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Q: What odds (high, medium, low) do you put on Riocan's strategy of building more residential on their existing properties having a 'worth while' impact on growth or dividend increases over the next 2 to 3 years?

The Financial Post reported Jan 2017 "The Toronto-based company has a portfolio of about 300 malls across the country, and is seeking to redevelop stores and add housing to at least 50 of them." Link to story: https://goo.gl/HZQQxG

The dividend increases have been small and infrequent over the last 9 years: Jan 2013 up 2.17% and Oct 2008 up 2.22%. Earlier dividend increases used to be roughly annual.

Note that I don't need the income from this stock, so it may be time to move on.

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 12, 2017
Q: I am retired, living on dividend income and have the following REITS in my portfolio in equal amounts and making up 10% of my portfolio. I am invested for the average yield of 6.6% the REITS generate.
Do any of the REITS have a dividend payout ratio near or over 100% or negative growth that I should be worried about?
Can you rate the REITS from best to worst?
I noted that you just sold the REIT ETF in the income portfolio and purchased CSH.UN. Based on your response, I may sell a couple REITS and replace with CRH.UN and NWH.UN for company growth that 5i is forecasting in the healthcare REIT space.
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on July 10, 2017
Q: Am thinking of adding 1/2 a position of NWH.UN to a tax advantaged account. Already have a half position in SIA. Would be interested to know degree of insider ownership and significance of institutional interest in NWH.UN and, if possible, short term debt (say, 18 to 24 month -- because of possible rate increases). Thanks for all you do. Deduct as many question 'points' as appropriate.

Alternatively, could add to SIA. Thanks, Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on July 10, 2017
Q: just raised some cash as a result of tax loss sale of QTHR which i plan on
repurchasing before October.
am looking to park the cash in either KWH.un or NVU.un for a month or two. they both pay a handsome dividend - 7.84 and 7.96
do you have a preference?? would the proposed interest rate increase affect either of these two companies?
edward in Montreal
Read Answer Asked by ed on July 10, 2017
Q: I hold substantially less than 5% of each of the above securities in my diversified portfolio.The sector is not over-represented in my portfolio. I would appreciate your opinion as to which, if any, should be sold because of duplication; and/or to reduce the # of stocks held; and/or because of other specific concerns; and which, if any, should be added to. I do not require the cash from any disposition, am not averse to risk, and, subject to your comments, would reinvest it in this or any other sector which you recommend.Thank you in advance for your usual reasoned response.

Read Answer Asked by Harold on July 10, 2017
Q: I currently hold ZRE for income. If I were to replace it with 4-5 individual REITS, which ones should I pick, in addition to CSH.UN? Would ZRE or the portfolio of individual REITS be more appropriate for a long-term hold with equal consideration to distribution yield and safety of the distribution? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Walter on July 07, 2017
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