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Q: A question about the casino company Game Host. My father's sold his Cineplex position and his looking for another stock with (1) a high yield (2) a monthly dividend. His bonds are not paying enough. With oil back over 60$, do you think that Game Host properties should see better traffic soon? We don't hope for capital appreciation, but want a balance sheet that has more chance to improve than weaken. Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Matt on December 19, 2019
Q: I have a balanced and diversified portfolio.
In reviewing my holdings, these two stocks are at the low end of my portfolio %. I have money to invest, so my options could include rolling one into the other to increase my holding %. , or adding $ to one or the other.
I see ALA has restructured and their outlook looks positive whereas ITP is OK for income but not growth. Your thoughts and recommendations?
Read Answer Asked by Ric on December 18, 2019
Q: Looking at using some cash in our RIF accounts (mostly a mix of Income/balanced portfolios) to boost the yield a bit and am considering AW.un or NFI. With price pullbacks, both currently have a higher than average dividend (sustainable ?) and, it appears, some cushion against any significant capital loss, (barring any new bad news). Do you think these are now good candidates for an income portfolio ? Alternative suggestions?
Read Answer Asked by Alexandra on December 18, 2019
Q: Hi,

Having sold DRG.UN & CGX, I'm sitting on some cash.

Could you give me your top 5 relatively safe, relatively high dividend/distribution paying choices to replace these?

Sector is not important. Getting a benefit from companies whose price is depressed due to tax loss selling is a bonus but not critical.

Thanks,

Gord
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on December 17, 2019
Q: I am interested in adding "infrastructure" sector stocks to balance my investments. I would appreciate your comments on ARE, WSP, BIP.UN , STN. or other options in this sector. Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Richard on December 17, 2019
Q: This question is about non-registered accounts and the non-Canadian ETFs and stocks that pay dividends. If the DRIP is activated, does the stock still attract witholding tax, or would it be taxed separately on both the dividend and the capital gain?

I've learned a great deal from you about investing.

Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by TOM on December 17, 2019
Q: Good afternoon folks
With a better China/US trade agreement which of these would you expect to do better from here? I own a bit of DOL but have watched DLRT for awhile now.
Thank you for a good year and all you do for us! You have "steered my ship" for over 5 years now! Happily I am up 60%. All by shaving at highs and buying at lows(mostly but of course not always). I only added just under 2% of new money.
Thank YOU and MERRY CHRISTMAS
Read Answer Asked by El-ann on December 17, 2019
Q: Why has ARE performed so poorly in comparison the others? Results have generally been positive. Should I stick it out or move on?
Read Answer Asked by David on December 17, 2019
Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor. I just sold CGX and need to replace it with something else in the Consumer sector. I currently own AW, NWC, PBH and love dividends.

Can you please give me 3 replacement options in the Consumer Cyclical space as well as 3 options in the Consumer Staples space? If it is possible to filter a dividend over 3%, that would be ideal...if not 3%, then try for > 2%.

Thanks...Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on December 16, 2019
Q: I hold both of these companies and need to take some profits and redistribute to other holdings. From previous questions I understand a date for the spin offs has not been announced. I do not want to sell now and lose out on the benefits of the spinoffs.
Would the current share price reflect the value of these spinoffs and then drop a corresponding amount when it hits the effective ex-div date similar to regular dividend payments?
I also plan on rebuying the spin off version of bip.un in my taxable acct (both currently in RRSP) based on my understanding that the full dividend would then be eligible for the dividend tax credit. Is this correct?
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Bruce on December 16, 2019
Q: I had been considering a purchase of BPY.un, but upon looking at their 2018 taxable income calculation, I see that while the full-year distribution was Cdn$ 1.64155, the total tax allocation to be reported was $2.47504. I'm interested in achieving less taxable income, not more. So, scrolling further down, there was another table for 2018 Canadian taxable income for a fund called Brookfield Office Properties Exchange L.P. , with the same full-year distribution, but entirely return of capital. However, I cannot find any information on this particular fund, so I'm hoping you can help out.
Read Answer Asked by chris on December 16, 2019
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