Investment Q&A

Q: I am looking to add some real-estate to my portfolio .
Are there any ETF's or stocks you would recommend.

Q: Not sure of my source, could you confirm that Dream Unl has 16% shares of Dream ind reit? Also, since they manage the reit, curious to know how they get paid for the services?

Thanks

Q: With increasing power demand (AI, EV's, data centers, etc.), what positive or negative impact does this have on BEP.UN and FTS ?

Are there any Canadian REIT's that are currently investing in the apparent demand for data centers - perhaps DIR.UN or GRT.UN ? I know that BIP.UN is now investing in this area.

Q: Which REITs, either Canadian and/or US, are suggested for secure dividends and potential appreciation once interest rates settle. I asked this question several days ago but it much have fallen through the cracks. thanks A,

Q: I have a few REITs in my portfolio for income. The income has been consistent so far.
Why has the sector dropped so much in value? What conditions need to exist for them to recover their value.
Is the income at risk of decreasing?

Q: Is there any news since this one keeps going down? The big drop today with high volume.

Thanks for the great service

Q: XDiv for Dir.un is Feb 28. If I sell it on Feb 28,I still get my Dividend. Please advise.Txs for u usual great advices & services

Q: Your Feb 22nd answer to Chris was incorrect. That probably was a result of a wrong article in CBC or GLOBE about a dividend cut. It labelled the company as DIR.UN, but in reality the dividend cutter was D.UN.
DIR.UN has not cut - or raised ! - its dividend in the last 10 years.

Q: I've been mulling over your answer to Ray's question yesterday about DIR.UN. You are always quite positive about it, but having owned it for a number of years, I have to ask myself why I should bother to continue holding on to it. Its share price is where it was 5 years ago. I've looked back 10 years at its distribution and there's been not one single hike. What advantage do you see in continuing to own DIR.UN?

Q: Buy or Hold or Sell? With a few comments. Thanks. ram

Q: Good afternoon,

Looking for a list of companies with safe , growing dividends and potential for some capital gain - Cdn or American.

Thank you,
Brad

Q: Hi Guys

Your thoughts on Dream Industrial earnings just out? Where do you see the stock out 3 years?

Thanks

Stuart

Q: Gentlemen: I have held some shares of this in my TFSA for some time but see it has decreased in value since last October. I dont have to sell but wonder if you see any good news on the horizon or would I be better selling and getting something else

Q: I have these companies in my tfsa and and I have $7000 to add. How would you rate them right now.

Q: Hi 5i,
I have about 15K that I want to put into my RSP before the February deadline and then immediately invest for a minimum 5 year hold to accumulate capital gain and dividend income. Currently I'm considering TOU or DIR.UN for this, and would appreciate your thoughts about the relative merits of each for this use of the funds, and which one you think will outperform the other on a total gain basis in that time period - based on just the standard ups, downs and risks that are out there and not taking into account any potential calamitous economic events.
Thanks!
Peter

Q: Currently I have no exposure to real estate in my portfolio. This is because I have been very hesitant to buy into real estate for the last few years because of Covid, then high interest rates, office workers working from home effecting Office REITS and on-line sales effecting Retail REITs. Are there 3 safe REITs out there paying a 4 - 5% dividend that a retired senior can invest in or should I just continue to stay away from the whole sector for now?

Q: Hi 5i,

I currently hold DND and REAL, which I had purchased approx. 1year ago. My Thesis for both of these stocks is that once interest rates begin to fall both stocks both could experience positive stock movement to the upside given the current need for housing and all the pent up demand in the US/Canada.

I have read your report on dropping coverage of DND and your answers to questions on REAL. It would appear that your main concern is on their debt levels and that there are better opportunities elsewhere for an investors capital. Is that correct?

Do you have any actual concerns with the business models of both these companies itself? What are your views on the real estate market in general?

Apologize for the multiple questions. Please deduct as many credits as needed.

Thanks in advance!

Greg C.

Q: If I wanted to stay in the real estate sector what are your current favorite candidates to re-invest proceeds when selling my TCN holdings

Q: Could I get your top two picks in the CDN industrial REIT space? Looking for share price appreciation potential over yield.

Q: Thinkinf of swaping out Sunlife now in a hopefully falling rate environment for a stock with more overall growth potential, but still a dividend over 4%. Please provide a few names for a dividend focused retirement portfolio that also bring strong overall return potential. Or, thoughts on whether Sun Life is still a stock to own in this situation.