Investment Q&A

Q: I am surprised the 6.25% minimum ECN preferred share financing is still open as it's only $100M. Does this reflect badly on the issue? I thought a 6.25% guaranteed minimum was a good buy even if rates eventually rise.
Thanks.

Q: Have you given much thought to having a preferred share portfolio. With the yields available they clearly have a place in an income portfolio. I realize you Income portfolio is designed for this but does not focus a lot on preferred.

Thanks
Paul

Q: Could I have your option on this stock and is it worth keeping. Thank you.

Q: The convertible debenture with Mill Road Capital has me confused. If it converts into shares at $8.25/share that means the company would issue 1.8 million shares to pay back the $15 million in dentures. In addition the company has the option to pay the interest for the first 2 years "in kind" which I assume means shares of the company and not cups of coffee :) If this option is exercised the principal amount is increased by the amount of interest owing. I don't get it. If the company chooses this option it sounds like they are paying the interest charges twice, once in kind and the second time by having the principal amount of the debenture increased. Is this normal? Thirdly the debenture has a net settlement feature. It says the company can pay off the face value of the debenture in cash and any excess value of the underlying security in shares. Why does the company have to pay back more than the face value of the security if the shares are trading above the conversion price? Am I understanding this correctly?

Kenn

Q: what are your thoughts on the 6.25% preferred shares being offered?

Q: Gentlemen,

As you know I have $100,000 face value of the the NFI Convertible Debenture that is now selling at approx $400.

Maturity is June 30, 2017. I am trying to figure out what price to sell them at, given that the stock is selling in Canadian funds and the bonds are price in US funds.

The stock converts at 100 shares per $000 bond, but I am confused by the currency.

To figure out the price that I offer these debentures for sale, do I simply multiply the stock price X's 100 X's the currency exchange rate of 1.37 and divide by 10 to get the price per $100 face value?

The conversion info is here:


https://www.newflyer.com/investor-relations/performance

As you know this is a large trade for me and I don't want to screw up.

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: AIM.PR.C - you seem to indicate the prefs. are a sell but not the commons.
A(i)m I correct and if so wonder why? Do you think it is probable that the pref. dividend will be cut?
Thanks

Q: I currently own AIM.PR.A. It is down 30% today and is under $10.

Simply, would you hold or sell this position?

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: What do you think of this offering? Could it be considered a fixed income part of a portfolio?
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Great-West Lifeco Inc. 5.15% Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares, Series T

Short Description: Treasury Offering of Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares, Series T via Bought Deal
Price: $25.00 CDN per share.

Q: Would this be a good time to sell Vsn.pr.a or keep?

Q: If you owned DH.DB Debentures...
DH CRP E18 CV RD 6%30SP18 would you be selling ?
Thanks

Q: Would you recommend investing in this preferred at this time (given the drop in its price recently), and would you consider the preferred as a safer investment vs investing in the common shares. The reset is Canada 5 year bond yield + 4.78% (September 30, 2019). I am not sure, but are there any more Canada bonds to be issued going forward? If not how will the rate be set in the absence of further Canada bonds being issued..

Q: Hello, 5i Team,

This is a question from a neophyte investor.

In a recent press release BUS announced the acceleration of A & B Convertible Debentures. To quote: "The Debentures will result in the issuance of up to 2,235,294 Common Shares at an issue price of $0.68 per share."

Can you tell me a) why a Company might accelerate the issuance of debentures and, b) just as importantly, how such an issuance, at that price, would impact upon current shareholders and the value of their shares.

Thank you

Q: I would like to buy some preferred shares of the canadian banks.
Would you recommend one bank over the other and which series.

thanks,

Q: Just to clarify, my question below is about CUS.DB.D

Just wondering what your thoughts are on the offer to redeem the 3 Canexus debentures. As an income seeking investor, should one accept the cash offer or keep the 6.5% debentures until the end of term? Pros and cons? I was also wondering if one doesn't accept the cash offer, will there be a secondary market for these debentures? Will the convertible feature remain in place? Thanks for all your help.

Q: Hi,
I would like to buy some preferred shares as I don't have any Preferred's in any of my accounts but with so many different descriptions out there I'm not sure what I should be looking for. For instance I would like to have a high yield ( > 4.5% ) and a guaranteed return of capital on a set date if held until that date (if there is such a thing out there). I see many new offerings come out through TD & Scotia iTrade but these are usually closed very quickly.

For instance this one came out this morning:
"TD Direct Investing would like to inform you that the following New Issue has just been announced.

Element Fleet Management Corp. - 5.75% 5 Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series I

Short Description: Offering of Cumulative, 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series I via Bought Deal
Price: $25.00 CDN per share.
Settlement: On or about May 5, 2017."

This sounded good but by the time I tried finding out more about the offering it was closed already.

So, is there some guidance you can give on what "buzz words" to look for when a new issue comes out so I can put my "expression of interest" in before the offering is closed?
I guess what I would really like to know are the following:
1) Are 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred shares the best option for capital preservation?
2) Is it best to try and buy Preferred shares on a new offering or to look in the open market?
3) Is there a Preferred share Class that guarantees your original capital outlay?
4) Any other guidance you can offer in looking for the best: time / place / kind when looking for Preferred's?
5) And finally, once I find a suitable Preferred offering - which account type would you recommend best to hold in for tax purposes (i.e.- reg. vs non-reg.)
Thank you.

Q: I own three reset preferreds that were purchased at the issue price. All are underwater by large amounts. AIM.PR.C is trading at $17.52 yielding 8.8%, AZP.PR.B is trading at $19.20 yielding 7.2%, and DC. PR. B is trading at $16.20 yielding 8.8%. With the dividend tax credit the yield averages is well over 10%. How financial stable are those three companies? Are the yields adequate for the risk being taken? Are those shares sells or holds for income?

Q: Good day gentlemen,
Do you have an opinion on this company?
I noticed there is a new debenture that will be issued. It has an 8% yield would you consider this a moderate risk investment?

Q: Can you provide any details about this preferred share ? Thanks, Joe

Q: What are the pros and cons of these two ETFs? Looking forward, which of the 2 do you believe has the best price appreciation potential? Are there better ways to get exposure to preferreds? Please explain. Thanks so much for the guidance.