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Q: I am selling my Conoco Phillips for tax loss reasons and looking at what to replace it with. What are your favourite big oil stocks? All the fundamentals look pretty bad to me but comparing charts over the last decade I find Chevron and CNRL seem to be stand out performers. I would prefer to have a good dividend which is fairly safe since I am semi retired.
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on December 19, 2016
Q: Which PIPELINES and Midstream energy cos would fare better or worse (and to what extent) from the recent Cdn pipeline announcements, among ENB, TRP, IPL, PPL, ALA! KEY. Thanks?..
Read Answer Asked by Gary on December 02, 2016
Q: With gas price increase and coming heating season, which of these companies would you recommend? If your favorite is any other company, please mention. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Shah on August 02, 2016
Q: I have held CNQ for a long time and still show a good profit. Knowing that it's not your favourite energy company, could you please give me your current opinion of it? And which ones you prefer over it?

Regarding PHM I'd like to tell Patrick that I feel his pain. I bought this at $1.42 in my TFSA and it's still sitting there.

Thanks to all at 5i for your usual good service.

Molly
Read Answer Asked by Molly on June 10, 2016
Q: HSE, PXX and CNQ together make up a small percentage of my portfolio. I will hold CNQ but wonder whether you would consider it worthwhile to move from HSE and/or PXX to other energy Co's (TOU?) with better potential? Thanks Jim
Read Answer Asked by jim on May 02, 2016
Q: I hold CNQ, have lost 24%and want to replace it with a faster recovering energy stock. Is Tourmaline a better choice or do you have any other suggestion?
I have also lost on PHM and it does not seem to recover. I also understand it is over valued. What is your suggestion, should I buy one of your newly valued health/ medical equipment stocks?
Read Answer Asked by Margita Elisabet on July 16, 2015
Q: I have virtually no exposure to oil in my current portfolio and I'm thinking that CNQ, trading at the sub $30 mark offers an attractive entry point. I like CNQ because of it's size, dominance over the land base and operational efficiencies.
If oil continues its slide, do you believe CNQ will continue to go lower as well? How safe is the dividend at this point and / or if oil continues it's decline?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Chad on January 08, 2015
Q: My partner and I currently have about 16% of all stocks we own in RRSP, Non Registered and TFSA accounts as Canadian oil and gas (excluding oil service, pipelines, etc.). I have brought this down from 19% based on a previous recommendation from 5i. Within the oil and gas stocks I hold, 45% are in Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), 24% in Suncor (SU), 12% in Husky (HSE), 10% in Cenovus (CVE), 3% in Vermillion (VET), 2% each in Paramount (POU) and Tourmaline (TOU) and 1% in Enerplus (ERF). I feel I probably have too many oil and gas companies in my portfolio and would like your thoughts in consolidating. Reading your previous posts, I get the sense that all of these are good companies thus there isn’t a compelling reason to sell any. However, it seems from your posts that some of my smaller holdings and perhaps Surge and Whitecap, could be increased at the expense of some of the majors with the reason being higher growth for some of the smaller companies. Can you give me your thoughts on the best thing to do with my oil and gas holdings? You suggested some time ago that the larger companies would hold up better during a market downturn. Based on this logic it seems like a perfect time to reduce holdings in some of the bigger names and buy some of the beaten down smaller companies.
Read Answer Asked by ED on October 14, 2014
Q: Hi Peter
You do not to answer this till after the holidays . Di.un. Dundee international . I am down 22% . If Europe is picking up am I justified in continuing to hold .or are there better places to put my money ? CNQ....my next stock... Do I also continue to hold this stock . As with all resources this has been dormant for a while. Is it also a hold ?

Candi
Read Answer Asked by Candi on December 26, 2013
Q: Hello,

I am looking at purchasing a large cap oil company. I would like your opinion on cnq vs suncor? Suncor seems to have rocketed up and cnq is still in the low 30s. What would be a better hold? Also, in general what would you consider a good percentage for a portfolio return, per year, 5%, 7%? What did you aim for when you were a portfolio manager?

Thank you again for a great service!
Read Answer Asked by Greg on November 05, 2013
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