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Q: I am retired, modest risk appetite, have a diversified portfolio, and am considering buying a quality REIT for my RRIF for income and some growth potential. I have till now considered our home as our real estate investment. Your thoughts are appreciated. Do you prefer office vs retail or some combination? Please recommend a couple of names? Thank you for your comments. Edward
Read Answer Asked by Edward on November 29, 2016
Q: On Nov 28, a member commented on an scare-mongering article from "Frisco Fastball." Bear in mind that no human being was involved in the creation of this article (or, as far as I can tell, any other from this publisher.) Investors may indeed have sold on jitters, and FF may have been part of that dynamic, but most of its blather is transparently kooky. Smear jobs still need human trolls - at least, they do for now.
Read Answer Asked by John on November 29, 2016
Q: Hello,

If one would like to deploy 50k, should that be across the three Brookfield companies above or would it be better with just one (some of them) or do you have better names in the sector that prefer for a 2-3 years hold?

BIP.un is down a lot today. Any reason for it?

Would you buy now or wait until the new year?

Thanks
M
Read Answer Asked by Marios on November 29, 2016
Q: Comments on Emera's bought deal. Seemed like a really small discount to the previous closing price and the stock is trading below that today. $300 million dollar proceeds are going to be used for general corporate purposes. I don't generally like when companies dilute shareholders for no specific purpose. Is this to reduce debt or just to cover themselves in case their share price decreases substantially in the current environment?

Thanks,
Jason
Read Answer Asked by Jason on November 29, 2016
Q: The Globe ran a piece on assessing 231 Canadian Corporate Boards of Directors according to 35 criteria. A number of 5i portfolio companies such as SJ, WPK, DHX, ENGH, CSU, KXS, ATD, and PBH were in the bottom ranked third of the list, do you have any comment about that assessment? The way the criteria are structured, it would be easier for larger companies to properly diversify their Boards and get a higher ranking, but I was quite surprised to see names like GWO, OCX and FFH quite close to the bottom. A glaring stat is that only 12% of Board members are women.
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on November 29, 2016
Q: While I recognize that GM once filed for bankruptcy, but that's been a while now. The company appears to be in a much better position, made inroads into China, has an incredibly low P/E ratio and pays almost a 4.5% dividend. Would you consider this a good US/Auto/Industrial place to park some funds or is there a better place to go for that type of exposure?
Read Answer Asked by Barry on November 29, 2016
Q: At the recommendations of 5i I purchased these stocks in April/16 for my TFSA account. I have additional funds of $11000 to add. Would you recommend adding to these positions or purchase other stocks? My return has been in excess of 30% and therefore value 5i opinions. Thanks for your excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by David on November 29, 2016
Q: just a comment on crh, i bought 25000 shares between 6.56 and 7.10 yesterday, i thought the drop was ridiculous since the target was increased from 7.00 to 8.50 by rbc and their return on equity is north of 20 per cent, also i already owned 20,000 shares at prices below 5.00.
furthermore it seems most of the selling was retail investors panicking and selling.
and if it goes lower from here i will buy even more. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on November 29, 2016
Q: The above group of companies, so called bond proxies medical supply and consumer staples do not seem to be participating in the Trump boost post election. Many have sold off sharply. Do you view this as a buying opportunity?
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on November 29, 2016
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