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Q: Hi Peter & Co.,

You gave me a fairly bearish response to a question I had on Bombardier last year, resulting in me selling half of my position. Thanks for that, obviously I regret not selling the entire thing. They have just announced layoffs, and Canaccord Genuity has stated “We are concerned that continued cash outflows from the program could put pressure on the company’s liquidity position, possibly resulting in a dilutive equity issue,” which of course has been one of your biggest criticisms for BBD.B. Is it time for me to right my wrong and dump the remaining half position, or is most of the bad news already baked in to current price, and just continue to hold (as part of an otherwise fairly good mix of industrials)?

Thanks Team.
Read Answer Asked by Ray on January 22, 2014
Q: I have a lot of GIC's and am considering starting an equity portfolio with the following. Security of income and capital is the only requirement.

COS BCE SLF CTY
ENF T ZWB CSW
VET IDR.UN
MIC
NWC
What would you add, delete, substitute or comment?

Thanks Tim.....
Read Answer Asked by Tim on January 22, 2014
Q: I would like your opinion on Brp -BROOKFIELD Residential -seems a great levered story to Us cALIFORNIA HOUSING RECOVERY. ALL KINDS OF LEGACY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WHICH IS A HUGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE VERSUS HOMEBUILDER PEERS BUYING AT MARKET . -LONG MULTI YEAR RUN RATE . HASN'T MOVED LIKE PEER GROUP .ANY SENSE OF WHAT'S HOLDING THIS BACK??-KIM
Read Answer Asked by Kim on January 22, 2014
Q: SVC
Why do you think SVC needs to do a 33M financing when they had 89M of cash/investment at Nov 30 2013
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on January 22, 2014
Q: Hi Team,
I have decided that the best way to invest in biotech is via an ETF. Looking at BBH or BIB. Would greatly appreciate your views. Thank you, nancy
Read Answer Asked by Nancy on January 22, 2014
Q: Hi 5i,

Given the recent run in ALX, would you recommend taking profits at current levels or holding on for the long term?

What would you do if you were sitting on a 30% gain in just a few days with respect to upcoming rights offering?

Would you tend to hold for those shares, or sell prior to record date? How would you calculate the drop in value from the rights offering post the record date? I see a drop of at least the percentage of dilution on the non PP stock out there in the market(around 8-9%?).

Thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Sasha on January 22, 2014
Q: Would appreciate your view of AGF. Thank you, Nancy
Read Answer Asked by Nancy on January 22, 2014
Q: Hi 5I,
What are your thoughts on having "stop loss" parameters on our holdings. There has been a lot of chatter lately about this. We have a lot of gains on some of our holdings especially the growth part of our portfolio[ thanks to 5I] , and even our large caps , and TD e funds, are doing well. We've never used stop loss before . We're not sure how to do it . We monitor our holdings daily [except when we're away on vacation] and we're thinking of putting the parameter on a 10 or 20 % drop. Some fund managers admit that they have been stopped out and the holding continued to climb.
thanks for your insight
Read Answer Asked by john on January 22, 2014
Q: Kelly & Paul,
Below are the requirements to receive the $6.95 Trade Fee, but with all the accounts that can be included in the $100,000+ in total Household Assets it might not be too difficult to breach this limit. The other way is to be a Frequent Trader.

LOYALTY PRICING
$6.95 per equity trade

To enrol, call 1 800 567-3343

At CIBC Investor’s Edge, your business matters. That’s why we’re rewarding your loyalty to CIBC with our most competitive pricing — $6.95 per online or mobile equity trade.

You qualify for our Loyalty Pricing when you and members of your household1 maintain a $100,000 balance in any CIBC accounts or products, including accounts with CIBC Investor’s Edge, CIBC Imperial Investor Services, CIBC Wood Gundy or any affiliate2 within the CIBC group of companies:

Mortgage
Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GIC)
Line of Credit
Chequing and savings accounts
Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
Registered and non-registered accounts
Read Answer Asked by Scot on January 22, 2014
Q: Is it time to consider LIQ?

The dividend is quite large now around 7%, Do you think it is safe?
Read Answer Asked by Behrouz on January 22, 2014
Q: Hi Peter and Team,

Your thoughts on BioScript, BIOS with regards to the aging population and its current price and potential growth
Read Answer Asked by Graham on January 22, 2014
Q: Any idea what's up with Uramium stockd


LAM was up 28% today alone

Am not complaing :-)

Jusy peplexed why and wondering if O should trim
Read Answer Asked by Behrouz on January 22, 2014
Q: Have you looked at Redknee Solutions (RKN-tsx)?
Read Answer Asked by Tom on January 22, 2014
Q: Would you single out the winners and losers among your A and B stock selections relative to the weakening canadian dollar. Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Sue on January 22, 2014
Q: For Paul and Scot on trading prices at CIBC. If you are already paying 6.95 a trade at CIBC, sometimes just a phone call to them and they will give you 'relationship' pricing on your total accounts. So as long as the accounts are linked, they will give you the 6.95 per trade on all your accounts. Worth a call.
Cheers

Cheers
Read Answer Asked by kelly on January 22, 2014
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