Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Team,
Yamana Gold,has published a rights issue today- are these generally a good idea to participate in for the average investor?

Q: I get daily reports on stocks from TD Web Broker they report YRI [Yamana Gold Inc . could have a 90% move , but I was watching Business News A couple of weeks ago and they reported that they had a high debt load and weren't that keen on them .

Peter and team could you give me your out look an this company.
Thanks Jim.

Q: I am looking for a companies in the precious that I could buy and sell . ( day trade )
Could you help me out.

Jim.

Q: I have some stock in this co. it seems to be struggling can you give me some advise buy ,sell , hold .

Jim.

Q: Gold represents a small portion of my portfolio with only 2 holdings – Anglo Eagle Mines (AEM) and Yamana (YRI). I just sold my Yamana to take advantage of the recent bull run in gold which even 5i has stated is getting a bit “long in the tooth”. AEM seems to be your favorite which I plan to keep, but I was looking to swap Yamana for a better name that’s higher on your list either now or on a future dip. What would be your second pick after AEM in the gold space? I’m looking for a mid or large cap that has reasonable leverage to gold but still a strong balance sheet to reasonably withstand any future drops in the price of gold. As an aside, for a person holding only two names would you recommend that one of them be an ETF for instant diversification? or even a bullion fund if perhaps the recent run has put the rise in the miners too far above the bullion price?

Q: I have no exposure to gold and would like to buy a gold stock that has good bounce potential with the rising gold value. Or, have I missed the bounce already? I'm okay with some risk. I thought of YRI or KGI. Could you make a suggestion of one of these stocks or another stock altogether?

Q: would you give your opinion on yri is this company going to thrive .

Thanks Jim.

Q: If you had to pick a gold stock that would appreciate with a rise in the price bullion, with at least a 3% dividend payout, what company would you pick?

Q: what do you think about YRI? How are they financially?

Q: Dear 5i,

This one is killing me. I'm down over 80%. Do I let it go and throw what remains of that cash into something else to at least stop the opportunity loss?

Thank you,

Q: Peter and team , YRI keeps going down ,do you think it can survive ?
If you think it will survive should I buy at this low price ?

Thanks Jim

Q: What's going on with this one? Every day seems to find a new 52 week low. Sector is week but this stock seems much weaker. Do you still consider it in the top quartile of names in the sector?

Q: Peter and group , Do you think gold will take off this year .
What is your view on YRI .
Jim.

Q: Hi, I've been holding Yamana and Kinross for several years in my RSP and am down 70% and 82% respectively. These are the only gold stocks I hold. I am leaning toward selling at least one of them and re-deploying the remaining capital. Which one would you let go? Or should I continue to hold both?

Seeing the RED unrealized losses staring back at me on the screen is demoralizing.

Thanks,

Q: Is there a reason to have sustained faith in Yamana? You have spoken (written) a few times on the geo-political risk that companies take on when they are located in "problematic" countries. Brazil and Argentina seem to come up often enough in terms of areas with political risk. Given that much of Yamana's resources are located in these two countries, what danger might it pose to Yamana's survivability?

In an off-shoot question, related to this topic: Has there been any resolution to Magna's investigation in Brazil?

Thanks for your help.

Q: Hi Peter and team, On Nov 5th YRI and K hit multi-year lows. Just 20 days later they have gained/recovered 22% and 54% respectively from that multi-year lows. Would like to know the underlying reasons for this quick recovery. Thanks.

Q: Hi Peter and team, I have a very high risk tolerance and a very long time horizon. I consider there are huge bargains present in the gold mining sector. My plan is to systematically buy quality names like YRI and G. I expect these companies will revert to their fair values creating very high gains over time provided they won't go out of business. Your evaluation on this contrarian strategy please.

Q: In the materials sector I currently hold Goldcorp (G), Yamana (YRI), and Silver Wheaton (SLW). I am considerably down on all three as they are all hitting new lows today. Yamana has been getting hit particularly hard lately and is off more than 65% from where I bought it. My weighting in the sector which initially began as a comfortable 7% has been reduced to about 4%. I know you recommend that everyone hold a little gold in their portfolio as insurance, and you seem to be positive on these three names, but this insurance has turned out to be very costly. Can you comment on today’s results from Goldcorp and Yamana and how you view these companies going forward. I realize that the whole sector is down but some of their problems seem to be company specific. Would you recommend taking advantage of recent weakness in any of these names to bring my weighting back up?
Steven

Q: given the reduced quarterly dividend, what is your view on this company at this price (~$5/share)?

Q: I have a question to ask. With the current sell off in the market do you think it is a good time to buy some of the companies you recommend. In my portfolio I have a lot gold and silver stocks which I have had for sometime and are down quite a bit. What is you thoughts on the gold and silver market at this current time. Do you think it is best to diversify. I look forward to your response.