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Q: I own all three of these companies and I am doing quite well with all three. I am up 20% on BIR, 10% on PEY and way up on TOU as I bought it in the $5.00 range back in the depths of the oil and gas collapse. TOU represents 6% of my portfolio while PEY and BIR are about 1% each. I LOVE my dividends…….do I continue to hold all three or consolidate into TOU? After TOU’s takeover of CR, is one or both of BIR and PEY next?
Read Answer Asked by Donald on August 21, 2024
Q: Please provide several recommendations for an elderly investor looking for preservation of capital with a solid return - prefer 5%+. I am currently significantly overweight Canadian banks and insurance companies.
Read Answer Asked by Helen on August 21, 2024
Q: My husband is 8 years away from retirement and wants to buy dividend stocks to leave mostly alone (not checking daily like me!) - he'll check in on it now and then. This is the list he's come up with - slightly higher positions in BCE, BPF.UN and slightly lower in AW.UN, CAR.UN and OLY, otherwise fairly evenly split. Do you see this a good list for his purposes, and is there anything you would leave off, or add? Any other alarm bells? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Kim on August 21, 2024
Q: Good evening!
I have shares of BCE at an ACB of $55.40, which today closed at $47.03. I thought maybe of establishing a rather large capital loss for future use by selling them and buying Telus as a proxy for the necessary holding time frame of 31 days to confirm the loss. However, looking at the charts I saw that Telus has been fairing a bit better than BCE lately, so I am not sure that there would be some 'reversion-to-the-mean' happening during the 31 days. That could mean I end up with less shares of BCE when the dust settles!
Sort of a two-parter here. First of all, is this a good idea at all? Second of all, if it is, is there perhaps another 'proxy' you might suggest I look at?
Thanks!
Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on August 21, 2024
Q: Please recommend several Canadian stocks for an elderly investor with a focus on preservation of capital and a return of 5%+. Thank you in advance.
Read Answer Asked by Helen on August 20, 2024
Q: I am overweight in oil and I am looking to trim. What is your assessment of the companies above? Which of the companies would you least favor for long term potential and therefore trim from the most? As always, thank you for your excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by Calvin on August 20, 2024
Q: Portfolio Analytics has suggested I reduce of my exposure in the Utilities sector. My holdings consist of AEP, CPX, EIX and NI. Is there one you would sell or should I maintain a position in all.

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by J Stephen on August 20, 2024
Q: you recently answered a question on august 13 about higher / better / safer quality dividend stocks with yields in the 3-5 % range (vs going after yields over 6 %).

What would you consider to be the top 10 of this 3-5 % yield higher quality dividend stock category?
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on August 19, 2024
Q: I suppose you are now used to your subscribers thinking you have the answer to absolutely everything financial and often otherwise. It's partially your own fault because you do such a good job of replying to the questions. So let me join the club of way-out speculators seeking your views on this headline in the Financail Post today:

CRTC expands ruling to allow smaller internet providers access to Bell and Telus fibre networks

Can you put your gage on this throbbing issue and speculate on the financial impact on the two internet service providers?

Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by TOM on August 16, 2024
Q: Utilities seem to have gone up considerably over the last month. why is that ?
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on August 14, 2024
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