reasoned evaluation of this company's share pricing. The price run down in recent days could provide an attractive entry into an enterprise which appears to have significant prospects because of industry needs as well as fragmentation. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Mike on November 11, 2019
Q: I've been active in DIY investing for 7 years. Have chosen only CDN listed stocks and, with 5i's help, have been reasonably satisfied with returns over that period. However, despite my stubborn resistance to the US, I cannot continue to ignore that market. So I have 5 forced-choice questions for you. I will invest in 5 of the 11 listed. I'd like your opinion about which one in each group to invest. These are LT holds (5+ years). I'm not expecting a detailed rationale, but would appreciate knowing if your preferences are strong. Or not. Thanks!
GOOG vs. AMZN
HD vs. LOW
AMD vs. NVDA
AAPL vs. MSFT
AYX vs. TTD vs. TEAM
Read Answer Asked by RANDALL on November 11, 2019
Q: I was in Halifax this summer and for the first time and saw a payment machine called Clover at several restaurants since that time I have seen them in more and more places around Ottawa. Can you tell me anything about the company that owns these machines Worth investing ?
Thanks Terry
Read Answer Asked by Terry on November 08, 2019
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