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Q: Regarding each of the above,please advise if you consider each of these dividends is safe and also if the dividend tax credit applies. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on October 30, 2018
Q: The stock price of EMA has fallen from $50 to below $40 over the past 12 months. What do you think is the reason for that?
Secondly, as an income investor, the current yield of 5.84% dividend is very enticing. Or, is such a high dividend a red flag in this case? Is it sustainable?
What is your advice on purchasing this stock at the present time?
Read Answer Asked by Ron on October 30, 2018
Q: Hello 5i,
I am up $3000 to $4000 on JPM, MMM, PEP and others. I am down $3000 on KWH, RME, TCL.A. and others. I do not need money and can stay invested in all. I am retired, 72, with good pensions. I am inclined to just stay put and collect dividends. Should I sell and apply the losses to the gains or just stay put as I am inclined to do?
Thanx,
Stanley
Read Answer Asked by STANLEY on October 30, 2018
Q: With the tide running out and lowering almost all "boats", the yields on the examples listed above are becoming compelling for a retired, income oriented investor.

Part of the thought process here is that inflation at least at this point appears to be muted. The yields on the above range from 4.2% to 6.8%. I see these as income producers with a good risk return profile given the size of the share price drops.

1. Do you agree with my reasoning?
2. Would these types of ETF's make sense?

Thanks for your help here.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on October 30, 2018
Q: Hello,
Just wondering why CPD Preferred ETF has been going down in October. I would assume the unit price would be going up in a rising rate environment. In fact the opposite is happening. I know its based on credit quality of the companies but there is a lot of high credit worthy companies in this ETF.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Mike on October 29, 2018
Q: Hello,
The equity portion of our portfolio is 25% S&P ETF and 75% blue-chip Cdn dividend-paying stocks. We've used DRIP for a number of years, our reasoning being no fees to convert dividends into shares and to stay invested. Do you concur? My concern is both the book and market values include those shares purchased through DRIP...so it's not possible to distinguish between dividends and share prices. That would be very helpful to know. With such clarity, I'm supposing we would have ignored the advice to hold on in a couple of our holdings, eg CIX who's share price (exc dividends) relative to what we paid several years ago must be dismal. Your thoughts on that? Maybe you know how we can get such clarity, ie without stopping DRIP? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Bill on October 29, 2018
Q: I am looking for the proper vehicle for the bond portion of my portfolio.
Would like to have 3% yield in short term ETF. Does rising rates mean existing bonds in an ETF will decline(and hence a lower ETF price)?
Can you suggest any appropriate bond ETF’s?
Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on October 29, 2018
Q: If you needed to use your cash (i.e. $100K) in 3 years (October 2021), ignoring any other investments held in TFSA and RRSP, where would you invest this money that is currently held in a taxable account? The obvious answer would seem to be GICs, but would MFT or anything else fit the bill in trying to maximize return? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by John on October 29, 2018
Q: Good morning 5i Team.

I'm primarily an income investor and I'm building positions in these three names. My target is BEP.UN (5%) AQN (3%) and RNW (2%) for a total of 10%. Do you think 10% is too high for the group? Is it necessary to diversify into all three? If not, which would you pass on?

Thanks
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on October 29, 2018
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