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Q: BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. is, I believe, the legal name for the Brookfield business with TSX symbol BEP.UN. Is BEP.UN a U.S. Master Limited Partnership (MLP)? An article in the May 27 Globe Report on Business discusses the risks to a Canadian investor holding U.S. MLPs, including a 39.6% withholding tax on payments to non-residents (according to the article, the tax applies to both registered & non-registered accounts). Is this applicable to BEP.UN.? Thanks for your reply. Edward.
Read Answer Asked by Edward on May 29, 2017
Q: Hi 5i, what are your top 5 small or mid-cap dividend growth stocks? Also, please provide a few companies that you believe may be initiating a dividend in the near future. Thanks Rob
Read Answer Asked by Robert on May 29, 2017
Q: Hi, could you please provide your comments on today's news of the large acquisition by Boyd Group. Boyd has been growing in US lately. This is a major expansion in Canadian market, Ontario. How is it different than the US, where insurance companies like to mostly deal with established repair chains like Boyd ? Do you see possible equity issue, near term ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on May 29, 2017
Q: For portfolio weighting purposes do I include preferred shares in fixed income or equity? Is it also necessary to further break out pref shares as to the industry they are in or is credit worthiness the primary concern? In other words, if 10% of my total portfolio is in financial pref shares, and I also have 15% of my equities in financials, should I then consider myself to hold 25% financials and thus be overweight?

Thanks for your help.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on May 29, 2017