Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, could you name four or five Canadian company's that you could hold through thick and thin, and not worry about, as per Warren Buffet, regardless of risk situation, thanks?

Q: I currently hold aqn, approx. 11% of my portfolio and am thinking about adding one of ema,cu or fts. I do not expect to exceed 15% in total portfolio value and am not adverse to reducing my position in aqn to add one of the above. Which of these three utilities would you add for both growth and income and why.

Thanks, David

Q: I am looking to invest/park some money for a year or so in a relatively safe blue chip dividend stock. I am thinking of either Fortis or Emera? Emera's numbers look a little better to me. My other thought, in a rising interest rate environment, is a bank such as TD. Thoughts ?

Q: Would AQN be a reasonable add for diversification to BEP.UN and FTS for a conservative senior?

Q: First of all thank you for putting the "sectors" beside the names in your portfolios - that is much appreciated.

Could you please list the "utility" companies you like best in order or preference and could you state if it is "large" company or a "small" company.
Thank you
Margaret

Q: (FTS) P/E is 22x, OP Margin 23%, Yield 3.6%. CFRA stock report says: SELL! Thompson Reuters says: BUY! I have a good chunk of the stuff! What to do?

Q: I expect to retire in a couple of years. About 80% of my money is managed professionally but I keep a small account to help me stay aware of the markets comings and goings. In my utilities holdings I have a full position in Fortis, about 3/4 position in BEP.UN and a small holding of NPI. I am thinking of adding to NPI as a source of income. Your report of last year was ok, but notes that it should be reviewed in the summer of 2017. Any new thoughts on NPI? Would you add to it, to one of the other two, or avoid them all pending changes in interest rates?

Thanks for all your help - though I don't ask a lot of questions I learn a lot from answers to questions posed by others.

Q: I'm 84 and depend on dividends for income. In the Utility category I have AQN, EMA, BEP.UN. I'd like to add a couple more to this. Can you suggest a few that I can check out. Thanks, Ted

Q: Good Morning,
I (retired and drawing cash from portfolio) have 11.6 % in Utilities as listed. AQN 2.8%, BEP.Un 2.1%, BIP.UN 5.0%, KWH.UN 1.7%. Thinking of reducing BIP.UN to 3%, and adding FTS 2.7% and VNR 2.7% to increase weighting to 15%. Thanks in advance for your comments and the always excellent feedback. Any other suggestions welcome. BTW do I have all of these in the correct sector?

Ted

Q: Hi 5i team,

Could you suggest some dividend growth companies that look attractive at current valuations?

Thanks

Q: What is a good alternative to BEP.UN? Due to the late reporting of tax information from BEP I have chosen to sell my units as I just received two $100 penalties from CRA.

Q: I have an rdsp for my son with approx.15% each in BCE, CM, ENB,OTEX and SIS. Also 4% in EFN. Can you please suggest 2 stocks to add to this portfolio? We have over 15 years before needing the money.
Thank you!

Q: 1. I want to make sure I'm not overweight in oil and gas. Since some utility companies have gas, do they count as utility sector or oil and gas?

I own FTS, ENB, ALA and WCP. Obviously WCP is a pure oil and gas stock and FTS is a utility because its electric, but how would you classify ALA and ENB? Globe and mail investor classifies ENB as oil and gas and ALA (although ALA does have gas so I am confused) as utility which would put me at:

WCP, ENB oil and gas
ALA and FTS Utility

Do you agree with the above? This would give me an 8% weighting in each?

2. I was also thinking of using my cash position to add kwh.un which i believe classifies as a utility due to the focus on electric. It would bring me to a 12% weighting in utilities if my above sector allocations are correct. I have all ten sectors represented in my portfolio and would be buying for the dividend. what do u think?

Q: Do you think it's necessary to hold both US and Canadian utilities in a diversified portfolio? I'd like to add to both my non-Canadian position and utilities, so XLU seems like a good way to kill two birds. I currently don't hold any Canadian utility companies.

Q: Hello, I want to start a small portfolio on margin with 2 or 3 stocks with good dividends to outweigh the loan fees and generate leverage. Is this a good strategy ?

Q: I'm underweight in materials, energy, and utilities. My only exposure to these sectors comes through some total market ETFs I hold. With the current market conditions, would you view adding to these sectors as imperative or would it be more prudent to add to my tech and consumer holdings? If so, could you rank the value of the sectors to my portfolio (where should I stick my next investment first)? Please note, that I do plan to fill out these sector positions eventually and that I'm a young, growth investor with a long-term horizon.

Q: sorry if this is a long winded question. after yesterday's pull back and looking like some more today this might be the pullback everyone has called for since the beginning of the year. i've put together a list of companies i'd like to add to if prices got cheap enough. most are are utility/telecom/pipeline names that have done so well for me over the past few years. seeing as these names have benefitted from the low rate environment and possibly people looking for yield (bond alternatives) is this the right strategy going forward? i'm in love with the dividends but don't want to let that skew my investment so i'm looking for your advice. should i be looking at allocating cash to other sectors that might not be impacted negatively by rising rates? i have room to add to my financial, tech, and industrial holdings based on current weighting in my portfolio.

Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my utilities sector which is 3% of my current portfolio. Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio.

Q: Pondering whether to sell my FTS with a 10% gain to buy SSL.
Please provide your position and advice.
Thank you

Q: At current depressed level,is it a good candidate for buy and hold? If not what are your suggestions for 2-3 others?