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Q: Have been waiting for CXI shares to do something for a couple of years now. Do you think ECN offers more potential at this point or should I at least wait until CXI reports near the end of the year given that the summer is their busy time and last quarter was very good.

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 28, 2017
Q: 3:05 PM 9/27/2017

I have been looking at Extendicare as a source of slow growth and a good dividend, but I have a number of questions about the company that you may be able to answer.

1. What happened in May 2013 when the company cut the monthly dividend from 7 cents to 4 cents? In the same year Revenue dropped from $2,037 million in 2012 to $784 million in 2013 and Operating Income was cut in half.

2. Morningstar shows Equity of $135 million and Debt of $533 million. Can you explain these figures as they relate to Market Cap of $823 million?

3. What is the actual current $ debt, and Debt/Cashflow, and is it unacceptably high?

4. What do you think of management and do you forsee any problems ahead for the company other than inflation and minimum wage increases.

5. Do you have any concerns about the company's ability to continue paying the 4 cent a month 5.2% dividend?

6. INK insider shows that there has been good net insider buying in the last year at EXE with the CEO almost doubling his holding to 240,000 shares with rights to an additionsl 197,000+ shares. In contrast I note that Directors at Sienna have sold nearly 200,000 shares of SIA in the last year. Does this hint at trouble at Sienna and better days ahead for Extendicare?

7. Would you consider EXE's dividend any more or less reliable that those of SIA or CSH.UN? I currently have a 1% position in EXE.

8. Would adding new Money to my 1% position in EXE for the dividend, be a complement to my positions in SIA [4%] and in CSH.UN [3%]?

Thank you very much............ Paul K.

Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 28, 2017
Q: I would like to top up one of these 4 stocks and would appreciate your opinion on best buy at this time. Please rank best to worst with an explanation.
Thanks for the great advice.
Read Answer Asked by Lyle on September 28, 2017
Q: About a year ago (Nov 2016), you provided 10 "forever"stock ideas. Would you still categorize those same 10 stocks as "forever" stocks today?
Read Answer Asked by Mary Ann on September 28, 2017
Q: Thanks very much for your recent reply. I’d like to get your opinion on the Active Beta ETFs from Goldman Sachs, particularly GEM (Emerging Markets) and GSIE (International). They charge a higher MER than Vanguard funds, but would you say it’s worth it because investors benefit from the expertise of top managers? Between VWO and GEM, which would you prefer and why? Thanks again.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on September 28, 2017
Q: In addition to Canadian stocks, I hold a few ETFs for US and International exposure. In order to get a clear understanding of my sector allocations, I would like to incorporate the sector contributions from these ETFs. But when I look at VDU, for example, instead of consumer cyclicals and consumer staples, it lists consumer goods and consumer services. Do you have a suggestion for how I could incorporate these different categories into my sector allocations?

Thanks.

Alan
Read Answer Asked by Alan on September 28, 2017
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