BCE Inc. (BCE.TO)

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All the telcos have paused over the last few months. Mobile data volume allowance is going up in plans while plan costs go down. A price war is hitting their top line. He prefers Shaw and Rogers. It is a marriage that at some point may happen. Telus has created a digital health care market. He prefers T-T.

A necessary service, no matter when a Covid vaccine is ready. We love our phone, internet, and Netflix. We're using more bandwith all the time and have to store more data. Legacy businesses are being replaced by 5G and fibre optic. Great and reliable dividend. Good addition to any portfolio. Yield is 5.92%. (Analysts’ price target is $60.66)

A risky telco? He does not own RCI in his portfolios. The dividends are secure, but he prefers BCE and T. They are all facing similar challenges. He thinks RCI has not been as good at controlling costs.

BCE and Telus Owning either is fine. It's splitting hairs to choose one over the other. Tech stocks are the big focus of investors now. The current 5% dividend yield + 5% dividend growth rate = your likely return. Be patient with them, because these stocks won't leap in a given day. Positives: both are staples, with cell phones indispensible in our lives as people work more from home and are using more data, which adds to their revenue. Also note, they are low-beta stocks, so, they don't rise or fall as much as the wider market, but are safe. They're part of a regulated oligopoly. He'd give a slight edge to Telus because of Telus Health which will become more a part of our lives as we go forward.

She prefers to own a Canadian telco for dividends, especially as this does not qualify for the Canadian dividend tax credit. She owns BCE instead.

They are using Huawei to a great extent. Are they a good investment? There is now better appreciation for their stability during the pandemic. BCE-T is the steady blue chip of the sector while T-T is more of a grower. There is also a lot of insider buying of T-T over the years. He would prefer T-T. He would not be too concerned with use of Huawei. We are now moving away from globalization. There won't be enough impact to dissuade someone from investing in either of them.