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Q: Hi, would like to lighten up or sell two of these companies to raise cash. Which of these do you least like? I like dividends and good management ,but not fond of debt, as they always get hit harder in any down turn.
Thanks for your advise
Read Answer Asked by Brad on August 21, 2019
Q: Riocan was droping fast today, today we knew the anouncements of the elections of new directors. Were these results (one item noted : Paul Godfrey had 24% of the votes withheld) the reason for the drop ?. Volume jumped from 35k to 650k in the last minute of the session (3.59 pm) , are these real transactions ?, done by whom ?
Thanks !!!. take the credits you feel fair.
Read Answer Asked by Alejandro (Alex) on May 29, 2019
Q: The general objective for my portfolio is quality, dividend growth. Thinking about the REIT portion of my portfolio and recognizing that REIT dividends do not present the best growth opportunity, I am reviewing H&R REIT and Riocan REIT, both of which appear to be in repositioning mode. I could just hang in with them. Or I could sell one and buy an industrial REIT. Qs:
- should I hang in on both? (I am in the money on both).
- if I were selling one, which would you sell?
- of the Canadian industrial REITs, is Dream Industrial your favourite?
- would you consider Dream Industrial (or your preferred industrial REIT) of equivalent quality to H&R and Riocan?
Read Answer Asked by Carl on May 16, 2019
Q: I'm about to add a bit of money to my portfolio and have been starting to look at REI.UN, NWH.UN, HR.UN, TNT.UN. I currently have only BTB.UN as a REIT in my portfolio. I'm looking to supplement my monthly income. Any advice as I start the research process into these companies is much appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Owen on May 10, 2019
Q: Further to the question about Riocan on April 12.

An article in the Globe and Mail on April 8 listed Riocan as one of the "thirteen TSX stocks whose dividends appear unsustainable".

An article in the Globe on April 12 had Riocan in a list with the headline "Seeking top-performing REITs that are still well valued".

How sustainable is the distribution? How will Riocan compare to some other REITs (such as CAR or CSH) for total return over the very long-term?
Read Answer Asked by Doug on April 16, 2019
Q: My questions is about REIT investing. Seems that REI.un, BEI.un's 5 year return is cyclical, could be just back to original value whereas CAR.un and IIP.un value climb nicely over a 5 yr. period. Any difference in selecting these REIT's ?
Read Answer Asked by DAVID on August 31, 2018
Q: How would you rank the following REITS, in terms of long term holds? REI.UN, BEI.UN, AX.UN CAR.UN
Read Answer Asked by steve on August 14, 2018
Q: I have an RRSP account that I have had for years with only mutual funds in it. It doesn't have very much growth and I'd like to do something else with the money, but don't want to pay it a lot of attention, but rather let it sit in the background and grow for the next 15-20 years. It represents about 25% of my total holdings. All my other accounts are fairly balanced, mostly with your recommendations, but I realize I have no REITS at all. I'm wondering about rolling this one into a group of solid dividend producing REITS. Are you able to mention 5 or so that would be diverse and relatively safe for this kind of hold? If you find 20% too large of a position for REITS please suggest some other larger stable co's that I could buy and forget. Thanks. Kim
Read Answer Asked by Kim on August 09, 2018