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Q: Could you please give your views on TransAlta Renewables. I see their dividend payout is greater than their EPS and they have not raised distributions in over one year.
Read Answer Asked by Bernie on March 16, 2015
Q: Hello Team, Can I get your thoughts on these 2 companies and if now is a good time to start accumulating these? COP has about 4$ in cash pays a 4.5% dividend and stock price is down about 30% since the summer. They have a long history of paying dividends and growing them. Williams is paying a 5% dividend with a projected 7% increase this yr of its dividend.The price is down 20% over last 6 months. Appreciate your thoughts on these?
Read Answer Asked by pietro on March 16, 2015
Q: The charts on CSW.A and CSW.B look very different. I noticed that all questions on Corby's have been asked using CSW.A. Don't retail investors usually buy the B series? Any concerns about lack of trade volume? How much inside ownership is there? Which symbol should I consider? Best, Don
Read Answer Asked by DONALD on March 16, 2015
Q: I have a sizeable position in Qcom and I am under water in what I accepted to be a cyclical stock. After all the damage done in China , and after holding out against Asian competitors coming from all sides , it seems that Intel is going to be swooping in on the Apple . Is losing the iPhone chip business going to murder the stock price of Qcom ? ( I am still hurting big time from my GTAT loss ) .... Would you be a Seller here ? Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on March 16, 2015
Q: Hello Peter & Co.:
I'm a buy & hold type investor. Here's what I hold in my CA portfolio:
Consumer - CGX, CCL.B, MG, DHX
Financial - BMO, BNS, HCG, SLF
Industrial - BIN, CNR
Materials - SJ
Oil&Gas - PEY, VET
Technology - DH, CSU, OTC
Telecom - T
Utility - PPL, IPL, ALA

Between ATD.B and XTC which one do you think fits the best. I'm kinda leaning towards XTC for the higher dividend, but ATD.B seems as though it would be less cyclical and a good defensive stock to own.
Thanks so much for all your help.
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on March 16, 2015
Q: Hi, while trying to balance my portfolio with a target percentage holding for each sector of the economy I realized that I am very light in the following areas; Healthcare (I don't have a single holding) consumer staple (only holding is Loblaw) and finally Telecom (I have holdings in Bell and Telus). I prefer buying companies that pay a dividend & have room to increase these dividends from time to time...Could you please recommend a few solid names in each of the 3 sectors I am looking to add to. Thank you very much. Mario.
Read Answer Asked by Mario on March 16, 2015
Q: Hello Peter,
Being with Raymond James, they recommended buying Bird Construction as they had it as a Strong Buy beginning of 2014 so we purchased it and have been losing money ever since..now down 30%. Last Friday Raymond James downgraded the stock to market perform with only an $11.00 target. In their notes they say it is a great company but not the best construction stock to own at this time. I am wondering if we could get your take on BDT and if the dividend was safe at this time. The dividend is important to me being a retiree.

Or would you suggest we put our money into something else.

Thank you,
Charlie
Read Answer Asked by CHARLES LA on March 16, 2015
Q: Hi,

I have been holding ET for quite sometime now. What I have observed that it starts rising before the earnings release and goes upto around 18.5 and then after the earnings it falls back below 17 dollars and stays there for quite some time. Would you suggest I replace it with another stock as except for dividend it seems to be a dead stock. Which stock would you recommend as its replacement.
Read Answer Asked by Imtiaz on March 13, 2015
Q: Peter, on questions you said the div. on bird was not sustainable. I would like to replace it with close to the same yield. My thoughts are Regal or Direct cash. Would you buy either? What about drt.un? Nice yield. Is it tax friendly. Any other suggestions to replace the yield and perhaps small growth. Thank you Ken
Read Answer Asked by Ken on March 13, 2015
Q: Can you comment on the SOX Q4 and 2014 results and the prospects for 2015 based on what was released?

As well, the SP of SOX has been sinking further since the results were released on 3/10. Would you advise exiting at around $6 and give up the dividends (to be paid on 4/15 to holders of record on 3/31)? Or do you view today's big drop as "just one of those market maneuvers" (I'm one of those weak kneed market "conspiratorists" that Peter mentioned, obviously - LOL).

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on March 13, 2015
Q: HI;

I'm considering adding one of these two companies to my portfolio. Which one would you prefer for growth over the next 2-3 years?

Ray
Read Answer Asked by Raymond on March 12, 2015
Q: Could you comment on the combination of Northwest healthcare and Northwest International Healthcare ?
Read Answer Asked by terrance on March 12, 2015
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