Investment Q&A

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor. My wife has her own RRSP as well as a Spousal RRSP. We are both 68 year old and approaching the time where we shift our RRSPs into RRIFs.

I am considering the option of combining my wife's two RRSPs into one, to simplify things. What are the pros and cons of doing this? Is it a no-brainer just to do it?

Thanks...Steve

Q: Hello Folks:
As many others I have been hanging onto our Tech stocks (Goog, Amazon and Apple) hopping improvement is in sight.

Currently in consumer stocks we own Costco and Johnson and Johnson and media advises are diversifying more into this segment (eg. Mendalez, P&G etc.) useful strategy.

Do you think thinning down Tech is good advice? Perhaps utilities such as Enbridge could also be good defensive play. We are seniors valuing dividends with which Tech world is parsimonious. Apple appears the best bet in Tech as they actually produce and sell real products. Everything changes, however we value your thoughts and suggestions of including specific equity options (including an ETF). Currently I do not own any ETF's as I have preferred individual companies.
Thank you very much
brian

Q: Good morning - I have slightly profitable position in both ENB and BEP. I am wondering about reducing ENB and increasing BEP. I like both companies and have a long term horizon. Both pay decent dividends. Your thought please.

Q: I am looking at DNG and it has been a while since you last commented on them. The PE is attractive and has a small dividend with projected growth. Is their location in Peru too much of a detriment to even consider?

Q: WHAT is Best Play at moment

Royalties Which One

Gold Shares. Any undervalued names ?

Or would Silver be a better play.

Which ones . Is there a silver Royalty ?

RAK

Q: OMFL Is this ETF a good long term investment? Please educate me what is their "Dynamic Multifactor" method? Does any other ETF use similar method? How has the method performed? Thank you.

Q: There seems to be a lot of shifting of sentiment with regard to sectors and portfolio strategy.

My concern and question here my total portfolio; and Energy more specifically because recent news is suggesting a plausible $40 price for oil this year.
I would appreciate your thoughts on that issue

In addition , as a balanced to growth investor ( definitely not aggressive), my
Sector blends are: tech 19%/ financials 17%. / consumer cyclicals 13%/

energy 10%/ Communication services 6%/ industrials 3%/ real estate 3%/ consumer defensive 3%/. Cash 37%.

Knowing that there limits to what you can comfortably provide in terms of guidance I would appreciate your perspective on this sector allocation.

Thanks for all your help.

Q: My MO is to look at positive-earnings and earnings-growth stocks with price momentum in the past year that seem to be temporarily stalling in the previous month.

Any thoughts on PARR, VIST, CROX, OSG, NRDS?

Q: can you provide the forward P/E ratio. forward PEG ratio. and forward P/S ratio to the historical ratios of GDI. lastly what are the current risks?

Q: Hi

In our cash accounts we sold energy stocks at the start of the year and have a large capital gains

Would be wise to sell BN for the loss and buy BRK.B?

Then get into BN later

Thank you

Mike

Q: Do you have a 1 or 2 yr chart available comparing gasoline to oil prices? FLK

Q: Peter; I saw TSU credit rating was downgraded to negative- would this account for the current weakness- are you still positive on it and would you add more down here? Thanks
Rod

Q: Good afternoon, I have a considerable loss in my BBUC holdings (held in an RRSP) and am wondering if I should consolidate into BN. If interest rates peak and the market rebounds, do you see BBUC realizing a significantly higher share price increase, considering their business strategy? Or, does it make sense to consider a consolidation into BN now? Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Brad

Q: I am interested in your opinion of the eft's listed. With all the market turmoil I am looking for a basket of etf's with a high dividend and solid underlying holdings. I am also wondering if I am missing something in on your site where you evaluate ets's or do need to ask for that as an added service. Thanks for your help. Bob

Q: WELL reported this morning. Looked strong across the board. Can you comment and provide your thoughts before call later today.

Q: If I look at the top holdings it appears that the fund will still enjoy the previous level of dividends, add to this the funds from the call options.
With that in mind the dividend from the fund should remain approximately the same as now. Thus a decrease in nav but with a higher yield than a few weeks ago. Am I missing something

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Is STRL big and strong enough to do well in these times? any safer stock with good growth prospects--Canadian or USA? Take as many credits as needed to answer. Helen

Q: If forced to give a percentage chance of CWB failing, what would it be. CWB looks like a decent buy to me at the moment. Yield is good, payout ratio is reasonable, last report was okay, they are becoming more widely involved across Canada, etc. However, they are relatively small and by nature more involved with somewhat riskier loans. Is this a bank you would invest in right now?

Q: Can you tell us your top 3 companies in the world that you would buy if valuation was not important. What i'm looking for is your favorite 3 companies that have too high of a valuation right now but if they pull back further they would be a definite buy? Thx

Q: In a response a couple of weeks ago you briefly compared GSY and OMF. You indicated that you "consider these two solid for those interested in playing the debt theme". Do you feel any differently now.?
Since neither company rely on customer deposits, is there any reason why OMF has fallen so much more in the last week other than being in the financial business in the US?
How much has the risk changed for investors, compared to GSY? With the big drop in price and corresponding rise in yield  (11.8%) do you see OMF more compelling to start a position mostly for income and some growth? 
Lastly, which other high quality small to mid size US companies in other sectors would you consider if the goal was mostly income?