BCE Inc. (BCE.TO)

He prefers ZWU-T instead of just buying individual stocks. No one knows which one is going to do best. You get diversification. He would step into it because it is defensive.

As utility stocks picked up, this one did not. This is not the time of the year for telcos to do well. It is a good long term hold. It needs to break above $56 before getting in.

Is a defensive name. If we are seeing a rotation out of growth names, then BCE should benefit. Dividend yield is good and will continue to grow. There is also stock appreciation potential. 5G rollout will happen in Canada. This is a solid name to own. Yield = 5.76%

Over 10 years, this will be fine. Less than that, you will be unimpressed by the share price, though you'll be collecting a decent 5% dividend. BCE gives you stability, not price appreciation. Over the long term, expect an overall 7-8%
yearly return and there's nothing wrong with that. A low-beta stock long-term.

T-T vs. RCI.B-T vs. BCE-T. Nobody knows which one will do better. The best way to play it in the utility space is ZWU-T, which gives exposure to Telco's, pipelines and utilities. These things are interest rate sensitive so you will not get much capital gains and you have to be cautious.

It plays into the interest rate issue. It will probably get sold with any bounce. There will be a downward bias. This is the one he would pick in this space, although he does not like the space, nor owns anything in it right now. Over the next year there could be good opportunities to pick these things up.