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Pat: I would appreciate your advice on Currency Exchange International. Thanks.

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Currency Exchange International Corp., $23.89, symbol CXI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 5.4 million; Market cap: $129.0 million; www.ceifx.com), exchanges currency and offers other financial products and services in North America. The company first sold shares to the public at $6.65 each and began trading on Toronto in March 2012. In addition to exchanging currency, its offerings include wire transfers, travellers’ cheques, foreign bank drafts and international cheque clearing. Clients include financial institutions, companies and individuals. Currency Exchange operates 30 branches in what it sees as high-traffic areas across the U.S., such as shopping malls. It also operates five vaults that fulfill orders and serve as distribution centres for its branch network. In its fiscal 2014 third quarter, which ended July 31, 2014, Currency Exchange earned $1.5 million, or $0.26 a share, on $6.8 million of revenue (all amounts expect share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). The company recently changed its fiscal year-end to October 31 from December 31, so it didn’t provide directly…