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• GLOBAL X FDS (BOTZ)
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Q: Good day and continued thanks for your knowledge and advice.
BOTZ YTD Return is around 55%. What am I missing here and why wouldn't someone jump in for a year or three and see how it goes?

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Read Answer Asked by Paul on December 06, 2017

• Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB)
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Q: How serious an issue is the recent disclosure over improperly documented mortgages they are buying back?

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Read Answer Asked by Mark on December 06, 2017

• Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
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Q: You mentioned strong institutional support for their recent debenture offering. Could you please elaborate? Which institutions participated, for how much, and where is this information available to retail investors (if at all)?

Thank you!

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Read Answer Asked by Adam on December 06, 2017

• Fiera Capital Corporation Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (FSZ)
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Q: Hi 5i team,
Please provide me with your insights and recommendation re the 5% convertible debenture announced by Fiera today. When is maturity?
Is the yield acceptable in relation to the grading of Fiera? Thanks.

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Read Answer Asked by Willie on December 06, 2017

• CCL Industries Inc. Unlimited Class B Non-Voting Shares (CCL.B)
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• Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (ITP)
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Q: Hi Team,
I have held a position on ITP for a few years now and currently up by about 35%. I am thinking of replacing ITP with CCL.B. Can I please have your comments on this move?
Cheers,

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Read Answer Asked by Harry on December 06, 2017

• Fiera Capital Corporation Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (FSZ)
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• Summit Industrial Income REIT (SMU.UN)
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Q: Your thoughts on these two equities please.
Thanks,
Ted

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Read Answer Asked by Ted on December 06, 2017

• Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (CRL)
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Q: Hello,

Any thoughts about Charles River Labs? Why did the stock drop in the last month?

Thanks!

Derek

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Read Answer Asked by Derek on December 06, 2017

• Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (SHOP)
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Q: Would you be a buyer at today’s price or would you wait and see for the time being as this rotation on tech bares out. Is it possible a company such as amazon or something could make an offer for shop anytime soon? Thx.

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Read Answer Asked by jason on December 06, 2017

• People Corporation (PEO)
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Q: What do you make of their earnings release today? Revenue seemed below your expectations from an earlier question but EBITDA was a slight beat. Price is down from its high.

Thanks,

Brendan

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Read Answer Asked by Brendan on December 05, 2017

• Dividend 15 Split Corp. Class A Shares (DFN)
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Q: In regards to Austins question,the two split shares above will quit paying a dividend on the common shares when the Nav for the common shares plus the preferred drops below $15.00.you can keep track of the Nav on their website.Dgs has been by far my best income stock,buying in for an average $6.94,gives me an annual return of 17.3% on original purchase.Present Nav. is $17.30 according to Brompton's
website.DFN pays a lower dividend,but has a bigger cushion in it's NAV.I think these are excellent vehicle for income as long as you keep track of the NAV value!!

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Read Answer Asked by terry on December 05, 2017

• S&P/TSX Composite Index (TSX)
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Q: You're talked before about not trading early in the day. Could you explain the logic. Many thanks

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Read Answer Asked by David on December 05, 2017

• NAPEC Inc. (NPC)
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Q: Good Morning,
Napec received a takeover offer yesterday @ $1.95/share. The stock is trading at or slightly above the proposed takeover price. Do you have any comments or thoughts. Would you advise selling shares now or waiting to see if a competing bid comes in.
Thanks,
Philip

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Read Answer Asked by Philip on December 05, 2017

• Cognex Corporation (CGNX)
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Q: Hello 5i!
Can you explain the Cognex stock split to me?
Specifically: "Cognex Corp - ‍board approved a two-for-one split of company’s common stock, payable in form of a stock dividend"
I understand the usual two for one but what about the "payable in the form of a dividend"?
Thank you
Dave​

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Read Answer Asked by Dave on December 05, 2017

• Miscellaneous (MISC)
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Q: Just a comment about the 'dot-com bubble' worry, if I may. I remember that there was a legitimate craze happening at that time. Any company that had a .com at the end of its name took off to astronomical prices based on nothing - no revenue, no customers, no book value. The tech companies we're talking about now are real, and it looks to me like they're riding a secular wave of demand for computing power related to real growth areas like AI, data centers, machine learning, virtual reality, and cloud computing. Granted, this won't last forever, and it's an open question as to how long they can grow at current rates, but at least you're not investing in thin air like the crowd was doing back in the 00's.

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Read Answer Asked by Rick on December 05, 2017

• Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI)
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Q: Hi 5i,

I read that with the move to passive investing that TRI would get less sales from advisors, etc. Is this a legitimate concern? Do its other business unit make up for the decline? Do you think the company still has good potential?

Thanks!

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Read Answer Asked by Wayne on December 05, 2017

• SSR Mining Inc. (SSRM)
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Q: Given the relatively flat prices in gold and silver recently, how would you assess SSR mining (SSRM) ?

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Read Answer Asked by Chris on December 05, 2017

Q: A question was asked about a Technical analysis report that you indicated would be issued in the next week or so. How can I access this report on your system?

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Read Answer Asked by John on December 05, 2017

• Exco Technologies Limited (XTC)
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Q: Hi 5iResearch Team,
I have held a position on XTC for since late 2013 and currently breaking even. I am thinking of liquidating my position on XTC and move on to either New Flyer (NFI) (CCL Industries or CCL Industries (CCL.B). Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Cheers,

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Read Answer Asked by Harry on December 05, 2017

• Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS)
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Q: Compared to historcrical how does BNS look at present? fair value?

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Read Answer Asked by blake on December 05, 2017

• Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
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• Meta Platforms Inc. (META)
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• Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)
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• Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. (SEV)
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Q: Hi 5i team, what's ur thoughts on AI/AR/VR stocks. would you recommend any ?is there any canadian companies in this category to consider for my TFSA.

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Read Answer Asked by Peter on December 05, 2017