Investment Q&A

Q: Hi
In a past question I was provided these US stocks to purchase: VZ, DUK, GILD, ABBV, O. I was looking for: low to moderate risk and high dividend yields I am again looking for another 5 to 7 stocks with similar criterion. As I am trying to build a US portfolio, please provide some diversification suggestions as well. Thanks, Len

Q: Could I have your views on the latest quarter. Any changes to the high monthly dividend.

Q: Hi
I owned BIP.PR.D for a couple of years and liked the steady dividends. I am looking at a) another Brookfield preferred that is similar or
b) an ETF that has mostly rate reset bons with a decent dividend or
c) another preferred share from a stable company, like fortis, bce, telus, enb, trp, etc
I would like something that provides 5%, has at least 2 years shelf life. Is it possible to provide maybe 5 choices, ranked that meet the above criterion?
As always great, Len

Q: Hello 5i,

My overall portfolio weighting in energy has grown to 20.49% and I am looking to trim and/or get out of a position in the next few weeks/months.

I currently hold SU 9.62%, TOU 4.74%, PXT 1.11%, KEY 1.07%, ENB 3.95%.

Leaning towards selling my entire position on PXT and some of SU but would appreciate your opinion. I still have a high conviction in the energy sector but I am uncomfortable with my overall weighting in it. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts and how you would rank each stock to each other.

I am also underweight in industrial/healthcare/utilities and looking to purchase a stock in those sectors with whatever i sell in energy. Would appreciate a recommendation in each of those sectors.

Please deduct credits for above as you see fit and thank you again for all that you do.

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!!!! I was wondering what your thoughts are about Aecon as a long term hold. Cheers, Tamara

Q: Bep.un and bepc have both have a nice run over the past few months. Would you be comfortable adding new money to either of these stocks?

Q: The preferred market is a little odd. CPD consists of 76% rate reset preferred yet is hurt by rising 5 year government rates. Which, of course, their future dividend is based off of. Do you have a feel for this and at what point does CPD become a buy given rising government of Canada bond rates?

Q: Please name and rank five Canadian stocks providing dividends > 2% that are likely to experience strong growth over the next five years. (Please exclude GSY as it's already owned and I'm assuming would be on the list.) Thank you.

Q: What is 5i's current reading ?

Q: Hello, I am using Portfolio Analytics and it's suggested allocation is to increase Consumer Cyclical, Industrials and Utilities and increase in U.S. exposure. What is your suggestion for these categories for investment into TFSA & unregistered with a 10-15 year timeline? stocks or ETFs? thank you

Q: Good Morning.
What do you think of this company, in view of an increase demand for shipping on the great lakes and seaway. May be not for fabulous growth, but a safe and steady dividend.
Thank you

Q: At one time there was a large gap in price. This gap has narrowed. When is it worth selling bepc for bep.un in an rsp or is it better to hold both ?
Thanks

Q: I'm looking for another lo-volatity dividend payer with some growth to hold for the long term. I own BEPC (3%) and its done very well. Should I add to it or add FTS, BIP, or do you have a better choice for me?

Q: I have positions in the above companies that have grown fairly large and i am looking to trim. I was wondering which of the above stocks has the best outlook over the next 2 to 3 years . If you were going to trim which one of the companies would you trim or would you trim both an equal amount

Q: Hello,
Have the earning been consistent and are they still on there long term growth plan.
If positive, would it be good to add to one's position since the yield seem to be solid.
Thank you
Ed

Q: Hi 5i,
There are two symbols for dividend 15 split core they show up as DFN and DF .... DF pays a higher dividend. Could you explain the difference between the two and if there is a difference or advantage of one over the other.
How do you see their dividend going forward. I am looking for relatively safe income for a small position.

Any other suggestion in this category

Thanks
Jim

Q: Hi guys I am thinking of buying 10.000 shares of dfn but don,t know the difference between the two . could you please explain and which one would you prefer , thanks again

Q: If you have to choose one of those three names to represent an entry into the O&G sector, which one would be your pick? Thanks.

Q: i was told tve is going to be in a taxable position end of year and that will mean they will have to pay taxes and as such cash flow will be reduced by approx 15% or what ever the tax rate will be. can you confirm this?

Q: Hi Folks,
I've held GILD in my TFSA now for a couple of years and I'm down 27%, time to let it go. I also hold ABBV, PFE and MDT all performing well - can you suggest a replacement for GILD - looking for a company paying a dividend with some growth. Appreciate your suggestion.
Thanks