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Investment Q&A

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Q: Has the spin-off gone well or it went badly? Seems like a significant drop so far..what happened? And what is the future? If I want to capture capital losses whic one should I sell (BAM or BN or both) and which should I buy after one month? Thanks.

Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on December 23, 2022
Q: I recall once seeing a link to an explainer on all of the different Brookfield offerings. Can you please repost this. Is it up to date with the new BAM / BN thing?

Ideally hoping to see a tabulated summary including:
name of holding
nature of business
yield
ideal account type to hold in for optimal tax efficiency
closest competitor names

Which offering would you recommend for green energy income investment in an unregistered CDN$ account? Any comments on when is a good time to buy given recent structural changes and interest rate changes.

Thanks,

Jim
Read Answer Asked by Jim on December 21, 2022
Q: Could the weakness in Brookfield shares be attributable to them funding $250 million of Musk's purchase of Twitter which he has stated "has been in the fast lane to bankruptcy"? New shares are being offered at $54.20 so Brookfield may have to cough up more too.

Apparently it's Brookfield Growth that stands to lose the money - is this an arm of BN or BAM?
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on December 21, 2022
Q: I note you recently indicated BNRE is only convertible into BN. I have only had BNRE for a few months. Hoped it would maybe pop 10-15% in 4-6 months. What are the advantages/disadvantages if converting BNRE to BN and would you recommend someone do that now or is there an advantage to wait until sometime next year (or not convert at all) ?
Read Answer Asked by Randy on December 21, 2022
Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and 5i Team,

Sorry for yet another Brookfield question! In my RRIF, I hold these three Brookfield entities: BEP.UN, BN, and BAM.

As a retired investor who likes dividends, and is underweight in utilities (due to recently selling AQN) and is overweight in financials, would you endorse selling BN and BAM, and using the proceeds to buy more BEP.UN? Or is there a flaw in my thinking?

Thanks as always for your timely advice, and happy holidays to everyone at 5i.

Read Answer Asked by Jerry on December 20, 2022
Q: In several of your responses you have stated that "BN will be more growth oriented, BAM more income-oriented. " You also state "We like BAM at the current price, with an attractive and secure dividend." However, TD Webbroker shows BAM with no dividend whereas BN shows a yield of 1.77%. Am I missing something here? Thank you.
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on December 20, 2022
Q: Any co. specific reasons for sharp drops on these companies besides tax loss selling. Pltr - 7.92% with $6.35 new low, Eglx 8.2%, Dir.un 2.9%, Stc 6.9%. When does tax loss selling finishes & will the bulk be done by friday this week? Txs for U usual great services & views
Read Answer Asked by Peter on December 20, 2022
Q: Hi Peter and Staff

Add me to the list of dazed and confused .

I thought the new spin out was BAM , will distribute 90% of earnings from “asset management” and be “asset light”

How can their significant holdings in BIP and BEP be under BAM?

What does BN own ? Looking forward to that report you are working on .

Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on December 20, 2022
Q: Hello Peter,
I know you may not provide 100 percent guarantee on this answer but am now getting worried. I am not very impressed at our investment managers (when reading news papers or watching BNN) as it seems not many are doing proper research.. For example, AQN was a go to stock but all of a sudden with bad results, everyone is bailing out.. it was obvious that with high rates, utilities would be hit ; why is this a big surprise now and most managers are bailing out.. xbc wow what a stock to buy ; all of a sudden it is bankrupt.. With BAM and BN, BIP, i am not worried about the stock price. I think the leadership is smart but i am worried about potential accounting issues. I know you have said that the issue has been brought up before, but in your opinion, is it something to be concerned about in terms of reducing 5 percent weights. I would hate the shoe to drop again.. if you owned the companies in Brookfield, would you be worried about accounting issues? Since you are not pushing the stock purchases, i am thinking your answer is more objective.. Please advise.
Read Answer Asked by umedali on December 20, 2022
Q: I hold shares in BN, BAM, BIPC and BEPC. I am now underwater with BIPC, which I have held for its generous dividend. Given BN seems to be struggling even more than BIPC for shareholder love, would you suggest selling BIPC for a small tax loss and replacing it with BN? Looking for a 3% dividend with some growth. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on December 20, 2022
Q: Now the tax loss season is over which would be your favourite 4-6 re-buys for January.
Publish at your discretion.
Thank you
PB
Read Answer Asked by Peter on December 20, 2022
Q: Sell or hold BAM after the spin off. If Sell just dump back into BN or move to another name?

Bonus question since I have lots to burm.... I assume the spin off value becomes a taxable event? BN has the same share number and book as my original BAM.A shares and the shares of new BAM.CDN granted would be a capital gain for 2022 at their book value?
Read Answer Asked by Tom on December 19, 2022
Q: Would you please provide me with 6 US and 6 CDN stocks that have gone down in price but their value, debt and upside don't justify the downward stock price. Some with big upside potential.

Thanks and Happy Holiday Season to you and all staff.


Donna


Donna
Read Answer Asked by Donna on December 19, 2022