Investment Q&A

Q: I need to increase my weighting in industrials and have been researching ITW. It seems to be a very well managed company with an outstanding return on invested capital over many decades. Yet it seems out of favour in the analyst community. Why? Would you look through the noise and buy it for a long term hold?

Q: Tsx was up yesterday so why did energy infrastructure stocks such as enb,key, ppl drop between1.5-2.3%?

Q: Your thoughts on this deal - looks like a very big acquisition - are they biting off more than ....

Q: Good evening!
Looking to add to my portfolio, and these are all high dividend payers. Could you rank them with regard to safety (primarily preservation of capital with low chance of potential problems on any visible horizon), and then also rank them from best grower to worst grower? Please take credits you think are fair.
Thanks! Paul K

Q: Senior, in 80's, have full positions in these 5 dividend paying stocks already, and have cash to invest in another 5. Suggestions please for safety first. Don't need the income; reinvesting all dividends. thanks for your help.

Q: your thoughts on this very old staple company. It's having problems close to 52 week low. I like their jam on my toast but not sure what's happening.

Very much appreciate your insights!

Q: Is there any ETF that qualifies for dividend tax credit. If there is please share few of your favourite ETF.


Thanks for your great service

Q: Your thoughts please on replacing the income portfolio with xdiv or vdy. Long term performance of 5 years is much better on the ETFs.

Thx

Q: Please comment on the year-end numbers. The company seems to be moving in the right direction. Are there any comparable U.S. or Canadian public companies that can help an investor determine if the stock is undervalued relative to its peers?

Q: Hello I have owned QSR for a long time collecting the div and reinvesting I am still a believer in the Patrick Doyle story from when he helped Dominos Pizza. I do like most of their offerings with Firehouse subs and Popeyes quickly popping up everywhere and there is always a line up at Tim's . Do you see value in this name? What is dragging on it if anything. Do you have faith that Patrick Doyle can replicate his past successes.

As always thanks for the great service

Q: Hi,
Can I get your opinion on Secure Waste Management? I realize it’s not a pure waste management company, but these type businesses seem to do well over time.

Q: I can't keep all these Brookfield companies straight. If you want some growth with a dividend, for a long term hold, which would you prefer and why?

Q: What are the chances that a deal can be made with 7/11 at this point?

I read recently that 7/11 is pursuing a dual-track : exploring a possible sale to ATD or going it alone as a more focused business. As part of plans to remain independent, it is selling underperforming supermarkets and has announced plans to list a portion of its U.S. retail operation to fund a massive stock buyback.

I also understand that if the deal goes through with ATD, there will be a lot of debt for awhile.

Is this a good time to buy ATD? If yes, what would be an appropriate price to acquire it? (5+ year time frame)

I am looking for a stock with some sort of dividend, along with a good chance of high appreciation in share price over time. The chart history of ATD over the last 10 years is impressive. If there are other well-managed Canadian companies with reasonable debt that fit this profile better, please suggest them (with a entry price).

They do not have to be in the same sector as ATD. However, I am already heavy in financials. Thank you for your valuable input.

Q: How would you rank CNR, CTC.A, MG, OTEX, TCL.A as both dividend growers and separately to buy? Please provide a short reason for your ranking.

Q: Superior over time had hovered in the $12 to $16 range. Lots of volatility in it's history.
In 2011 it dropped below $6 and again in 2024.From 2011 to 2014 it recovered to over $14
In 2025 it has bounced off that $6 range, and analysts are forecasting a target price around $10. I have read your recent posts saying their 2025 fiscal year estimates raised.
Two questions:
1) What fundamentally caused this recent dive down to sub $6 from near $16?
2) Given management has raised it's guidance, are the fundamentals improving and is the $10 target estimate from analysts justified?
Thanks

Q: Can you please give me your Top 15 dividend stocks that qualify for dividend tax credit.

If possible at least one in each sector

Thanks for your great service

Q: I notice that both ENB and EMA have high payout ratios. ENB seems to be about 138% on Dividendhistory.org and EMA around 98%.
Is this possible? What does it say about the safety of the dividend or do utilities use a different calculation when it comes to Dividend payouts?
Thank you
Frank

Q: Hi 5i,
Without concern for diversification, if both owned but at relatively small weights, would you shift out of one to top up the other? My PF suffers from extreme weightings ranging from 20% positions to approx 1% positions. I expect I would benefit from addressing the lower end ie buy more or sell decisions.
Thanks

Q: Hi there,

I’ve noticed that some of the Renewable stocks have been firming up and/or improving lately.

Do you see any hope for growth in the near term horizon or should one invest in these mostly for income?

Thank you!

Q: I picked up a # of CVE in usd and a # of CVE in cad because of cash available in different denominated portfolios. I can do a securities transfer to marry up the two in one accout with no fee and consolidate the position to tidy things up. My question is for 5i, which way would you go with this transfer? Move the USD CVE to the CDN account or the other way? Im thinking move the CVD usd to the cad as the dividend is probably paid in cad and would save on currency exchange fees. What are your thoughts?

Cheers!