Investment Q&A

Q: In your opinion, is it worth holding on to AQN for the potential benefits of it's renewable business sale/split (and whatever other news follows), or sell now and invest in to companies with more proven management and stability e.g. I'd be putting the proceeds mainly in to BNS and TD.

Q: Could i get your 2 favorite companies to buy right now ( 1 Cad and 1 US) in each of Consumer Cyclical, Utilities, and Materials. Thank you

Q: Thinkinf of swaping out Sunlife now in a hopefully falling rate environment for a stock with more overall growth potential, but still a dividend over 4%. Please provide a few names for a dividend focused retirement portfolio that also bring strong overall return potential. Or, thoughts on whether Sun Life is still a stock to own in this situation.

Q: Thank you for your quick response to my previous question. I would like to use excess cash in my RRIF to top up either Telus or Enbridge. May I have your opinion of their relative total returns for the next 1 to 3 years?
Thank you, JaneN

Q: I am retired and looking for dividends and some safety in a cash account. I have $10,000 to invest. Please give your take on ZPAY and ENB.

Q: I need to gradually raise cash over the next 6 months and am operating on the assumption that interest rates will begin a to decline in late Q1, I would only like to sell those holdings that are less likely to do well in a declining interest rate environment. Please rank each of these holdings from "Sell Now - least likely to benefit from a declining rate environment" to "Avoid Selling - should do very well in a declining rate environment". AQN, BCE, BN, BNS, DSG, ENB, GSY, KXS, NTR, PBH, TCN, TD
Thanks...Glenn

Q: I sold TRP for tax loss selling and used ENB for proxy as you recommended.
I am seeing that TRP is rising much faster than ENB.
Is there any reason for this disproportional rise of TRP vs ENB .
Thank you

Q: If things get worse in the Middle East and Oil goes up $ 40.00 to $ 120.00 a barrel what are best 5 Canadian Oil Companies to BUY

I own ATH and it performs well. What do you think of ATH ?

Let me know your top 5 under these circumstances or global ?

I agree with Mark Twain all months are difficult

bob

RAK

Q: I have ENB & BNS I my portfolio, for the dividend plus with the talk of reduced interest rates, I thought their stock value will increase. With this in mind, do you concur. I was looking at GEI, but I was wondering if they are not paying out more than they are bringing in. Do you feel this is a wise move.

Q: Hi, I've heard that over the long term, dividends make up the most significant portion of one's stock market gains. Is this true? When I look at my winners, (CSU for one), it's not, but in any case, could you list 3-5 of your current favorite dividend growers?
Thanks as always, Rod

Q: Peter et al:
It goes back to 2011 for the last ENB stock split. Isn't the time soon approaching?
Thanks, BEN.

Q: Hi,
Could you please rank ENB, PPL and TRP in order of preference for income with some growth? Is it a good time to be adding to this sector? Thank you in advance!

Q: Any comments on the news from these companies with ENB announcing some asset sales and BNS investor day?

Thx

Q: I'm hoping to take profit from ATD and maybe CSU. My weight in CSU is out of hand but I find it hard to sell that juggernaut. I also have TOI and LMN. I'm happy with my weighting of TOI and i plan to add a small weighting in LMN. I'm underweight in the following: SIS, PBH, SHOP, TD, BEP.UN, ENB, T, SLF, AW.UN. How would you rank these names going forward? Would you recommend swapping any of these for better opportunities that 5i covers or are in the balanced portfolio?

Q: Will soon have manditory withdraw of funds from a RIFF. Please rate these for sale with some reasoning.

Q: Curious about yields. It feels like the yield on ETF XHY remains around the level it was several years ago (~6%) despite other stocks yielding much higher returns. Shouldn't those ETF holdings (high yield corporate bonds) be ticking upwards too which should drive the ETF yield higher? Maybe there is a time-delay as they have to reset?

So with various stock yields as high as they are I would like to try to benefit from the yields AND set up for capital gains on the same stocks that *should* pop as interest rates normalize and fall a bit. What are 3 CAD and 3 USD stocks that fit the bill? (High current yield AND good likelihood to strong share price increase in 1-3 years.) And where would ENS fit relative to those suggestions?

Q: Please identify your 5 top equity CDN bond proxies that pay north of a 5% dividend where you believe the dividend is safe plus there is room for growth in the stock price.

Q: Your thoughts on the ENB news out today?

Thx

Q: Hi Folks,

My RRSP portfolio consists of the above stocks all with relatively the same weighing. Can you suggest 5 names or so, (CDN and U.S) that I take a look at that would complement the above? I am looking for a company that would be a good buy today for both income and capital appreciation - total return.
Thanks

Q: I own the above high dividend yield Canadian stocks, just under 4% yield and up. I am looking to add maybe 10 to 20 % to 4 or 5 positions. The yield on these is enough for us now so no hurry to sell anything.
Retired, but still looking at safety of capital. I have left out O&G plays and other potentially riskier plays. (except Enbridge)

Which of these, or other stocks do you believe have the greatest potential for price appreciation over the next couple of years if/when interest rates drop.

I am looking for your top 5, here but feel free to add other picks.

Thank you. Take as many credits as needed.