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Investment Q&A

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Q: Since you added RHT to the balanced portfolio this stock is up 30% and up 1852% for the year. At the same time PHM which as I understand is in the same business of patient home monitoring is down 19% for the year but down almost 90% in past 3 years. Please help me understand the different home monitoring care offered by these companies and can you please shed some light as to why the gross difference in performance.

Thank you for your service,

Steve
Read Answer Asked by Steve on February 21, 2018
Q: Peter and Team:
Thanks for bringing this company on to my radar.
I have watch and listened to their CEO Lisa Crossley and was very impressed.

I was involved in the whole Patient Home Monitoring fiasco and therefore am somewhat wary of this company.

How would you compare the two?
Do you know how many patients they are currently servicing?
What do their basic financials look like last quarter?

Thanks

Phil
Read Answer Asked by Phil on February 21, 2018
Q: I am considering selling my 4-5% position in gud and buying a 2-@1/2% position in each of cov and rht. I am not concerned with the fact that these 2 are small caps and gud is "much larger". I also have full positions in sis. exe and most recently pfe on the recent sell off. do you consider this to be a worthwhile move? I believe gud has had more than enough time, and opportunity imho ( there have been a few large distressed drug companies with assets for sale while gud has been twiddling their thumbs counting their cash) plus I do not want to be in the unenviable position of holding gud if or when you decide to replace it in your portfolios. I do have a lot of patience but the way I see gud they seem to waiting for a ridiculously cheap opportunity that may never happen.

on a side note, when searching for a 2 letter security on your search window many times I've had to scroll waaaaaaaaaaay down the list to find the company, there are 3 letter symbols no where close to the 2 letters put into search that come up before the desired company is listed, is this some kind of glitch that can be fixed?

thanks in advance
ps also thanks for creating the opportunity (obviously not on purpose) to buy syz at a discount on friday, lol.

Read Answer Asked by Tom on February 21, 2018
Q: Upon reflection on your answer about my earlier question concerning thinly traded stocks (SYZ), I would like to suggest a change in how 5i prices portfolios. I don’t think it will be popular with you.

I don’t know how many subscribers 5i has but I’m sure it’s substantial. By what happened this morning on the markets after you made a number of portfolio changes late yesterday, your base is enough to move markets, particularly in thinly traded stocks. Members will never be able to match the stated returns of the portfolios simply for this reason. Members can mimic the trades and keep the exact portfolio composition but we are at the mercy of the markets the following day when we try to make the trades required to maintain the sameness. Two stocks you sold outright were SYZ and ITC. Both traded down at market open (SYZ substantially). Another you bought, RHT, was up on opening on strong buying demand.

5iResearch announces portfolio changes after markets close and uses the previous day closing prices in costing out portfolio changes. But members don’t have this luxury of selling or buying a stock at the closing price of the day before. They line up in queue and do their transaction at the start of the following market day. My suggestion is for 5i to be transparent and price all trades at the opening prices of the following day. That way there is a sense of alignment with what the stated portfolio returns are and what members can expect to get.

5iResearch is a good service. I’ve been a member for years and have benefitted. Are you conflict free? In the traditional definition, you are but you have a vested interested in achieving high portfolio returns. This is your marketing tool. I have no problem with this but feel you need to be open with members and attempt to provide a portfolio return that members have a chance of achieving.
Read Answer Asked on February 17, 2018
Q: Good morning,

I notice in today's Q&A you mention the addition to Reliq Healthcare to one of your portfolios. When such changes are made to portfolios, are the intra-month additions and deletions announced somewhere on the site, or only visible in the month end portfolio update publications?

Also, can you comment on Reliq's patient onboarding process. In your view, are there risks with this process (delays on big contracts) or with a large competitor entering the space.

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Jason on February 16, 2018
Q: What are your favourite 3-4 high growth companies right now?
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on February 16, 2018
Q: Hello Peter et al.

We seem to be getting the market pullback that is much needed for the market to go higher. The Canadian market is a big laggard though. However in all of this turmoil these three stocks have appeared to be on fire. Can I get your opinion on these three stocks. They all hold about a 1-1.5% of my portfolio. Would you buy,sell or hold at these levels?

Thanks,

Brendan
Read Answer Asked by Brendan on February 12, 2018
Q: Am considering adding to my Healthcare with one of the 2 stocks mentioned. At present I have a full position in GUD, and SIS. Also a 1/4 position BTH. What are your thoughts on these 2 Companys and which do you feel has the greater potential for growth. Or is there another stock you feel would be a better choice to add.
Thanks to all the 5i staff for the excellent job you do in keeping us informed and keeping us on the right track.
Jack
Read Answer Asked by John on February 01, 2018