Investment Q&A

Q: I’m looking to add a 3 positions to this list. I was thinking about bns or slf. Can you give me some other suggestions from the balanced portfolio? This account is 20% of my total investments, and is for medium to long term savings. The rest is in well diversified funds. Thanks.

Q: Hi, please comment on my method of transferring unwanted volatile stocks (nflx,vgt,itx,vmd) to safer div. options. I have placed 5% trailing sell orders with a 2% limit until sold or cancelled in order to capture more upside in this likely short bull rally.
Please suggest your best 5 core div. names in Canada, USA and international.
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Q: Hi there, I'm looking to replicate your balanced equity portfolio with a few adjustments for a slightly higher tilt towards growth. I have a 2 part question: Would AQN be a suitable substitute for ENB for an investor? Also, what other more conservative names in your balanced equity portfolio would you swap out for higher growth names at this time?

Thanks!

Q: My daughter TFSA contains the above stocks. She can add 1 (full position) or 2 (half position) this year. What would be a good fit for her present holdings? Would you suggest selling Stella Jones &/or Telus and replacing it with something else? She has a long time frame as she will not need the money in the foreseeable future.

Q: Hi,

I'm looking for two good dividend payers, with some growth, and minimal volatility over the next 2 years. If they perform, I'd prefer to hold them long term. What to do you recommend and why? I already own AQN. If theres a better choice I haven't mentioned, pease do.

Q: I am a 65 year retiree and I have app $22000. in a TFSA and I am looking at adding another $3000. Looking at an income portfolio. Can you make a suggestion as to how to balance my portfolio and add to my portfolio.

Q: I purchased 300 shares of ENB.PR.V on TSX @$21.25 but Itrade charged me $29.24 USD, on inquiring with them, they told me this PR would only be purchased in USD. I understand dividend is paid in USD . How could I tell when I purchased them (for future) since quotation was in Canadian dollars? Lots of Canadian companies pay a dividend in USD
Thank you
Cec

Q: Good Morning,

Currently hold the following in my TFSA ($30,000): BNS, SLF, AQN, AW.UN, AD, SPB, BEP.UN, GSY, SIS, TOY, TSGI, PBH, MX.

Looking to deploy $3,000 and add one or two of the companies addressed in this question. What would be your order of preference in terms of combination of dividend and some growth. Feel free to suggest others.

Thank you.

Larry

Q: I hold ENB and recently read that the state of Minnesota has appealed the approval of ENB's line 3. What are your thoughts on this ? Is the appeal likely to be successful? I am thinking that if the appeal was successful that the impact to ENB stock would be huge.

Ken

Q: What pipeline would you recommend and also what company or companies would you suggest in the oil & gas sector.
Many thanks and Happy New Year.
Joyce

Q: If I purchase ENB.PR.V (series!) will I receive$0.372 USD per Q until recalled by Embridge. If I held it in TFSA, in Canadian dollars would there be any US holding tax?
What is recall date? Would it be for $25.00?
Thank You
Cec

Q: My mother, presently retired (almost 80) has a little bit of extra savings that I would like to invest in very safe businesses (she has no equity investments at the moment). I am not anticipating much upside, as safety is more important; however, with recent market turmoil there has been no place to hide. As a result a lot of companies, both big and small, both profitable or not, both stable or not have all seen their evaluations erode.
Can you please provide the names of 5-6 Canadian companies preferably in more than on sector (along with a few words explaining why you like these companies) that pay dividends (the higher the better but should not be the only determining factor), that you feel are good companies (and have demonstrated this quality for many years, possibly decades), that have eroded in price for little/no reason and have a good chance of recovering their lost market value.
As an aside, I sometimes feel (without having done any historical analysis) that these are the winners in the long run. They tend to be stable, are of low risk, consistently have some growth, regularly return money (dividends) to their owners, may buy back shares,... And if bought at the right price become pretty good investments with limited risk.
Thank You and Happy Holidays :) !

Q: season’s greetings and thanks for your good work which I’ve been following for the last year. My wife and I are retired, income investors and recently sold out of ALA ( tax loss selling). We want to return the proceeds to the energy sector and am wondering which company or companies you would recommend for best dividend, company security perspectives. We have a little SU at the moment and it looks steady but the dividends are a bit low for our liking. thanks very much.

Q: Would you consider Enbridge expensive right now? Do you expect more growth over the next couple of years? The PE seems high and I would like to add. Thanks

Q: Can I get your three top Canadian dividend picks, with regard to dividend safety, dividend growth and value. I am looking to add these names to my TFSA in Jan.

Q: The market is again very vicious today,hitting all,including the above 5 darlings (& RAY.A)of 5I,Any reasons? Buy/add or hold or sell.Please rank them starting with best for buy Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: Should I continue to hold both or double up on one.. enbridge and methanax

Q: What is the appropriate payout ratio to look at for Enbridge? They just raised the dividend 10% which signals optimism; however, I'm looking at a Motley Fool article today that argues earnings and free cash flow are both below the amount of cash needed to pay the dividend. I believe it likely the author is looking at the wrong metric and wanted to get your view. How comfortable are you with ENB's payout ratios?

Also, what is the yield assuming current price and the newly raised 2019 dividend payments?

Many thanks.

Q: Based on current fundamentals and projected earnings over the next 1 to 3 years which pipeline company would you recommend for purchase during this tax-loss season? ENB seems to have better growth potential in the next 1 to 2 years but PPL has been much less volatile over the last 3 years.

Q: As I am retired and trying to accumulate dividends, I foolishly moved ala to my tsfa from my cash account. Now that it has drifted to a low ebb, I cannot claim a loss on selling. I know I should move on, but am Looking for a good dividend stock as replacement..
I appreciate all the advice that I read.