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Q: Mutal Fund RBF653: This fund is held in a tfsa- would it be wise to sell the units and use the funds to purchase a gic- the interest rates are pretty good right now and may go up also
Read Answer Asked by jane on December 08, 2022
Q: AQN was cut today from RBC top energy picks. Part of the reason is they feel the dividend will be cut because the payout ratio will exceed 100% in 2022 and 2023. In an earlier post you mentioned they have more than enough cash flow to cover their dividend (From that I concluded their payout ratio was well below 100%). Some financial writers have used earning when calculating the ratio, which is inaccurate, Is RBC doing the same? Find it hard to believe they would make that mistake. In your opinion is the ratio (at least for now) below 100%?
Read Answer Asked by Albert on December 08, 2022
Q: What is your "impression" ..Canadian banks used to be a very "safe heaven" for dividend investors ,nevertheless more loans will be at significant risk with increased interest rates, and with upcoming renewals of mortgages in 2023.Will the big Canadian banks (and insurance Cies) see even more drops of their share prices ,and most important: could they become at risk of dividend cuts ? In other words,as a dividend investor should I keep financial stocks and ETF or sell according to the present tendency? Thanks J-Y
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Yves on December 08, 2022
Q: Hi 5i Team- In a response to a caller on a recent BNN Market Call, the portfolio manager being interviewed stated that Baylin is in the process of a turn-around, has a record backlog of orders, is now profitable, and had heavy insider buying a year ago at $.80 per share. Could you comment on these points and if accurate would you consider this a long term buy, a possible trade opportunity or something to stay away from. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Rob on December 08, 2022
Q: I currently have APPL at 1.47%, APPS at .37% and SHOP at .69% of my total portfolio. If I were to consolidate these three stocks into one, which would suggest?

Secondly, I know technically GOOG is classified as a communications stock. For the purposes of portfolio management, would you classify GOOG as 100% communications...or assign at least part of it to the tech sector? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on December 08, 2022
Q: Don’t see any other questions about this. Any opinion of note for a gold mining stock?
Read Answer Asked by Jim on December 08, 2022
Q: I like theses 3 reits. Is there 1 you would you would prefer to hold in a non registered account for more tax efficient distributions
Thanks Terry
Read Answer Asked by Terry on December 07, 2022
Q: I read an article in the Globe and Mail this morning where inflation-linked bonds were touted as a good investment at this time. Would you agree with that strategy?
Whether you agree or not could you please give the reasons why. If you do agree where can we buy these bonds and which would you recommend?
Read Answer Asked by shirley on December 07, 2022
Q: Hi Guys,

I want to add to my Preferred shares. I currently own ZPR.

Would you suggest adding to ZPR or add CPD as a new ETF for diversification. My main goal is income and safety of capital.

ZPR pays a 5.89% dividend ($.54) and CPD pays 5.45% ($.60). CPD's dividend seems to be a bit more volatile.

Thanks for the input.
John


Read Answer Asked by John on December 07, 2022
Q: Hello,

Thanks for the response to my earlier question regarding which of the income stocks you would hold in a TFSA. Can you comment on my first statement regarding the illiquidity of the stock and how that would cause someone with a significant investment to be challenged in acquiring as much as what the daily volume has been? I have never thought of myself as a MM and I prefer not to be. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Kelly on December 07, 2022
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