Investment Q&A

Q: Could you draw up a list of publicly traded companies that do not provide share based compensation do their employees ?

Q: Can you please help me prioritize these stocks I'm considering for my income account. I understand that some are higher risk. Thanks.

Q: Further to a response to a question by Robert on Apr 3 concerning dividend stocks provided to a grandchild. Could you provide the payout ratio for PTG, CWX, AIM, DIV

Thanks
Stu

Q: A couple of years ago I hit upon the idea of giving each of my grandchildren $500 on their 16th birthday to establish a first investment and, I hoped, learn something about investing by direct experience. I gave them 250 shares (still in my name since one cannot open a brokerage account under the age of 18) of Surge Energy then trading at $2.00 and paying a dividend of $.0125 per month yielding $3.13 in the first month, enough to buy one more share in the DRIP brokerage account. Working beautifully until last May when SGY halved the dividend (also instructional, but disappointing)

I have another grandson turning 16 and would like to do the same for him but do not know of another security with the same feature of paying enough dividend (possibly quarterly) that provides enough to buy one more share with the dividend generated from a capital base of close to $500. If you have a way of mining for such opportunities, I would be most grateful to hear your suggestion(s). (I do not have any experience with ETFs but perhaps there is a possibility in this sphere?) If you have another suggestion for an intro investment, I would be glad to hear your thoughts.

Thanks very much, Bob.

Q: I'm looking at CanWel building materials to add in my dividend portfolio. It will pay a juicy dividend at the end of this month and with all the houses needed to be rebuild in Fort Mcmurray I think this might give a boost to there earnings this summer. What is your thought on my thinking?

Q: are these reasonable buys for income and/or growth?

Q: I have a smallm position and was looking at adding more.Where do you see cwx going in the future and will the proposed lumber tariffs affect cwx. Do you think the dividend is safe.

Q: Good day Peter, Ryan, and team,

Would you consider CWX a good investment at the current price level for a 1-3 year or longer term hold? Also, how safe is the dividend, which is pretty high at the moment?

Season's Greetings

Q: Hi- I know this is a cyclical but my understanding of the business model is that as a distributor they have limited commodity exposure and only 15% USA exposure. the debt is mostly tied to inventory and payout ratio will be coming down. Do you concur and pretty good value at these levels? 10% yield tgtbt?

Q: Appears the markets don't like CWX's latest report,any thoughts?

Q: Hi All at 5i!!! CanWel just purchased Total Forest Industries. Is this a good time to buy some stock in the company? What are your thoughts? How does this company compare to Stella Jones. Thank you, Tamara

Q: Can you comment on equity raise- how does bal sheet look with this , and what will payout ratio be. Decent for the next year or so?

Q: What are your thoughts on this company? Is the 9% yield sustainable?

Q: On April 26 you replied to a question on CWX and concluded a breakout above $5 is possible. It is now trading at $5.50. Do you think it still has room to run? Would you purchase it for a long term hold? Thanks

Q: Hello,

I am considering buying CanWel Building Materials Group (CWX) based on the current technical indicators that I rely on. I'm wondering if you can provide any technical or fundamental pros or cons that would help me decide if now is the time to start a position? Would you recommend buying and is the dividend safe?

Thanks!