Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Peter & Co,
I sold KBL in early 2014 for $40 and watched it muddle along for quite a while; in a matter of a few months it moved up to around $50.
It is now way in overbought territory (upper limits of RSI) and with an ROE of around 15% and forward P/E ratio of between 25 and 30 (depending on the data source), the ratio profitability/PE being much lower than 1 (0.5 to 0.6).
Is it too early (or maybe too late) to get back in?
By the way; I own most of your holdings in the Model Portfolio, but because I do not invest in Smoking and Gambling related stocks my returns are slightly lower but still quite respectable. It takes all kinds of people to make a market, right?
Thanks,
Antoine
Antoine

Q: I was all set to sell my ECI holdings because I thought the company was just for income with little in the way of growth prospects. Given today's results should I be reassessing my commitment to this company?

Thank you.

Paul F.

Q: I have been following Canadian Tire. Would you recommend the voting or non-voting shares (CTC or CTC.A) for a purchase?

I also want to thank you for the spectacular returns (191% to 495%) in my portfolio,due to purchases in Constellation Software, Enghouse and Boyd Group.

Q: I have been following both Westjet and Air Canada. I have done very well with AC yet, WJA's share price has not kept up to the last earnings report. Could you comment?
Thank you for the invaluable service.

Q: I currently own GEI and KEY.What are your thoughts on replacing GEI with ALA? ALA seems to offer more protection from the effects of low oil prices. Thanks, Joe

Q: Good day...thanks for the great service..my question is concerning my outside account... I am going to add some Canadian dividend stocks for dividend income that I require in 7 years...my thinking is to cover the 10 Canadian sectors with aem, aw.un, dh, csh.un, enb, wsp, bce, xre, wcp, and bns...could you please give me your thoughts on this and possible changes you would make...thank you

Q: i like the current technical on pembina, but would loike your comparison to ipl , enb, key, in terms of quality, risk, dividend sustainability and potentila for growth
Thanks ( appreciate your continouss quality advice!)

Q: Your thoughts on these trades?•
. Sell SODA
• Sell HCG and replace with IAG
• Sell WTE and replace with CNR
• Buy GOOG and CBS

Q: Good afternoon 5i team. An insightful article in the Globe & Mail yesterday suggests that NPI may be using unusual accounting to calculate its dividend payout ratio. Got the gist of the article, which may be the reason for the stock price dropping over 2% today, though the accounting discussion is a wee bit technical for me.
Could you help with this? Does the point of the article seem valid, or are NPI's arguments against the third party opinion reasonable?
Thanks as always.

Q: On Prefblog there's been an ongoing discussion of what the Govt. of Canada 5 year benchmark means to all the 5 year reset preferreds and which 5 year rate to use, with no clear agreement. Things are at a standstill presently because it seems no-one including blogger James Hymas (a former contributor to CMS) has access to a Bloomberg terminal where the answer may lie, or at least the discussion will continue. I see there have been a couple of questions on this issue on the 5i board also. Perhaps you could help out Mr. H. and pref investors like me too by sending him the Bloomberg screenshot he requests, if you can get past the Bloomberg rots brains comment (I'm certain said tongue in cheek).

I find it very difficult to believe that this problem has only surfaced now and not years ago. Here's the link (scroll to top):

http://prefblog.com/?p=27931#comment-193197

Q: What do you think the impact of EFG's claim could be? See also VSN's opinion below. Thanks, David.

The Ontario Superior Court ruled that Energy Fundamentals Group Inc. (EFG) "has a valid option to acquire up to 20% of Veresen's equity interest in the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas terminal and related assets."

Veresen's said Feb 26: "Veresen continues to believe that the existence of the option and whether or not it is exercised will have no material impact on the Company."

Q: FC has been paying the same monthly distribution of $0.078 since inception in 1999. The dividend yield is almost always in the 7-8% range and balance sheet appears strong. I'd appreciate your comments on FC going forward and if it would not be a suitable add to your diversified Income Model Portfolio.

Q: Peter, one year ago I purchased IPL over Enbridge and it represents 3.5% of my portfolio. I want to continue to hold the same weighting in a pipeline but was wondering if I should switch to ENB? I buy and hold stocks for the long term.

Stephen

Q: AltaGas reported Fourth Quarter and Year End Results this morning. The results were mixed with EBITDA and funds from operations increasing year over year and normalized net income(not sure what this is) decreasing. The shares have been drifting down in recent trading sessions, perhaps in anticipation of theses results and reacted quite negatively this morning to this recent report . Is there anything that we should be concerned about regarding the company's future prospects. I own the shares for income and hopefully reasonable growth over the next 1-3 years. Your comments are appreciated.

Q: I'm looking at this company as a long term hold in my rrsp. What are your thoughts?

Q: Hello Peter & Co,
A follow-up on a fellow member's question on the subject. I too own BEP.UN and have noted your reference to NPI and RNW; but I am wondering if you had also considered Boralex BLX and Innergex INE.
Thanks,
Antoine

Q: AIF has popped after reporting earnings and has been trading sideways for a year. Could you characterize this company (is it a stretch to call this REOC alternative)? Is it value here and could you give your opinion? Thank You.

Q: Hi Peter, can you please comment on Altus Group just announced Q4 results. Do you consider this a good entry point for 3-5 year hold?
Rob

Q: I am looking for renewable energy companies that you would recommend, I am thinking of reducing my exposure to oils and increasing renewable and solar . I have Bep.un already

thank you, Jean

Q: What would your order of preference be for these four companies? Would you keep any of them? I am a retired investor, with 50% fixed income (GIC's & Bonds) and 50% equities (21 individual stocks each with a 2.5% rating, across all sectors. Thanks!