Investment Q&A

Q: Your thoughts please on the BCE news today?

Thx

Q: What do you think of FRU.ca vs NPI at these levels for a long term hold? Are there tax consequences for a royalty company I should be aware of?

I own CNQ, ENB, CPX, H and a little HSP already but I'm finding it hard to resist the dividends (and hopefully growth) of FRU and NPI. Should I add to one of the companies I already own or buy NPI or FRU as well?

Q: Hi,

I own BEP.UN. ENB SLF and WSP from the 5i income portfolio.. Have PPL as well for income.
I am looking to add at least two more full positions for income and maybe some growth. What would you suggest?
Regards
Rajiv

Q: Can you suggest 2 or 3 U.S. dividend ETFs that trade in U.S. dollars ? Preferably low volatility. Thanks. Joe

Q: Hello Peter,
The utilities sector is moving up (assuming due to lower rates), but BEP.UN does not seem to get back to its old high; it seems to be range bound. Any idea why this is the case?

Q: For a long-term hold can you list the top 5 utilities in Canada, that you would recommend. TY

Q: Would you consider ZWU to be a reasonable replacement for the following equities in a RIF ?
BEP.un, BIPC, BIR, ENB, FTS, TOU
Please give Risk assessment 1 (low) out of 10 (high). Other suggestions/comments appreciated ?

Q: I bought BIP.UN in a registered account about a year ago. Looking back, I would have been better to buy BIPC.

Looking forward ie over the long term, do you think that BIPC will continue to outperform on a total return basis?

Q: Hi there,

I’m a long term holder of NPI, of course it’s been very weak along with the renewable sector. Last several days it’s showing some life.

Is it just general movement with rest of the utilities in anticipation of lower interest rates or is there something else? Longer term HOLD ie. +3-5 years (also own CPX).

Thanks a lot!

Q: Looking for your thoughts on a/m; appears to be treading water in anticipation of U.S dockworkers potential strike; other than the dividend, considering selling.

Q: Interested in dividend etfs and looking at these 3
How can I find information on the general holdings of each? For example is weighting mostly financials ? utilities ? etc. Mo point in buying 2 with similar weightings!
Is there a sight that discloses holdings in each or at least general weightings.
Do you have a favorite among these 3 or another to recommend. Goal us income with some growth but primarily income 5 year horizon
Many thanks for great service
Peter

Q: Can you rank the top 5 canadian utilities for a long-term hold for income.

TY

Q: With the oil and gas stocks getting hit in recent days, I am considering taking a position in one dividend paying company once things appear to have settled a bit (as if I know). I have been looking at TPZ as a NG position or WCP for oil. Of these two, do you have a preference, based on company fundamentals combined with the commodity potential (ie NG or oil)?
Thank-you

Q: Is tpz attractive at the current price for a long term dividend paying stock?

Q: Hi can i get your opinion on Waste Connections(WCN.TO)? Also is the company to expensive to initial a position?? should i wait for a pullback?

Q: Thoughts on the quarter. Market seems to like the results.
Steve

Q: Good morning,

In an answer to Danny on August 13, you said that BCE's trailing twelve months dividend is around $3.7B, which is covered by the operating cash flow of $7.6B, I read a post from Reddit yesterday that says BCE's free cash flow payout ratio is 109% stating that its dividend is covered by debt and equity dilution. Can you explain why these numbers are so wildly different? Thanks very much,

Q: Hello 5i,
I have, below, cut and pasted a segment of a press release:

"A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. ("Food Services") will also receive a similar dividend from Trade Marks on its investment in Trade Marks.

Food Services also announced today that it has declared a dividend in the amount of $1.0 million to its shareholder. The dividend will be paid out of Food Services' available working capital and is separate and distinct from distributions declared by the Fund to unitholders of the Fund..."

I have looked at the Investor Page of the AW.UN website and can find no clarity around what happens to the $1.0 million dividend. I am surmising that it goes into the larger fund for whatever purpose they deem necessary, but will NOT trickle down to individual unitholders. It seems the regular monthly dividend of $0.16 is all that we will receive, as per usual. Does this interpretation seem correct?

This confusion over the 3 entities, and who gives/gets what, goes a long way towards explaining the need for a much simplified corporate structure, imho!!

Thanks for any clarity you can provide!!
Cheers,
MIke

Q: Peter with so many unions going on and threatening stikes in Canada I believe it will effect the owners ie shareholders to a negative affect . Can you give us companies with 5% div or more that are not banks and are not unionised. Thanks Ken

Q: good day to the best team
what is your opinion about this cie in the near term and the utility sector in general due to the declining interest rate trend thanks for your super service