Investment Q&A

Q: Can I please have the consensus opinion on First Service soon to be announced earnings. Thank You.

Q: Good morning this company pays a good yield, would u recommend it As a place to park cash or would you suggest something else? Thank you.

Q: Is it a good time to buy back into Alalis mainly for income. thx Jack

Q: why are these stocks down so much, sis and ry.
what is your take as to buy, sell or hold. Thanks.

Q: Good day gentlemen,
Has anything changed with regards to fundamentals that can justify a move from 20 to 13 since beginning of the year?
Is there a price where you consider this a must own or at least compelling value?
Thx for your valued insight.

Q: Why are these 2 up on a day that everything is down, I would have thought that with the BoC interest hike they would be effected negatively. Thanks

Q: what is your favorite dividend stocks that you would love to buy at a tax loss opportunity. thanks I realize the assumptions I am making but would like your thoughts.

Q: For an infrastructure play, which would you prefer or do you have other suggestions? I was considering Brookfield Infrastructure as a one-stop shop but I have reservations about the Brazil exposure. Thanks.

Q: Would you buy TCL.A today or does this stock fall into the "catch a falling knife" category?

Q: Yes, this morning in iTrade account, there was the cash received on the disposition from ECI shares. Yahooooo
And a big shout out to 5iR for including ECI in the Income Portfolio..........Tom

Q: When does FIH.U report ? And if I'm not mistaken the last quarter loss was largely due to the completion of the Bangalore airport purchase. Will there be further repercussions in this quarter from the purchase or are they back on track to earnings from the various entities they own ? Also US policy is hammering third world currencies. Does 5I see further erosion in the value of the Indian rupee in the near future ?
Thanks Garth

Q: Enercare Solutions (subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure) have a bond outstanding rated at BBB- Stable. About a six year bond. Would this be a bond worth holding?

Q: The stock price continues to slide. For a holding in an Non-Registered Account used for dividend income, in your opinion, is GS facing too strong a headwind and secondly, might it be a candidate for "Tax Loss" selling?

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend income investor and have 1/2 to 2/3 positions in each of these securities. I trim-add to my stocks when my asset allocation needs adjusting (recently topped up BCE, BNS). I am considering topping up these 4 stocks, but am fully aware that Tax Loss Selling Season will soon be in full swing. Having said that, all 4 of these stocks have already been beaten up a fair bit.

I know you are NOT a market timer, but does your crystal ball foresee further downside as we work our way through the next 2 months of Tax Loss Selling? Using TCL as an example, you just added 1% to your position. I am sure you must have had quite an internal 5iR discussion about "when" to add that position vs. your 10% cash position at that time and the need to deploy some of it. OR...is it as simple as...this stock has been beaten up so much, it has excellent value now, we know we can't time the bottom, so let's just buy it now?

Thanks...Steve

Q: if you had to choose which position to add to, which would you choose and why?

Q: Hi, I am looking for dividend paying stocks that also have the most upside share price potential in both the short and long term. Could you rate the above, best to last, and if you have any other suggestions, that would be greatly appreciated.
I am not overly concerned with sector allocation.
Many thanks.

Q: I have 5% in this stock in mine and my grandkids.Your comments please.

Q: I'd like to put some money in GIC's. Do you have any recommendations? My bank's GIC rates are much lower than the third party rates. There's only a flat fee of $20 to buy them so that doesn't bother me. The best returns seem to be offered by "Manulife Bank" and "Equitable". They are almost double the big banks. I'm leaning towards Manulife. Is there any risk when buying GIC's?

Q: What is the current situation with regards to the short attack on the company earlier in the year. With the recent decline in share price it has a very attractive yield. What are the odds of a dividend cut? What per cent do insiders own? This company has executed well in the past seems to have good management and their airline business is a near monopoly in the north. The erosion of the share price seems to be more in sympathy with markets in general rather than based on company metrics. Appreciate you comments.

Q: If preserving capital was the most important thing ,what would your advice be for an investment of $200000 for a person 70 years . Currently it is in a mutual bond fund with an mer of 1.5% & the investment is losing money.Should it be left where it is or do you have some different suggestions? Thanks as always.