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Investment Q&A

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Q: Hi Peter and 5i Team,

Can a case be made to own both EXE and SIA in a RRIF? If only one could be owned, which one would you keep, and why?

Other holdings in the Healthcare Sector (across other accounts) include WELL, VHI, and XHC. CSH is also owned, but it’s in the Real Estate Sector.

As always, thanks for your valuable insight.

Read Answer Asked by Jerry on May 29, 2025
Q: Looking to open a position in one of the 2 listed companies or others if you have any to recommend. Long term investor with 0 exposure to the real estate sector in the portfolio yet.

Colliers growth projections and better valuation along with positive analysts ratings make it more attractive on the surface. However, I know that you have First Service in the growth portfolio, is there something that I'm missing as to why I should choose FSV before CIGI? Could you please give a breakdown between the two and the reasoning behind choosing one over the other? Also open to any other real estate sector stocks that would be a good add.

Thanks again!
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on May 27, 2025
Q: What is the outlook for Canadian real estate?
How long do you expect it to stay down, how will tariff impact it ?

Can the new liberal government do something to bring down the prices, if so , will it affect the price for the new homes or the entire market?

Please share your thoughts on this ?
Read Answer Asked by HARRY on May 22, 2025
Q: Can you please comment on Interments quarter just announced? The numbers are hard for me to interpret because a number of properties have been sold.. Yet they apparently were sold above NAV, and company has been buying back shares at a very rapid pace - I believe they bought back 4.4% of their shares in 2025 already. How do you interpret the numbers (eg. FFO and AFFO) as well as the share repurchase programme?
Read Answer Asked by arnold on May 16, 2025
Q: I am under water now with DIR.UN, and have noticed that you are recommending GRT.UN more often as an Industrial REIT option. Should I switch?

Carl
Read Answer Asked by Carl on May 14, 2025
Q: What are your thoughts on RE/MAX? I had initiated a position a couple years ago right before the class action losses and settlements related to the broker fees (so I'm down about 50%).

Most of their cash will be paid towards the settlements once the appeals are done, but it's already recorded as a payable so there shouldn't be a material impact to earnings once it's paid (although that cash will be gone).

Do you think now is a good time to add (assuming we get an eventual upturn in the cycle) or do you think new money is still better deployed elsewhere in the markets?
Read Answer Asked by Patrick on May 14, 2025
Q: As a shareholder I am curious as to their reasoning for not raising the distribution since inception (about 12 years!). It has been about 6 cents for all that time. I also note that the share price has not been growing also, which more or less defeats any convincing argument that funds are being held back to do accretive acquisitions. The payout ratio seems low for a REIT, at 69%, and I note that it has been steadily decreasing. The share count is also increasing (primarily the DRIP?)
My current view is that I can no longer be a shareholder if there is no dividend increase, or if there is an argument as to why that isn't going to happen.
Do you have any argument that could support my remaining a shareholder in a company where neither the distribution nor the share price is increasing?
Thanks!
Paul K.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on May 07, 2025