Investment Q&A

Q: Comments on acquisition?

Q: Can you give me your opinion on todays announcement of an acquisition and a stock offering. They say it will be accretive, yet I can' help but think it will be dilutive.

Also they say there will not be another offering before mid 2022 - Does this mean they will be making another acquisition?

Are they using the offerings in part to cover the dividends?

This is a stock I bought for the dividend, but expected some growth and safety. I actually have a small capital gain, but the stock has done very poorly over the past year, although I know the pandemic has been a severe negative factor.

They say that this acquisition means that 80% of the company will be regulated - why do some analysts talk about this as a renewable energy company?

Should I dump it?

Q: I have held BCE & RCI.b for 15 years as my Telecom Holdings (5% each of my equity portfolio). I just sold my RCI.b shares due to poor performance over the years plus the current squabble just pushed me over the edge.

Do you think Telus would make a suitable replacement for RCI.b in the Telecom space given its diversification in 5G, health, international etc. even though it doesn't own the Toronto Blue Jays or any other sports teams.

Thanks

Q: I'm looking for income and found dividend stocklist on TMX. The top 15 are all stock splits corps. your thoughts would be appreciated. I thought some splits were between voting and preferred. Thank you. Enjoy your site .

Q: hi. if choosing between bce or enbridge for a 5 year hold which would you pick as of today?

Q: With the turmoil in the Roger’s board room and drop in the stock price,would consider buying at the current levels?

Q: Hello to the 5i team

Does the drop of about 10% over the last month represent an interesting entry point for this quality stock.

Q: Can you comment about Co-operatives Limited memorandum of understanding and what this means for near and future earnings.

Is this a big area that WCP can grow in the future? Carbon capture looks like a big opportunity as net zero goals are put in place for companies in the future.

Also do you have a some names for pure play for carbon capture company that you would recommend?

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Q: Hello 5i,
Portfolio Analytics indicates that I need to add about 1.35% to my Consumer Discretionary/Cyclical and further that I need to increase my U.S. exposure by about 3.05%, so I am looking for a U.S. name that pays a decent dividend above, say, 2.25% in this sector & geography.
Some names that came up from a link (U.S. Dividend Aristocrats) you had previously supplied, in response to another question, that I was considering are:
Genuine Parts - GPC
Leggatt & Platt - LEG
McDonald's - MCD
VF Corp - VFC
So, my questions are:
1. Out of my list are there any concerns over dividend safety?
2. Safety of business in general?
3. Given my need for dividend income in this sector, would you have any other suggestions you might prefer over these names in terms of safety of both business and dividend?
My current Cons. Discretionary/Cyclical holdings are LNF in Canada and MGA (Magna) on the U.S. side.
Retired, income-oriented investor otherwise well-balanced and diversified.
Thanks for any help you can provide - always very much appreciated!!!
Cheers,
Mike

Q: Have been disappointed with ABST.CA. Do you think there is something better or should I hold on for better results?
Earl

Q: PBH and NWC are my current consumer defensive holdings (~5% each, after recent reallocation) in my Canadian unregistered dividend-focused account. PBH in particular has had nice growth.
TD Waterhouse's research are "predicting" MFI's high $45, median $36 target, from a current level of ~$28.
What are your thoughts on the achievability of this, on MFI's metrics, management and prospects otherwise, and whether a switch from PBH to MFI is indicated or not.
Thanks for your continuing great service.

Q: Good Morning Peter & Team,

I know you don't endorse timing. And I don't want to move away from long term strategies holding good names. But there are trends that at time present themselves.

Industrials are experiencing some misses in the current reporting period because of the supply chain issues. A guest commentator on BNN mentioned they expect good quality industrials will be lowering their expectations moving forward. The supply chain challenges will get fixed and when this happens with these lowered expectations in place, this same commentator said the Industrial Sector could perform quite well.

Do you think this is going to happen? And if so, which names would stand out for you? Does Eaton Corp (ETN) make the list?

Thanks for all you do

gm

Q: How do you see this company managing in an inflationary environment? Do you see this as a good entry point? Are there other names in this sector you would prefer right now? Interested in dividends. Thank you!

Q: Do you have a preference for Firm Capital Mortgage (FC) or Firm Capital Property (FCD.UN)? Would you buy either, both or neither for stable income and any reason(s) would be appreciated. Thanks.

Q: Hello 5i:
I am thinking of replacing AQN in my TFSA as I feel the company has become stagnate lately and I have a 50% profit from owning it since 2014. I have been thinking AQN and buying either PPL or TRP.
Can you rate which pipeline you like best and why? Or, would you stay with AQN?

Q: Can you please clarify for me the following:

In terms of dividends, there is an "ex-dividend date", and a "pay date".
If one owns shares as of the ex dividend date and sells before the pay date, does one collect the dividend anyway?

Appreciate your help.

Q: I have been encouraged to invest in this dividend split corp paying about 5.45%. Still explain the risk/benefit. Thank you so much.

Q: Could you provide the names of some companies that have declared their first dividend over the past several months. Canadian or U.S., any size market cap. Thanks.

Q: With the current gong show at Rogers corporate board would you be inclined to hold on to a current position or sell? I currently hold Telus and BCE as well as Rogers.

Q: Good Morning
This morning Peter McKeough is recommending that T is a buy. He is forecasting a 7.7 Price /Earnings ratio for the 2021 earnings.
Is this the right time to average down on this stock?
I will appreciate your insight as always.
Thanks