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Michael Sprung E-L Financial ELF-T BUY Feb 20, 2007

Exposed mainly to financial services through Empire Life and Dominion of Canada and General Insurance. Always run very conservatively. Good long-term hold.
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They own Empire Life plus investments including United Corp., which conservative, quality and long-term. Their long-term annual return is around 9%, good. You can buy this now at a discount to NAV, but still trails its historic discount. Are erratic dividend payers.

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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

ELF offers investments and insurance and includes Empire Life.  It trades at 4x earnings, under book value, and supports a ROE of 14%.  Recently reported earnings demonstrated a 57% in net income and growing cash reserves.  We recommend setting a stop-loss at $12.00, looking to achieve $17.50 -- upside potential of 18%.  Yield 1.1%