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Q: Thank you very much for the excellent webinar yesterday. It was very informative. If 5i had to pick just one dividend payer based on yesterday's webinar which one would it be & why.

Thank you.
Being a 5i member these past years and learning so much from you has saved my financial future.
Read Answer Asked by Craig on February 03, 2015
Q: Hey guys,

I was looking for monthly paying dividend stock, can you suggest 5ish? Sorry, I should have been clearer!

Thanks,

Richard

Question: Hi guys, My dad is 62 years old and would like to build a small portfolio of monthly paying dividend stock for income. 30% of the portfolio in XSP for US exposure, 10% in CBO & XHY. Can you please suggest 5 possible CND stocks? We already selected WCP for energy and CHS for financials. Thanks!
Answer:
We owuld look at the income portfolio for some good options. Names such as Evertz (ET), BCE and/or Telus, BNS, Brookfield Renewable (BEP.UN), A&W (AW.UN) and WSP Global (WSP).

Read Answer Asked by Richard on February 03, 2015
Q: Hi 5i
Down 50 to 75 % on these guys. They were less than 10% now around 6% of portfolio. I held on thinking they might recover more than any other place I could put the money. Your opinion please buy , sell, or hold.
I did just buy some Vermillion in the sector.
Tks Stan
Read Answer Asked by stan on February 03, 2015
Q: Hello Folks:
We have owned CSX for a number of years and satisfied with it's performance, however indications are their star is dimming somewhat. Would you consider a trade into Union Pacific (UNP) worthwhile, or should one just sit tight?
Thanks again for your wonderful service!
brian
Read Answer Asked by Brian on February 03, 2015
Q: I would appreciate your thoughts on MDI. It has been just over six months since it did a major takeover. As a bit of a contrarian I am always leaning towards positions when others are heading the other way. Thanks in advance, Mike
Read Answer Asked by Mike on February 03, 2015
Q: Hi - can you please give me your opinion on imax? It was delisted from the tsx and now only trades on the new York exchange. Is this a good thing? Thanks very much
Read Answer Asked by Lois on February 03, 2015
Q: Do you think it is time to add oil and gas stocks? If so, which are your 3-4 favourites?

Thanks Dave
Read Answer Asked by David on February 03, 2015
Q: This question concerns my RRSP. I am in my mid seventies and my RRSP is laddered for the next 6 yr. Each year when one of the laddered bonds comes due it results in a lot more cash than I am required by law to take out. This has resulted in an ever increasingl cash balance. My accountant informs me if I take this cash out it will bump me into an even higher tax bracket. What would you advise? And if I leave the cash within the RRSP, can you suggest an investment for it.? I have no pressing immediate need for this money. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by wayne on February 03, 2015
Q: In following your recent dividend info webinar, I'm trying to find the financial ratios you suggested to track the stock's performance -ie payout ratio, for starters. When I look on Qtrade to get the 2014 financials, I see the free cash flow is $132 Million, the dividend is $1.28 X 81 million shares = $104 Million, that makes the payout ratio $104million/$132 million = 78%, which is high according to your webinar comments. Am I performing this calculation correctly? Is there a better place to go to get stock financials than Qtrade?
Thanks for your reply....Jim
Read Answer Asked by James on February 03, 2015
Q: This is a comment rather than a question. Roger asked about whether ZSP or ZSP.U was preferable given he wanted un-hedged exposure to the US dollar. The hedged version is ZUE. I believe that ZSP and ZSP.U are virtually identical. If you don't have US dollars and don't want to go through the conversion, you can buy ZSP. I asked BMO investorline this question but in respect to another ETF that I hold, ZLU. I asked that if I wanted to sell ZLU as ZLU.U could I do this and obtain US dollars and was told that I could. This would be similar to the conversions that are done using DLR and DLR.U. My only caveat is that in looking the list of BMO ETFs I see that the distribution yields listed are different.
Read Answer Asked by Ross on February 03, 2015
Q: Hello, every one, Could you please help me to understand the current earning report of GIB.A, in which earnings expanded, but revenue was slightly shy of expectations. Since this is a growth stock, I thought missing revenue estimates would have negative impact on it. But the stock rose upon earning release. Your thoughts please. In addition, what is your view of this company? Also the company's debt level is high, will they issue more shares to acquire other companies in the future, if yes, how will this affect the stock?

Thanks,

Lin
Read Answer Asked by Lin on February 03, 2015
Q: Peter and Team,

Can you please suggest which ETF is better for US corporate bond exposure between CSD and XHY? XHY has a more significant energy exposure (14%) versus CSD which has 7% in energy.

CSD is defined as short duration (which I like) with an average duration of 3.14 years. XHY doesn't seem to define a duration. CSD feels lower risk to me but I'd like your opinion.

Your thoughts?

Marc
Read Answer Asked by Marc on February 03, 2015
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