Investment Q&A

Q: For this type of fast food or fast casual category, which one is better to buy for growth+bit a of income at the moment: A&W or MTY Foods?

Q: I have read in your Q&A that AW.UN.CA has non-eligible dividends and is best in a registered account. By that do you mean both TFSA and RRSP? I'm interested in starting a position in my TFSA. Thank you.

Q: Please rank re: distribution increases and share appreciation. Any other suggestions for income/safety would be welcome.

Q: I appreciate your in-depth reviews of many Canadian Dividend companies. Is it possible to include in your reports what form those dividends are distributed in? For instance the dividend from AW is considered non-eligible and the dividend for BCE is considered eligible. What are the advantages of each type. It would be helpful for me when deciding which account to purchase the equity in. Do you have a recommended site or source for more information.Thanks for you service.
Jim

Q: Hi 5i,
I am overweight utilities and underweight consumer defensive. I am thinking of selling AQN and buying AW.UN. The two stocks pay a similar dividend which is important to me. Do you feel the growth opportunities are stronger with AW.UN than AQN over the next several years? Thanks.

Q: Looking at AW.UN for income. Are there any particular tax benefits or tax issues related to income received from a Royalty Income Fund such as AW.UN? How are taxes treated compared to regular dividend income? Would you hold AW.UN in registered or non registered? Thank you,

Q: Are all dividends in the form of cash distribution which are not eligible for dividend credit?

Q: I am looking for monthly income. So far I am considering ZEB, KEY, PPL, and either HHL-B or HHL-T. Your opinion on those, and any suggestions you have, please.

Q: Thoughts please on AW latest announcement?

Thx

Q: Thoughts on the quarter please?

Q: When do these companies next report and what are expectations? Can you list which companies you would dispose of first, second ... etc

Q: Hello 5i,
I am fractionally underweight Communications (BCE, T) and fractionally overweight Consumer Cyclical (AW.UN, LNF, MGA). I am also significantly overweight Canada, underweight United States.
My thought was to sell AW.UN and use the proceeds to purchase VZ in my RRSP. The yields are very close which is a major consideration. Obviously, no tax considerations.
Would you see any concerns with such a move?
Many thanks as always!!
Cheers,
MIke

Q: Hi team, Is there any hope of a price increase on CJR ? I own these shares at a loss in my TFSA, some of them when Shaw dumped theirs to the public 2 years ago. Dividend is good. I do not really need the money but is it dead money? I’m over 70 and am a bit worried about the market right now, so CJR might be safer than new or riskier purchases in the coming months? Thanks.

Q: What do you think of lif at this time. I am thinking of selling it and buying aw.un. What do you think of this.

Q: I have a non-registered account which is invested in roughly equal weights of 13 Canadian blue chip dividend payers (NTR, RY, BNS, TCL.A, T, BCE, SLF, QSR, ENB, FTS, LNF, BEPC, AQN) and CPD. I am in the process of re-organizing it a bit and have some additional cash to invest.

I have tinkered with SYZ, FSZ and LIF in this account and none of these quite fit the profile I'm going for (steady eddies thru next economic cycle, decent and reliable dividend).

Over the last year or so, I have been tweaking this account to get it to the point where it will be very low (or no) maintenance. Game plan is to drip for another few years, then start to take the dividend in cash to live off. Capital preservation and dividend reliability are obviously key.

Looking for some guidance on choosing 2 or 3 additional holdings from the following list:
EIF (nice div, needed industrial exposure)
AW.UN or ZRE (are these OK in an open account?)
CVD or XHY (some fixed income to smooth out any upcoming lumps) or other fixed income idea.

Do CPD, CVD, XHY make sense now with tapering about to begin in the US?
All comments about this strategy and my stock selections are most welcome.

Several questions here - please take several credits


Thanks in advance,

Jim

Q: I have owned this stock for a while and am looking at exiting it to deploy the cash into growth stocks. The bid/ask spread has always been quite wide historically it seems. What is the best way to sell this type of stock with large Bid/Ask spreads?

Q: Please kindly suggest a reasonably priced EFTs and stocks in a consumer cyclical and consumer defensive categories for an portfolio. Possibly with a reasonable dividends if such exists.

Q: I am looking to lock in some profits and hold a little more cash at the moment. The above stocks are ones I've done well on but are feeling a bit stagnant at the moment. I still like them but looking for ones to sell that have the least FOMO. BNS is probably already a for sure as I am overweight on it a lot at the moment. I have losses from the market downturn so taxes are not a major concern. What of these would you consider selling first if raising cash? I don't worry about sector weights.

Q: Hi !

Would you suggest a top-five list of Canadian companies that have a monthly dividend--with an eye to capital preservation?
Perhaps the same parameters except that it would be for American companies?

Much appreciated!

DD

Q: I bought a very small (0.5%) position in Texas Roadhouse and then later realised it has really slim margins. Would you keep it or else sell it and add to my positions in Yum brands or A&W? Which of the three looks best to you?