Q: I have held the etf CBO as part of the fixed income element for several years it is now off over 3%, please provide your opinion on this and should I move to other bond like units.
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- iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD)
- BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF (ZRE)
- iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XHY)
Q: Saw your suggestion for CPD, XHY, ZRE for dividend income and wondered what would drive each of these securities price performance given that their overall return will be a mixture of price appreciation/depreciation as well as yield and each has a significantly different price history. I'm not planning to blend as I think you should know what drives each investment. I also saw your two notes on CPD so what I think I need is an overview of the relevant price drivers please. Thank you
Q: Peter and Ryan,
Do you have any concerns with Enbridge? My advisor called today saying he heard that they are not putting as much oil though their pipelines these days. He also mentioned that there might be a dividend cut with their high debt. I have owned the shares for about 5 years and have a nice gain on the price, but being older I like being able to collect the dividend for a long time yet. Enbridge is a 6% weighting in my portfolio at the moment.
Thank you,
Charlie
Do you have any concerns with Enbridge? My advisor called today saying he heard that they are not putting as much oil though their pipelines these days. He also mentioned that there might be a dividend cut with their high debt. I have owned the shares for about 5 years and have a nice gain on the price, but being older I like being able to collect the dividend for a long time yet. Enbridge is a 6% weighting in my portfolio at the moment.
Thank you,
Charlie
Q: I'm in the process of ranking tax loss candidates and try to decide between DH and AD which one has a better chance to show signs of life before 2016 YE.
I'm leaning towards DH only for the reason it's seemingly under certain manipulators' control (based on the hard drive downwards trade actions of late) and unless they turn out to be like what you said "short sellers are not god, they can loss money too"). AD is a "show me" story, but can they do a turn around by Q3?
Your assessment will help greatly in my decision. Thanks.
By the way no more use of stop losses for me. I foolishly lost EIF and I'm buying it back at a premium today. Another lesson learnt at a high tuition. LOL.
I'm leaning towards DH only for the reason it's seemingly under certain manipulators' control (based on the hard drive downwards trade actions of late) and unless they turn out to be like what you said "short sellers are not god, they can loss money too"). AD is a "show me" story, but can they do a turn around by Q3?
Your assessment will help greatly in my decision. Thanks.
By the way no more use of stop losses for me. I foolishly lost EIF and I'm buying it back at a premium today. Another lesson learnt at a high tuition. LOL.
Q: Hi 5i,
Although they have both been good investments, it seems that since 2010 BIP units have outperformed BEP units by a decent margin. Are the profit margins lower in BEP's focus area or is there something about the energy project investment arc that delays returns in the renewable energy space? I'm wondering what the BIP unit outperformance is attributable to and whether it is a factor that is likely to continue or whether, in the future, BEP is more likely to keep pace, or even to do a little catch-up. I'd be interested in any thoughts you may have on this. Thanks!
Although they have both been good investments, it seems that since 2010 BIP units have outperformed BEP units by a decent margin. Are the profit margins lower in BEP's focus area or is there something about the energy project investment arc that delays returns in the renewable energy space? I'm wondering what the BIP unit outperformance is attributable to and whether it is a factor that is likely to continue or whether, in the future, BEP is more likely to keep pace, or even to do a little catch-up. I'd be interested in any thoughts you may have on this. Thanks!
Q: Would you mind explaining how the one year share price of XHY has gone from: Aug 19/15 at $19.81 to Feb 2/16 at $17.31 and then back up Aug18/16 to $20.01. Is share price only affected by interest rate changes or other things in the ETF that I'm missing? And is there a best time to buy the ETF.
Thank you.
G
Thank you.
G
Q: Hi
How likely is it that the sale of MBT to BCE will go through?
Would you purchase MBT on weakness?
Thanks
How likely is it that the sale of MBT to BCE will go through?
Would you purchase MBT on weakness?
Thanks
Q: Hello, I am thinking of purchasing this equity. Could I have your opinion on this stock. Thank you.
Alan
Alan
Q: Curious about your thoughts on this trust post Q2 earnings. A lot has changed with this security in the last 6 months. Do you recommend KWH.UN as an income investment?
Q: Is this a reasonable price level to initiate a small position? Is there a lot of downside risk?
Q: Would you please comment on diversifieds earnings.
Q: Regarding Richard's question re AQN. I think he was asking about the instalment receipts in particular. They were recommended on BNN Market Call.
I participated in the EMA and FTS instalment receipt deals with their large USacquisitions. In both cases things worked out well. Of course it has been a hot market for utilities so the underlying shares increased in value while I was holding the receipts, which obviously helps.
Two comments 1) These deals make sense only if you would be comfortable owning the shares when the call for funds comes (when you have to put up the other 2/3 of cash). It is kind of like selling a put. The income is nice, but you have to be ready to buy the security if things go wrong. 2) best not to buy in a registered account, unless you have room to add the additional 2/3 cash to buy the shares. You don't want to be forced to sell the receipts at a bad time just because you are trapped by your RRSP or TFSA limit.
Hope this was useful.
Cheers
John
I participated in the EMA and FTS instalment receipt deals with their large USacquisitions. In both cases things worked out well. Of course it has been a hot market for utilities so the underlying shares increased in value while I was holding the receipts, which obviously helps.
Two comments 1) These deals make sense only if you would be comfortable owning the shares when the call for funds comes (when you have to put up the other 2/3 of cash). It is kind of like selling a put. The income is nice, but you have to be ready to buy the security if things go wrong. 2) best not to buy in a registered account, unless you have room to add the additional 2/3 cash to buy the shares. You don't want to be forced to sell the receipts at a bad time just because you are trapped by your RRSP or TFSA limit.
Hope this was useful.
Cheers
John
- CCL Industries Inc. Unlimited Class B Non-Voting Shares (CCL.B)
- Cineplex Inc. (CGX)
- Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH)
- A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN)
Q: In a recent member's question regarding a conservative portfolio construction you said that there are good consumer discretionary companies that are growing income and dividends. Which ones in Canada and the US would you recommend other than the auto related ones? Many thanks for the great service.
Q: Well I foolishly falls for the shorts' tree shaking con game of driving down EIF to create a panic and allowed my EIF to be stopped out $32.41 (yes, I kept a bit of profit at this level). I now contemplate about buying it back at around $34! Sell low and buy high, is it not what investing is all about? What more can you say about small retail jittery!
Anyway I would like your opinion on buying EIF back at this price level, and it is wise to do so.
sign - "too embarrassed".
Anyway I would like your opinion on buying EIF back at this price level, and it is wise to do so.
sign - "too embarrassed".
Q: I currently hold LIF for the high yield and am thinking of replacing it with EIF - again for the high yield. A good idea??
Thanks
Thanks
- H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (HR.UN)
- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAR.UN)
- Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (AX.UN)
Q: Regarding my question earlier about 2 REIT's to diversify existing position in AX.un, I probably should have pointed out preference for market cap and mimimum current yield. I like (and anticipated) your recommendation of Chartwell however IIP.un sacrifices too much current yield and market cap security to make up for potential growth for me. Would CAR.un fit nicely given my desire for a larger market cap? Is H&R too much like AX.un? thx!
Q: Hello 5i team,
Not sure why my question does not reach you as I've tried twice in the past 2 weeks.......hope it gets through to you in this 3rd attempt.
I am 61 years old and about 16% of my overall portfolio is in bonds. The rest is in income stocks and growth stocks similar to 5i portfolio. The yield return of fixed income instruments is so low currently and I am rather comfortable owning income stocks. Now, I have $60,000 in cash in RRSP and I have the following options. Please comment on each option and your preference and recommendations.
1. To buy several corporate bonds with maturity of 3 to 5 years and to hold till maturity.
2. To buy more income stocks like AW.UN or EIF.un
3. To buy ETF of inflation bonds
4. To buy ETF of high yield bonds
5. To buy ETF of US corporate bonds
Please advise preferred ETF for option 3, 4 and 5.
Many thanks.
Not sure why my question does not reach you as I've tried twice in the past 2 weeks.......hope it gets through to you in this 3rd attempt.
I am 61 years old and about 16% of my overall portfolio is in bonds. The rest is in income stocks and growth stocks similar to 5i portfolio. The yield return of fixed income instruments is so low currently and I am rather comfortable owning income stocks. Now, I have $60,000 in cash in RRSP and I have the following options. Please comment on each option and your preference and recommendations.
1. To buy several corporate bonds with maturity of 3 to 5 years and to hold till maturity.
2. To buy more income stocks like AW.UN or EIF.un
3. To buy ETF of inflation bonds
4. To buy ETF of high yield bonds
5. To buy ETF of US corporate bonds
Please advise preferred ETF for option 3, 4 and 5.
Many thanks.
Q: can you look at the investment receipt for Algonquin Power. is it worthwhile at this value?
Q: Hello Team, I realize these three are very different companies. But could you please rank these in order for a conservative investor with at least a 5-year time frame to hold the chosen stock? No need to hit homers. A longer-term 5-7% annual return would be just fine! Thank you.
Q: Could you please give me an update with regards to VNR. Is it still a good buy for growth and dividend?
thanks
Dave.
thanks
Dave.