Investment Q&A

Q: 5i, As Im heading to retirement in the next 3 months, I'm searching for stocks/etf with good yields, of these stocks/etf in which order would you add, after reviewing "Questions" I get BCE is good to start accumulating now, any other suggestion/advice, please and thanks

Q: Hi team. I have ZWU as my main utilities holding @ 11% and I also have positions in BCE and ENB on their own. ZWU has both BCE and ENB in their top 10 holdings. In your opinion am I participating in "di-worsification" by holding BCE and ENB outside of ZWU. Would you sell both BCE and ENB and fold the funds back into ZWU? I'm ok letting ZWU go to +/- 15% of my portfolio. Appreciate your thoughts. Bill.

Q: Your thoughts on the quarter please?

Thx

Q: in what way will Enb be affected by trans Mountain pipeline?which other companies will be affected by the new pipeline?
What are your thoughts on this and will there be a sale of the pipeline and what could be the buyers?

Q: For a retired senior needing income, which would have more safety and growth NTR or ACO.X or would you suggest another stock?

Q: If you had to guess, what Canadian company do you think Warren Buffet is considering? What would be your top few picks in a guess? Thanks,

Jason

Q: Good morning all;

I currently own 4 energy infrastructure firms in tax sheltered accounts; amounting to 7% weighting in my portfolio. As part of an overall portfolio review i've concluded I'd like to get that down to 2; for a combination dividends and growth. My question is - which would be your preferred 2 with these parameters.

Thanks as always.

Dave

Q: Your comment on the tax issue regarding Ed’s question today regarding selling ENB to buy another pipeline is bang on. There are several considerations: for a stock to rise 25% to make the switch profitable is quite a challenge and may take years to accomplish ; the 2% differential in yield between ENB and PPL is a ( almost guaranteed) benefit received every quarter, not down the road when sold ; higher growth does not necessarily mean higher share price. Trades like this should only occur when something fundamentally and significantly has negatively happened to the company as many stocks in a sector correlate quite closely to one another. Please shot holes in my discussion. Thanks. Derek.

Q: I am trying to track down a pipeline company someone recently mentioned, along with enbridge and others. It trades at less then $1, and has dropped in price considerably in one year (maybe 42%). I think the ticker starts with T, and has a sister company that deals with diesel fuel. If you know of it, do you have an investment opinion of it?
Sorry for so little info to work with.

Q: Hi 5i,

I am slowly converting my TSFA to income. A model holding for me is BNS-T (Bank of Nova Scotia). A +6% dividend and good growth potential. Thank you 5i for the recommendation. Can you. recommend, "as of the prices today" 3-4 more companies that you would add. I do have access to your income portfolio of course, but I am seeking good entry positions for your current "fav's". Thank you.

Q: Could you please suggest 3-5 of the 'safest' products that provide a 7% yield. They could be stocks, preferred shares, corporate bonds, GICs... whatever. No specific time horizon. Could you please list them in order of safety. Thank you very much.

Q: I currently hold Enbridge in a taxable account and I am thinking of selling it and purchasing a stock in the same sector that has more growth and likely a smaller yield. While I prefer Canadian companies US listed stocks would be considered if they are more attractive.
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: The dividends alone on these companies are becoming quite alluring. What are the risks of a cut? Or a drop in the share price from where we are today looking out about 5-10 years? From the dividend alone, one could nearly double their investment in that time frame. I don't normally chase yields, but it's hard not to when both of these companies are trading around the same levels as they were in 2016 (or earlier).

What should happen to these companies share prices if/when interest rates get cut in June?

Please deduct as many credits as necessary.

Q: Hello again, I was not very clear on my question re: additions to Canadian dividend growth portfolio. I would like your top 5 preferences out of the 10 stocks listed, which are all currently held.

The suggestions you made are fine and most of those are also held, but for various reasons including existing position sizes I want to add to the group indicated. Thank you.

Q: Enbridge announced 2 JV in late March. Would you comment on what will be the impact of these JV on revenues and debt. Good for short, mid or longer-term? Still hold or buy? Thanks a lot.

Q: Hi team
I am fully invested in BCE , for steady income and abit of growth, it has been hit by lower share prices
I am in a 50% position in ENB, again for steady income and abit of growth
does it make sense to sell part of BCE and use the proceeds to buy ENB
same goal, steady income and some growth

your outlook for ENB would be appreciated as well,
thanks
Michael

Q: Greetings, the above companies are all currently held (among others) in a Canadian dividend growth portfolio. For new money, what would be your top 5 choices to add to today? Long-term hold, income and stability with growth potential are key criteria. Would also like to maintain some sector diversification.

Thank you.

Q: This is in the context of the interactive chart in the Company Profile section. If I take Enbridge (ENB:CA) as an example here is what I get in terms of growth over 5 years:
+37.10% (Company Profile / Interactive Chart)
-2.42% (using either iPhone Stocks App or Yahoo Finance or my Online Broker).


After some research, I found out that the interactive chart in Company Profile probably uses Adjusted close price adjusted for splits and dividend and/or capital gain distributions. The others are using the close price adjusted for splits. It seems to me that if we want to see the pure growth of a company, it is better to use the close price adjusted for splits which might not reflect the total return, but is very useful for analyzing price trends without the influence of distributions. What do you think? Is it possible to adjust the chart so that we can see both versions? Thank you

Q: Hi Peter, I have about 15000.00 for an RRSP account. I know you can't personalize the account but could you suggest 5 - 10 good Canadian stocks for such an account if looking for income for a 66 year old investor. Thanks

Q: Hi Folks,
Finally breaking even with Enbridge. Thinking about selling my position and buying CNQ. This would be in a non registered account. May I have your opinion ?
Thanks