Investment Q&A

Q: There haven't been many questions on RA of late. Now yielding a mind boggling 18% . That a lot for a fund based on real assets ..... Something happened in late August that took a third of its' value off . I believe that was a dividend cut ? What was the reason behind the cut ? With 73% of the fund invested in fixed income I don't understand the volatility .....Please review the structure and its' holdings and give me a fresh perspective of what this fund holds and its' investment quality. And explain why such a structure pays such a high dividend ? And if the new dividend faces the likelihood of another cut ? ......... Thanks Garth ....

Q: What is up with TD down so much (>2.5%) today?

Q: I have read your comments on ECN. But with the debentures (ECN.DB.B) yielding over 9% and the preferreds (ECN.PR.C) over 13% someone hold my hand!

Q: Any word on what’s happening at ECN?

Q: Hi Peter, what's ailing IGM lately ? Back to 2014 valuation. Any interest ? Thank you.

Q: Are they high yields associated with CDN banks indicative of a tremendous buying opportunity or a harbinger of doom ?

Q: If TD or BSN or any of the Canadian banks cut the dividend, how would that effect HMAX dividend?

Q: I assume that my question pertains to BN, as that is what I trying to understand. I received the text that follows. Is this for BN, or some other Brookfield company.... ? To my understanding, which must be incorrect, are they asking us to convert BN to Brookfield Insurance ?? Do you think it is wise to take advantage of this tender offer? Any reason why, why not? Thank You.
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"There is a tender offer on Brookfield Corp Vtg Shs Cl A. Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. hereby offers to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions described herein, up to 40,000,000 Class A Limited Voting Shares of Brookfield Corporation, including the Brookfield Class A Shares that may become issued and outstanding after the date of the Offer and prior to the Expiration Time upon the exercise of options or any other rights to acquire the Brookfield Class A Shares for newly-issued class A-1 exchangeable non-voting shares of Brookfield Reinsurance.

Important Notes:

Offer to Purchase Circular dated October 11, 2023:

Under the Offer, each holder of Brookfield Class A Shares who has properly tendered Brookfield Class A Shares, and who has not properly withdrawn such Brookfield Class A Shares, will receive one class A-1 exchangeable share for each Brookfield Class A Share tendered, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including the provisions relating to pro-ration described in this document.

The class A-1 exchangeable shares are (i) convertible into class A exchangeable limited voting shares of Brookfield Reinsurance, and (ii) exchangeable into Brookfield Class A Shares, in each case on a one-for-one basis. Distributions on Brookfield Reinsurance's class A-1 exchangeable shares are expected to be paid at the same time and in the same amount per share as cash dividends on the Brookfield Class A Shares but are expected to be paid as a return of capital, rather than a dividend, which may be attractive to certain investors.

There is currently no public market for our class A-1 exchangeable shares. The company intends to apply to list their class A-1 exchangeable shares on the NYSE under the symbol 'BNRE.A'. The Company expects that trading of their class A-1 exchangeable shares will commence on November 16, 2023. The listing of their class A-1 exchangeable shares on the NYSE is subject to their company fulfilling all of the requirements of the NYSE. The NYSE has not authorized thier listing application and there is no assurance that the NYSE will authorize the listing application. The TSX has conditionally approved the listing of their class A-1 exchangeable shares on the TSX under the symbol 'BNRE.A'. The listing of their class A-1 exchangeable shares on the TSX is subject to the company fulfilling all of the requirements of the TSX. The Offer is subject to a number of conditions, including the Listing Condition. Brookfield Reinsurance may not waive the Listing Condition

Q: Good morning 5i team,

I own BN in two TFSA accounts.
From tax and capital appreciation would it make sense to accept the offer?
Could you also explain the reasoning?

Thanks
Joe

Q: it seems that some US insurance stocks are picking up some momentum now. i used to own AFL but switched it to AJG, but now own both again. what do you think of CRBG ? in the past i also used to own IFC and SLF but sold them for lack of growth. can you recommend any other CAN or US insurance stocks that have some capital gain in the last year or so ? thank you very much - nick

Q: Never my favourite bank; but now, with a yield of almost 7%, it has caught my attention. Are there risks here that I am not seeing specific to CIBC as opposed to banks in general?

Q: Watch this stock continually fall. I am wondering if it is time to sell or move the money into BN for some exposure into the renewable space.
Thanks Steve

Q: We are being bombarded with advertisements from Elon Musk regarding the QUANTUM AI trading platform available only to Canadians.
The system requires an initial investment of only $250 and promises "to help families become wealthier". FOX News also covered this in their program.
What is your opinion on this platform ? Has anyone tried it ?

Q: Hi - I resend the question about this product, a “smart” GIC:

RBC® Canadian Banking MarketSmart GIC.

What do you think, for a RRIF, could be an alternative to VRIF?

Thanks

Q: hello 5i:
We've held a small position in PFFD for quite some time, with a significant loss (glad its small position).
But: the Fed narrative has changed from raising to pausing and the next step is inevitably lowering. Yes, there may be another small raise and yes, I know the higher for longer argument.
PFFD pays out over 7% in our RRIF, in an investment that appears to have very little risk of more downside and even a large amount of upside if things were to return to pre-covid levels.
Summing up and being a bit of a contrarian (skate to where the pucks going?), would you agree with my assessment? Can you see any reason for anything but limited downside with new money in the preferred space? What am I missing here?
thanks
Paul L

Q: Good day,

What are your thoughts on HBNK right now?? Thinking TFSA? Fee rebate until July 2024, then 0.09% thereafter? Thanks for the great service.

Q: What doing you think of the bank? I have heard several market commentators say they like this smaller bank.

Q: This company seems to have been "taken out to the woodshed" by the investment community. I realize that any future debt raise will be more expensive, but it is trading at 0.5 X Book Value, and has very decent FCF yield. Do you see this as a value trap? Or is the current price overly pessimistic?

Q: What is your opinion of this company and their growth prospects going forward. Would they be relatively recession proof?

Q: Please give your updated analysis of Block and Guardant Health. Would you put new money into either of them? Are they more of a speculative bet right now?

My previous question on CDRs was not intended to be private so please make it public if you wish.

Thanks in advance and please deduct credits for two questions.