Investment Q&A

Q: I have the above securities as well as RBC Cdn Equity Inc-D shares, Sentry Cdn Income, Sentry Global REIT. I am a retired conservative dividend income investor with a company pension, CPP, annuities and Fisgard Capital for fixed income.

I currently own ECI and will sell and look for a Consumer stock to replace it (not interested in BIP...I have a full slate of Utilities). I filtered several candidates using fundamental metrics (P/E, beta, P/BV, P/CF, P/S) and technical metrics (200 dma, etc), as well as yield and price targets (for what they are worth).

I will keep my CGX and PBH. I'm looking for a long term hold (conservative, liquid stock with a good and growing dividend). My short list of candidates include CLIQ, CTC.a, PLC, TCL.A. I already flushed ADW.A, KBL, RSI and since I already have 1 food stock, I flushed L and NWC.

Please provide your insights into the appropriateness of these Consumer stocks (CLIQ, CTC.A, PLC, TCL.A) for my portfolio, given my circumstances and existing stock positions.

Are there other securities I should consider, even those that I have flushed?

Thanks for your help...Steve

Q: Hi
Do you know when ENB plans to buy ENF? And, please advise your favorite Canadian dividend grower that yields over 4.5 %. I, like others, will be overweight ENB when this deal consumates. So I will need a replacement. Thanks Frank

Q: Sorry to be so naïve, but why are the pipelines so strong today?

Q: Payout ratios

I am confused about payout ratios. I have read here several times that you prefer to stick with dividend income stocks that have payout ratios below 50%. You have also suggested recently that the following were good solid choices for dividend income stocks. Your website does not include payout ratios, but I suspect your calculation is different from those I have found elsewhere. Below are the payout ratios I found in other places. As you can see, they are mostly above 50%, and some are above 100%!

Could you please comment on your calculation of payout ratios, that have these below 50%, or why the high ratio is acceptable presently?

Thanks again.

PWF 72%
BCE 97%
CU 116%
TRP 78%
ENB 182%
TRI 169%
QSR 79%
AQN 130%
T 82%

Q: I have recently taken over my parent’s investment account management because of health reasons. I found that my parent’s financial advisor had their money tied up and mutual funds with heavy fees, as well as GICs that were locked in for a long period of time. The money is now available for investing. They are retired and in their 80s. I will be keeping most of the money in HISA, GIC, and some short term bonds if the yields ever go above GICs. I would like to include a couple of stocks that are quite secure and pay decent dividends. And suggestions? I was thinking of RY, CM, BNS, PWF, BCE, CU, TRP, and ENB. Do these sound good, and do you have other suggestions?

Q: Would you make a comment on trp if it would be a buy at this point now they have the ok to proceed thank you.

Q: Would you know anything about Dividend 15 split Corp. Offering 5.55 of their shares in exchange for 1 TRP share? My brother who lives in Switzerland was given this offer but I heard nothing about it.
I am just curious - I don't think he will exchange.
Thanks for any info.!

Q: I have small position in TRP and want to add more. I want dividend income and was thinking of selling it and substituting PPL or IPL for better dividends. Would you add to TRP or sell and buy one of the others instead?
Many thanks,
Jen

Q: Greetings! I need to buy some safe dividend growth stocks for income, and a very long term hold. I already own plenty of bank stocks, telecom, ENB, ENF, IPL, MSI, FTS, AQN, CU.
This for a non-registered account, so .UN stocks are not of benefit. I have looked at the Income Model Portfolio. What would you consider to be good buys right now, whether or not the stocks are in the Model Portfolio? I also have a curiosity about EIF. Thank you.

Q: Simply, what separates TRP from ENB as far as your recommendation to own it goes?

Future growth, dividends?

Thx KC

Q: I am currently considering selling Transcanada for a small tax loss-$2000- and immediatly buying Enbridge. This would give me a rather large allocation to Enbridge, which I currently own, as well.

Just wondering whether it was worth the trouble. And possibly the risk of having a large allotment to one stock. Do you think Enbridge has a big chance of rising much more than TRP? or, are they likely to rise at the same pace? (that is, of course, if they rise).

I guess I am asking you to put your magical, look into the future glasses on here, but I am sure you would have a better idea than me on this.
thanks once again

Q: Does this dividend cut they are referring to this morning on bnn effect trp’s dividend???

Q: Comments of latest quarter pls. Tx.

Q: Can you elaborate on your rationale for often recommending TRP over other pipelines ? Thanks. Joe

Q: Hi, Peter and Ryan, I am in a postion to adjust my well diversified portfolio by adding to 2 of the above currently owned companies or additionally adding RME to the portfolio. My cash position is 4.6% at this time. What is your recommendation today? Alternatively there is no rush so do I wait a bit longer.

Q: I am a retire investor and have held Transcanda for a long time as well a Pembina.
Is Transcanada still a hold or are there better stocks to own.
Thank you

Q: Hi 5i,
Can you please recommend some good dividend paying Canadian stocks that behave well during recessions. Can you also generalize and comment on the type of stocks that behave well and poorly during recessions.
thanks

Q: I am moving many of my fixed income investments from bond funds to preferred shares with a minimum guaranteed rate (yes I know the dividends are not guaranteed). I am trying to decide between TRP.PR.J and TRP.PR.K. Currently J yields 5.22% while K yields 4.73%. It appears J is the better choice. Do you agree? When would K be preferred if at all?

Q: would like to add a good dividend stock(s) with a safe dividend and decent chance for price growth....could you rank these three, or would you buy them all in equal parts? thanks.

Q: Peter and staff,

In order of preference, please list your favourite utility stocks for an income investor. Please subdivide into electrical, gas and pipelines.

Thank you and may thanks for your great service.

Paul