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Q: I bought about a 2% position a month ago at around $24, intending to buy more but never did, as it kept climbing (not a bad thing, of course). What is your opinion of their announcement a couple days ago, and if there should be any effect on the stock price? How sustainable is the dividend? My original plan was to have about a 3-3.5% position; would you suggest increasing to this level at current prices (this stock is held mainly for income)?
Read Answer Asked by grant on April 04, 2016
Q: Can I have your opinion on DR? The basics seem reasonable but it is a very small company, so I'm thinking of a half position just to get a toe in.
Read Answer Asked by Edward on April 04, 2016
Q: May I please have a current opinion on ISV? I checked the Q&A section and it has been a couple of months since your last view was published. The dividend looks very attractive. Thank you again for your excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by Margot on April 04, 2016
Q: Would a switch from Trimac TMA to Gamehost GM make any sense? - are they equally risky? Or should one hold either? Thanks Jim
Read Answer Asked by jim on April 04, 2016
Q: Just comparing NPI to other electric utilities in Canada during the past year this one wins hands down. Can you please explain the recent outperformance and future prospects. It still has an attractive yield of 5%. NPI generates power from renewable sources but then so does BEP.UN as opposed to a coal based utility such as TA. perhaps NPI would be a nice addition to the income portfolio.
Thanks for your great service,
Steve


Read Answer Asked by Steve on April 01, 2016
Q: Hi Peter and 5iResearch Team,

Can I invest in US treasuries and TIPs in an ETF? Investing in both traditional bonds and inflation-protected TIPs?
Thank you. Linda
Read Answer Asked by Linda on March 31, 2016
Q: Interested investing in blue chip corporate debt. Any recommendations of Canadian blue chip companies and also American?
Preferably companies that have strong balance sheets.
Read Answer Asked by Alberto on March 31, 2016
Q: Which is better, FIE vs ZEB?

Thanks as always for your informative answers! Austin
Read Answer Asked by Austin on March 30, 2016
Q: please give an update. while the yd is good i was wondering if you see growth. since its move of approx 20% i am no longer under water and thinking of moving on to redeply in to either alaris or badger.
Read Answer Asked by brian on March 30, 2016
Q: Just wondering if you can comment on the earnings release from last night. Looked like a very slight miss...very small to say the least. Does the dividend look safe here?

Thanks Jimmy
Read Answer Asked by Jimmy on March 30, 2016
Q: Could you please recommend 3 names of companies/ETFs/ that would produce monthly income, to be added to an otherwise reasonably balanced portfolio for a long term hold.
Thank you for the great service.
Read Answer Asked by Carlos on March 30, 2016
Q: I am a senior with RRIFs and TFSAs. I am not currently living off these but could in the future. I read questions in this space about income producing products such as XHY. These look good but, frankly, I have a great deal of difficulty investing in a product with a total return of just 21.08% over the past five years, or just 4.2% average per year, when I can invest in XST (Canadian Consumer Staples) with a return over the same five year period of 168.8%. Yes, XHY has a great yield but almost no capital gain. And yes, XHY is less volatile but am I wrong, at my age, to be more interested in total return than just yield? I am not afraid of some volatility and am not a believer in the old outdated dictum of holding bonds in proportion to your age. And the total of my investable assets could not produce adequate income if I relied on yield. The standard deviation of the Consumer Staples ETF is still quite low at 0.35 to 1.2 and it has been by far, the best performing Canadian sector of the past 14 years. No, I don't currently own either of these products but may in the near future.
Read Answer Asked by Fred on March 29, 2016
Q: Your thoughts on their results. Ignore if already answered.

Regards,

Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on March 24, 2016
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