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Q: Hello - Would I be correct in saying that the price for Fortis is presently cheap? When I look back over a 5 year period the P/E ratio appears to be at its lowest level right now. Would you agree?

I have no data that goes back further than that so I don't know what the average P/E would be over a longer time frame.
Read Answer Asked by James on December 01, 2015
Q: I have a TFSA account and want to sell WestJet but not sure what I should replace the stock with. I currently also own Stanec in this sector. My sector allocations are appropriate except for: 0% Consumer Staples, 12% Industrial (after sale), 8% Tech. Which sector and stock would you recommend that I put the money toward to after the sale of WestJet?
Read Answer Asked on November 30, 2015
Q: Hi Guy's,

Just to help out Gary on westcoast, the full financial statements for only westcoast can be found on Sedar.ca

Regards
John
Read Answer Asked by John on November 30, 2015
Q: Can you explain why U.S. preferred share ETFs like PGF and PFF have considerably outperformed their Canadian counterparts such as CPD and ZPR ? Thanks, Joe
Read Answer Asked by Joseph on November 30, 2015
Q: How is the inside ownership? Would you consider these days as a good entry point? Your general assessment as well would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by MG on November 30, 2015
Q: it has lots of cash and very high dividend is it worth buying?.
Read Answer Asked by Nizar on November 30, 2015
Q: I am down about 20% on CPD which I bought primarily to stabilize my diversified portfolio. It comprises about 3.5% of my portfolio so it has not been a particularly good stabilizer. I understand how the rate reset preferred shares held in the ETF have depressed its value, but I find it hard to predict what is likely to happen over the next few years. Any predictions? I have been thinking of slowly reducing the amount that I hold and switching into a bond ETF (though even CBO and HFR have been slowly declining). Your sage advice would be appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Roland on November 30, 2015
Q: I am looking for some income products to diversify my portfolio. Royal Bank offers what they call Managed Payout Solution products, symbols RBF581, RBF582 and RBF578. While the yield is high for each, the MERs are very high. Also, it is not clear that there are no other hidden fees such as trailers, or front or rear end loading. I would appreciate your opinion of these products.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on November 30, 2015
Q: Hi Peter and Staff
In my pipeline holdings I had IPL and ENB as double what I had ALA,PPL,KEY and TRP. If I read things correctly,they may be more reliant on oil sands projects that the rest. Does it make sense to look at all of them equally going forward or is IPL still better than ALA,PPL,KEY and TRP going forward?
Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on November 27, 2015
Q: Seems like this Company is growing Revenue and Income. Analysts have a very large growth in earnings for 2016. Good yield at 6.7% without return of capital I believe. Looks like the latest annual payout is around 70%, and I think quite sustainable. Debt due to acquisition rather than capital and dilution. Would You buy at this price for a long term hold or do you expect more downside in the near future.
Read Answer Asked by Al on November 27, 2015
Q: I hold some XHY in my margin and TFSA. The Canadian dollar has come down since I purchased about 2 months ago. The prediction is for a lower dollar. How risky is this downward slide , should I sell now? I just bought for the increased yield.Thank you,Phyl
Read Answer Asked by Phyllis on November 27, 2015
Q: Have a nice div., above the 50DMA, increased div. but the p/b shows as -3.41. How can a stock have negative p/b value? Please explain, would you recommend to buy, perhaps an alternative. Also, how will the stock react to an interest increase? Many thanks, J.P Burlington
Read Answer Asked by Joseph on November 27, 2015
Q: Could you please provide your comments and future prospects of this company.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by satish on November 27, 2015
Q: Hi 5i,

I have held ZWA in our RRIF,s for income for a couple of years. Recently added some ZWH which has a higher yield. Both are doing fine. What would you think of using just ZWH for the higher yield? These ETF,s do not represent total US exposure. Most US is held in other accounts.
Best regards, and thanks for your service.
Ted
Read Answer Asked by Ted on November 27, 2015
Q: Hi Team,

In my kids RESP (ages 8 and 11) after trimming ESL, ATD, dividends and recent contributions there is enough for another position.
They hold now ATD,ESL,CGX,IPL,MG,BIN,SYZ,DHX,XEG,XFN,XRE,XSU.
Can you suggest another couple of names to consider either for diversification needs or for maybe some US exposure. I was thinking maybe Disney or Apple.
I am guessing we have about 8 more years until the funds are needed.

Thank you,

Brent
Read Answer Asked by Brent on November 27, 2015
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