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Q: Hello Peter and staff:
Each of the above mentioned have incredible yields, that pay monthly dividends - CBNK - 9.78%, EIT.UN - 8.74%, DFN - 22.94%. Could you comment on each of the 3 in terms of sustainability and could you rate them in order of preference, or not at all. Could you also recommend other high yield monthly dividend paying stocks. Thank you all for your incredible service.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on May 09, 2024
Q: Is there some way to score-board enhanced-yield Canadian bank ETFs/funds that assigns more weight to the factors that make more of a difference? Yes, fees add up, but even over the long term it's hard to see how basis-point fee differences could outweigh percentage-point yield differences. And won't either of these factors be outweighed by distribution tax treatment and, especially, by central bank rate-pivoting?

Further, in side-by-side comparisons, 5i often prefers larger ETFs (recently, for example, when comparing CBNK vs BANK.) But given large-cap banks' similar value-propositions and tendency toward mean-reversion, why should higher AUM matter (other than w/rt second-order effects like trading liquidity)? Put another way: what, if anything, could a new entrant to this sector do to make themselves attractive to 5i?

Please add to the supplied symbol list if other names provide more instructive comparisons.
Read Answer Asked by John on January 12, 2023
Q: Hi group i would like to add to the above names. In what order /why would you recommend. Would you do it now or wait for further clarity in the market I am sitting on 35% cash Thanks for your help with this.
Read Answer Asked by Terence on November 08, 2022
Q: Let's assume that I am convinced that canadian banks will remain an oligopoly over the next 20 years and provide me with 10% CAGR.

Should I buy a basket of canadian bank stocks, or should I place my bet on HCAL or CBNK to obtain leverage ?

Thank you !
Read Answer Asked by laurent on September 15, 2022
Q: Structurally what is the difference between CBNK and HCAL ? One yields 6.95% and the other 8.84% ..... If they are more or less the same product I can't see any reason not to opt for the higher yield .....
Read Answer Asked by Garth on September 14, 2022
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