Investment Q&A

Q: Freehold is down considerably and now paying an ten percent plus dividend. Even with a slow oil recovery, is this dividend safe and would you buy it now?
Thanks.

Q: Hi,

I own the Alaris CVB. Is there danger here of insolvency or would you consider it safe to hold to maturity?

Sheldon

Q: Sell or hold after precipitous drop

Q: Retired, conservative dividend-income investor with a "buy-and-hold & trim-add around a core position" strategy. At times like these, I take a fresh look at my holdings and ask two key questions. #1 = are there any of my equity holdings that have alarm bells going off? #2 = how safe are the dividends (knowing that no dividend is 100% secure)? The portfolio capital may rise or fall, but it is the continuation of the dividend that is more important.

For asset allocation purposes related to individual stocks (as opposed to sector allocations), I use the following:
5% targets = AQN, BCE, BNS, PBH, RY, TRP, WSP
4% targets = AD, AW, CSH, NWC
2% targets = LNF, MG, NTR
ETF targets = roughly 3-7%

Q#1 = are there any of these equities that you hear alarm bells?
Q#2 = are there any of these equities where you foresee dividend risk?
Q#3 = any thoughts on how I have my asset allocations set up (knowing it is a very personal decision?

Take a bunch of credits. Thanks for your help...Steve

Q: I never thought I'd see VET at $10.00 Is this a great buy or just a disaster - moreso than it is already waiting to happen?
Is this company sustainable at this number? With anyone but Trudeau at the helm I'd think theres a chance...but with him I fear its all downhill.
Your opinion....does this company survive??

Q: Sell or hold after quarterly report and further drop

Q: Can we get your thoughts on Vet results and dividend reduction? Thanks John

Q: Thoughts on the CN banks? Low rate environment; Cdn economy hampered economically due to low oil and lacklustre mtg/productivity . How does this factor for growth in our banking oligopoly? I would think the 4-5% dividend yield is relatively safe but I cannot see where the stock price growth would come from other than wealth management divisions and perhaps trading which is somewhat risky. Thanks.

Q: Hi Guys,
Poor Chorus Aviation: Getting hamered (Not justified in my opinion) along with all the airline stocks and then this news:
Chorus Aviation Falls to 52-Week Low As U.K. Air
05 Mar 202011:35 ET
(MT Newswires) -- Chorus Aviation (CHR.TO) was down more than 5% to a 52-week low after the company on Thursday said it has eight aircraft leased to Flybe, a U.K. regional airline placed under administration.

The company said Flybe leased three ATR 72-600 and five Dash 8-400 turboprop aircraft, which, Chorus said, account for less than 5% of the book value of its regional aircraft leasing segment fleet. It said it has a plan to repossess the planes and lease them to other customers.

"We are currently in negotiations with prospects for these aircraft. As noted, these aircraft represent only a small portion of the value of our leased aircraft portfolio," Steven Ridolfi president of Chorus Aviation Capital said in a release.

Chorus shares were last seen down C$0.36 to C$6.04 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under its previous 52-week low of C$6.22.

Would you continue to hold or possibly even add to an existing position ? Thanks

Dave

Q: With the latest government announcement is it to sell the telcos .

Q: This question was asked almost a year ago. Any changes to the list of stocks you cited?
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Q: Could you please list several divined stocks (no banks ) that might do better in a prolonged recession especially with dividend pay outs. Best first on list please.
thanks

Asked by JOSEPH on March 19, 2019
5I RESEARCH ANSWER:
BEP.UN, AQN, FTS, T, L, BCE, RCI.B, NWC, SAP

Q: Top 5 picks for a Smith Maneuver portfolio of dividend paying stocks for someone in their late 30's?

Q: I know you really like BNS but with TD at a 52 weeks low, would you pick it over BNS for a long term holding. (Building a position for dividend income)

Also, can you explain me if there is an advantage to own 2 full positions of banks vs 1 of bank and 1 of SLF (knowing that its your top insurance company pick)

Q: On the question asked by James..."Canadian names paying US dividends", does that only work if a person has a non registered US account or can the same benefit work in a Canadian non registered account?

thanks,

Paul

Q: What do you think of Alaris quarterly report?

The numbers for 2019 look to be exceptional, however, the problems in Q1 2020 and what they might imply are difficult to ascertain. Your opinion please.

Also they expect a 10% increase in distributions. Is that distributions to them or distributions to shareholders?

Q: What do you think of their latest results.

Q: Could you give an update on IVQ. Is the nice dividend safe and how would it hold up in a recession.

Q: Why has this stock tumbled ? Seemed like a solid dividend play.

Q: OVV (Encana): just looked at fundamentals supplied by CIBC Investors Edge - everything looks very good, if the data is correct? Please provide comments on this stock for me as a potential BUY or not? What are the true facts? Here is what CIBC had: ROE=15.47, TTM PE = 1.75x, B.V. = $28.00, D/E = 83% (high) & PR = 7.17%.

Q: Been keeping an eye on the travel stocks as they get pummeled by coronavirus concerns. CCL yield becoming very attractive--do you think there is a risk of them cutting the dividend as they battle through the inevitable sales decline over the next 12-24 (?) months