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Q: 6:21 AM 4/26/2018
I own in excess of $100K in a combination of BEP.UN and BIP.UN bought on the TSX in Canadian Dollars in cash accounts at both TDWaterhouse and at Scotia McLeod. This year TDWaterhouse issued a statement of Foreign Ownership. Scotia McLeod did not. My accountant phoned Scotia McLeod and Scotia said they are both Canadian Companies so are not considered to be foreign so a T1135 form is not required. Can you clarify this issue please
Thank you........ Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on April 26, 2018
Q: Hello 5i, Can I get your assessment of this company. It seems to be building a base in the 50 to 55 range since Mar 2017. Can you confirm these parameters that were taken from BMO Investorline.
Revenue: 4,444 (million)
Estimated EPS Growth: 24.1%
Estimated P/E Ratio: 238.60
DPS: 2.429000 (4.5%)
Price/Book Ratio: 0.85
If this range of of 50-55 is in fact a base building what do you see as a breakout for it.
Thanks for your service.
Read Answer Asked by pietro on April 05, 2018
Q: Please provide me with a list of solid Canadian stocks (such as the Brookfield group) in which I may receive dividends/distribution in US dollars.
Is the income converted to CDN for income tax purposes (by me, the co. or RevCan) ?
I assume there will not be any withholding tax as they would be CDN companies?
Would I be charged a commission by anyone, i.e. the company or Scotia iTrade?
Anything else I need to know?
Thanks
Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on April 04, 2018
Q: Hello 5i team,
Craig Machel of Richardson GMP was citing on BNN that CPP had migrated since around 2000 from the 60/40 asset allocation to 35% equity and the rest in hard assets and private loans; in other words, private yielding and defensive strategies and equity growth that is not from indices. He also mentioned that retail investors could have access to such vehicles but, understandingly withheld any specifics.
Could you shed some light on the subject? It would be much appreciated.
Antoine
Read Answer Asked by Antoine on February 23, 2018
Q: Good morning
May I have your view on the latest earnings reports.
Please dock me for 3 queries. Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Margot on February 12, 2018
Q: together these 5 stocks make up 10% of my portfolio. not a terribly large weighting but enough that i have felt the recent decline. I understand the correlation between interest rates and these companies that are viewed as bond proxies. Since Jan 1 2018 BCE is down 5.5%, BEP is down 7%, BIP is down 8%, TRP down over 9%, ENB down over 10% (all return % are excluding dividends). ENB is now yielding over 6% if their Q1 2018 dividend is extrapolated for the FY 2018. my question is at what point does one consider the decline overdone and step into one or a few of these? a 6% yield on ENB is looking attractive to me but do you think there is still more downside risk in these names?
Read Answer Asked by Richard on February 02, 2018
Q: Hi 5 I team
I presently have BPY.UN and thinking of selling it for its poorer performance and
replacing it with BIP.UN or WSP Global. Could I get your opinion on these two or others that you might suggest. Thanks Maurice
Read Answer Asked by Maurice on January 30, 2018
Q: Hi, I own the above companies mainly for income and some growth. Would these be negatively impacted by rising interest rates and if so, would a switch to BNS or SLF be warranted.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Greg on January 19, 2018
Q: Since its recent high of $57.85 reported on 12/27, BIP.UN has been stumbling to today's close of $53.80 - a drop of 7% in just 9 trading days. Can you attribute this fall to anything in particular?

I may be fantasizing here but is there such a thing as a "post tax loss selling" exit (since 12/27 was the last day of tax loss selling)?
Read Answer Asked by Victor on January 11, 2018
Q: Hello,
I hold BIP.UN and AQN in my RSP and am considering lightening up in the utility space.
I hold them in equal amounts, if I am considering selling one position what would you recommend ? I consider them to be medium term (3-5 year) positions.
Thanks as always .. appreciate the advice.
Steve
Read Answer Asked by STEVEN on January 09, 2018
Q: i already have full positions (4%) in bip and bep. i have been looking at bbu but after going through some documents on the bbu website it appears that bbu is engaged in some similar businesses as the other 2. what would you recommend as another option besides bbu?
Read Answer Asked by Richard on December 26, 2017
Q: Bip.un dropped 2.16 % today ? I’m up 54% on this stock but down 17.84% on HWO. The fundamentals look good for hwo. Should I sell bip.un and average down on HWO, sell both decreasing my tax bill , or keep existing position with the hope that Hwo will recover in the new year.
Read Answer Asked by Roy on December 22, 2017
Q: I have a portfolio modeled after your balanced portfolio with a few additions/ substitutions from the growth portfolio. My wife holds BIP.UN in a taxable account where it may be suitable to take profits this year rather than in the future. Would you sell and replace with either AVO or NFI at the current time? I guess I am asking if you expect more growth from AVO/NFI than BIP going forward. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Paul on December 20, 2017
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