Investment Q&A

Q: I am wondering what effect , if any, the reorganisation of Seaspan will have on this pref. Thanks

Q: I am wondering what is the reason CPD is at a lower level than the financial crisis of 2008. I am at a loss on it for a few years now and wondering if holding another year or two makes any sense.

Q: Hi 5i

I bought ZPR (9.60) a few years ago below $10, sold a year or so later for 11.70. With it sub 10 again I am looking to repeat. Do you think div will stay close to current amount? And am I correct that it has moved down in step with interest rates due to the rate resets? Will this lead to it moving up again when we are in a rising rate environment?

Thanks, Greg

Q: Do you know of a site that lists preferred shares? If not could you recommend 5 to 10 preferred shares to purchase at this time. Thanks

Q: Siyata (SIM) has been getting some good purchase orders and the shares were finally coming off a low base. Then they announced a $10 million convertible debenture with the convert price at 45 cents for the next two years. I thought with some solid PO's that they could get some bank financing or even facture financing. Instead they did a convertible debenture. What do you think of this move? If the convertible debenture is a good deal for the ones investing who can a small retail guy participate. Do you have to call the finance company that is doing the issue (PI financial, cannacord) and see ask to buy some? If so, do you have to be a client of those firms? I have kept up to date on this company and I like their future but I have to admit that I am disappointed that the stock price got slammed down again.

Q: Any comments on the versabank preferreds. Good investment - can't imagine rates going that much lower so...

Q: Goodmorning
I currently own this preferred share MFC.PR.M and have found further information on Manulifes website - https://www.manulife.com/en/media/manulife-announces-dividend-rates-class-1-shares-series-17-18.html
Would you suggest holding the current series or converting to the new series?
THKS
Marce

Q: What to do with trp.pre-C?
down 50%.
Thanks ralph

Q: I have the option to convert this to a floating rate? Do you think I should convert? Thanks.

Q: I'm down 40% on each of these. My time horizon is 5 yrs. SELL or HOLD, and why.

Q: Hi, could you please rank the preferred shares of the above companies best to worst in order of dividend sustainability only going forward. Are there any you would avoid. Thanks.

Q: Hi,
Can you offer any thoughts on how you value a convertible debenture, in particular as it approaches maturity? I am concerned in particular with the EFR debenture and am wondering if this would be a good time to sell, as I am back to even on the cost and have picked up some interest payments along the way. The underlying stock does not help ally my concerns. GSY's debenture seems more worthy of holding on, however it has touched on 143.00 this week and brings up the question of exiting while ahead, as opposed to holding on to see if it can continue higher. Any thoughts you can offer on this situation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all your hard work and helpful insight.
Dawn

Q: With the speculation that a recession may occur in the next year or so and given the current downward trend of interest rates, what are your views of buying/holding preferred share etfs like zpr and hpr ? Thank-you

Q: Hi, to what extent does BEP’s investment in TA make the dividend on TA preferred shares more secure?

Q: Goodmorning
I own the following preferred share MFC.PR.M which matures on Dec 19 2019
I have not received any information on how to proceed to either retain the current shares or move to the new series can you advise me as how to proceed to obtain further information?
THks
Marce

Q: Two preferred issues trading at 6.42% yield versus 5.74% yield. Reset in June 2023 and Dec 2022 respectively. Can you answer why two preferred issues would trade a such a yield spread?

Q: with maybe future rates cutes in the US is it good to keep these ?

Q: Hello Team,

What is your analysis of the Sept. 30 and Oct. 2 news releases?

Thank you,

Joseph

Q: We have a few blue-chip, all well underwater, reset preferreds. I'm ok with that for these reasons. One is no need to sell for some time. Two is the dividends are much better than GIC income, which is my comparable for our preferreds. Three is my anticipation that these (more tax-efficient) dividends will still much better (than GIC interest) even if rates drop even further if they don't get recalled, ie because the dividend amounts over the next five years will all be a function of the original $25 share value. Q1: Is that anticipation correct? Q2: I'm still fuzzy on roughly how the market price will compare with what it is today (under a no-recall scenario) if the 5-year anniversary is tomorrow or, put another way, will our market price should we need to sell probably still be underwater until interest rates start back up? Thank you!

Q: I have a large capital gain this year and am wondering if this is a good time to tax-offset that by disposing of some reset preferreds ( e.g TD.PF.K; BCE.PR.M; BP0.PR.N; BRF.PR.F) on which I have had considerable losses. Would a Preferred ETF (with an acknowledged lower yield at current prices) be more suitable for a retiree with a quite adequate pension?