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Q: All the three companies have had large insider buying activities since the start of the pandemic. Do you think they are good buys now?
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Liping on December 07, 2020
Q: Hi, I did a screener (Region: Canada, Volume (End of Day):greater than 1500000, % Shares from Institutions: 50% to 100%), and these energy companies came up.
1,Do you agree to invest in these?
2,which order (if any)?
3,would you modify my screener search or keep it same?
Read Answer Asked by Ziaad on June 10, 2020
Q: I am a "buy and hold" long term investor. I have held these stocks for over five years on the assumption that at least one of the pipelines would be built and the stocks would regain at least some of their losses. Of course that hasn't happened. With the Covid-19 situation I am concerned about a serious downturn in the economy during the next 18 months. As these stocks are already extrememly low, I am wondering if they will survive, let alone improve, during the next year or so. Based on income, debt levels, and future prospects, please rank each company according the possibility of failure.
Read Answer Asked by Joyce on May 13, 2020
Q: Good afternoon!
I have a substantial funds from recent gains that need a home. Taking note of Benj Gallander's thoughts to buy in December after tax-loss selling, are there candidates that you might recommend for purchase if they do drop? In particular, I would prefer dividend payers in the order of 5% or near to that - more if feasible!
Thanks!
Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on November 14, 2019
Q: Hey guys ! I own both SCL.CA and MTL.CA since many years, roughly 3% of my total portfolio, I am down between 40-50 %. Like many of your subscribers, I am not very confident for the future of energy in Canada and I am seriously thinking to pull the plug on both. What would you recommend ? wait until the next earnings or flush now.
thank you !
Read Answer Asked by Christian on October 23, 2019
Q: Which 5 companies stand to benefit the most assuming Shell's Canada LNG Project goes ahead? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by KAM on October 01, 2018
Q: I need help to clean up and high grade my energy stocks. I have the following in the energy sector: ENB, IPL, PPL, SCL, SGY, TOU and WCP (all were acquired between 2011 and 2014), and I would like to reduce the number of positions. I have not added to the energy sector since Q3 2014.

Energy makes up 8% of my entire portfolio (DCPP, mutual funds, and a stock portfolio managed by me – the 7 stocks referred to above). I have been very patient, but my patience is running out with some of these stocks. Some days I feel like selling the losers and investing in another sector, other days I feel like averaging down on some of the losers (it’s been 4 years since I added to the sector).

I am up 50% on PPL, so plan to keep it. Breakeven on IPL and ENB. Down 33% on WCP, and down >50% on SCL, SGY and TOU. Not including dividends.

I am considering adding VET as it seems to be better quality (recommended by 5i and others), but I don’t want to have too much overlap with the other stocks, nor do I want to increase the number of stocks in my portfolio.

Assuming that I keep the same overall energy weighting, how would you high grade this portfolio. I am open to other energy companies, the only criteria is that it pays a dividend.

Thanks,

Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 11, 2018
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