Investment Q&A

Q: I have read that if Canada bans Huawei ( I think they may have to) from 5g that the telecoms , Rogers to a lesser degree will have a 1 billion hit as they will have to remove the equipment they have already installed. Now the time for the crystal ball.

If that were to happen , it is a one time hit, probably some tax write offs etc would the market react violently negative.
I own a lot of bce.

Q: do You think it is a good time to buy these stock? for long term investment like snow ball.
appreciate your time!

Jacky

Q: Good morning,
Could you please provide your top 20 Canadian dividend paying stocks. Please feel free to use more than 1 question asked as I know this is a big question.
Thanks

Q: I have many shares of ALA and am significantly underwater about 50% I cannot sell for tax-loss, shares are in a RRSP account. New CEO reporting on Dec 13, expect dividend to be cut at that time? Would you recommend holding or selling to buy ENB.
Thanks as always.

Q: hi, using above as an example, could you explain why this is trading at $20. the reset date is jan 1 2019. can this preferred share be called back?? is the market thinking rates are going to get lower again??? Brookfield Properties Preferred T

Q: For a 3 year hold,which of trp or enb would be your preference?

Q: I own KWH in two accounts. In one I can harvest a tax loss while in the other I cannot. Is there any reason to treat them differently? I mean should I wait for a possible bounce in the registered account? THanks.

Q: We notice TD has a $16 target on SPB which if sensible would be a nice return with the dividend over the next 12 months. Does this make any sense top you??

Q: One would think that if there won't be NEW pipelines built for the foreseeable future (thanks Trudeau!), then one could conclude that existing pipeline companies would be more valuable...the old supply vs demand argument => positive for the existing pipeline companies. Then one would muse about where would their future growth come from=> negative. However, I seem to remember that TRP has BILLIONs of approved projects in the cue => positive for TRP. Your thoughts on the pipeline companies in general and specifically on TRP. I have a 2/3 position and am considering topping it up. Thanks...Steve

Q: When do the hydro one installment receipts stop paying interest?

What happens if the Avista deal does not go thru?

What are the time frames involved in the Avista deal?
Thanks.

Q: Your thoughts on DFN.to would be most appreciated.

Q: WHATS YOUR FEELING ON ENERGY TRANSFER IS THE PAYOUT SAFE AND DO U SEE ANY UPSIDE IN THIS STOCK

Q: I have held MFT for under a year, purchased for fixed income outside of a bond fund. Currently down a bit over 1% not counting distributions, which is obviously pretty good in todays' market, but the drop does have me questioning where it might be going. What would you expect the fund price to do in the each of the following situations:
1) rates continue to go up, even if at a slower rate
2) rates stabilize
3) rates go down
Also, how would the distribution be affected in each scenario above and what is the approximate lag time?
Because of the mix of products in the fund, do you think it will act more as a bond fund or an equity fund to market gyrations?

Thank-you

Q: What to do with cpd and Ecn.pr.a .
I’ve held reset prefs before, saw it through through the downturn in interest rates and the upturn again, did well, because I had a long term objective.
I now no longer have this luxury. However I feel some comfort with the minimum rate reset preferred. Should I. I appreciate your unbiased recommendation on both securities.
Thank you.
P.s. will be asking for a complete portfolio evaluation in the new year. Paid of course.

Q: Good morning Peter, Ryan, and Team,

In an answer to Ulrike on October 2nd, in which he asked: "Which one company would you buy today? Hydro One or Fortis? Or none? And why?", you answered "Fortis has raised its dividend every year for close to 50 years, and we would have more confidence in it. H is OK, but has a lot of political interference still, with a new board as well, and a large acquisition that has yet to close."

It's your last comment that I'm wondering about. Washington state regulators have blocked the sale of Avista to Hydro One, citing "political interference". Does this setback for Hydro One affect your opinion of H going forward?

Thanks for your insight.

Q: Hello
5 I has decided to remove Crius from the income portfolio. I will
follow and sell as I am at a current loss of 50%. What stock would you recommend buying with the balance of the money.
Thanks Maurice

Q: is high interest saving account and is safest to keep cash comparing with bank MMF.
CBO, CPP, XBB all have lost money during the last few years why one should keep the cash in these fund
I appreciate your comment Thank you.ebrahim

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor. My current equity-only asset allocation is 22% financials, 8% real estate, 25% tel-pipes-utilities, 15% consumer (owning CGX, PBH & others contained in ETFs and MFs), 3% health, 8% tech, 8% industrials (owning WSP among others), 9% energy, 2% materials. I am mostly invested with roughly 8% cash available to deploy.

I capitalized on tax loss selling of NFI and TCL. I am considering topping up CGX and WSP to a full position and re-initiate a partial position in either NFI or TCL or another suggestion from you.

Question 1 = Could you please rank these 4 stocks based on a) security of dividend, b) growth of dividend and c) potential stock price appreciation (rebound potential).

Q2 = I am normally a buy-and-hold investor and do minor-trims-adds around core positions. Being we are in late cycle, should I just maintain my existing allocations and avoid adding to my consumer cyclical and industrial stocks?

Thanks for your help...Steve

Q: I am looking for a “green” alternative for investing in bonds and would appreciate your opinion of these bonds.

Q: Hi 5i:
I have held both before and sold for gains. Would you favour one over the other now or take partial position in both assuming they both are buys? TFSA or RIF or it doesn't matter which? I am a long term investor and I feel well diversified.
Thanks for your thoughts,

Tom