Investment Q&A

Q: The majority of my portfolio is invested in the TSX 60 through XIU. I am working on diversifying my portfolio and thought I would start off with the Real Estate sector and am considering ZRE.

Would you have any issues about selling about $13,000 of XIU to buy ZRE and achieve a 5% allocation in the Real Estate sector?

Also, I noticed that ZRE was dropped from the Model Income Portfolio in July 2017. Do you have any issues with ZRE specifically?

Q: I'm considering buying BRE for a TFSA, mainly due to its consistently high Dividend (stable tax-free income). My concern though is that it generally pays out over 3 times what it earns. How can this possibly be sustainable? The way it see it, BRE essentially generates bulk of its revenue from fees (commissions) which can be low risk provided the sales continue growing. Is BRE a good choice for a TFSA at current price?

Q: Good morning,

I'm considering adding a small position of BXMT in my Non Reg US portfolio to generate some additional US $ income. With a 7% yield, how safe is this distribution and would you recommend any other name in its place to achieve my objective? Also, your thoughts on TF in my RSSP account would be appreciated. Thank you
Franco

Q: Hi. What's your take on Artis. Great yield at 9% due largely to the drop in the share price.. Is it buyable for growth and income at this level? Any concerns?
Many thanks
GUY

Q: Is this a good time to step in to this Reit? Is the yield safe?

Q: I have held this stock for a long time and it has continually done well. However, it seems to be getting hit harder than many others. Is it time to add to my position which is about 3% of portfolio. Is there anything going on here that i have missed?

Cheers

Q: I currently own in my RRSP's SMU.UN, WIR.U, ACR.UN, DIR.un, IIP.UN,KMP.UN.
I know rising interest rates are not the friend of REIT's That is the current environment, not telling when it will stop. And it is pretty vicious currently.
Do you think it prudent to sell these stocks (all are up nicely) and repurchase them when the increasing interest rate chatter subsides, or would you hold?
In your response please advise 'why' as well.
Thanks

Sheldon

Q: Good evening

Are there any data centre REITs that you would recommend. This is a growth dsector, but P/Es are very high. Alternatively, are there other REIT sub-sectors [such as gaming, 5G towers] that you would prefer. I am looking for REITs that can sustain high interest rates sand continue to grow and throw off decent yield.
Thx
Sam

Thx

Q: I have a 1/2 position in CSH.UN. I was considering adding to it, but maybe I should buy SIA instead. Which one do you prefer today and why?

Paul

Q: Any comments on the three reits above?

Thanks

Q: In your Oct 4 response to a different William , you characterized TCN as very cheap at 7 times earnings. Would you attribute its current pull-back as solely due to rising interest rate concerns , or could the redemption of its debentures into common shares also be playing a role?
Thank-you.

Q: DRG.UN seems to be melting down more aggressively than the market recently. Don't seem to see any news that could prompt this. What am I missing ?
Thanks so much, Team
Nancy

Q: Since Sept 20, DRG.UN is down about 12% while the DJ Europe Select REIT Index is only down about 4%. What is driving this price movement?

Q: There has been a few upgrades on this stock lately. With a huge dividend, it appears to be gaining some momentum and might be a place to build a small position. Could I have your thoughts please? Also, what is the difference between this and the Greys (MHIVF)? I thought I was buying some IVQ.U on the TSX with US Dollars but ended up with MHIVF.

Thanks Always

Q: Home Capital has been going sideways for the last 6 months. Could I have your opinion on its likely performance in a slowly rising interest rate environment? Hold or sell? Thank you.

Q: is it ok to hold DRG.UN long term even with rising interest rates? Is dividend safe? Thank you.

Q: I am thinking about exiting DR and buying NWH.un.
Your thoughts please and thank you.

Q: Hi
What is your preference for growth and dividend. growth.
Thank you

Q: Good day 5i,

Please may I have your assessment of this company, it’s fundamentals and thoughts on its current low stock price. Is the rate of insider selling here of any reasonable concern? I am also looking at this for a small portfolio position as speculation on possibility of Amazon deciding on DC as its HQ2 locale.

Cheers,

Tim

Q: COR, the US data center REIT, is down 7% in the first 2 hours today . There was one downgrade---just one analyst (Cowen). I have searched for other news and found none. I don't have the Cowen report; perhaps you have access? Other analysts have not reported anything negative. And neither is there any other news [ yet] that I could find to justify the suden report. Granted, based on just numbers alone COR did look overvalued, and Robos did conclude that as they are based on just robotic (automated) analytics. So, what has changed? It is tempting to buy COR.(the Ex-div is a couple of days yet holders are dumping). Clearly , the market knows something that has not yet been reported. What gives, do you know/can you tell? Does Cowen have THIS much impact? I doubt that, so there must be something else surely? What is your view on today’s price on this US REIT? You have favored COR.us in the recent past.