Investment Q&A

Q: Good Afternoon,
I don't follow the US market that closely, I'm looking for a handful of safer blue chip dividend payers ? Such as AT&T , perhaps you can list a few other names in various sectors you feel are well managed companies with good yield.
Thank-you

Q: Greetings 5i,

I sock away a bit of cash for the summer months as i find there is always a few opportunities to pick up a good companies at a discount. I limit this to a small portion of my portfolio but would like your recommendations on your top 5 CDn (growth) and 5 top US Dividend Payers (need US income) that you would pick up on a dip or low volume during the summer months? Last August was a great example of picking up really good names at a discount. I realize there are no guarantees that we will see the same market but always on the lookout to pick good long term names to add to my portfolio. In the past i have picked up Visa, JPM this way.

Thanks for your advice.

Q: We have a 3.5% weighting in JNJ. We like it for its exposure to the USD, its steady dividend income, its blue-chip size and very modest share price growth. However I am concerned about the potential losses arising from their "baby-powder" lawsuit. We have owned the stock for years. I am thinking about switching out around 2% weighting into PFE. Its dividend appears to be higher and its chart seems to be better.
Reading over 5i responses on JNJ you seem fairly sanguine about JNJ so I hesitate to sell. We are retired but not currently spending our USD dividends - they are kept for foreign travel.
I must say I like XBI's chart. However its dividend is much lower so potentially we would need to sell stock if we needed USD. XBI should lower our risk profile as it is an ETF which is probably a smart move.
My questions are...
1) Would you recommend selling all our part of our JNJ or just do nothing?
2) Would you recommend purchasing PFE or XBI or both?
Please deduct as many credits as you feel my question(s) justify.
Thank you for your assistance.
Jim

Q: Hello 5i: Reading your answer today about JNJ and while you like it would maybe pick something else at this time, What would be your suggestions in the US,
Thank you as always. Barbara

Q: I have a small position in PFE (about 1%), and I am interested in increasing my position to about 2%-2.5% by selling off a similarly-sized position in BAC. My portfolio has about a 10% weighting in financials, while I only have about 4% in health care, which is why I wanted to make the shift. My question is whether I am better off simply topping up my PFE position, or selling PFE as well as BAC, and using the proceeds to buy either JNJ, MRK or GSK. I prefer to stay with larger cap names, and in this particular case, I am looking at US names exclusively. If you have another larger cap US name that may be worth considering, I would be very open to suggestions.

As an aside, I also have a 3% position in GUD which I plan to keep for the longer term.

Thanks so much for your time, and I look forward to your response.

Q: Looking for a US stock with a good dividend. I'm 80 so a little volatility is okay. I'm willing to hold for 3 years. If you had to pick one of the three which one and why or do you have a better choice?
Thanks

Q: I have Student Transportation in my US account. What would be some good US dividend Stocks and/or ETF's I could invest in to replace the lost dividends that I receive when it is sold later this month? I am looking at 3 or 4 stocks and 1 or 2 ETF's.
Thanks for the advice as it is always welcome.

Q: Hi Peter
Do you think it is time to buy back ENB.
What is your outlook for SHOP. I am thinking of adding to my position.
I don't have any health stock at the moment, do you have any suggestions?
Thanks
Margita

Q: Good Morning. I have US $ that I would like to invest. Would you please provide me with your top 5, any sector, growth but not too risky companies?
Thank you.
Cathy

Q: Could you please suggest 2-3 undervalued US stocks with dividend 4% or more.

Thanks,
Milan

Q: On further weakness, I will be looking to initiate a position in a solid lower BETA growth stock in US. The sort of steady Eddy for the long haul, like BCE in Canada. Would D fit that bill, or would you have any better suggestion?
Thanks

Q: All things being equal, which company would you choose for a long-term hold, MRK or PFE (and reasons why)?
Thanks!

Q: my pharma bio is very thin Savaria in Canada and Pfizer inU.S.
However I am hesitant to add holdings.
does switching out of Pfizer to Wallgreen (a top pic recentlyin BNN )or J&J add value

Q: Hi, I want to increase my sector weightings in Manufacturing and Industrial stocks, plus obtain some Income. I currently hold Barrick ($7K); CAE ($37K); CNR ($58K), Intel ($20K); Pfizer($17K)and Wajax ($10K). Looking to invest $40K more in this area, your suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Q: Hi, I have the above stock in non registered account. As of today I lost $4000 US , bought it at 102 and now $67 $ US. What do you recommend? Sell it and claim loss or wait till it recover or add more to it. I added to it when it became $70 US. But it seems it is not doing well. I appreciate your ultimate decision on it or if there is any US solid stocks that you recommend. Thanks

Q: Peter and Team,

I hold basically the balanced equity portfolio with CSW.A,KBL,and L added plus a portfolio I've been building to US/International. In the US/International portfolio I currently hold XYL, SBUX, V, JNJ, and VXUS. I was considering selling some or all of L and CSW.A to add some more international names and was thinking initially of GE and PFE. These changes would be made within an RRSP (the entire portfolio is spread over TFSAs, RRSPs, and RESP).

What are your thoughts on such a move? I should point out that L is less than 1% weighting and CSW.A is approximately 3% of total equity exposure.

Are there other US/International names I should focus on?

Thanks,

Marc

Q: Hello I5, I would appreciate your help to rate the above stocks in terms of safety of capital and reliability of dividends to buy into my TFSA. Perhaps can suggest better ones.
Regards, J.A.P.Burlington, On

Q: Holding modest amount of funds in trust for kids w/5 year time frame. What do you think of Bayer today as lynchpin holding for US funds? Is there a difference tax wise for dividends vs US company like PFE? Thanks as always for the great service!

Q: Is this a reasonable alternative to holding onto Phizer?

Q: I plan to add to these stock positions. Would you consider the timing appropriate and the value levels suitable for growth?
Thank you Team!