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Q: Good morning
I was wondering what are your thoughts on Hudson Bay company (HBC). I know retailers are hurting now, is HBC a good value right now? I Recently heard that hbc property holdings are worth quite a bit and that HBC maybe spinning off REIT? What are your thoughts on this and HBC taking over MACY'S.
If HBC is not good, do you have an alternative you recommend?
Read Answer Asked by Palwinder on February 06, 2017
Q: Hi Peter and group I am up on EXE (28%) in the last 2 yrs I was thinking of adding some more . Is this a good idea or do you recommend another stock in the same space
Read Answer Asked by Terence on February 06, 2017
Q: Hi 5i: I split my investing between a number of different portfolios. One is a dividend reinvesting portfolio focused on dividend growers - all Canadian at the moment. My holdings consist of the usual suspects, big companies covering banks, telecoms, pipes, and utilities. I added a small position in Crius a few days ago, but I want to diversify some more. Any suggestions? I have no industrials, bio/health, consumer or info tech. I could include US stocks if necessary. If you would make a few suggestions I would appreciate it. Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Roland on February 06, 2017
Q: Yesterday BNN guest suggested TRP.PR.K to use as a saving account as it is a reset with a minimum 4.5% reset or better. For those of us with excess cash do you recommend using this security as an alternate to a MMF?

QQQX was pointed out to me as an interesting CEF with a 7.1% yield as well as some very interesting growth oriented holdings. What do you think about this CEF?

With thanks

Sheldon
Read Answer Asked by Sheldon on February 06, 2017
Q: I'm starting to question why I should keep holding-on to "Peyto" for its 4.7% dividend. Natural gas lost of lot of ground and Equity Clock shows that seasonally it goes much lower during the end of summer. What concerns me the most is this: Could PeyTo be impacted by Trump's BAT? GameHost has a 5% dividend. If what I want is income and insulation from the Trump's trade war, is that a smart switch?
Read Answer Asked by Matt on February 06, 2017
Q: In a follow-up to my question in regards to the ex dividend date for a dividend payout I would like to thank Mike for clarifying the drip portion of the dividend payout. My question now is what do you mean by on the day of the ex dividend that the stock does not trade with the dividend. On that day does the stock have a lower or higher price? or if you sell it on that date you don't get the dividend. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by steven on February 06, 2017
Q: Hi 5i, I hold BOS in a non-registered account and can claim a 40% loss. It seems to be recovering at the same rate as XTC. What is your opinion of replacing BOS with XTC at this time? Are these two comparable?
Thanks for your guidance.
Gary
Read Answer Asked by Gary on February 03, 2017
Q: Your response to a recent question asking which of these companies to add to:
"BIP has grown the dividend by 16% and BEP has grown the dividend by 35.5%. We would use history as the guide here and side with BEP.UN."
Consider over the past year BEP.UN share price increased by 7.5% whereas BIP.UN increased by 36.5%. Over 5 years BEP.UN gained 46% but BIP.UN gained 132%. In my history book BIP.UN wins hands down notwithstanding the difference in dividend increase last year.

Steve
Read Answer Asked by Steve on February 02, 2017
Q: Your preference between Intertape Polynmer (ITP) and ZCL Composites (ZCL).

Consensus eps estimates has ITP earning $1.16 in 2017 and $1.23 in 2018. Not all that inspiring but the business seems stable enough and its in a sector where, I think, if the US economy picks up I can envision the company beating those eps estimates.

ZCL is cheaper using 2017 eps estimates for comparative purposes and seems to have a little better growth going forward. However with ZCL their business seems a little more difficult to predict.

Your opinions are appreciated.

Thanks.

John
Read Answer Asked by john on February 02, 2017
Q: BIP.UN and BEP.UN both released their Q4 results in the last two days and both raised their payouts. I currently hold both stocks. If I'm to increase my investment in only one of them, which one would you prefer in terms of longer term growth and further payout increases down the road? Thanks for your insight.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on February 02, 2017
Q: Good Morning.
I wanted to make room for GSY in my RRSP. Would you endorse a switch from ECN/EFN? Or do you see this alternative unnecessary?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Marty on February 02, 2017
Q: I am looking to add renewable energy companies to both my US and Canadian portfolios. Buy and hold for 5-10-20 years. Can you make some reccomendations?
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on February 02, 2017
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