Investment Q&A

Q: Tax loss selling may be setting up GRC as a contrarian opportunity. On the plus side, they eliminated the dividend (stopped the cash drain), they have partnered with other firms (should result in more due diligence on deals), they are trading at a distressed valuation but are still a going concern with a sizable investment portfolio even when allowing for future write-offs. On the negative side they have made changes in the C-suite (maybe good), they have made major strategy changes (maybe good, the old one wasn't so hot), they have done a terrible job communicating with their shareholders in the past (very bad, but they can only improve their communication skills, they can't get any worse then they have been in the past). Overall, although a risky play, the upside seems to out-weight the downside during this tax loss season (it can only go to zero)! I'm Interested in your opinion on this one.

Thanks!

Q: Can I get your thoughts on Temple's recently announced rights offering. What would be the company's rationale for doing so and what is the impact on existing shareholders?

Thanks

Q: The theme of this questions is the potential for rising coffee prices and how it may affect the companies I have listed.

I have been watching the iPath Bloomberg Coffee Subindex (JO) and it has me concerned enough to trim some of my position in SBUX and I am also curious to know if you think this is something investors in PHB and TPK need to worry about. Thanks.

Q: Do you have any comments on results released today? Why was the drop so significant? Volume 6x normal...

I'd still like to hold (maybe even add to) as they seem to have some interesting technology. Is this an opportunity to add for the long term? Current position is 1.2%, and I'm still in the green despite the drop.

C

Q: Can I get your opinion on the latest quarter. Is this a good long term hold?

Q: I am looking to by Loblaw in my SDRSP and DBOX in my TFSA. I'm wondering whether I should purchase tomorrow or wait until after the election as I understand markets usually decline after a US election. Also, WRT DBOX should I invest in ZCL in the meantime and wait on DBO? It seems DBO has remained stagnant for a while. Does it need some positive news to move?

Q: What can you tell me about DXD-V? Is it going to the moon or is it going to tank?

Q: Can you give me your opinion of the payout ration of the above, safety of the dividend in general and also the sensitivity to interest rate rises in the US? Is this a risky investment or fairly lowish in risk? I can find little information on its holdings but it pays a high dividend that has never been cut. Thanks.

Q: I'm one of those unlucky souls that happens to own both AD and DH. With tax loss selling already upon us, which one would you recommend to dump first (i.e., the Trump or Hilary dilemma)?

Q: What is your opinion on Chorus? It pays a great dividend, has been consistently profitable and it's CPA with Air Canada runs on the same terms until 2020. Looks like a buy to me.

Q: I am thinking of investing in this etf for my fixed income portfolio for about 50% of that asset allocation, the other 50% is made of preffered reset and vab

Q: Can you give me you opinion on AFN, looks to be rising steady, has a nice dividend, impact of a rising US dollar would be positive. Thank you.

Q: In an Investment Brief from ARC they outline their concerns regarding BCE and its' payout ratio. Specifically they feel that if the Special Annual Pension Contribution and M+A expenses were deducted from Free Cash Flow then the payout ratio would be in the 84%-88% range (rather than the stated 69%-72% range). This may limit the ability to continue to grow dividends.

Should this be something to be concerned about? It is currently about a 2.5% weighting in my portfolio. If I were to exit BCE, either partially or completely, would Telus be the only real alternative in the space?

Thanks for your wonderful service.

Q: Hi, could you please provide the estimates of Revenue, EPS and EBITDA for SJ, BYD.un and TOY. Thanks

Q: Some information I learned from my broker last Friday while asking them about the status of the exchangeable shares: (A) the process has multiple steps and the shares had just been "released". If I understood correctly, this is the last step of the process (B) Broker says many shareholders called Wednesday/Thursday/Friday to cancel the tender, finding the process confusing.

Q: As a senior retired investor I have most of your Income Portfolio and BE Portfolio. My question is about my fixed part. I had some bonds come due and also some GICs. Since the rates are so low I am at a loss to know where to put the fixed part of my portfolio. I am tempted to just buy something like BCE and Fortis and let them collect dividends, which is more tax efficient. I understand these are still stocks and not fixed income. Your suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks

Q: We depend on dividends for half of our income so I would like to get your take on SPB. BNN gives it 3 strong buys, 2 buys and 1 hold, while BMO gives it 4*, 3 buys, yet ranks it as overvalued and bearish. I'm thinking of 1500 shares for a half position. Opinion please. Thanks - ted

Q: Hi Folks! Thanks so very much for the comments about TPK today. Please provide your perceptions about the run up in TPK from $6.90 - $8.09 on massive volume during the period of 19th of September - 27th September 2016. Could the explanation be, perhaps, of institutional accumulation?

Dave

Q: Some believe dividend growth per one year and 5 year is very more important criteria to select a stock.I appreciate your response..Thank you.ebrahim

Q: The portfolio review report that you did for me has two Consumer Sectors i.e., Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples.
Your 5i Coverage Reports uses these two terms: Consumer Cyclic and Consumer Non-cyclic. Can you explain why different terms are used? Is Consumer Non-cyclic the same as Consumer Staples?