Investment Q&A

Q: I am a retired, conservative dividend-income investor looking to add to the stocks I hold in the telecom-pipeline-utility sector. My current holdings are ALA, AQN, BCE and those contained within ZLB.

The candidates include ENB, FTS, IPL, KEY, PPL, TRP. I then filtered these down by using the following criteria = Beta < 1.0, Dividend yield > 5.0%, P/CF < 10.0, P/BV < 2.0. The result is TRP.

I am looking for a blue-chip, stable, dividend-payer, dividend grower, with obviously some capital growth potential.

Do you agree with my methodology? Any other filters to use? For diversity within the sector, should I included other candidate stocks?

Thanks for your help,
Steve

Q: I like the Brookfield entities and have held them, in various forms, for well over a decade. I want to also like BEP, however, I don't understand something - their cash flow per unit has only increased by about 3% on average over the last three to four years. How can they and the market expect the kind of returns that many are anticipating (e.g. Scotia - 29% including 7.2% distribution) when the multiple isn't that compressed and the free cash flow isn't really growing? Thanks for the great service!

Q: I notice that AW.UN is currently paying a monthly dividend of .1250 which equates to annual dividend of 1.50. Current EPS, TTM is only 1.32.
Based on this alone, they can't cover the dividend... am I missing something here?
Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter and Ryan, can you provide any commentary on KWH.UN. Why has it dropped so much over the last month ?

Thanks

Dave

Q: Hi,
I bought it a month ago based on your upbeat position on the stock. Down 12% in a month, but what worries me most is that the stock seems to go down regardless of the market direction. Yet, the company looks good to me (re fundamentals, P/E and dividend), so I hesitant to cut losses and walk away. What is your current view of the company, do you see any growth potential in a mid term (1-3 years)? Do you consider the dividend safe? I know they increased it twice, but dividend cut will obviously cause avalanche selling - most of your subscribers experienced it with WIN...

Q: IPL recently raised it`s dividend and is now yielding 7.21%. As a person who relies on divs, I ask myself "Is this to good to be true? The chart is terrible but the div. is fantastic. So my question: If oil stays at $40 for a longer term at what point in time does this 7.21% become in danger? Three years,5 years? I understand that you do not have a crystal ball but is IPL turning into a yield trap? Thank You Ron

Q: I am a conservative retired, dividend-income investor with a pension and CPP. My portfolio includes mostly dividend-producing holdings (AD, AQN, ALA, BCE, BNS, CGX, CPG, PBH, RY, SLF, WEF, WSP, WCP, ZLB, XIT, Sentry Cdn Inc, Sentry REIT, TD Health, RBC Cdn Equity, Fisgard, and Annuities).

I am looking to add ZWH-T for income and some growth, acknowledging the T1135 inclusion and the dividends being treated as interest income. This would be held in my non-registered cash account.

Question 1 = would any dividend withholding taxes be reconciled at tax time, due to the USA-Canadian tax treaty?

Question 2 = would ZWH be an appropriate investment for my profile above? At first glance, it doesn't look like we have much foreign investments, but when you prorate the foreign holdings and/or income we have 30% non-Canadian investments (AQN, WSP are good examples). Is 30% too high for our profile?

Question 3 = I don't read anywhere about any hedging of the Canadian dollar. Am I at any currency risk?

Thanks for your help...much appreciated,
Steve

Q: Hi team. I'm trying to find an ETF that pays a dividend of 4% or more that has NO canadian exposure. The best one I have found is a new ETF called ZDH (International dividend ETF). The good: The PE is 13.3, which is surprisingly low (if you could verify), the yield is 5%, it's hedged, no holding has a weight above 2.3%, the largest sector is 27%. The bad: I don't recognize ANY company in the top 10 holdings, the MER is 0.45%, the liquidity is weak (can be a good thing when buying). Also, the dividend is above 4%, which as we've seen on the TSX this year, that often means trouble (CJR, WCP, LIQ, WIN, TMC, D.un). Would you recommend this to someone 1 year from retirement? He would give it a weight of 15%. Please take your time to respond. I'm in no hurry. Just want to be extra careful on this move since it applies to my dad. Thank you and great work!

Q: What do you think of this company and the reports? A sell, hold, or buy?
Is the dividend safe? Thank you!

Q: Hello again gurus!

I am interested in increasing my US holdings.

I presently hold the Vanguard Total Market and like its very low MER. I intend to add to my US holdings. What is your opinion of the BMO's ZWH?

Would you suggest that I simply add to my Vanguard Total Market Fund or put my new money into something like ZWH which, while it has a higher MER, also has a higher dividend?

Either way, I intend to buy and hold the ETF's.

Thanks.

Q: What are your thoughts on richards packaging as a long term growth stock with a 5% dividend in a TFSA Could it be a potential takeover stock by a larger company?

Q: Enbridge announced 14% increase of dividends and dropped like a rock 3%. Last year ENB about the same time announced about 30% dividend increase and shot up 20%.

So increase is an increase, why the reaction is totally different from last year ?
Do you see any other bad news today and going forward >

Q: FC-T has a high yield over 7%, which is a better return than any of it's convertible debentures. a free cash flow of 5.47M, However a book value of 10.28. They have never reduced their dividend. Do you see this company as a reasonable investment for income.

Q: Good day, is TA worth (risk/return) buying at $5? I am thinking that there will likely be (another) dividend cut which will push the shares lower short-term, but after that, they could bounce back to $7-9 - at which point I would exit. What's your thoughts - thanks.

Q: Prefs make up about 5% of my holdings. Most are solid, however
I am underwater on CSE.PR.A and AZP.PR.A and am looking at selling to offset gains elsewhere.
Could you make a suggestion(s) as to a good and somewhat similar home for the proceeds?
I was thinking about CSE and/or AQN. ( My feeling is CSE is a a bit of a dice roll on a deal getting done)
I hold BEP.UN in a registered account, but am light on utilities otherwise.
Thank You.

Q: I am sitting on a small amount of cash ($50000)I would like to invest into dividend canadian compagny. I really don't know where to put it. It is for dividend revenue until I died! It is extra money that is not part of my retirement assets. So looking longterm (20yrs), good structured company. What would be appropriate. I understand that you do not take any responsibility toward my decision to buy or not. Thank for your help!

Q: You have XHY in the Income Portfolio. It has not performed well overall. I did a graphical comparison with ZWH and ZWH looks far superior. ZWH has increased in the last year whereas XHY has gone south.

I'm thinking of selling XHY and buying ZWH. May I have your thoughts on this move?

Thanks ... Ron

Q: I hold some Interpipe, Transalta Renewables (RNW ) and Pembina (PPL). All still at gains, but gains are eroding on a consistent basis. All are held for income as opposed to capital gains. Do you see any distribution cuts for these pipeline/utilities in the next couple years? Are recent distribution increases justified or misleading attempts to support stock prices? What is your opinion of the high-yielding pipes/renewables?

Thank-you

Q: I would like your thoughts on Kinder Morgan's business risk?

Q: Et's results today beat EPS & Rev.with $66m backlog, shipment of $30m in Nov.& $97.5m cash.Please advise gist of conference call,if appropriate,& your comments on results.Your advice of buy,hold or sell.Thanks a lot for your normal great sevices & views.