skip to content
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. Investment Q&A
You can view 3 more answers this month. Sign up for a free trial for unlimited access.

Investment Q&A

Not investment advice or solicitation to buy/sell securities. Do your own due diligence and/or consult an advisor.

Q: It has come to my attention that we Canadians can purchase cross-listed stock AGU,BMO etc and enjoy US dollar dividends being paid into our accounts and not subject to any withholding tax because the head office is in Canada...is this really so? I even read you don't even have to purchase the NYSE listed version, one can simply purchase the tsx listed version and request your broker regularly pay dividends in your USD portion of your account...again have of you heard of this...? Can this be a good strategy?
Read Answer Asked by MG on November 30, 2014
Q: Hi I have positions in both PRW and CWC…and I want to drop one of them and take the loss. Which is safer to hold in case energy stays down for 10 months? which has greater upside when oil/gas recovers? Thanks. Helen
Read Answer Asked by Helen on November 30, 2014
Q: Yet another query/ clarification. In your reply to Dan's question re oversold oil and gas stocks you listed some of my favourites such as PEY, SGY, WCP and TOU.
The first 3 pay decent dividends and I am looking at adding to my position. However in another O &G answer you mentioned the likelihood of a flood of dividend cuts in the fairly near future if oil prices do not rebound. Such dividend cuts would likely drive share prices down even more.
Would you consider the stocks above (not TOU - no dividend) to be less likely to reduce their dividend? Case in point: SGY is now showing an 11.8% yield - enough to make a wounded investor salivate! Could you justify doing some buying right now.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on November 28, 2014
Q: I have been very happy with your recommendation on Surge Energy. My game plan was to make sure I had a long term hold of a stock in Oil especially as the projection of CAD is to continue lower. In fact it is a wonderful relationship between the price of oil and CAD. It would appear, as the price of oil falls, so does CAD, implying a cushion for Surge. Not only does the falling Can Dollar help, but a lower price of oil in a growing econmy like the USA would suggest greater consumption on the horizon. I do understand there is a suggestion that the USA has a surplus of oil but was that not contributed by the refineries being off line for a time. In 2010 USA consummed 19.18 Mill B/per day. In 2012 they were producing only 11.11 Mill B/per day. There is no question in my mind that I want to invest more in an oil company, the real question I have here is "Can Surge survive to capitalize, or should a long term investor in oil look to another company?"
Read Answer Asked by Phil on November 28, 2014
Q: Hi Peter and Team, what are your thoughts on Amaya picking up Israeli developer DiWip? Seems like interesting technology for AYA to add going forward, unless LAB/Diwip is a done deal already! Intertain, IT, plus Diwip a possibility? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Hussein on November 28, 2014
Q: With the low oil prices and demand being what they are, will the rail companies see a slow down?
Read Answer Asked by Joel on November 28, 2014
Q: when do companies generallyannounce a dividend cut
Read Answer Asked by elgin on November 28, 2014
Q: Peter When I perished the press release for this quaternary I thought it was good and expected a jump in share price and the opposite happened .What am I missing?
Thanks for all you do
Denis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on November 28, 2014
Q: I have a small position in Trinity and noticed that the stock is down more than 11% today on no news. Is this something with legal issues? What's your opinion of Trinity growth potential? For a long term investor do you suggest selling, holding, or buying at the current levels? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Michael on November 28, 2014
Q: What is thoughts on this company's future and would you purchase at this level with a 1 year time frame. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Ian on November 28, 2014
Q: Hello Peter, Could you give me your thoughts on Freehold compared to Pairiesky? Do you prefer one over the other? Is the decline in their price due to the panic selling or is due to oil price decline?
Read Answer Asked by pietro on November 28, 2014
Q: I fortuitously sold Suncor back in June but am now wanting to buy back into oil and gas in my wife's TFSA account. I have badger (bad) and Superior Propane (spb) in another rsp account but this would be more of a direct investment in the beleagured oil and gas industry. I have 10 000 dollars of room to invest with a long term window and was wondering which two of sgy,su,spe,or su you would recommend. Do I go back into the rock solid dependable Suncor or seek more growth with the likes of a Surge or Spartan or ???? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on November 28, 2014
Q: Do you think a lot of these companies will be adjusting their 2015 budget ? These dividends such as TBE at 15 percent and 1.20 price would seem much at risk.
Read Answer Asked by terrance on November 28, 2014
Q: As a portfolio decision, I know you usually trim a position when it reaches 9-10%. However, when do you decide to add to a name when it drops from say a 5% position?
Read Answer Asked by Sheldon on November 28, 2014
Looking for more? Sign up for a FREE 14 day trial! No credit card required

We invite you to sign up for a 14 day free trial of 5i Research!
Experience all the benefits and tools we have to offer; stock research, model portfolios, Q&A with our experts, and so much more. Join a community of like-minded investors today!