Investment Q&A

Q: It seems that your response to Russ's question got lost as the response is BLANK.

November 07, 2016 - Asked by Russ

Q: Could you please give your opinion of Memex! I am considering a small position for a two to three year hold.
Thank you

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Q: E-mailed my request yesterday and see no reply. Not abusing the system but annoying when request is missed or ignored.
J.A. P. Burlington

Q: I just ran across AB in one of my screens. They seem very stable over the long haul. What are your thoughts for income and some growth. Thank-you.

Q: K-Bro says it will finance its Toronto facility expansion through debt (existing facility). Do you expect K-Bro to finance its Vancouver expansion from debt or equity? Thank you for your comments.

Q: Can you give me your updated view in this company? How does this company receive it's royalties? Since it receives royalties, would it make this company less risky?

Tnx for the great service.

Q: I have owned this stock for a while. can you give me your thoughts thanks bill

Q: Hi, Your thoughts on GEI's latest 1/4 and future prospects, buy, sell or hold.
thanks

Q: Please summarize this company wrt the dividend and overall health

Q: During the process of analyzing a companies quality the management team is often referred to as an important factor by many analysts. During your many years in the industry who would rank on your top 5 all time list of CEO+company combos for creating investor satisfaction. Or in other words, if someone started a brand new company today who would you invest in on day 1 based solely on their reputation?

Q: Westshore Terminals, in the recent report, increased its guidance for full year 2016 coal shipments to 26 mm tonnes, towards the high end of 25.5-26 mm tonnes. Also US producers of thermal coal like Cloud Peak and Light House resources have recently announced resumption or additional volumes of coal shipments starting in Nov, 2016.Cash Flow has been strong. It is also public that Jim Pattison has been aggressively increasing its stake in the company as recent as Oct/2016.
It is also known that Westshore Terminal owns this remarkable long life asset which is very hard to replace or replicate.
I know that stock has seen a meteoric comeback from its lows. But, if I wish to own a company in material sector with lower volatility and decent income, with some growth potential, would WTE meet your criterion, Today? Thanks a lot for your valued advice.

Q: MT Newswire at 7:26 AM on Friday filed a report that BIP.UN had reduced its dividend when in fact there distributions are up 11% in the year. The result was a drop of 6% in Market Value which later in the day recovered half of the loss. Some shareholders would have been damaged if it prompted a sale. Are there no repercussions for MT Newswire for the misstatement?

Q: Could you comment,the stock has gone down even with decent results and raised dividend ?

Q: Hello Peter, you've recently answered some questions as to current investment options for growth-oriented TFSAs, including the above companies. My TFSA has funds to permit three "growthy but not OVERLY risky" new investments. Whether from among the above choices or not, can you , considering the recent changes in market prices, please suggest your top 3 current choices to add to a TFSA (on top of my fairly balanced overall portfolio). Thank you!

Q: Could you please give your opinion of Memex! I am considering a small position for a two to three year hold.
Thankyou

Q: for someone starting out,29 years old and has only $20.000 in their TFSA which technology stock would you recommend?

Thanks
D

Q: I recently saw a documentary about China that indicated a significant use of Ballard systems in their busses with large projections of future fleet expansion. Any optomism for this company?

Q: I understand that DH and Absolute Software are in different leagues when looking at size, but I'm wondering if a switch from DH to Absolute makes sense give ABT's growth prospects, balance sheet, etc., as well as DH's struggles.

Thanks for the great service!

Q: I get daily reports on stocks from TD Web Broker they report YRI [Yamana Gold Inc . could have a 90% move , but I was watching Business News A couple of weeks ago and they reported that they had a high debt load and weren't that keen on them .

Peter and team could you give me your out look an this company.
Thanks Jim.

Q: I am trying to determine if the following makes sense . I can buy Nxpi today at about
98.70( last trade) , Qcom has an offer of 110 closing end off 2017. I have not read anywhere the suggestion the takeover will not occur or that there are any government concerns.
In my truly humble opinion it looks like an easy way to make a guaranteed 10 plus percent on my money over a year.
Thus the issue.. Can it be that easy.
I suppose there is always a chance the deal can be terminated up until the cash is transferred , and if so Nxp get 2.5 billion .
I think the risk reward here is toward the reward.
Your comment would be appreciated

Q: Just to follow up :
There is a very good free analyst's ratings site for both US and Can stocks (including affiliations):
https://www.marketbeat.com



November 06, 2016 - Asked by KEN

Q: In financial media eg Globe + Mail, I sometimes see stocks listed as analyst Strong Buy. Is there a source or site where I can track strong buys for the USA and Canada? incl analyst affiliation.

Thanks for your help.

5i Research Answer:
TMX Money shows the analyst distribution (#buy, sell, etc) as well as estimates and target prices (click 'Research' after searching a stock of interest). It does not show the affiliation though and we imagine this would be difficult to find from free services.