Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i, Could you give your opinion as to now that Capital Power is totally off of coal and is now considered a green company, would there be interest of a takeover of Capital Power and if so which companies could be considered to be interested in taking over Capital Power. I think Transalta would be a front runner.

Q: Given the focus on Data Centre Power, what do you think of these? I already own VST & VRT

Many Thanks!

Q: "Dominion Energy and Amazon to explore advancement of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) nuclear development in Virginia"

https://news.dominionenergy.com/2024-10-16-Dominion-Energy-and-Amazon-to-explore-advancement-of-Small-Modular-Reactor-SMR-nuclear-development-in-Virginia,1

Dominion sp up over 20% the past year. 4.5% dividend. What do you think about taking a 1/4 to 1/2 position.

Is there US withholding tax on the dividend.

Thank you very much.

Q: Hello,

Can I please get your take going forward on Dominion Energy (D). Thanks

Dave

Q: I am a retired income investor and I purchased this ETF several months ago for income and some potential growth. It is in a registered account. The payment is reasonable but I now realize that I don't fully understand how this will react to interest rate swings compared to either short or long-term bonds. Should I expect it to have a higher beta than longer-term or shorter-term bonds? Would it usually react fairly quickly to anticipated interest rates move or because there is an equity component does the state of the economy (aside from rates) impact its value, resulting in slower swings? Would you consider it riskier or "safer" than "straightforward" bonds?

Appreciate the insight.

Paul F.

Q: Hold this loser in a RSP account in a drip mode. Long time holder starting to drop below break-even. Time to sell? Thx Ron

Q: Has fallen off a cliff. Have checked all the reports and nothing seems "wrong". Could you shed some light on this? Thanks Ron

Q: Dominion Energy is having a bad year is it debt related? though interest rates are on the rise this one has been hit harder then my other US utilities.

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

Q: Would you rank these Reits as most likely to see distribution increases and share appreciation in the relatively near future. Are Reits attractive for income now?

Q: According to my portfolio analysis, I need to increase my US & international exposure. I am underweight in materials, real estate, communication services and utilities. Could you suggest 2-3 of your favourites US stocks for each of these 4 sectors? I greatly appreciate all the good advice I received from being a member of 5iResearch.

Q: Hello 5i Team

Caribbean Utilities (CUC) was listed in the blog article as companies paying a US$ denominated dividend.

1 – Since Caribbean Utilities is a Cayman Island domiciled company, is it correct that the dividends would NOT be eligible Canadian dividends and therefore NOT eligible for the dividend tax credit (i.e. would be treated similar as US domiciled companies and dividends treated as ordinary income).

2 – According to the CUC website, there is no withholding tax on the dividends, therefore would CUC be best held in a RRSP in conjunction with other US utility companies?

3- CUC is owned approximately 58.5 % by Fortis, why does this ownership percentage not appear on the company information page of the 5i Research?

4 – How does CUC compare / rank with other similar US listed utilities (same market size cap and/or electrical distribution market focused)?

Thank you

Q: I am drastically under invested in utilities. I presently hold the following - each is under a 1% weighting - AQN, ACO, BIPC, BEPC, BEP.UN, CU, and Fortis. Which would you sell? Which would you add to? All are in corporate non reg acct. Also want to increase my US and International exposure. Is there a reason not to do it in this sector?
Would appreciate US and International companies you favour. 5 year hold.
Thank you.

Q: Looking to sell this US utility as the price appreciation is not there though I like the div. Can you name three possible replacement and would Dominion D be one of them.

Thanks

Q: I'm diversifying my portfolio in RRSP. Can you please tell me
2 best US names in Industrials
2 best US names for Utilities
2 best US names for Consumer Cyc, Defensive
2 best US names in Energy
to initiate positions at today levels

Q: HI GUYS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOME TFII FOR A 2 YEAR HOLD CURRENTLY HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION IF I COULD HAVE YOUR OPINION AS TO WHETHER ITS TOO PRICEY OR HAS SOME UPSIDE LEFT THANKS AS ALWAYS

Q: Hi 5i
In order to adjust utilities weighting up in my portfolio could you suggest a couple of each of Canadian and US please?
Thanks
Mike

Q: Can you explain why this was down so much even after Warren Buffet made a sizeable investment? Is this because Buffet got a good deal? Why would the company do a move like this?

Q: On further weakness, I will be looking to initiate a position in a solid lower BETA growth stock in US. The sort of steady Eddy for the long haul, like BCE in Canada. Would D fit that bill, or would you have any better suggestion?
Thanks