Investment Q&A

Q: Good day! I have owned PPL (Pembina Pipeline) for a few years, having bought in when he dividend rate was much higher. As a dividend investor (usually targeting a minimum of 5% or more dividend returns) I subscribe to the theory that capital appreciation runs hand-in-hand with “somewhat” higher dividends – and yes I am aware of a whole mess of caveats with that statement, which hopefully I take fully into consideration. I do consider beta, historical performance of dividends in a “crash” (i.e 2008), and also look for the “moat” or recession proof aspect – amongst other things such as ROE, payout ratios, cash balances, and such. I do look at growth, but a sustainable dividend stream is the primary focus.
That being said as a background, I can see PPL has grown, and projects on the go indicate future increased cash flow, and then assumedly higher dividends. My question pertains to how long I should wait for the dividend rate to go back to the 5 or 6 percent payout. I am unable to get a clear picture from their documentation as to the timeframe of the increased cash flow. Are you able to discern when we should expect the increased cash flow - and matching dividend adjustments - and can you suggest at what point I might consider moving my cash elsewhere (i.e another payer in the 6% - 7% range - i.e such as RSI, STB, MRG.UN, HLP.UN - just for some examples)?
Thanks!

Q: If someone decided to split up your model portfolio between an RRSP and a taxable cash account, which stocks would you put in each account.

Thanks.

Q: WATD'B appears to be a good play on EU recovery. I like the fact they have purchased gas stations and are looking to create convenience stores similar to what we now have in North America.
I believe this ai already built into stock price.
If you believe it is a good stock...should I buy on pullback or current price. Any other concerns or comments appreciated. Thanks Gloria

Q: IS GIB.A A GOOD HOLD AT THIS POINT

Q: REally enjoyed PEter on BNN yesterday and paid attention to the comments about selling - that is when not sell. My question is when is the right time to sell? No stock is likely good to keep forever as there are simply always better opportunities at some point. So, yes, when then should I sell a holding?

Q: Hi Peter and 5i team, CTY is down over 7% today. Anything going on at Calian of significance, or is this just simple profit-taking?

Q: Hi Autocanada please ACQ

Q: Is a good time to by AVO-T at $30.00 - $32.00 range and is the stock a high risk ? Buy, sell or hold?

Q: I consider myself to be an investor, rather than a trader; my time horizon for any stock purchase is 3 years or more. However, with the recent volatility in the markets I am tempted to hedge a small part of my portfolio with hedge ETFs such as HIX and HIU. Since this is new territory for me I am calling on your expertise to answer a few questions: do you recommend hedging; if so, what percentage of a portfolio do you recommend should be hedged; to use HIU and HIX properly would I need to treat them as short term trades? Since the whole prospect of hedging appears to me to be trading, which I am not keen on for myself, I am very hesitant to employ a hedging strategy.
Thank you for a great service.

Q: Hi Peter,
I would like your thoughts on Killan Properties . kmp I purchased the shares at 12.20 and thinking of selling them at a loss.Or should I keep them to recoup my purchase price.
Thanks

Q: Is this the bottom for BNS? Could well be. The 200 day MA was touched but not breached and the Fibonacci touched the 50% retracement. And, the RSI 9 just regained the 30 line (30.43) and is climbing fast today.

Q: HI Peter and Team,

I have been slowly adding to my positions over the last couple of days with a focus on good solid businesses that have been hit with the current market conditions. (AVO, CGX, DHX, SNL). I am wondering if now is the time to add to DH, SJ, SUM, GIB. All of these seem to have been harder than most. Your thoughts.

Thanks a million

Q: Thank you for your recent response to my question concerning ETFs for international and emerging market exposure. However the thrust of my question related to those funds employing fundamental as opposed to traditional indexing and I'm not sure that your response focused upon the former category. Please clarify. Thank you.

Q: BYL could you give an outlook for the stock please.

Q: Hi Peter:
How do you view buying stocks when there is an issue?
I bought some WEF Western Forest Products when Brookfield sold them at $1.45. This didn't increase the number of shares.
I bought some AAR.UN Pure Industrial with the recent issue at $4.55, new shares to pay for properties.
Now I'm wondering about LNV Longview at $4.45, Advantage is selling shares.
Thanks

Q: MNW have retraced 20 % in the past 3 weeks, there seem to be some technical support at current levels, would you enter a position here ? When will you write a report/rating on this company ?

Q: Hi 5I,
I own JDS Uniphase (50 shares). I just received notice of the board 'resolved to redeem all of its outstanding Exchangeable Shares on March 31, 2014 (the "Redemption Date")'. It continues to advise of receiving one common share of "JDSU Uniphase" plus declared and unpaid dividends. It asks for a letter of transmittal of such shares to the trust company involved. What are my best options to deal with this request? Thanks a lot. Keith

Q: Will that be a positive with Advantage selling their LNV shares for LNV ?

Q: Great service; impressive results; but I’m missing something (and paying for it). Your ratings are on each companies' “quality”, but you use something else to select your model portfolio, your adjustments to it, and Peter’s top picks on BNN. Can I find this anywhere on your site? You can make this question private if you wish.

Q: Peter, i thought i read in one of your answers awhile back that you might introduce a growth portfolio or even a dividend portfolio in addition to your balanced portfolio. Any thoughts dave