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Q: I wish to add one more financial to my portfolio. I already have BMO,BNS,TD. I am considering the above companies. Which one would you recommend or do you think it would be better to just add to the ones I already have? Is there another that you would recommend that I should consider?
Read Answer Asked by Jennifer on October 31, 2017
Q: The dividend yield for CIBC is significantly higher than the other four big banks in Canada. I recently heard that if there is a real estate downturn that CIBC would be the most negatively affected because it has the greatest exposure to residential mortgages.
My question is why do you think the dividend yield is higher for CIBC?
Read Answer Asked by Ron on October 31, 2017
Q: I have about 35 % in the above stocks in my TFSA and they have gone up nicely. The rest of my TFSA portfolio is following loosely your income portfolio ( + ZPW, ZWE, ZWH etc). My question is whether I should lower my exposure to the financial sector above?
Do you have some suggestions as to which US companies I could buy were I to sell some of the banks. I bought the US banks for growth as the rest of the stocks on the Can. side are mostly income producers.I already own Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and Visa in my RRSP.
Thank you for your answer.
Heidi
Read Answer Asked by Heidrun on October 31, 2017
Q: Lately, a few analysts at BNN have mentioned about canadian banks being overvalued. I own TD, NA, BNS with about 4% each on the portfolio. All in registered accounts and above purchase price. Would it make sense to sell all (or some) and wait in case they correct ?. If yes, what can they be replaced with ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Alejandro (Alex) on October 31, 2017
Q: I am taking over my portfolio from my full service broker after many years.
In my RRSP I have $ 15,000 Of Life Banc and Split Corp and $ 15,000 of the Preferreds

Could you explain what split shares are. and if they are a good investment.

The current yield is over 11 % How do they sustain a yield of 11 %

I need to do a lot of rebalancing of the portfolio to make it alot more diversified Should I keep these two issues

Thanks for your great wisdom

Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on October 30, 2017
Q: The acquisition announced yesterday is very accretive addition to ECN's business. A purchase price of only $100M US adds 22% to net income. ECN raised $2.7B US from asset sales earlier this year, so the war chest is full. Am I missing something (debt paid down from the the $2.7B?) or is this a company on the verge of much bigger things?
Read Answer Asked by David on October 26, 2017
Q: hello 5i:
referencing "Dennis'" question of October 20th, BNS AT1 hybrid security.
Can you expand on the answer? I'm having a great deal of trouble trying to find out EXACTLY what this is. And, if the statement, this debt is cheaper for the bank (Hymas), then won't all banks be doing this? Or, what about non-banks? And what effect do you see this having on the preferred market? Would this increase the yield of new prefs being offered, as older prefs will be seen as less attractive? Many questions here, but as I said, I am having trouble finding answers anywhere else, not subscribing to Hymas as there maybe answers there.
thanks
Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on October 26, 2017
Q: Clarification please: 5i's response to Edgar's question on how split corporations work was, "If a certain net asset value is not maintained, common dividends will cease to protect the preferred shares." The sentence sounds as though the preferred shares will stop being protected. Is it more accurate to say, "If a certain net asset value is not maintained, common dividends will cease IN ORDER to protect the preferred shares"? Sorry about the caps but wanted indicate the difference between the two statements. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on October 25, 2017
Q: Thoughts on Equitable Grp? The company has double digit revenue and ebitda growth over the last 5 and 10 years, yet trades at a relatively low PE and ebitda multiple. I know it has been painted negatively with the debacle at Home Capital but the macro outlook for alternative mortgages in Canada seems very positive to me? With the big banks forced to clamp down on mortgages with new rules coming into effect Jan 1 and Canada continuing to be a great place for immigration, particularly with what is going on in the US, won't demand for housing continue to biased to the upside? Consider this for a medium term view - say 3 years. Sometimes I get caught up in my own biases for a particular outlook so I would be interested in your views. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Richard on October 23, 2017
Q: What are your thoughts of this closed-end fund? It has public and private investments, trades at a discount of course and with leverage to financials. I also wonder whether there would be a potential tax hit as I see they have gold acreage in Quebec carried at $0 ACB. I wonder what your opinion of management is - something here? Thanks! as a follow up to my question just asked, if you were to buy, would you look at the voting or NV shares? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Michael on October 23, 2017
Q: Regarding asset allocation, I need to do some trimming and adding. I need to trim RY and use the proceeds to add to ZWE. In a perfect world, I'd like to nail both dividends, so I wanted to bounce the plan past you.

The ex-div date for RY is Oct 25 and the ex-div date for ZWE is Oct 27. So that means I would get the RY dividend if I sell on or after Oct 25. I would get the ZWE dividend if I buy on or before Oct 26. Did I get this right? Thanks, Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on October 20, 2017
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