Investment Q&A

Q: I notice that David Rosenberg will be on Bnn this Friday with Andrew McCreath.
On May 19 He published an article in The Globe & Mail stating that Trumponomics will cause the next recession within the next 12 months.
If he is correct, am I right in assuming that interest rates will then to begin to decline , eventually leading to better prices down the road for the bond proxies?
Could you recomend from your portfolios the best recession proof companies with a history of regularly increasing their dividends?

Q: Down on these two, but not desperate to sell. Are they still good as long term holds?

Q: Is it better to sell ENF and reinvest elsewhere or just ride out the ENB, ENF consolidation?

Q: I have 6% of portflio in ENB. Will it be better to sell 50% of ENB and buy KEY for better risk management and capital appreciation. Although ENB pays 2% more dividend.
OR
Will it be prudent to sell half or all of ENB and buy CSU?
Thank you, kam

Q: Simply, what separates TRP from ENB as far as your recommendation to own it goes?

Future growth, dividends?

Thx KC

Q: What are your thoughts on utilities and Canadian telcos closer to the end of the interest rate cycle? Thinking of letting the insurance stocks I hold appreciate further in value and selling some to buy Canadian utilities and BCE and Telus since i own no shares in those three now and they will probably fall further. ???????

Q: What are the top 5 income stocks that you would recommend buying? Please advise if they are dividend aristocrats and if you expect any price appreciation over the next year/

Q: I have sold some of my winners to rebalance and would like to sell the above to offset some of the gains. Would you replace the above with other stocks or just wait 30 days and repurchase these?

Q: Could you please some clarification on your response to Stephen this morning on his desire to crystallize some of his capital gains? You suggested that he sell the above and replace them. Did you mean not wait the 30 days to rebuy these but to get something now instead? I had thought you were especially supportive of TOY and AQN so have your thoughts changed on these companies?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: hi, again I am asking for your top picks for income, I have a full position in BNS. if I hold your picks I may top up, if you think this is a good time to buy and why thx Jack.

Q: Hi 5I,
With a zero weight I am considering a possible two of the three mentioned companies as new income generating positions.
Two part question - (1) which are most suitable for more stable income (& why) and (2) considering the interest rate environment, would this be less than ideal timing to start new these as new positions

Thanks again
Mike

Q: Pipelines seem to be a tough area to do business in right now. The Line 3 project for ENB doesn't seem to be different- especially with the routing decision in MINN. Do you feel there is risk to the project being completed? If so, is it possible to quantify the damage to ENB? Alternatively, if they move ahead with the approved, but not desired route, can the added costs be worked through to movements in the share price? Trying to get a better understanding of possible risk on this.

Thanks

Q: I am interested is some dividend stock and wonder how you feel about IPL . Any other ideas in this category?

Q: Hi, I am trying to raise some cash and reallocate for buying a new position ( TCL.a).
Most of my holdings have done well ( many same as Balanced and a few from Growth 5i Portfolios) with moderate to sizable gains since inception with the exception of above names ( Negative YTD Only). I like the prospects of some of them with portfolio weights TOY (3.5%), SIS (3.5%)and SJ (2%).
BCE and ENB are fairly old holdings with 3.5% weight each and have not been acting well for a while. Over past few months, I have sold all KWH.un and most of ECI
( reduced to 0.75% weight), due to rising rates and other company specific concerns. DOL (1.25% weight).
Will it be reasonable to eliminate ECI and DOL (small positions) and/or reduce BCE/ENB ( BCE more due to muted growth prospects and ENB due to its high debt and pipeline sector concerns).

Thank you for your valued advice.

Q: How about a switch from PKI to ENB ?
Is there more growth with enbridge ?
A brief comparison ?

Thanks for the great service !

Q: from your income portfolio, what are your top three picks to buy this week?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages in buying ZWU versus ENB for long term hold with both income and capital appreciation in mind

Q: ENB has a history of shuffling assets between entities / corporate restructuring and it makes an investor wonder if there are bigger problems behind it all given the frequency. If this issue was ever examined in more detail, it would be interesting what details would emerge. I would have thought that 5i would be curious as well. Comments?
Thank you,
Randy

Q: I'm looking for some good dividend stocks. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Bill

Q: Possible to sell ENB for a tax loss and buy Enf with the transactions on the same day or would the 30 day wait period be required?