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Q: Hello 5i
I hold REI.UN,CAR.UN, & HR.UN each at about 2% of holdings in my accounts. Sold D.UN for tax losses. Would like to increase my REIT exposure to about 10%. I consider BPY.UN and DRG.UN as additions.
Do you consider the five as reasonable choices or would you recommend that I look elsewhere? Is this a good time to increase my allocation this sector?
Thank you,
Werner
Read Answer Asked by Werner on January 29, 2019
Q: Notice 5i holds CSH.UN in the Income Portfolio but would you not consider SIA a better income investment in the same business or does the .UN make a difference?

thx
Rrichterr
Read Answer Asked by frederick on January 25, 2019
Q: I own RIT for exposure to the Canadian REIT market. Please rank these four holdings as a long term hold in a growth portfolio. Also, I am considering adding one (or two) individual REITs to add a bit of up side to the general REIT market exposure of RIT. Would you advise this and, if so, which of these three, or any other, would you recommend?
Read Answer Asked by Ross on January 24, 2019
Q: Hello 5i

Thank you for your prompt reply to my question as to which account was best to put XRE.

Would all interest from the security only be sheltered in an RRSP or would the same rules apply for a TFSA? At present, I have no room in my RRSP but so have my 2019 contribution money waiting for a home.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

Best
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on January 24, 2019
Q: This stock is currently trading in the low 2 dollar range, it just sold it's 11 properties in Quebec for an estimated net proceeds of 65 million (after paying off remaining mortgages). It is expected that this cash (not full amount as they are still operating the remaining properties) along with the additional 8.4 million they netted from the sale of a Cornwall property will be returned to share holders shortly in the form of a special dividend.

I would expect this dividend to be in the low one dollar range based on previous 0.87 special dividend declared after the sale of their Western Canadian assets for a net proceeds of 50 million (This is just a guess using basic math skills).

My question is this, do you believe that the remaining 11 Ontario and Manitoba properties plus the current cash balance make this a buying opportunity (i.e is it likely that there will be more than 2 dollars of cash to be distributed before the REIT winds up)? The management did admit in a news release that the value of the remaining properties was lower than their previous estimates based on current market for these assets.



Read Answer Asked by Maurice on January 24, 2019
Q: Hello 5i Research Team,
I would like to invest into a few REIT's. Do you have any recommendations for 3-4 of the top ones.
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by John on January 23, 2019
Q: Good Morning,
Your thoughts on Killam Apartments developing new buildings and expanding into the Kitchener/ Waterloo area, thinking it might be a good long term hold with Laurier and U of Waterloo so close? Or do you have another REIT in your area you like? Thanks so much
Read Answer Asked by Darby on January 23, 2019
Q: I would like to buy a REIT etf for my TFSA, to capture some tax-free income, and trying to decide among XRE, ZRE and VRE. What would be your recommendation? Or is your choice none of he above but something else?
Read Answer Asked by M on January 21, 2019
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