Investment Q&A

Q: If BCE profit is dropping and is laying people off, why did they raise the dividend today? ( according to tmx money) Does this show they are confident in the future ?

Q: Hello. What caused the sudden drop in the price of BCE? Thanks

Q: I am considering buying LIF, mainly for the income. What price would be a good entry point, given the fluctuation of iron prices? I plan to hold the shares for at least 5 years. And would it be a good holding for an RRSP account and also a non-registered account? Thank you for your input.

Q: Hi 5i,

I am down about 20% on all these companies and am interested if you would consider them a long term hold for income.

Q: What US dividend stocks do you like right now for income that are good dividend growers and have a yield of at least 2.5%? Thanks.

Q: Park Lawn, BCE and BEP taking a tidy beating in the wife’s income portfolio. While we enjoy the divs, the red ink is off-putting to be fair.

We are a few years away from drawing on her account, so at what point would you consider averaging down on these. There is a fairly large cash balance waiting to be deployed.

Q: I own all of the above. I am up with PPL and ALA and about break even with ENB and TRP. I feel too much pipeline exposure??
Which two would you keep?

Thanks for everything

Dave.

Public Question.

Q: Am retired so my cash portfolio is full of banks, utilities, Brookfield cos, etc.. No materials , so looking at dipping my toe into this sector with either LIF or WTE. Re LIF : the metrics for iron ore are good ,China slowdown negative, US infrastructure program positive ?
Re WTE : Jimmy Patterson a strong shareholder , well run operator, moving more potash, less coal through its terminal ?
What is your opinion on these two companies ?
Balance sheet strength ? Would you recommend one over the other , both or neither for my purpose ? Thanks. Derek

Q: While you may not see much growth in Bell for the near future, is this not a rare opportunity for a dividend/income investor to lock in an 8%+ dividend in a secure company?

Am I missing something?

Q: May I please have your comments on Transcontinental’s earnings

Q: Hi, BCE shares have been hammered for past few weeks with stock making new 52 weeks lows everyday, with market fearing that company could cut or not be able to keep pace with dividend increases, due to pressure on its cash flow. Company has a large debt load and yesterday the Rating Agency placed BCE on a negative watch, which makes it more expensive for BCE to borrow. Pay out ratio is already over 100% of its earnings. Current dividend yield of 8.5% could be viewed as flashing warning signals.

BCE is held in 5i Income Portfolio and generally rated well, per your recent comments. Are you still comfortable to hold it in Income Portfolio ? Also, if income is not the primary objective for an investor, is it not prudent to liquidate even at current price and move on to other opportunities with lower dividend and better growth?

Thank You

Q: Could you suggest 6 or 7 Canadian equities (irrespective of sector) that would be suitable as GIC/Bond proxies? Secure dividend and slighlty positive growth potential?
Thank you for all you do.

Q: What do you think is the primary reason why EIF is having such trouble getting any kind of traction? Their recent earnings were solid and well received by investment firms, many of whom raised their targets (eg. TD, RBC, Canaccord, Raymond James, ATB). And yet within a couple of days, the stock price has reversed itself and is now back down below $48.00.

Thanks as always.

Q: Lots of comments around that there may not be a lot of upside to the Telcos. And we know that covererd call etfs`s also have built-in limited upside. Any thoughts on swapping Telus for a covered call etf for income?

Q: BCE and Telus have both proven disappointing
Would you still consider them good long term holds and why?
Thank you

Q: I am looking for a US listed ETF that holds US listed Dividend Growing Equities. I have found RDVY (First Trust Rising Dividend ETF) and CUD (Ishares US Dividend Growers). Both have relatively high MERs for ETFs (0.49 % and 0.6% respectively). Both have a current distribution of around 2% yield. Is there anything else out there in this segment of the market ? While CUD is hedged I am not too concerned about that at this time. Would you prefer one of these over the other or would you think splitting between the two. I will be holding them in my RRSP and am looking to invest around 1% of my total RRSP holdings in this investment.

Q: QBR.B seems to have some favourable financial metrics and to be liked by analysts, yet the share price has been drifting lower for a couple of months. What is your view of this stock and do you see it's share price improving over time? Would you buy, sell or hold? Thanks.

Q: Hi
Accumulated these utilities as part of my non-correlated asset mix. BEPC has been the worst performer. Down 16%. Hydro One is the best performer so far. Up 6%. EMA/FTS are nearly neutral.
I followed your pragmatic and practical suggestions and took only a partial position in each of these stocks.

Time to add ? In what order would you add? My plan is to add equal amounts.
Many thanks.

Q: I was thinking about rounding out my materials sector for income and was disappointed about the special dividend offered compared to last year. Are they shorter on free cash this year?
Also where do you see natural gas prices going in 2024 as this of course will be tied to their profits and hence share price?
Do you have any other suggestions with a decent dividend other then AEM and LIF?
Thanks
Jeff

Q: Wondering how much the ban on renewables in Alberta will hurt this company?
Thanks
Jeff