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Q: Pizza Pizza is up 5% and seems to be on an uptrend following a multi-month fall from 40% higher. Could you comment on the earnings? Also, my dad already owns A&W and wants to know if this is a good moment to start a position in Pizza Pizza. He doesn't expect capital gains, but rather, some monthly income that will likely not be reduced too much by dividend cuts. Usually we stay away from downtrends but interest rates being back at 1.6% to 1.7%, we're looking at income stocks. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Matt on August 09, 2019
Q: In May of 2017, I purchased some stocks on the advice of a different service than I5.
Including dividends, my returns are as follows:
CSW.A minus 11%
XTC minus 21%
PZA minus 30%

In hindsight, I should have probably cut my losses at some point.
Do you have a suggested trigger to sell after a set loss percentage?
Do any of the above warrant holding or should I sell and reinvest in similar categories? Probably for another 3-4 years.

Thanks for your advice
John
Read Answer Asked by John on May 08, 2019
Q: Hello,

As a follow up to Norman's question of Feb. 8 re high yielding investments with a sustainable dividend, how would rate the above from least to highest risk.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Larry on February 12, 2019
Q: Good evening,
Read your answer on Boston pizza where it should find a bottom soon PZA is at a 6 year low dividend 8.9%. Been waiting for it to find the bottom but it drifted again today on high volumes. Altough I can use the tax loss against ECI . Hate to sell with 36% loss What is your take on it ? Should i wait for a bounce and sell or ? Come tax season this one is going to get destroyed !
Thanks for your keen insights ( checked the definition means sharp and/or penetrating I'm sure many readers will agree)
Denis
Read Answer Asked by Denis on September 07, 2018
Q: Hello
You consistently say Pizza Pizza is good for income but little growth expected. But I see John Heinzl is selling it out of his model portfolio in the Globe and Mail. It is now down 30% in my income portfolio and I now wonder at the advisability of just continuing to hold. Just how sustainable do you think the dividend is over time? Would you expect the company to react positively to restore growth? If sold what "safe" dividend stock would you buy with a comparable dividend?
Thank you .... Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on August 29, 2018
Q: Boston Pizza has been declining for the last three months and in particular since the release of the quarterly earnings. What would be your opinion of the company going forward.
Please compare Boston Pizza with A&W and the Keg as to which would be a better choice.
Are there other restaurant royalty companies I should be looking at?
Thanks for the excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on August 14, 2018
Q: Can you provide a list of companies that are significantly beaten down, oversold, ugly? I'm looking for ones with balance sheet assets, but it doesn't have to be perfect.
Read Answer Asked by Wayne on May 30, 2018
Q: Hello, as of today PZA price is at least 25% lower than it was in early January of 2017. Should I continue to hold or sell? The other option I thought of, is to sell PZA and buy XTC as a replacement, does that make sense? I know that they are both in different sectors and that their respective yields are different (6.5% versus 3.7%). I appreciate your help. Thanks, Gervais
Read Answer Asked by Gervais on May 18, 2018
Q: I have been watching both AW and PZA drop substantially in recent weeks. Do you think the sell-off is warranted and/or soon to stop? How sustainable are the dividends and how significant are the debt positions? AW appears to have a much higher P/BV, but I know you seem to like it better. Do you think one of these would be suitable at this time for a retired , dividend-oriented investor (probably a 2-2.5% position), and if so which would be your choice.
Read Answer Asked by grant on January 21, 2018
Q: Good Afternoon - The resto royalties seem to have lagged this year. What are your thoughts in general and could you please rank the four listed here. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Kirk on November 29, 2017
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