Investment Q&A

Q: 12:32 PM 9/11/2017
Hello 5i
Thank you for your answer to my question this morning about selecting companies with the highest probability of reliable long term income and dividend growth.

Just to follow up, if I am reading between the lines correctly I infer you would clearly choose banks if we didn't already own some. But since we do your suggestion is to buy CSH.UN and NWC.

I am fine with your suggestion but did you make it basically just to provide "diversification" at the cost of buying much much smaller and possibly less stable companies or would it be just as safe to simply overweight on Canadian banks.

Do you really think CSH.UN and NWC are as "safe" as RY and TD? After all if banks go down, so goes everything else. Just how "dangerous" is it to have a 20+% position in the big 5 banks?

Thank you............. Paul K

Q: 9:57 AM 9/10/2017
Hello Peter :
My wife and I are in our 70's and require additional steady dividend income to complement our pensions and bond income. We wish to choose companies that we never need to consider selling and that have reliable dividend growth and little chance of dividend cuts.
We have a 4.5% cash position we want to invest.
We need to decide between two options:
1. Invest the whole 4.5% in RY or TD, [we already own 10% split between BNS and CM], or
2. Add to 2 or more of these existing positions : CSH.UN [3.2%], SIA [3.9%], NWC [2.2%], CSW.A [3.1%], RPI.UN [1.0%], or invest part in new positions in one or more of ET, ZCL, ABT, or ADN.
What choice or choices would you advise us to make for the highest probability of reliable long term income and dividend growth?
Thank you............. Paul K

Q: I have BNS, RY, SLF and FSZ in equal amounts in my "Financial" basket and need to add another name to get my financials weighting to 15%. Can you suggest a new stock and/or a etf (CDN or US stock / etf) to compliment my current holdings OR would you just add to the 4 stocks that I have? Thanks

Q: I like its business-operator of senior residences- as the very wealthy group,the babyboomers are getting older & will likely use this services.However I am held back by the following.A very high P/E 145.4(trailing) & 163.4(F)per TRI.It missed expected eps 3 of the last 4Qs.Its 3.9% yield is relatively low in the sector.Underperformed TSX the last year.Reached a $16.50high in early June/17 & been in a decline since.Canada has a strong GDP leading to expectations of an imminent increase in interest rate which will be negative for proxy bond sectors including CSH.Your view please.Thanks for u normal great services & advices.

Q: As a new member of 5i Research, I first want to thank you for the service you provide. Fantastic.

I am reviewing the Canadian portion of my RRSP, sector by sector. I have a balanced approach and 15+ years ahead of me before transferring to a RRIF.

I find myself a bit underweight and concentrated in Healthcare, owing only NHW.UN (4% of Canadian portfolio). I was thinking of switching half into CSH.UN for diversification within the Real Estate/Healthcare space, then add a 3% position in GUD for more growth. What are your thoughts?

Note: The US portion of my RRSP, which is half the size of my Canadian portfolio, is invested in Mutual funds with Healthcare/Big Pharma representing about 16% of my US holdings. So my strategy would bring Healthcare to 10% overall in my RRSP.

Thx.

Q: I am looking at adding CSH.UN to my income portfolio based on your recent addition. However, I note that it is down over 6% since being added to the 5i income portfolio last month.
You often respond that you like to invest in stocks with positive momentum vs negative. Following this advice, when/how would you recommend investing in CSH.UN, as it appears to have negative momentum?

Q: I presently have no healthcare or tech holdings in either my RRSP, TFSA or cash. Am retired,like dividends, but can take some risk.

Looking at having 10% in each sector with HHL (50%),CSH.UN (25%),GUD(25%)in healthcare and TXF(50%),ABT(25%)PHO(25%) in tech.

What do you think of this approach and the individual holdings?

Where would you put each one ( RRSP,TFSA cash)?

Thanks Derek

Q: I have a question about 988
Hi, my broker has advised to sell Csh.un,has anything changed or is it over valued?I bought at 11.60
Would you keep long term for a income investor,or is there a better stock for this sector?
Thanks for your advise.

Q: For long term income and some potential growth do you have a preference between Chesswood or Chartwell?

Q: 5i team :
I have some cash available (10% of portfolio) with the intention to have it ready if the market (TSX or S&P 500) go on a sharp downturn. Assuming that this does not happen what would be your recommendation for the safest of all stocks (or 2 or 3 of them) in case of a downturn in the markets. (I am asking for a yield of 2.5%) Most of the safe stocks tend to have high P/E ratios , which makes me think they will drop anyways. Thanks

Q: Hi team,
Following your lead and selling off ZRE for CSH.un. Is a TFSA the best account for a REIT to be held?
Thanks

Q: Within the last month I took a half position in CSH.UN, and a quarter position in DR (both in my RRSP). I am down about 6% on both. If you were to add to one of these positions today, which one would you choose, and why? Or just wait as they have negative momentum.

Paul

Q: Some of the retail reits seem to be hurt by the Amazon expansion,which reits do you seem benfiting?

Q: I currently hold ZRE for income. If I were to replace it with 4-5 individual REITS, which ones should I pick, in addition to CSH.UN? Would ZRE or the portfolio of individual REITS be more appropriate for a long-term hold with equal consideration to distribution yield and safety of the distribution? Thank you.

Q: So, if I were to buy CSH, would it be in the Healthcare sector or the REIT sector, or 50-50?
Thanks, Steve

Q: I have held HR.UN for a few years and have not really like this stock but kept it as you often said it was a good REIT stock.I would be generating a small capital loss if I sell HR.UN but wonder if buying CSH.UN is a better option in the long term. I own no other REIT stock.

Thanks

Q: what do you guys think of this stock and performance.
It should be a great demographic play,but why is it not acting like chartwell?
Any reason why its down so much today?

Q: Can you rank the stocks best to worst in your opinion. These are the stock s that are in my real estate sector which is 3% of my current portfolio. Would you add, swap or remove any of them? My portfolio holdings/thoughts are very similar to your BE Portfolio as I am a middle aged investor.

Q: Hi, I would like to know if you think Csh.un is fine to keep. Fortunately i'am up 37% so thinking of selling for the profit.
Could you tell me if Csh.un is fairly valued and has some more upside, or should I move on, and what to replace it with in the same sector. I also have Sia. And I do like the dividend.
Thank great work,Brad

Q: Reading through the quarterly report I see on the cash flow statement that finance costs are considered an item not affecting cash. The note dealing with it does not explain just itemizes the individual charges. This is also the same for others in the industry, EXE and SIA. How is it that this is true? My head hurts when I try to justify it. My financing costs, mortgage interest, car loan etc affect my cash flow. Thanks

Kenn