Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Peter and Ryan,
I am thinking of increasing my weight to 6 percent each for Enbridge and TransCanada to take advantage of the weakness in stock declines during this week. Overall, i am down on both names but expect to keep them for 3 to 5 years as the dividends are great. My covalon technologies position has gone up alot and am thinking of selling half. Lastly, Alimentation couche tard does not seem to be getting too much attention on the positive side as the stock is simply building a base in the low 60s. I would appreciate your opinion on the four stocks please. Thanks very much.

Q: Though I don't think interest rates can increase very much, can you share which 3 or 4 utilities in Canada have the least amount (and most amount) of debt?
Thanks

Q: Hi All, is the dividend safe here with all the debt the company has?

Q: together these 5 stocks make up 10% of my portfolio. not a terribly large weighting but enough that i have felt the recent decline. I understand the correlation between interest rates and these companies that are viewed as bond proxies. Since Jan 1 2018 BCE is down 5.5%, BEP is down 7%, BIP is down 8%, TRP down over 9%, ENB down over 10% (all return % are excluding dividends). ENB is now yielding over 6% if their Q1 2018 dividend is extrapolated for the FY 2018. my question is at what point does one consider the decline overdone and step into one or a few of these? a 6% yield on ENB is looking attractive to me but do you think there is still more downside risk in these names?

Q: Hello team,

Do you think the sell off on these fine dividend payers is done? I want to buy some blue chip dividend payers (I have none) but I wonder if the impact of future rate hikes is already/completely priced in for these types of stocks. What do you recommend: wait a bit longer or just buy now? I am afraid of buying now and watch them go much lower than their current price. At what price(or multiple) each of these would be a pounding-the-table buy? Would you please order them in terms of your preference for a very long-term hold.

Thank you very much indeed!

Q: Could you please explain the significance of the difference in Price/Cash flow and Price /Free Cash flow in general and then apply this spacifically to each of these three stocks
As well, where is the best place to get ifo on price /free cash flow on these and other stocks in Canada

Thankyou

Q: SALES BY INSIDERS
I have seen some insider selling activity for the above noted companies. A few officers of Enbridge sold over 50,000 shares each in December. As well, I noted a few ALA directors sold over 15,000 shares each last month.
Do you view these insider selling activities as unfavourable?

On the other hand, another Energy company (IPL) had favourable insider selling activity, in my opinion, since there were only buyers and not sellers.

Q: Your opinion on Enbridge please for a long-term hold.

Q: Hello 5i.
I would like to ask about Portfolio Management as an Individual Investor.
This year I was going to implement an action plan that would engage selling at the point of stock chart breakdown......to help avoid 40% losses like Cineplex handed me in 2017/2018.

The Portfolio has been set up to be well diversified with 5i holdings and a host of other Canadian investments through all sectors.
It feels quite silly to just sit and watch individual names break up trends, breach 50 day and 100 day moving averages and continue to decline in price........taking down the Portfolio value each day.

Some of the names have been spoken about as lifetime holds but seem to be getting hit quite hard as some group of investors have decided to exit their positions.

With the cost of only 9.95 to enable a small investor to get out of the way, what is it about investing that sees recommendations implying Hold these names for the longterm?
(BAM.A, BIP.UN, FTS, PPL, IPL, ENB, BCE, PSK)
Watching 2017 gains slip away hardly makes sense to me.

What is 5i perspective on dealing with markets that seem to be taking away gains thru declining stock prices? How and When does an investor decide getting out is the right action (before I get to the point of maximum pain and then sell)?

I have had a few stocks go to zero. Clearly I can not determine the difference between a short term blip and a developing permanent loss.

Thanks for you insights
Dave

Q: Hi 5i Team

I'm interested in reviewing the dividend history of Canadian pipelines, utilities, reits and other income stocks over the long run, namely through recessions and interest rate movements (the tagged companies are representative). I'm trying to determine if the dividends remain fairly stable or tend to fall under these circumstances.
Can you suggest a source that would help by showing dividends for a company over the long run? Ideally, overlaying short/long term interest rates to save time.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Peter

Q: I have a 20% overall weighting in above names. At 57 do you feel this weighting is excessive? Thanks!

Rob

Q: Would appreciate your thoughts on the steady decline of ENB since December.

Q: I am reviewing my sector allocation and depending on how I place TRP , ENB, FTS and IPL, I can have up to 14.6 % of Equities or ~5% of Equities in Energy. Can you comment on the following and tell me if they are all in the Energy sector in your opinion : CNQ ( 2%), ENB(3%), FTS(3%),IPL(1%), SU(2%), and TRP(3.5%).

Q: Hello Peter,
It is a bit sad that shareholders of Canadian energy companies are not able to take advantage of the increase in oil prices as the stocks have hardly moved. I am assuming it is due to the restrictions on pipeline capacity. However, why are Enbridge and Transcanada down? I understand they are impacted by oil prices, but I am surprised at the reaction to their stock prices (downward). Comments please. Thanks very much.

Q: Do you see any particular reason for the recent weakness in the pipeline co's lately?. Is it NAFTA related and if so how?
Many thanks
Bob

Q: Could you please rank these holdings - in terms of a hold...If i wanted to raise some cash, which would you sell first in order?

Q: My TFSA Account is primarily made up of the stocks indicated above. In 2017, my net performance was around 2.8%. Would you provide suggestions for a growth stock with reasonable valuations that might help boost performance in 2018 and advise on a reasonable price for point of entry? Also, are there stocks that I hold that you view as a trade at this point with the goal of achieving a reasonable return with moderate risk?

Q: Hello 5i team,
Under the energy sector I currently hold MCB and RRX. I am thinking of selling MCB and adding another energy company from the balanced portfolio. I was wondering which of the 3 listed would be the best in terms of growth? All three have a decent dividend but I was leaning more towards Enbridge since it is the largest and most stable of the three.
Andrew

Q: Could I get your top two picks for Canadian DIVIDEND GROWTH stocks that are large cap and non-financial.
Thanx Ron

Q: Hi 5i team. My RIF account has only ETF's except for ENB which is 8.8%. I have 15%EM, 21.3%INT, 21.3%US, 31.5%CDN, and my Fixed Inc. at 4.6% in Pimco PMIF. I am thinking of selling half (or more) of ENB and increasing PMIF or should I put into Pimco IGCF (not in your database) or some other you suggest.
As usual I appreciate your views and suggestions. I am 80, healthy and fully retired. Thanks.