Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Peter and team,

The carnage in the energy sector continues, so it is time to see where my non-registered portfolio really is on its energy weighting. Please help me understand if I am really overweight in energy. I know it is a personal choice what percentage of a portfolio is exposed to energy, and the numbers being tossed around are 10% to 15% being ideal for most investors.

If I use the TMX sector categorization then I have 33% of my portfolio in energy. As of the close on Nov 13th the stocks are:

PPL (+52%)
IPL (+37%)
ENB (+29%)
WCP (+22%)
SCL (-3.5%)
CPG (-7.6%)
SGY (-10%)
TOU (-18%)

But your sector categorization is a little different. You consider PPL/IPL/ENB as utilities, and SCL seems to be a basic material. If you slice it that way my energy component is 16%, utilities 14%, and basic material at 2.8%

When you say a weighting in energy of around 10% to 15% is ideal, would you include the pipelines, and material stocks like SCL in that weighting?

Which one(s) would you trim or eliminate to reduce the energy weighting?


Paul J.

Q: Hi Peter & Co,
The energy sector (10%)of my RRIF portfolio contains BTE, CPG, TOU, VET and WCP. I intend to sell the first 2 sometime in the spring of 2015 and in the meantime to add now to the last 3 and take advantage of the lower prices.
Do I make sense to you?
Thanks,
Tony

Q: Good morning,
How did HWO's latest release look to you guys?
Thanks
John

Q: Now that WEQ has reported its latest results, with a further (19%) drop in its stock price, what is your assessment going forward? I'm down 40%, though have only a small holding. Am reluctant to sell based on one quarter's results, and have it in a registered account so couldn't claim a tax loss. Thanks.

Q: Peter In six weeks were into a new year and what a opportunity to move my surge shares into our tsfa and enjoy the tax free income.This is to me the silver lining of the low oil price .

Regards Stan

Q: With the bought deal at 8.00$ and the continual downslide of Weq -it certainly would appear that insiders knew beforehand of the bad results to be released.Does the Securities ever investigate this stuff or is anyone accountable-looks shabby

Q: What do you suggest with WEQ, now that they have reported Q3? Is this big drop simply earnings-based or have they adjusted the dividend as well? I couldn't find anywhere that they are adjusting the dividend.

Q: Hi Peter

I know you have made a few comments on WEQ over the past few days, but now that the Q3 #'s are out what are your thoughts?
The quarter wasn't great, but not a complete disaster, Payout ratio for the quarter was 150% which I know is high, but for YTD only 68%...seems to be overly punished/sold here.

Thanks,

Q: Can you please comment on their results. Thanks

Q: Please comment on q3 results and buying at this price +- now
thanks
yossi

Q: What is the insider ownership on torc? earning results out, Would you buy for a new position. Already own whitecap and surge but no large cap oil or gas company. Thanks.

Q: What's your view of GPE as a speculative buy?

Q: peter could you comment on YGR Q3 result thanks

Q: Hi, if you had to choose between SUN & TOG for the future, where would you put your money?
Thanks
Carlo

Q: Hi guys,

Like most Canadian investors, I was overweight the energy sector going into the last correction at about 24%. I would like to reduce my energy exposure to about 15%. My current holdings, in equal amounts, are CNQ, SU, CPG, POU, TOU, VET and KEL. I want to keep CNQ and SU since they have good dividends, which are growing steadily over time. I want to replace CPG with WCP since I've lost patience in CPG's repeated share issuances. I plan to sell POU and KEL since they don't have dividends and KEL is not cheap and POU has high debt levels. My final decision is between TOU and VET. I'd like to keep one and sell one to have 4 holdings for about 15% weight. Your thoughts?

Q: Hi Any idea why this stock is dropping so much - is there insider selling - is the distribution safe - pls advise

Thanks

Ernie

Q: Hi folks,please ask opinion Q results eca/t,and going forward,would u rate it buy,hold,sell at current price,if Q already asked,u can disregard,thanks as always,jb

Q: Thank you for your prompt reply to my inquiry about Elkwater this morning. You certainly know how to run a business and offer great service!
Would you please explain what you mean by "expect the shares to settle down in price a bit" - does that mean at current levels or closer to the financing price?
Thanks again.

Q: I like CPG for a long term hold but am currently significantly under water due to the falling oil prices. I have Capital gains in other stocks that I would like to offset. I am considering selling CPG for the tax loss and buying it back 31 days later. In the meantime I will buy a energy ETF with the funds to protect me if oil rebounds in the short term. If all stays the same or worse, I will sell the ETF after 31 days and buy back CPG. Your thoughts?

Q: Elkwater was highly recommended by a BNN guest around July 30th, when it was approximately seventy cents. It traded 12 million shares the next day and subsequently doubled due to the rights offering, giving the company a hefty market cap considering it had no deals signed.
Now, it's twenty cents and still trading heavily. Investors who bought in August have taken a big hit and the share price action seems a little unusual, to say the least.
Is it possible the .375 cent private placement will be re-priced or cancelled due to market conditions or is it a bought deal and completed?
Would you buy this company at current levels?
Thank you.