Investment Q&A

Q: on a private placement, what are the advantages for an investor to buy a convert. vs a stock offered at discount
Thanks
CDJ

Q: What is the ticker symbol for the new rate reset preferred shares described in the question by Wayne today? Joe

Q: I see Pembina is offering preferred shares at $25.00 and yielding 4.9%. Would this be good for the fixed income part of a persons portfolio. How safe is it.



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Q: This is a reset preferred that I bought in the $16 range. With increasing interest rates and collecting the interest, I have done quite well. As long as interest is predicted to rise it will increase in value.
I was thinking that about selling if there is a forecast that interest rate will rise again in Dec or Jan. Will use proceeds to buy ENB in The midst of tax loss selling giving me a better dividend and more opportunity for growth. What’s your view on interest rates and buying ENB ?

Q: I hold PBH.DB.E and am wondering if I should sell the debenture as the current price has gone over the conversion price adjusted for the 125% April 2019 redemption price.

Q: Which would you expect to perform better in a rising rate environment? PR slightly (by about 1%) outperformed HPR over the past 2+ years (since inception of PR), has a higher MER and both are actively managed.

Q: In my previous question I asked about BAM.PR.R not the common stock BAM.A. Could you please revisit my previous question.
BAM.PR.R is a reset preferred.

Q: Brookfield Properties Preferred is available with different extensions from .x, .g, .t, .c, .p, .w, .a, etc. Are all these different preferreds and how can you tell which one is the best one to buy? Many tnx and great upgrade to the site.

Q: What do you think about DIVS, a preferred share ETF, for income. I am retired and living off dividend income.

Q: By complete luck I bought a good chunk of aurora a couple days ago which played off nicely yesterday and today. Any idea why the big jump? Also I have been reading and this article just came out. https://www.newcannabisventures.com/aurora-cannabis-converts-remaining-2018-debentures/

I don't fully understand everything in it. So bassicly they will be converting debentures into more shares? Does it effect your current shares? It's good right?

Q: Hello 5i,
Which preferred do to you prefer? Pardon the pun.
I'm seeking USD dividend income from Canadian companies to take advantage of the div tax credit. Can you suggest other vehicles or strategies to achieve this?
Are these perpetual or rate reset? With rates increasing, why aren't these going down in value? The yield seems to be north of 5%. Any obvious risks I may be overlooking?
Thank you.

Q: Since 5i is not averse to the preferred shares of split corps, here are some notes that have been gleaned from the Quadravest website, listing the ticker symbols of several (not all) of their preferred shares and the approximate dividends:

LFE.PR.B - 6% dividend with no suspensions ever since 2006
DFN.PR.A - 5% dividend with no suspensions ever since 2004
XTD.PR.A - 5% dividend with no suspensions ever since 2009
BK.PR.A - 5% dividend with no suspensions ever since 2006

FTU.PR.B and XMF.PR each suspended dividends for nearly a year during 2009-2010.

I believe DFN.PR.A has the longest history of paying dividends and also the most diverse holdings. Its chart since inception is mostly breathtakingly level, though it lost nearly 30% in 2009-2010.

Q: I have read that the Fed dot plots are showing a 3% Fed Funds Rate within three years. That should imply a 10 year bond rate of 4% to 5% at that time. If so, would that be negative for bond proxies such as utilities, pipelines. telcos and reits? What about high yield corporate bonds? Should we stay away from rate sensitive investments and concentrate of growth stocks? I am a retiree with a need for income.

Thanks

Q: Hi 5i team, I know that you are not promoting market timing but I was just wondering what your thoughts are on the following; I am a young retired person with most of my financial needs met with my defined benefit pension. My investments are 100% in equities as I consider my pension to be the fixed income portion. Where the market has been so strong lately and with no recent correction do you think it would be wise for a conservative retired income investor to take approximately 25-50% of his investments and purchase good quality rate reset preferred shares with the belief that during a period of extreme volatility and market correction that these instruments would be affected far less than common shares? The only preferred shares I hold currently is ECN.PR.C. Please tell me if you believe my logic is flawed and if it is not could you recommend a few other good yielding preferreds or other instruments you believe would hold up well during volatile markets. Thanks again for all you do. Mario.

Q: Hi 5i, do you know why TMX web site charting has changed, what is the designation of "APH" (ex.BCE:aph). Is it temporary? As well, the last date to buy additional time in 5i and the price. I would also appreciate your suggestion of 2-3 min. rate reset preferred, perhaps a web site to find or research . Many thanks, J.A.P. Burlington

Q: I would like to purchase some preferred shares for fixed income part of my portfolio. Can you please provide some recommendations. Time frame is 5 to 8 years. thank you.

Q: Hi Peter&Team
In my RIF account I own Golf Twn. Could you give me some info what happened to this Deb.it shows as price 5 so it looks like bankrupt.
Im in the process of changing my account to another institution and it can't even be transferred to my new RIF account.

greatly appreciate some information.

Q: This morning I ask a question about fix income and recommended bshort duration bond ladders. You indicated that CLF or CBO would be your recommended choices. What is the difference?

Can you also recommend a short term bond ladder, corporate bond and preferred share ETF to hold USD in?

Thanks again!

DON

Q: Would CPD be classified as 'fixed income'? What would be a recommended short duration ladder bond fund that you would recommend for diversification?

Q: I note from the financial section of Financial Post that most of the 52 week highs are being posted by preferreds. I thought they were supposed to decline in periods of rising interest rates. Can you explasin why this trend?
Thanks