Investment Q&A

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor. I normally would describe myself as a "buy and hold" investor, using a "trim and add" strategy that has served me well over the years. I am also aware that one should expect roughly a third of one's stock picks to not work out, although my track record is better than that.

The quandary I am in relates to PEY. Great stock, good management, nice dividend, however poor capital appreciation since I bought in Nov '16. My current allocation to energy is 10% of my equity portfolio. Fortunately PEY has only a small weighting (<2%).

Question 1 = I am down roughly 45% including dividends. We are now in tax loss selling season, so expect some more downside to PEY. I could definitely use the capital loss, to offset significant capital gains this year. Sell now, wait 30 days, rebuy?

Q2 = There is also the "trapped due to no pipeline access" theory...any light to shed on this? If PEY is trapped, is this worth rebuying, until the pipeline issue is remedied? If I wanted to replace PEY with another dividend payer = any suggestions for those that are not "trapped"?

Q3 = I see the average 1 year target price is $27---based on what?

Again, I usually hold for the long term...eventually good stocks work their way through these things...not sure this time. Your thoughts please.

Thanks...Steve

Q: Do you think it's reasonable to expect a dividend increase post merger and regular dividend increases going forward. Thanks

Q: Hello!

I am curious how a liquidly traded quasi utility stock like Enercare can trade as low as 17.99 and close above 20.00 on the day after reporting. Were results that difficult to interpret?

Regards,

Robert

Q: Good Afternoon 5i,

Can you comment on the news out of Savaria? I'm guessing there is no real baseline for what was expected?

Thanks

Q: HI CEO, good presence on BNN today, you have a lot of fans. Am i going to make a lot of money on EIF due to their acquisition of the window manufacturer? (assuming the deal closes.
Regards Al

Q: Agreed with comments by Evan & u response today.Playing devil's advocate,maybe there is something untoward that management is not disclosing.Is this an entry point for new position? Thanks for u usual great services & opinions.

Q: Greetings 5i,

CVE CEO regarding the Weyburn sale stated “Net proceeds from the Weyburn asset sale, combined with the other three divestitures announced earlier this fall, will position us to retire the entire $3.6 billion bridge facility associated with the ConocoPhillips asset purchase by the end of 2017.”

Additionally Soros Fund Management took a 1.2 million share position on CVE on tuesday?

What are your thoughts?

Cheers!

Q: As a retired income investor I am considering BRE as a long term hold. The 8.5% yield is very appealing. The charts indicate oversold or close to being oversold thereby offering some upside gains as well.

All else being equal - weightings, diversification - would you consider this to be solid addition to one’s portfolio ?

Q: Hello 5i, In your old website I had marked some questions and answers as a favorite's and there was a gold star by the question and I cannot find the selection link to find these. Where do I find this link in the new website. Thanks

Q: David Baskin's negative comments of GS -
participation fee + fee, decline of wealthy clients, lawsuit by founders of GS, etc.
Brian, please explain. Thank you

Q: What's happening to CPG today?

Q: Is your service for Canadian exchanges only?

Q: One of my favorite features of your website is the ability to maintain a 'favorites' list. Since the upgrade I haven't been able to figure out how to add questions/answers to 'my favorites'. Please advise.

Q: Gentlemen,
I have a 1.3% position in GS (-8%) , and 15% in financial sector.
Except GYS (1%) as small cap all others are blue ship .
Don't need income, but like the security
Your opinion to averaging down by adding 1% in GS now or wait ?
Thanks
Best Regards

Q: Does your Interactive Chart Tool plot the security price including or excluding distributions? It would be nice to have option to choose either one. I find that most web charting tools include distributions which can be misleading when one wants to determine a price to buy or sell a security at. Thanks!

Q: Hi: Kroger was a top pick on BNN recently. It seems to have taken a few knocks over the last year that have lowered the P/E. Do you have an opinion as to its prospects over the next year or so? I know you don't focus on US stocks, but I'd value any insights you may have.

Q: What is your view on junior/intermediate oil and gas companies? Do they offer good value at this point? Any that you recommend?

Q: I have a question about 2351. What can you tell me about Vodafone? Is it worth a speculative buy? I can tolerate moderate risk.

Q: I am trying to figure out how to deal with precious metals holdings in our portfolios, which are mostly in registered accounts. We have held WPM (previously SLW) for quite a few years and I have watched it get to a + 60% profit and then erode back to what is now a -3% loss. FR was purchased a year and a half ago and is now at a loss of -53%. Our total allocation was about 5% but is now just over 2%. Should these be left 'forever' to rise and fall with the precious metal pricing and just be used to balance a weak equity market. Or, should they be traded at some point (question of course, as always, is "what point?" ). As our allocation now is half of what it was, should I be topping up to 5% again ? I just don't get how to handle this part of our portfolio and would appreciate any illumination you can shed ! Also, any suggestions as to whether I should stick with WPM and FR or make changes,( particularly with FR?). Thanks, as always.

Q: I recently asked a question regarding VIG. 5I approved but pointed out that SPY had returned 2% better over the last five years. With VIG yielding 2% and SPY yielding 1.85% what is the case for buying VIG over SPY ?