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Q: Hi Peter, Ryan & Co.
Capital Power is selling a new issue of preferred shares (Series 11). They are rate-resets with a 5.75% coupon. As a dividend investor, I like this yield, but am wondering about the strength of CPX's balance sheet. Can you please comment on the company's overall debt load, strength of the balance sheet, and riskiness of this particular issue? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Brian on May 10, 2019
Q: 4:17 PM 5/8/2019
Your 5i profile on NPI shows Debt/Equity of 9.22 and Morningstar gives a comparable figure of D/E of 8.96. These figures are a world ahead over, for example, Enbridge [1.05 and 0.93 respectfully], and PPL [0.63 and 0.53], and RY [0.12 and 0.49] and CSH.UN [2.31 and 2.32].

These figures suggest that NPI has staggering debt. Can you resolve this issue.

I do not want to invest in companies overburdened with unmanageable debt yet you still recommend NPI over AQN [answer to Morgan may 8th] which has D/E of "only" 1.11 and 1.05 from 5i and Morningstar respectively.
Thank you............. Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on May 09, 2019
Q: Could you provide what you see as the best 3 investable stocks that should benefit from continued growth in the renewable energy sector and the move away from carbon based fuels. I am not looking for high risk new technology but rather companies that look like a good bet to grow profitably over the next 10 years.

Thank You
Read Answer Asked by Morgan on May 08, 2019
Q: Can you tell me what buying BAM.A entails? I understand their business and what they do but there are so many different tickers. ".A" represents class A voting shares I believe. Since its an asset mgmt company are there any fees similar to mutual fund or anything? Dividends paid in US or CDN?
Read Answer Asked by Adam on May 08, 2019
Q: In May of 2017, I purchased some stocks on the advice of a different service than I5.
Including dividends, my returns are as follows:
CSW.A minus 11%
XTC minus 21%
PZA minus 30%

In hindsight, I should have probably cut my losses at some point.
Do you have a suggested trigger to sell after a set loss percentage?
Do any of the above warrant holding or should I sell and reinvest in similar categories? Probably for another 3-4 years.

Thanks for your advice
John
Read Answer Asked by John on May 08, 2019
Q: We have just transferred from an advisor to a discount broker. We have a 8% position between two separate RIF accounts . As the risk is the same in a RIF or a TFSA account would it make sense to move this holding to our TFSA accounts with a total 5% holding
as there is no tax in the TFSA accounts? Your overall opinion of of the company please, and if 5% is too high of a holding for this company? Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks MJ


Read Answer Asked by M J on May 07, 2019
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