Investment Q&A

Q: 5i: Just realised the yield of over 5%. Wow! What is your take? Sustainable? Considering swapping to Su from Vet which I am still down today at about 22%. Make any sense? Tks. Larry

Q: What do you think of buying some of this in a non registered account for the tax benefits you could receive.
If I buy at the current price ~ $24. before ex-dividend on Jan 18th I get a U$12.00 dividend (about C$15.57). Assume the stock drops down to $10. and I sell the stock I break even on cost, but I get a dividend tax credit and a capital loss on the sale of the stock. Both are a tax advantage.
If I buy in a registered account, it is more of a gamble with no tax benefits. Looking at their other business lines I can't see anything that would make me interested in holding after the sale of the bike business.
Looks like 3 or more insiders hold about 6mm shares. Nice dividend for them.
I realize you can't be tax experts, but I thought it was an interesting option.
Would like to hear your comments.
Thanks

Q: what 5 Canadian utility stocks would you currently recommend and why? please rank them in order of highest to lowest recommendation.
thanks

Q: Greetings, CU has corrected as if it is a growth stock. Is this just a 'valuation' correction or is there something that i have missed.

Thank you

Q: Hello Peter and the 5i team;

Wish you the very best for the new year.

I have ENB and PPL as my energy holdings. I am looking to add another, this time in the RRSP a/c.
Could you give me one name on the tsx , with perhaps a higher correlation to crude prices?
Regards
Rajiv

Q: just wondering since aqn pays dividends in u.s. dollars i there any drawbacks from holding this in a non registered account . will we get full dividend or is there a holdback on u.s. dividends. thanks and great service

Q: I have BEPC as a renewable play which has gone down for the last year. Is the renewables hay day over? I see oil and gas stocks climbing but not renewables. What is your outlook on the sector in general and in particular, this holding?
thanks

Q: Withdrew $75000 plus in calander year 2021. Assuming I can contribute $75000 plus $6000 in 2022 .
The contribution will be stocks from my unregistered account. My choices to contribute are, AQN,BCE,EIF and SLF plus cash for which will purchase additional shares of BCE and SLF.
Am I correct on contribution? Any comments on my choices for contribution. Looking for some income plus enough growth to mitigate rising interest rates and inflation.

Q: What are your current top 5 Canadian dividend stock picks? Looking to add to my TFSA holdings.

Thanks,,

Joe

Q: In response to a question from Stephen, about stocks that pay a monthly dividend, you said “There are not a lot of blue chips that pay monthly.”

I have enjoyed monthly income and a nice (unrealized) capital gain from LWRK for more than a decade.

Would you not consider LWRK to be a “blue chip” that Stephen should consider for monthly retirement income and, if not, why not?

The stock price is well off its highs. Is LWRK good value at current prices?

Q: I have some extra USD money from a small US pension that is used for going to Florida in the winters. Since we have not gone in the last two years, I would like to put some of it in our TFSA. My questions are, if I buy say TD on the NY stock exchange would the dividend in US dollars be subject to 15% withholding tax. Could you please give me several companies I could buy into if this is true. Could you also give me several US companies or ETF's that would give me a dividend and hopefully growth for a long term hold. Thank you for all the help I get for being a member. Gary

Q: I currently hold Maple Leaf Foods (MFI.CA) in my TFSA. It appears to be currently trading around its fair value (at least according to Morningstar). And MFI.CA just announced that it is reviewing its recent investments in plant based protein products (like veggie burgers). So it future growth prospects may be suspect.

I suspect it may be a good time to exit. Can you recommend another consumers staples stock for my TFSA as a long term hold?

Or maybe I should not have ANY exposure in the consumer staples sector in my TFSA given the slow growth and typically lower returns in the long run in this sector. Your thoughts please!

Q: After averaging down and waiting (far too long) I have entered break-even territory with this holding. There now appears to be significant momentum occurring. I am also quite overweight with this stock in a TFSA but would like to finally enjoy the benefits of price and dividend increases in the industry. Do you have any suggestions for swapping this holding for a more diversified security still expected to benefit by the uptick in energy stock values? I own no pipeline securities.

Q: If you were to pick 2 0r 3 sectors that might outperform this year in the Canadian Market, what would they be ? Could you suggest 2 or 3 dividend payer in each of those sectors. Thanks so much. Don

Q: Follow your balanced portfolio. Please give me 3 names that you would add today. As well 2 income based dividend stocks that are not in youe balanced model portfolio. Thanks for your great service. Happy New Year.

Q: Hello,

QYLD ETF has recently raised their dividend from 0.22 USD to 0.50. I am confused whether this is in lieu of paying out two consecutive months or is it a their dividend/share going forward? I am looking forward to your comments.

Q: I have a large gain in CNQ and likely going to trim by 50%. Advice on where to put cash afterwards? Looking for similar dividend outside of oil.

Telcos and banks are maxed.

Q: I would appreciate your opinion on switching from BP to either MGY or WCP,

Thanks

Q: Cogeco shares are trading near their 52 week lows in spite of a decent recent dividend increase, an apparent sustainable payout ratio and relatively low PE. What gives? Is this a screaming buy or a value trap?

Thanks

Q: For my unregistered account I am looking for your top 5 dividend stocks in Canada and 5 top US dividend stocks if purchased today. Understand that US stocks will be subject to withholding but expect the growth to compensate. Thank you and Happy New Year.