Investment Q&A

Q: Wanted to add something to Bryan's question about Concordia, relating to Cohodes.

1- Cohodes shorted OpenText during the financial crisis. The stock instead went up and shortly after, he was forced to close his hedge fund. OTC is up 410% since his short.
2- Cohodes is known for liking "a fight". He likes shorting because of the confrontation aspect.
3- Cohodes often has little facts, but succeeds at making retail investors second-guess themselves, at instilling doubt.
4- If you watch his appearances on BNN, you're likely helping his cause, because BNN will see a higher viewership and bring him back on.
5- Best to not comment about Cohodes' points of view, on any social media (stocktwits, stockhouse, twitter). That only makes him more popular.

Q: Glacier has just announced a rights offering. Could you please explain how this works, what the advantages are for the investor and for the company, why would they do this and is this typically a prudent move by the company. Putting Glacier aside, do you recommend investing during a time when a company has made such an offering? Also, how do the backstop agreements work? Thanks for your great work.

Q: Hi 5i:

From some data I've seen lately it appears as if Amazon is causing major problems for the big apparel retailers (among others). Do you think it is a buy despite its p/e? It seems it isn't going to change its ways anytime soon.

Q: Peter and team:
I have an account that is not balanced and is basically a speculation account (a small portion of my overall portfolio).

In this account I am down significantly on BDI and PD as I got in to them when Oil was near it's peak.

I was wondering if it would be best to sit on them both and wait it out or perhaps bail and get in to a junior oil company that stands to "pop" if/when oil rebounds. I was thinking of RRX.

Or perhaps there is an aggressive growth company you might suggest that potentially could help re-coup some of my losses???

Thanks

Phil

Q: Could you provide the details of the MSI convertible bond please?
Thank you Phyl

Q: if I sell a stock at a loss can I repurchase the stock 30 days later and still take advantage of my tax loss? brenda

Q: Please comment on earnings released today, they look very good but I am unsure of the streets expectations, no debt, cash on hand and EBITA doubled. Why is this stock stuck in a sideways action? Thanks

Q: Which of Slate Office Reit and Dream Industrial Reit is cheaper? WHat are the payout ratios of each - thanks.

Q: wHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WESTERNONE SURVIVING,ALSO I DONT HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAWSUITE FROM DEBENTURES HOLDERS,IS THAT STILL IN PLACE.tHANKS
PHILIP

Q: We are recently retired with no pension but would like to get the $2,000 each pension credit in this and future years. What are your thoughts (pros and cons) please on purchasing a say $100k annuity, which is roughly 10% of our registered savings. Thank you.

Q: CenturyLink makes up a fairly high % of my portfolio (7%) and as such I try to keep up with it's financial results and the analysts reports. However, it's share price has had a fair dip in the last while. Your thoughts as to what has caused the drop and will it continue to slide. And the current yield is above 7%, is the dividend secure (or as secure as it can be), going forward? thanks!

Q: MSI dropped rather precipitously this AM, the day after their general meeting, yesterday.Am I missing something or did something happen that would cause this either at the meeting or elsewhere? Could I have your comments on this stock as an investment? Thanks, as always, for your sage advice.

Q: Hi, I would appreciate your thoughts about AQN and HWD last quarter results.

regards,

Q: Hi 5i Team!

FTG was a top pick on Market Call yesterday and is among the most active on the TSX today. Your lone opinion on FTG on April 12 indicates a positive impression and outlook. Would you please expand on your opinion as follows:

What current metrics matter to 5i when evaluating this company now, and how does this guide you in forming your opinion?

What metrics would you focus on when evaluating FTG a year from now?

What industry do they serve, and who are their main customers To what extent do they depend on domestic and export sales of their technology?

Is FTG a good candidate for a 2-3% patient wealth building portfolio or do you consider more of a cyclical investment?

Is FTG the kind of investment that would possibly considered by 5i in future as a candidate for the Growth Portfolio?

Appreciate your opinion, as always...

SGR

Q: I own six reset preferred shares; AIM.PR.C (-48%), AZP.PR.B (-44%), BRO.PR.N (-39%), DC.PR.B (-41%), MFC.PR.H (-13%), and PPL.PR.G (-30%). Would it make any sense to sell all these these reset preferred shares, take my losses to reduce other capital gains, and repurchase them after 30 days? Or am I better off to just sell them or keep them for a potential recovery? I would be grateful for your recommendations. I have no need for income. I used reset preferred shares as a replace for bonds, which was a huge mistake.

Q: Golden Arrow Resources' stock has gone for quite a run recently. Would appreciate your input on the underlying value of the stock/company and whether you view the run as sustainable - is it a buy, sell or hold at this point. Thanks. Great job on the overall site by the way. I refer to it daily!!

Q: what do you think of these to for long term renewable energy stocks.are they worth holding or is there better ones

Q: My 22 yo son recently opened an RSP. I wish to invest in one stock in his RSP (limited $ at this time - his TFSA is in order). I believe that good companies seldom/never come on sale. Given the concept of capital preservation for RSPs, cannot use cap loss, very long time horizon, etc, I like the 3 companies identified, and am open to others. There is no need to shoot the lights out - slow and steady will win the race.

Can you see any difficulty with any of the 3 companies I have it narrowed down to, and is there one or two others I should consider (don't care for securities like SH in RSP).

Thanks in advance. Bob

Q: Do you think they can pay off meaningful amounts of debt this year and on? I'm pretty sure we all know now they can cover interest, but people are claiming this is a "debt story". It's highly leveraged but is it only a debt story when default is a concern? Also, what is with this Cohodes short seller? Why is he so crazy for Mark Thompson? Now he's saying they are channel stuffing in one of their drugs in his ranting tweets, and that their balance sheet is "on fire". Your comments on that too possibly? ( you can take off like 4-5 "question credits since I ask like five here )

Q: Back in April you recommended SJ, KXS, OTC, and PBH to someone who was starting a TFSA , and all except for SJ have taken off...
I am trying to help a Senior who doesn't even own ONE stock .
I presume in his situation would you recommend the usual SLF, and BNS ?

Now that these stocks have already performed so well , should he wait for a summer pullback on these ?... or are there others that he should consider ?

Thanks so much