Investment Q&A

Q: Do you prefer Loblaws or the holding company George Weston? Why?

Q: For the average retiree what would be a recommended or realistic portfolio dividend yield to aim for?
Thank you

Q: Picked this one and did well, now wondering if should keep or sell?
Chart looks good, lumber price up, consumer cyclical stocks rolling, good latest reporting, and debt reduction.
Dividend not a consideration to me.
What would you do?

Q: Hi Team:

I just noticed the book value of my BEP.un dropped a lot from August, is it because the free BEPC given to share holders´É. Also, the description of the free shares says non-taxable. Will appreciate your explanation.

Thank you.
LL

Q: I hold all of these utilities and would like to consolidate into one as a reliable dividend stream with some potential for a small amount of growth over 10-15 years (I hold in a RRSP). Which utility would you recommend to achieve this objective?

Q: Looking to sell cvx and move back to Canada would you see this as a good move or would the oil sector be a little safer in the US with more growth potential and less environmental negative news going forward.If you agree with selling could you give me a replacement in Canada held in a rrsp.

Q: Please comment on the relative pros and cons for each, and rank them for purchase soon. I am grateful for your excellent service!

Q: I have no utilities exposure. I want to add 1 Company. I was looking at Fortis because I believe they are your favourite given their size and history of dividend increases. They currently are mostly electricity delivery (<90%) with some renewables and fossil fuel. By 2035 they expect to increase renewables from 2% to 7%. That seems like a long time for such a small increase. They are eliminating their fossil fuel generation. If I prefer to invest in a utility with more of a focus on renewables, would AQN or BEP.UN be a better bet. Shouldn't they do better as renewables become 'trendier'? Which do you prefer out of AQN and BEP.UN. BEP.UN has had quite a run recently.

Q: I read a report that indicated that short positions in Algonquin were increasing of late. Can you briefly explain the short thesis?

Q: LIF-T issued a press release announcing a dividend payable Dec 17, 2020. The release did not state the 'ex-date' or the 'amount per share', Can you provide this detail? Thanks

Q: Please rank these stocks in terms of safety of dividends and please provide payout ratio for each. Thank you!

Q: While favouring ENB and PPL, I can’t help but find some of the U.S. pipelines of interest. Is HESM an acceptable alternative? Which others? Thanks!

Q: Hi 5i,
Can your recommend 5 good top Canadian dividend stocks that might be good buys today for a non-registered account (BAM in RRSP) 7+ years hold. I do follow and own most of the income portfolio picks; maybe there are a few that are stronger buy's. I have been watching the tax loss picks but not interested in energy.

Q: I own shares of Brookfield Renewable Corporation (BEPC) and it just continues to defy gravity and move straight up. This has me thinking that an equity raise might be coming anytime now. What do you think the chances are that they do a share issue before the end of the year? Have they already filed a shelf prospectus?

You mentioned in a previous response that if they were to issue shares it would likely be the corporate shares and not the partnership, implying that this might reduce the current premium on the corporate shares. Can you explain why? Wouldn’t the partnership shares suffer the same earnings dilution if they issue corporate shares?

I own the corporate shares in my non-registered account. Would it make sense to sell them from that account and repurchase the partnership shares in my RRSP? I would incur a taxable gain but I already have carried over loses that I can use to offset. In addition I think that there is a possibility that the Government might soon spring a capital gains tax increase upon us (just one more reason to crystalize the gain now).

I couple of question so please deduct credits as you see fit.

Q: Can you give me your opinion on ITP - Thanks

Q: I'm considering shifting my TFSA from primarily growth to income and ask that you provide your best 4-5 companies for yield and some growth with a plan to create a tax free income stream. Monthly income would be ideal.

Thanks

Q: I am an income investor who has held MFC for years. Just breaking even on price but reasonable return on dividend.

Thinking of switching to either GWO or SLF. GWO has a higher dividend but SLF may have more growth potential.

For safe sustainable retirement income what would be your preference or do you have other suggestions. I recognize that a combination of growth and income can be just as good.

Thanks,

Q: Hi Peter/Ryan, I'm a 63 year old conservative investor and I've held CNQ from 2010 where I bought it at $34.00 where it's been a roller coaster since then and as you know it dropped to about $12,00 in March. I've held it for the dividend and since it's back to where I first bought it in my unregistered account I was thinking of selling it and transferring it to my TFSA and not taking any loss. How much upside do you see it having from here and do you think it's still worth holding or would you invest the money elsewhere, if so what is a good replacement for it. Thanks as always for your insight and the great service we get from you guys. Nick

Q: I'm a buy and hold investor. I have a 2.86% position on Enbridge and 3.22% on TC. Would like to increase to about 4.% for each. . Looking primarily for dividend income. Thoughts ?

Q: your views on this company.
I'm having a hard time digesting the deal with Glencore and what it means to the company. Can I have your professional opinion on this company as an investment over the next 3-5years?
Thanks