Investment Q&A

Q: What 4 dividend stocks or ETFs would you suggest for a long term hold to see the power of compounding

Q: I have the impression that among the large Canadian banks you still favour BNS. Looking at a 1-year chart comparison, I see that even the usual laggards, CIBC and Laurentian Bank, have been doing better than BNS. By sticking with BNS, do you anticipate better performance going forward? (I own it and have not been overly impressed - what is the rationale for hanging on to it?)

Q: I am mainly an income investor, looking for a dividend stock with preservation of capital being reasonably secure. Please a few suggestions would be appreciated.

Q: Please name half dozen of your top choices for an income portfolio.

Q: With all the speculation about major dividend increases once restrictions are lifted, would investment in banks be a good short term strategy (hoping for a boost upon announcements), or has the expectation already been cooked into current prices? Any guesses as to who will announce the largest increase?

Q: I wd appreciate your ranking of the Canadian banks.
thank you

Q: What would you buy to replace WIR.UN. With a similar buy ? some suggestions with options and rational would be appreciated ( CAN ALSO BE CANADIAN)
thanks
yossi

Q: Top 10 CAD Dividend Growth picks for RESP? 15 year time horizon.

If you have a link to such a portfolio would be happy to see.

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor, who usually follows a fully invested, buy-and-hold strategy for the long term but trims-adds around core positions to achieve the targeted asset allocation. I currently have <4% cash in the combined family portfolio.

Question #1 = for new monies into my wife's account as they become available, please rank the order in which you would invest into BCE, LNF, NWC....and why? I'm looking at where is the most Total Return upside over the foreseeable future. Ignore asset allocation, I've got that covered.

Q#2 = ditto for my account, please rank for new money investment into LIFE, ZRE, BNS, WSP...and why?

2 questions...please deduct 2 credits.

Thanks for your help, much appreciated.....Steve

Q: The worst house on my street, just sold for twice what the best home on my street went for 4 yrs ago.
Could you please name some of the leading indicators to keep an eye on, for if/when this all folds backwards.

Q: Currently have a 17% position in financials including the above. Giving the current outlook for interest rate, would you consider this position to be favourable. Why or why not.

Q: Earlier this year we created an equal weighted 'balanced' portfolio of 30 Canadian companies in a non-registered account. Most were chosen from companies either covered by a 5i research report or included in a 5i model portfolio. The remainder were chosen, based on the 5i Q&A section, from what appear to be 5i sector favourites. All purchases in the portfolio are made with the intent to be long-term holds (10+ years).

As per an earlier question we posed, we then increased our positions in 12 of the 30 companies. At this time we would like to increase our investments in 6 of the remaining 18 companies. The intent is to increase the other 12 in approximately 4 months. Which 6 would you add to today? Please rank them, include a small blurb explaining each choice and suggest an entry point. Thanks!

Q: Good morning, 5 i team!

Your thought on a list of all your A graded companies covering almost all sectors for a TFSA account, equal weighted, long term hold. We will review periodically based on your report monthly.Thank you!

Q: How the new world-wide trend of BNPL could affect the banking system.
Thank-you
Dan

Q: hi folks:

i have to ask for an explanation on a question posed yesterday re "what is better for an income investor TRP or BNS?"

you chose TRP over BNS for 'stability'

i was surprised, can you further explain how TRP might be considered more stable?

thanks

bob

Q: Peter; For a senior income investor which would you prefer? Thanks. Rod

Q: Can you give me a list of 5 Canadian and 5 US stocks that you would recommend with yields above 3%.

Q: Which of the two banks offers a better opportunity for growth? Already have a full position in TD.
Thank you for all that you have done to help with my financial education.

Q: Thanks for your help with my Sept 3/21 question regarding MFC vs BNS-TD. You gave me the answer I needed...thanks.

However, in your answer you indicated the BNS P/CF was 7x and the P/E was 10x.

When I look on the Company Profile page , I see P/CF of 2.2 and P/E of 12.4.
Please explain the difference...are the numbers from different sources?

Thanks...Steve

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor who normally holds for the long term. I own a half position in Manulife and am down roughly 7%, including dividends. My long term plan was to sell MFC and rebuy a second Canadian Bank (I already have a full position in Royal Bank).

I have compared the various metrics (P/BV, P/CF, P/S, ROE, technicals, analysts estimates, etc.) for the above mentioned banks as well as against MFC.

Looking at the banks in isolation and already with a full position in RY, I've narrowed it down to either BNS (International exposure and current laggard due to Covid) or TD (more US exposure and 1 year laggard). Of the banks that I do not own, please rank them in order of the best total return over a sufficient period of time for Covid to have subsided (1-2 more years for improved vaccination coverage?). Do you agree with my rationale?

If you include MFC into the bank comparisons, where would you place MFC in the rankings? I have read to buy the banks when their P/E is < 11.0 and buy the insurance companies when their P/BV < 1.0. This would lead me to buy TD (P/E of 9.7) or keep MFC (P/BV of 1.0).

So...keep MFC versus take the loss in MFC and then buy BNS or TD? Your thoughts?

MFC is held in a taxable account and I have no problem taking a loss.

Thanks for your help....Steve