Investment Q&A

Q: A senior in his 80s has recently inherited 200,000. We have put 100,00 into laddered GICs. We would like to divide the remaining 100,000 into 4 income investments. We would like your opinion on the following stocks. Income and safety are paramount. Please list them in order of preference and feel free to add any we have not thought of. BCE,BNS,ZPR,ENF,AQN. Thanking you in advance for your opinion

Q: Are you still happy with T? I have held it since August 14, 2014. Since then it has increased by 24.5%, according to StockCharts Perf Chart, while RCI/B has increased 34.4% and BCE by 32.4%. Do you recommend a switch at this point? Can you explain why or why not?

Q: I hold the above stocks in my RRIF and plan on transferring 'in kind' one of the stocks into my non registered account. Which one do you consider most appropriate and why?
Thanks and enjoy your time off. RAM

Q: Hi, I want to purchase a good dividend paying stock. I am thinking of either BCE or FTS. What are your thoughts on BCE and/or FTS maintaining & growing their dividend yield. Thanks.
… Cal

Q: Hi,

With CRTC declares highspeed broadband internet an essential service how does it affect telecom companies(i.e. growth, stock price)? I'm planning to own a telecom company for a long term hold(3 years), what company do you recommend?

Thanks.

Q: Any update on the sale of MBT to BCE?

Q: With no telecom in my books, is a 5-7% weighting with BCE ok?
This is with a 5-10 time period..

Q: Your response to Brian on Dec 15 included the following comment: "if you own 85% of your portfolio in high dividend stocks, then this is more of a concern".

I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor, with a pension, CPP, annuities, the above listed stocks and 3 income producing MFs (RBC Cdn Equity Income, Sentry Cdn Income, Sentry Global REIT).

I fit the 85% easily. I believe my portfolio is diversified by sector and by security. I also believe the securities have, for the most part, sustainable and growing dividends. I am a "buy-and-hold investor with reasonable tolerance for volatility.

Your comments and concerns please, along with any recommended improvements. Thanks...Steve

Q: I have to raise some cash in my non registered account. Please rank (with some reasoning) the named companies from most desirable to least desirable . I will likely have to sell 2 of them.
Thanks once again RAM

Q: What approximate "grade" would you assign BCE and AQN? Thanks

Q: Are dividends on Bond ETFs taxable as interest? If so, they would not qualify for the dividend tax credit. Would it be wiser to look for dividend bearing shares such as BCE with a low beta and a good dividend that would qualify for the dividend tax credit?

Q: I am trying to quantify my risk if 10 year treasury rates go back to the "normal" levels of 10 years ago (i.e. 4.5% to 5%). Would you be able to provide a reference to a source of dividend yields for the above stocks at that time? Would this be a good indicator of price risk for these stocks?

Thanks

Q: I've read that BCE is overvalued and set for a decline by Motley Fool (a couple of times now). Do you think there is anything to this, or would you considered it a buy with the recent pullback?

Thanks,

Paul

Q: Hi Guys,
I currently hold about 500 shares of BNS which is currently at all time highs and I was thinking of selling at this time and putting the proceeds
into BCE which has had a nice pullback. What is your valued opinion?
Many thanx for all your past help. Bob.

Q: In terms of valuation,which of the aforementioned 4 companies is the best buy.Please list your preference in order of 1 to 4 with 1 being the best.Appreciate your normal great services & views

Q: Hello 5i:
looking for "best" ideas for an income stock or stocks, to stay away from bonds. Growth is not a factor; I'm looking for real stability, both of price and dividend. I hold some ET, AD and could add to them. Have no preferreds and have thought about this space. Your take and ideas please
thanks
Paul L

Q: Held BCE for several years & the 4%+ Div. However, it's now down about 10% this year & notwithstanding their size, they have many internal problems & much more competition each year. Would appreciate 1-2 alternatives.
Thank you.

Q: Between CNR and CP, which one do you recommend today and going forward in the Trump era, and reasons as to your preference.
Does it make sense to own both Telus and BCE?
Thank you,

Q: Could you please provide me with some names of the best "Dividend Paying" stocks for a non registered account. Thanks Valter

Q: A member question regarding "Forever" stocks prompted me to backtest to 1999 a 30 stock portfolio (20 Canadian, 10 USA) that, even then, probably looked like "Forevers". I used the Globe Investor Gold service for this purpose.

This "Forever Portfolio" started at $1.3M and today is worth $10.2M - not a bad endorsement of buy and hold.

2 Questions:
1. I could not find stock symbols for a number of companies, such as Apple, Google, CP
or Constellation Software and Cineplex. Can you recommend a source that could help
in this regard?

2. A few companies seemed to have surprisingly low total returns over this 17 year period - namely BCE flat; FFH -10%; AT&T -2%; KO-N 22%; GE -8%, and VZ-N -8%.
Does this seem reasonable to you or might there be glitch in the system that produced inaccurate total results for these stocks.

Thank you for your help here.