BCE Inc. (BCE.TO)

Is $31 a fair price to compensate the dividend difference between this and Bell Aliant (BA-T)? He thinks the Bell Alliant people should be happy. There wasn’t much growth there. The difficulty for them was staying current. He thinks the move by Bell was the right thing.

(Market Call Minute.) A Hold at best. Management has done a fantastic job, but the yield is not going to get any better and earnings growth is slowing down a little. Doesn’t think there is much valuation upside.

Well up there, but the stock has a terrific yield in a yield starved world. Trading at over 2.5X its Book Value and 3.5X is all that he would ever expect from it. His Fair Market Value would give him about another 20% upside. A good stock to hold.

Just announced a privatization deal with Bell Alliant (BA-T). Thinks this is good that they are taking some of their assets and consolidating them. He owns this mainly for its dividend play. Wireless is the way to go, and the growth engine for things. If you are a Bell Alliant shareholder, he would recommend taking the cash unless there are some capital gains complications.

Media is huge going forward. We will probably not see the growth over the next few years so it is about the yield. It is a fine holding to accumulate when it pulls back.

(A Top Pick July 15/13. Up 16.94%.) If you are an income investor, this is a conservative investment that pays good and rising dividends. It gives you the dividend tax credit. The stock should rise with the market over time.

Do you think entrants in the wireless spectrum auction will be a threat? It is a threat, but in the past it hasn’t tended to hit them too hard. More competition would benefit the sector. There are a lot of other factors such as the cable side with government regulation coming in and trying to break that a little. Dividend is hugely attractive in this low rate environment. If you own, you could continue to Hold, but just be aware that in the cell phone space and the cable space there could be some negative shocks to come.

(A Top Pick June 27/13. Up 18.81%.) You are not going to see the upside that you saw over the last little while. Pays a 5.1% dividend. Trading at the high end of its range, so wouldn’t expect to see huge things coming out. You are getting a 6%-8% return.

Have raised the dividend on a regular basis and the dividend is secure. After hitting $51 it has been trading back, and if it gets back under $47 the yield is quite nice, and there could be more dividend increases. Good place to park your money.

Stock vs. Stock: BCE-T vs. VZ-N. They are two different stocks. BCE gives you a fantastic dividend close to 5% and decent cash flow. Telcos in general are getting up there in terms of valuations. VZ-N should provide more growth and less dividend than BCE. It depends what you are trying to accomplish.

Ex-dividend today. Don’t buy more. Doesn’t think it will go higher from here. Sees wireless market not to be growing. Sees a saturated market.

3.35% Bond Maturing June 18/19. (Top Pick May 6/13, Up 2.03%) Lower in price but made a positive return because of yield. Less principle risk as you get closer to maturity. When you get within 2 years you exchange it for another 5 year bond unless you are in a ladder. Will continue to produce positive returns. Lowering principle risk. ‘A’ rating.

This is one of his core, and probably largest holdings. He bought it for growth and dividends. The company has increased its dividends a half a dozen times in the last 6 years. Has good cash flow.

This will continue to do very nicely. Has been gaining market share at the expense of Rogers (RCI.B-T). Started raising the dividend after leaving it untouched for 15 years. A nice, cozy oligopoly.

(A Top Pick June 6/13. Up 16.37%.) Loves this one. Has a great trend. All the different segments of this business are up and doing reasonably well. Some of these defensive names start to have a bit of seasonality here as we head into the summer through to the fall, so that might be a good time to add to your holdings.