Investment Q&A

Q: Are the Lifeco's in general going to be hurt badly because of relatively high death claims due to Covid,
or is this possibility already priced in ?

Q: Hello 5i Team

I have an equal number of shares in both Great-West Lifeco (GWO) and Power Corporation (POW).
My average cost for GWO is $22.00 per share and for POW is $21.90.
Since POW owns 70 % of GWO, should I purchase more shares in POW and sell my GWO position? This would result in a slightly higher yield going forward on the POW shares. Or should I consolidate my position in GWO and sell POW?
I have matching dollar positions in MFC and SLF, so I want to stick with GWO/POW.

Do POW and GWO share price move in tandem (i.e. same percentages) because POW holds 70 % of GWO or is POW restrained by its holding of IGM Financial?

My last purchases of POW/GWO was on April 13 and 15 respectively. Do I have to wait until May 13/15, before I sell either one, if I want to claim the small capital loss?

Thank you for the great service.

Q: I have held GWO as a reliable dividend stock for several decades and it has never cut its divvy and on several occasions has raised it. At a yield of over 8% is it signalling trouble ahead? How bad and for what reasons would the dividend be cut? 8% is very tempting but lessons learned in the past have taught me that chasing yield is never a good idea. Thanks Ron

Q: My question is regarding POW. It seems to have been hit harder than a lot of others in the financial sector. I figure IGM's low growth is likely a drag on the stock, and low interest rates aren't exactly helping GWO.

Would you be concerned about POW's lofty yield and whether or not the current dividend can be sustained in this environment?

Do you have any issue in bringing my portfolio weighting up to 5% in this stock at today's price?

Q: hello
Your view of lifecos and GWO in particular will be appreciated
Thanks
CDJ

Q: Thoughts on buying Genworth or Great West at the present time? Looking for a long term Dividend.
Thx

Q: Hi,
Can you list 5 stocks with 4% yield having a good balance sheets.
Thank you for your support

Q: Do you know if there will be a new ticker symbol for
CanadaLife ? or will it trade s GWO?

Thanks

Q: Between SLF, MFC and GWO, which one of these three has the best potential to provide the best combined return (growth plus yield) in a five year time span?

Past 10 year history has SLF way ahead of the other two at practically all annual intervals, but can this past history trend be continued? Thanks for your insight.

Q: Hi,
Do you know if there is a particular reason for the recent positive performance of Great- west Life
Is this likely to continue ?
Thanks

Q: Have been underweight financials for a while. To deploy a bit of cash was thinking of three options: add to BNS or start a position in either GWO or WFC. Am partial to dividends with some growth. Your recommendation please.

Q: I have positions in both of these insurance companies. With the recent discussions about a national pharmacare program, could you tell me what level of financial impact would be felt by these two companies. Should I be looking to divest over the next year during an upswing in prices. I am retired and am relying on at the very least at maintaining the dividend payout and preferring an increasing dividend payment. Thanks

Q: Hi,

With interest rates holding or dropping where do you see the share price on a company like GWO in 3 years?

Q: Hello 5i Team
Of the three major life insurance companies in Canada (GWO, SLF, MFC) which is the best company to invest for a steady growing dividend stream.
Are there other Canadian life insurance companies that I should look at?
Notwithstanding the tax advantage of Canadian Dividends, should I be looking at US life insurance companies?
Thanks in advance for the excellent service.

Q: The one-year returns of Canadian life insurance companies over the last 52 weeks have been rather unexciting, but over the last quarter they have suddenly blossomed. What has caused this revival, and can we safely invest in them for the next two to three years? Thank you. Walter

Q: Both GWO and PWF are offering to buy back shares, is it my understanding that agreeing to sell to them through my BMO investorline account (self directed) that I don't know what price I am getting?

That doesn't make any sense to me. Why would anyone agree to sell for an unknown price, dictated by the company?

How do you think share prices will behave in the next 1 to 2 weeks with this hanging in the air ?

Q: These companies are all now the subject of an active open Dutch Auction / share buyback offer to purchase for cash. I am interested in your thoughts on the merits of entering these auctions, and if entered at what price point (the offers are between $29 - $35 depending on the company). The shares have all risen with the release of the offer. Will they fall back after the offer closes? What is the longer term outlook for these companies?

Q: Good morning Peter
I own shares of GWO. If I were to sell them now, to take advantage of this buyback offer, could you explain how I would determine the price for each share. Is it market price or some price I determine between $30 and $35?
Also do you recommend sell all of my GWO shares if they trigger a capital gain?
Thank You

Q: Hi Team!

I notice GWO has made an offer to shareholders to buy back shares. What do you feel their primary reason for doing this would be?

Q: Good Morning,
Can you please provide analysis on both companies. What is your outlook on both. CIBC analyst this morning said GWO is a buy vs. SLF (sell). Would you sell SLF and buy GWO? I would greatly appreciate your view.