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Q: I own everything in the Balanced Equity portfolio except the following: AEM, CLS, AND CSU. I have cash available from the DH buy-out. Which of these or any other stocks in your coverage universe would you recommend based on current valuation and outlook?
Read Answer Asked by Chris on June 30, 2017
Q: Market is down so which stocks due see unfairly punished and will be good to pick up.
Read Answer Asked by Nizar on June 29, 2017
Q: In my technology sector I hold CSU, ABT,ITC, KXS, MDA and OTEX. These stocks share equal weights except for Constellation (CSU) is up more than 300% and is now taking up 30% of my 15.5% weighting in this sector. Although I do not want to sell CSU, should I be looking at rebalancing and replacing perhaps half of my CSU with another tech stock? If so, would you suggest a new one or recommend adding to one or more that I already have. Thank you for your views on this.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on June 22, 2017
Q: All of these companies had large drops in value today(Friday)on large volumes. CSU down 1.5% and ECI down 2.5% on very large volume at the day's end. Can you explain this end of day activity? Is it a buying opportunity?
Perhaps a separate question, both LNR and MG took big hits today (Friday), both on large volumes - any ideas as to what caused this? Buying opportunity?
Read Answer Asked by David on June 19, 2017
Q: My observation is that you don't generally view companies that grow quickly by acquisition as 'risky', whereas you often refer to debt and small capitalization as risk factors. Constellation Software, Alimentation, Parkland, Enghouse and of course Valeant come to mind as consolidators. I would appreciate your comments on the risks of growth-by-acquisition, and, what are the high-growth companies you recommend that rely on acquisitions for growth?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Mike on June 05, 2017
Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my technology sector (17% weighting). Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio. Thank you and great job.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on May 16, 2017
Q: Currently building the BE portfolio. In Technology, I only own CSU, looking for a second name to add. Which company would you add for diversification? If you think I should add two half positions that would be OK too. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Bernard on May 04, 2017
Q: I am underweight technology and have targeted KXS as my first purchase in this sector. Can I please get your other top 3 technology picks to build a well diversified technology portfolio.

Thanks and keep up the great work!
Read Answer Asked by Scott on May 04, 2017
Q: With roll-ups like Constellation, don't things tend to end badly? They reach a certain size and can no longer acquire enough companies to expand at 10-20% yearly, it is just an exponential mathematical equation that they cannot acquire every tech company in the known world so growth has to slow down radically eventually. CSU is competing in larger spaces with more competition and fewer companies than their classical 5-40 million revenue companies that they have acquired historically. Is this not a major concern with CSU here?
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 13, 2017
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