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Q: Good morning 5i Team

I'm getting myself up to speed on light oil versus heavy oil. WCS, which is a blend of bitumen and other Alberta oils is heavy oil. Canadian refineries for the most part can't process heavy oils (only about 100,000 barrels a day) so most is shipped to the US where refineries are optimized for the stuff. The general consensus is that more pipelines to US (not to tidewater) will allow more WCS to be shipped and will therefore aborb the additional supply that has come on stream recently.

My question is: With the US refineries already running at capacity, how can they absorb significantly more WCS?
Read Answer Asked by Peter on January 17, 2019
Q: Hi Peter and Team
I am looking to add to the industrial sector.
I currently own SIS.
What would be your top three picks and why?
Sincerely
Ron Bonnie
Read Answer Asked by Ron on January 17, 2019
Q: With a theoretical projection that a slow-down is nearing, which 5 dividend paying stocks would 5i suggest to your readers that can ride out a market decline and offer a reasonable rate of return on investment?

Thank you
Debbie and Jerry
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on January 17, 2019
Q: PBH has fallen from high of $120 and is rebounding around $80. MRU and L and EMP.A have performed well with L hitting new highs.

What is your thesis on PBH - is it overvalued with limited growth or is it superior to L, MRU and EMP.A. you hold PBH in BE portfolio is it still your preferred con staples holding if so why ?
Read Answer Asked by Glen on January 17, 2019
Q: I am a senior dividend investor, and try to have holdings in the 5% range for dividends from about 15 to 20 stocks. At the moment I am heavy on the pseudo utilities side (PPL, AQN, ENB, RNW), and do not have any core financial holdings. I am looking at trading my AQN for BNS, on the theory that the dividend is similar, and the current short-term upside for BNS is better with any sort of comeback (just surmising from the 52 week highs of each obtained, not any analysis of Payout Ratio or such). I would appreciate your thoughts.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on January 17, 2019
Q: Hello Peter, Ryan and Team,

I was lucky to pick up a decent amount of PXT on December 20, which means that it is now at a 6% weighting of my portfolio. PTX is my only Energy position other than ENB which is more of a utility.

Would you recommend trimming PTX and adding SU, or replacing PTX with SU, or leaving PTX and adding a 2.5% position of SU or do nothing? I like the momentum of PTX at the moment and with a good cash balance, 6x P/E and no debt, it looks like it should have more room to run.
Read Answer Asked by Wes on January 17, 2019
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