Investment Q&A

Q: I currently own both EFN and ECN and my broker would like me to sell EFN and buy more ECN as he think there is more growth potential in ECN? Would you agree with this move?

Thanks
Dolores

Q: I hold EFN and recently bought more ECN. John O'Connell was on BNN Jan. 19 and expressed a very negative opinion of both based on self serving management. Could I please have your comments on ECN. Buy hold or sell?

Q: I have money available to buy 1000 shares of ecn. They have also prefered with a 5 yr reset.In your opinion would the prefered be better for dividend over 3yrs.Also what is worst scenario for prefered shares.Tks 5I

Q: I have half positions in these 6 stocks in a TFSA and would like your opinion as to which if any you would top up at this time and in which order. Any other suggestions would be appreciated as well.Thanx Robbie

Q: I hold these companies at about a 20% weighting in my growth portfolio but only 5% overall weighting. Should I have equal weights of all three, or would you favor a different balance for 2017? Is there be a catalyst I should be watching for where I would lighten up on one or another (eg:interest rate hikes etc)? Your best strategy for next year or so please???

Q: Why did you not add more to ECN as this is now a very small position of your holdings your growth portfolio?

Thanks
D

Q: I am considering moving some or all of these from a cash account to a TFSA. Would you agree with this move and if so is there a particular order or any that you would leave out. Thanx Robbie

Q: HI I hold both ECN and EFN. Want to reduce the number of my total holdings. Appreciate they are different but if you had to sell one which one should I hold on to. Thanks, Bill.

Q: I am trying to do some tax loss selling. I am down 13 percent-ish on both ECN and EFN. Do you think these companies are worth holding for long term? How much free cash flow they generate? If interest rate goes up will they be affected? What kind of ROE they have, are they better than canadian banks? Do you think is it better to hold canadian banks instead?

Q: with recent preferred share activity is there a reasonable possibility ECN will enter into an acqusition before year end . Any way they would issue dilutive equity to do so?

Q: In the process of cleaning up the losers in my high risk portfolio. Could you please rank out of the above list which ones you would let go first?

Q: There was a lot of insider buying showing this morning.Is this just normal or are they anticipating good results.Is there information that I missed lately.

Q: Any comment on the ECN preferred shares announced today? Will they be rated by the rating agencies?

Q: would you suggest moving efn into ecn

Q: I am down on both of these companies since the split.Can you give me your outlook on possible recovery.Thank You
Garry

Q: Hello,

I have a diversified portfolio across all sectors. I recently sold most of my big losers like CXR and PHM etc. I'm now left with the following three losers: MG, ECN/EFN and AD.

I just don't know what to do with these. I'm down about 25% in each. I regret not selling CXR once it was down 25% and instead took a 75% loss and don't want to be in that position again. Should I sell any of these? MG seems to be the best company of the three, but it hasn't recovered this year like other stocks (at least not from where I bought) and now with Trump in there are a lot of fears about the auto sector, and I'm worried it will keep going downhill as NAFTA discussions begin. Anyways, I'm interested in what you think I should do with these three companies.

Q: ECN continues to drop in value. Is it now a strong buying opportunity, or is it just a company that is going down a lot more with tax loss selling. Should I possibly sell now and buy back in a month, just hang on or buy more? Your thoughts - thanks

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

Can you comment on how rising interest rates will affect ECN and EFN? I was an owner of EFN before the split, so I now own both, but I was thinking of adding to my ECN position.

Thanks,

Jordan

Q: Have held this for 18 months ,been very patient as a lot of BNN analysts have liked it with the promise of "unlocking value" when the company splitting into 2 ,but they only thing that has happened really is the stocks "dropping in value" any reason why and your thoughts for the next year on these 2 companies..thanks.

Q: What is your opinion about the failure of the merger with Infor? Thank you