Investment Q&A

Q: Which one of these 3 companies would you choose to buy and hold? Are there any other ones in this industry that you would prefer over them? Thanks!

Q: I have 2000 shares of pwf in my riff. Can you explain to me in simple terms as to what is going on? Thank you for your help.
Ron N

Q: I presently own PWF.

I was planning on selling it. Am I better off selling it in the market or to the buyback offer from PWF ? Which is likely to be more advantageous ?

Your advice on how to proceed is appreciated.

Ernie

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: Please comment on PWF results. ALSO, with another dividend increase and company buying back stock, how do you view the management overall. Stock has been a bit of a laggard over the past 5 or even 10 years. Do you see this changing?

Q: My thoughts, further to Dale's inquiry on March 12. I also received notice of PWF's plan for a buyback of 8% of their total shares. I won't be tendering my shares for a few reasons. I like the 5% dividend. Back in May 2018 they announced a 6% div. increase, and there may be another announcement coming this spring. Also, PWF will only advise the actual share price given for this tender, after the deadline to tender has passed. The range given is anywhere from $29 to $34.
I will stay on the sidelines. A sound decision?

Q: I received a press release from pwf re intention to repurchase up to 1.65billiuon of its common shares thru a substantial issuer bid GW life do u have any suggestions on this press release Mar 4/19 I have a fair '"' of shares over 1000 douj have any comments on this offer?

Q: Hi Peter
the above stock hit bottom sometime in late or mid Dec
It has been on the rise since then

I had some money invested in it, happy to get the dividend but disappointed at the lack of capital appreciation
I am now at break even point
is SLF or the banks a better choice (I could use ZEB eft), goal is dividend plus some growth, thanks

Michael

Q: Hello 5i,
I am down 11% in each Power Corp (POW.TO) and Power Financial (PWF.TO) I am holding each for the dividend as a value investor at 72 years with a 10 year outlook. You had suggested replacing them with BCE or something else in answer to someone else's question. Would that apply in my circumstance or should I just keep holding for dividend?
thank you
Stanley

Q: Hi there: What is the different between these 2 stocks? They have an attractive yield of around 6% , with a P/E <10, P/B < 1, and P/S < 1. Would that make this a bargain then, or is there something I overlook. Thank you.

Q: Based on current prices which co. is a better buy POW or PWF and please explain why.

Q: Thinking of selling my PWF for tax loss reasons and replacing with a similar co. POW. will CRA allow ?

Q: Is there any reason for the selloff in the Power Company stocks? Any negative prognostications by analysts? They seem to be getting sold off pretty hard for cheap dividend payers.
Thanks

Q: Is this robo advisory firm a publicly traded company ? If not, how might I get exposure to the potential future success of this firm ?

darcy

Q: Would you comment on the viability of this corp. I hold it in my portfolio?

Q: I know that these 3 are intimately linked. I am wondering the advantages and disadvantages of each. As far as dividends and dividend growth, they rank PWF, POW, GWO (decreasing).

I am trying to chose one, but unsure which is better. Could you please outline the pros and cons of each?

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: Interested in a longer term (3-5 years), relatively safe stock (low Beta) with a good dividend and perhaps a little growth.
What is your opinion of POW and PWF at this time? Which would you prefer?
Or is there another similar stock you would recommend?