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Q: Does the Brookfield offer for IPL include an option to only receive .225 of a BIPC share, instead of a mixture of shares and cash. I got lost in the fine print when they started talking about pro-ration and market value of the incremental 8 million BIPC shares.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on July 09, 2021
Q: Hi
Please note PPL is not available in the short search. It was required to add :ca to bring it up.

Would you please expand on your comment earlier about Brookfield wining the bid for IPL? Was this just because the bid is out there or do you have an opinion.


In my position Brookfield deal is a big loss due to taxation(25% capital gains hit) as well as the benefit of holding PPL shares ( dividend, growth, Heartland participation, PPL Reputation) The share price of IPL is now tracking PPL (0.5 x $41.40 = $20.70) and is way above the Brookfield offer($19.50 Maybe? or some kind of shares?).

Brookfield offer is no longer financially better than PPL offer.

Is there something else in this?
Dave

Read Answer Asked by Dave on June 18, 2021
Q: Hello 5i: I have a 5% position in IPL and my cost avg is $ 25.95. If we assume that Pembina offer is accepted @ 0.5 shares current offer .. is it best to take a capital loss and sell now, or stay with Pembina as it seems to be a better managed company and possibly gain in both share price and dividend distribution.
Thanks
Carlo
Read Answer Asked by Carlo on June 17, 2021
Q: I own a large amount of shares in IPL and also own shares in BIP
I ‘m debating if I should sell at the current market price that is higher of either bid or wait it out to see if BIP makes a higher offer. If I wait it out and Pembina offer is accepted I would loose a nice amount of cash.
I gather this will play out soon maybe as early as next week.
What do you recommend.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Al on June 17, 2021
Q: hello 5i team, I am 68 years old. As I get older I like to simplify my portfolios. Above is my CDN holdings. I have a U.S. portfolio of about 15 blue chip companies.
from this list which ones would you keep and which ones to sell? and time frame to sell? now/ 6 months+?
I appreciate your guidance.
Carlo
Read Answer Asked by Carlo on June 16, 2021
Q: I hold both Interpipeline and Pembina. If the PPL takeover of IPL goes through, I will have a bit more PPL than I am comfortable with, and would consider moving a portion to a company in a similar space. Assuming the deal happens, how would you rate the combined PPL/IPL compared to similar alternatives ENB, KEY, TRP. Could you give a rating for each of the 4 on a scale of 1 -10 for desirability as a long term hold in a balanced portfolio. Looking at total return over a 5 - 10 year period. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Dan on June 02, 2021
Q: Greetings,

I have 4% cash currently and would consider short term opportunities. With a new competing bid IPL is trading below the offer price. Do you see an opportunity here to purchase IPL and hold for the sale and possible counter offer? Or is the difference more related to the half cash half PPL stock offer which will be more volitile? Hence risk. I appreciate your insite.

Cheers!
Read Answer Asked by Duane on June 01, 2021
Q: I have had a nice recovery in the pipelines that I hold (IPL TRP PPL ENB). I am contemplating selling one of them and buying BEP.UN. do you think this is a good idea? and if yes which one would you sell? many thanks Richard
Read Answer Asked by richard on May 03, 2021
Q: Good morning team!
I compared a managed portfolio by pro advisor from a large institution versus one that I managed myself with 5i team Q/A plus few smaller newsletters & Bloomberg daily news thru my Fibe TV package with Bell (I hold BCE in my portfolio)
Kudo to your team: triple the return. Thank you!
My two questions today:
Investment group: Limited partnership Versus Incorporated (we are small not yet having 5+1 employees to be active CCPC) pro and con
I hold a bit of ENB at low cost (double down each time it dropping, trim a bit when it pops) & IPL at very low cost 12 ish. Your thought on selling IPL and buying PPL. This will the pipelines combo that we hold ENB & PPL.

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Nhung on March 03, 2021