Investment Q&A

Q: Hi: Considering adding a single Canadian Telco to my portfolio. Out of Telus, Bell and Rogers which do you feel is the best pick?

Thanks!

Q: Hello Team
After spending quite some time looking at all the different fundamentals of these 3 telecom companies maybe you can shed some light on which one you feel I would do best in. Telus,Chunghwa CHT, or Nippon NTT.Being a contrarian at heart I always lean toward the deepest value which I feel would be Nippon telecom,However there ttm ROA is much lower than the other 2 However forward P/E, Price/sales,and P/CF values are much lower.The other metric which I find interesting is the Net income growth AVG over the last 3 years which Telus has performed much better over.
Thanks Gord

Q: I am slowly building my portfolio as per your guide lines.Currently looking at communications [telephones]I am looking at Telus and BCE. Do you have a preference? or would you recommend something else. Thanks Leonard

Q: Good day, 5i.
Can you explain the drop in Telus shares recently and confirm whether this is a good time to add to a position?

Thank you kindly,

Q: Hi,

Now that Telus has a new CEO, do you still agre with it as a long term hold?

Q: Hi Peter & 5i: It will be very interesting to see how things go with the Income Portfolio and particularly to see what changes, if any, may be made as time passes. To that end, I am wondering if you have in mind clear principles for managing the portfolio first with respect to the relative position sizes but also with the weightings between the fixed income side (bond ETFs), the common equity holdings, and the hybrids (pref shares & REITS). The original Model Portfolio had the virtue of keeping things very simple in terms of 20 positions at 5% each, with the suggestion that periodic rebalancing should trim positions that got much over 6% and look to re-allocate to positions that had become relatively smaller. The new Income Portfolio has position sizes ranging from 7% (ETFs) to 3% (Telus). Obviously the ETFs are diversified holdings in at least some dimension, so I’m not suggesting that 7% is too much. But what winds up being your flags for rebalancing? Also, with both T and BCE in the portfolio, to what extent does sector balancing come into the mix? Thanks, as always!

Q: Good morning team; in view of this mornings announcement re Entwisle stepping down. what is your opinion of telus going forward.I am currently overweight and am planning on selling some in the near future.Should I pull the trigger now or place a covered call order? keep up the great work thanx for your answer

Q: Hello 5i, I am currently invested in BA, BCE, and SJR.B., the three representing a total of 5% of my total portfolio. I am considering adding TELUS(T). IYO,would I be better off to ADD this issue, increasing my exposure to this sector, or should I consider replacing one of the three I currently own?

Q: Good Afternoon Peter and Team,
Presently I have $42K in a TFSA. I would like to run with a portfolio of 10 high quality growth stocks. I don't plan on taking any money from this account for 10 years or longer.
Right now I have holdings in:
BNS
BAM.A
FSZ
WSP
SCL
LNF
Cash
I would appreciate your opinion of my present holdings and any suggestions as to how to better construct a diversified, 10 stock, long term, growth oriented portfolio. Dividends are nice but not absolutely necessary.
Any help that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, DL

Q: Hi Team I have about 100k to invest for my 82 year old mother. I am strictly interested in income and security. I am not interested in etfs which stock or stocks would you recommend. She already has about 100k divided between CM and GWO which were bought about 10years ago.

Thanks
Mike

Q: Hi Peter. What is happening to Telus? The stock is down 40% in just minutes. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks

Bill

Q: Would you comment on the recent spectrun auction, the state of wireless carriers and impact on portfolio choice Telus?

Thanks

Q: Hello Peter
I have sold a large 2017 NB Provincial bond yielding 4.45% and need to replace it with an equity that is quite recession resistant, has a rising price and rising dividends and is not in a sector where we already own stocks.
I come up with BCE and Telus [T] as we own no telecoms. Currently BCE has a 5.24% div and Telus 3.80% div. Over the next 10-20 years which will do better for us? Do you have any other possible candidates we should consider.
Thanks Paul

Q: Could you recommend 3 stocks for TFSA investing - short or long term - growth, dividend and small cap.
Thank you.

Q: Hi all!

What do you think of American telecom AT&T? Is it a good buy at these levels?

Thanks,

DON

Q: In a report dated January 14, 2014, TD Securities noted WIND Mobile withdrawing from the 700 MHx auction. The following is a precis of their 5 anticipated results.
1. A buyer sells the 700 to WIND
2. 700 buyer acquires WIND from Vimpelcom
3. Large new (foreign?)player acquires WIND
4. Industry Canada and the CRTC bump up the regulatory requirements and encourage WIND to buy the 700
5. Buyer just sits on WIND as investment.

Here's the quote that prompts the question.

" In all but the fifth scenario above, we believe that investors in RCI.B,T and BCE shares could face as much risk, or even more, over the next 12-24 months as they would have faced if WIND had participated in the auction directly. However, it would take several months for these scenarios to play out, and we expect a bullish tone in the interim..." They then raised the target price by $4 on RCI, $2 on BCE and $3 on T.

The price of BCE dropped by 12% on the Verizon news ($47-$41)
and the suggestion is that this could happen in the next year or so.

I had planned on buying BCE and T on a pullback, but I don't relish the idea of holding them under TD's warning. What do you think. I won't ask you to comment on their raising the target price after issuing a warning on what amounts to a 12% drop in the stocks! Thanks Tim...


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Q: I'm looking to get into telecom stock. Which do you prefer: Bell, Rogers, Telus? and why?

Q: Hello you all!
Is selling BCE and buying telus a good move?

Q: Is this a good time to own a telecomm ?
Should I look at a Canadian company , or am I better considering an international ?

Q: I own Telus shares and am considering selling my position. The company generates solid cash flow but at about 18 times earnings the shares seem expensive. The shares still look good for the 4% dividend and dividend growth over the next few years but growth could be limited from current prices. There is also the concern about the politics of Telecom in Canada currently as the federal government seems determined to reduce the major players' market share and margins. Technically the shares have had a substantial increase since early August. Do you think that it would be prudent to sell the shares at current levels.