FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS $417.01 -Toronto symbol FFH

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS $417.01 (Toronto symbol FFH: TSINetwork Rating: Average) (416-367-2612; www.fairfax.ca; Shares outstanding: 19.9 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%) now owns 5.12% of Research in Motion, symbol RIM on Toronto. RIM is a recommendation of our Successful Investor newsletter.

RIM has appointed… Read More

Hi Pat: Could you please give us a recommendation of a more conservative company that will benefit substantially from shale oil and another that will benefit from shale gas. Regards.

Our top conservative pick for shale gas would be Encana, $19.49, symbol ECA on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 737.6 million; Market cap: $14.4 billion; www.encana.com), a recommendation of our Successful Investor newsletter.

Encana agreed to sell $3.5 billion U.S. of non-essential assets in 2011. The sales are… Read More

Could I please have your opinion on Thompson Creek Metals? There is a lot of local enthusiasm in B.C., but the market does not seem to share the same optimism. Thanks.

Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc., $7.43, symbol TCM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 172.3 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion, www.thompsoncreekmetals.com), is a Canadian molybdenum producer with mining, milling, roasting and marketing operations in Canada and the U.S.

The company’s operations include the Thompson Creek mine in… Read More