Investment Q&A

Q: I have no oil/gas stocks and would like to add one. Which of these (or other) would you recommend and please indicate why. For a 67 year old with an otherwise balanced portfolio. Thanks again for your experience and sound advise.

Q: Hi Guys,

I'm starting to get interested in the energy sector for more of a long term hold. The sector has been crushed but I don't believe the world is going to abandon oil and gas any time soon. Looking for a producer that pays a dividend, so I can get a return while I wait. What companies would you guys suggest?

Q: energy stocks have been struggling for many reasons and many years is there some type of catalyst that might turn things around or is this just hopeful thinking?

Q: Dear 5i team,
I’ve read all (I think) replies to questions referencing these companies, in the last year or so.
I’ve read views that seem so different to what my brokerage says (TD). For example, member Helen noted she was done with SU. I was happy to see you still think it’s best for its sector- TD lists a bunch of analysts who collectively think its a strong buy, as does a couple of reports they include in their screens.

Why are some stocks being rated strong buy but some folks want to sell them for tax losses, or won’t buy them at all?

I can’t see energy (and businesses that serve energy) not getting back on track mid term. Do you agree? Mid term in my mind is 3-5 years. I was thinking that if an investor bought say SU at $18, it moved to $36 in 3-5 years, that is doubling one’s investment. Is that not good enough, or is the underlying issue not doubling one’s money but that it’s high risk of big loss instead?
While I’m using SU as example, I thought these questions were relevant to all these co’s.

Would you think an investor was silly to buy some of all these today?
Please provide the ‘why’ for your opinion, thanks so much.

Please use credits as needed. Thank you ! :)

Q: I am planning to take some losses as offsets to capital gains from previous years. In some cases, I am considering replacements as well. Please advise of any concerns with, or suggest alternatives to, the following sale (purchase) plan.

Sell HWO, PSI & IPL (buy PPL and AQN - already own ENB, ALA & KEY)

Sell SU & CJ (buy CNQ and PXT - already own ARX). I also have a sizeable loss on VET, but consider that is presently so far below comparables, that I should wait for some recovery – or sell now and move on?

Sell HR.UN (buy another REIT, possibly TCN.UN and/or ERE.UN - already own IIP.UN & NWH.UN).

Sell CHR.

Thanks - Don

Q: this is down quite a bit since August/2020 when I entered my position.
Is most negative news for oil/gas priced in?
If you were existing holder, would you add to your position, hold or sell?
I love the dividend but is it sustainable?
They have been buyers of distressed companies like Painted Pony but is their balance sheet and lending facilities strong enough to purchase more distressed assets?

Q: Please rate the above for survival and continued Div. payout in the next 5 years, based on cash- flow that well covers the dividend . I am a senior and need income. I have a position in all the above and would like a rating best first. Please insert your suggestions for the above criteria.
thanks
Yossi

Q: CNQ is very attractive at the current level. Is the payout level for their dividend a problem? Thank you.

Q: Hello Peter, I am intrigued after reading that a Canadian can earn about $50,000 per year of dividend income without paying any income tax. I know about your income portfolio of course, but with a view to maximizing just Canadian eligible dividend income, what would you think of the following portfolio of 14 stocks. Equal weighted, the stocks would yield 5.3%. (Disregard lack of market diversification; this can be achieved in one’s registered accounts.) Also, if one wanted to pare down the list to 10, which 4 would you delete?
BCE, CM, ENB, FTS, CNQ, AQN, CPD, FSZ, MG, KBL, POW, ALA, BIPC and NTR. Thanks!

Q: I took your recommendation, three weeks ago, to switch to CNQ from SU, as I sold my SU (tax loss harvesting), with the plan to re-buy SU (and sell CNQ) after 30 days. So far, this is working out, as my CNQ position is up 9%, and SU has fallen a bit further, since these trades. With the 30-day period ending in about a week, I am reconsidering things, and would like your input. I am a long-term buy & hold investor, and have always liked SU (essentially created a business out of nothing, that has prospered remarkably over the decades, current headwinds--green opposition, pipeline constraints, demand collapse, etc--notwithstanding). BUT, how would you compare and contrast the LONG-TERM prospects for SU versus CNQ, now that I'm faced with another decision-- should I just keep my CNQ position (with very early "success"), or should I stick with Plan A, and go back to a SU position (overall, we're talking about SU or CNQ being ~1.5% of my portfolio, and oil & gas overall ~3.5% of my equity portfolio, 2/3 Canadian 1/3 foreign). And please provide a rationale for your answer.
Ted

Q: Good Morning,
Can I please have your top 5 oil picks for today?
Thank-you

Q: Hi, if i want some canadian exposure to energy, do you believe I should take a basket approach ? Like I buy an equal position in those 4 stocks ? Do you think it could offer wide appreciation potential ? If you have a better suggestion or other stocks to propose, feel free. Thanks !

Q: I hold CNQ since 2015 and I am losing 50% on it.
Does the share price of CNQ stand a chance to go back to $42?
Is it worth to keep it or if the situation for oil in Canada is a lost cause?

Q: Do you think that the Norway fund shunning these two companies will have a damaging, long lasting affect on their share price? Thank You.

Q: Outlook for CNQ vis a vis SU over the next year?

Q: Hi 5i,
Thoughts on purchasing BAM.A and SLF at current prices, or wait for lower prices? Do you think their dividends are safe?
Thoughts on the Canadian oil sector with respect to SU and CNQ? While dividends cuts have happened and likely to continue, do you see long term value in purchasing at these levels and do you prefer one over the other? Worth the risk for a 5 year hold?
Thanks very much
Terry

Q: Hi Team,
I have holdings of 800 SU and 1000 CNQ at a deep loss and would like to sell them to realize the capital losses and buy them back after 30 days. Using the sold proceeds to buy canadian energy ETF to stay in the sector. Upon 30 days later sell the ETF and buy back the SU and CNQ. Do you see this is workable and since the commision is only $7.00 per trade, so it is nothing to consider.
Your suggestion of the canadian energy ETF is appreciated !!
Thanks as always,
Tak

Q: what would be your top 3 oil,energy company be in the US and Canada?
Anyone of them worth while to invest in?

Q: Which oil companies are your best Equipped to make it through the current mess? Could you make a top 5?

Q: Compelling argument in the financial post recently on oils rebound - ‘how the corona virus is setting the stage for the next oil boom’. Do you buy into this thesis? If so what companies would you look at with most upside and safety (Eg will be around to see it through)