Q: I am an income investor as I live off the dividend stream I receive. I recently started a small position in BIP.UN. I have a full position in EMA. EMA seems to have had a pretty good run lately and also I believe they have reduced their projected dividend growth rate over the next few years. I am thinking of selling my EMA position and shifting it to BIP.UN as BIP.UN seems to have more upside on unit appreciation, a higher dividend and perhaps a higher dividend growth rate. Thoughts on this potential swap??
Q: Hi 5i,
Although not a full position for me, I've held TOU in what was my RSP and is now my RIF since energy plunged post COVID - my cost base is a touch over $18.00. Between capital appreciation and dividends, I've done well since 2020 and like the name. But I don't want to let sentimental attachment cloud my judgment.
Aside from dividends, TOU has delivered literally nothing since the spring of 2023 when it was, as it is now, trading around $58.00 per share - although those dividends are not to be minimized, now being in the range of 11% or so per annum based on my cost price, not including the special dividends that TOU does pay periodically.
Given these particulars coupled with your view of the next 5 to 10 years of possibly increasing LNG sales which I know some are optimistic about – but which I don’t know to be a certainty - is there reason to hold TOU or would the money be better placed in ENB or another energy related name that pays healthy dividends but also features the possibility of share price appreciation that isn’t based on the hope of LNG sales to Asia?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Peter
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