Investment Q&A

Q: I currently have 6 oil and gas stocks in a well diversified portfolio (PEY,RE,SU,SGY,TOU,WCP) and would like to high grade the list to 3-4 names by either selling some or all of them and replacing them with other names if necessary. What would you suggest? Thanks and keep up the excellent work.

Q: I have been holding TOU for the past year so I am still underwater even though it has recovered a bit this year. I recently reduced my position by about 25% thinking that the recovery in the energy sector would be short lived and I wante d to take some money off the table and maybe add later at a lower price.

Since then, TOU and other low cost gas producers have continued to go up so now I am a bit confused considering that nat gas prices continue to be weak. Can you please shed some light on the current dynamics in the nat gas market and your outlook for TOU.

Thank you.

Q: Could i please have your opinion and ranking on the following gas weighted companies. Would this be a realistic time for an investment in one or two of these companies or is there still alot of downside risk. Thanks

Q: Your views with recent results would be appreciated,BNS is calling for $35.00 price by year end maybe small dividend.Tks 5i

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

Q: Hello Peter,
Any idea why Tourmaline oil's stock price hardly moves or moves lower whereas Birchcliff Energy and Paramount resources continues to climb higher given that paramounts' balance sheet is not as good as Tourmaline's. Thanks

Q: You are generally supportive of TOU. For example in March you said “We think TOU is a fine company worth holding” .
I have not found much in the better financial press pointing to a higher or healthier price for Natural Gas. TOU pays no dividend and it has debt. Would you please expand on your previous positive comments on TOU. I need to make a decision on whether to throw in the towel on TOU ,or should one just ride it this calendar year? The latter would make sense if oil and gas prices will now continue their ascent but there isn't much support for that argument (that I have found). Thank you

Q: quite a few stocks in the oil and gas sector have been going up and I am under water on them all but the weight is quite small and wonder if better to sell them in the momentum or ride it up and then once a downturn sell or average down to bring the weight higher and hang onto them. If I sold these stocks I could then add to my other holdings(non oil and gas stocks) to bring their weight higher.
Thanks
Dolores

Q: My energy weight is very small overall. Currently holding CPG, VET, CNQ, SU, ENB and TOU. The only energy position not paying me a dividend to wait for a recovery is TOU. Would a switch to PEY be prudent to collect a dividend? Would PEY carry more risk than TOU. Do have have concerns with any of my other energy holding? Best, Don

Q: What do you think of TOU right now (and natural gas in general)? Would you sell it?

Q: Hi,

I have cash to deploy, I cannot decide what to do about my energy stocks.

I have WCP (2.8%), TOU (1.8%), and BAD (3.5%)

I realize BAD is only about half exposed to energy.

My target for energy had been 10-12% with a max of 3 stocks. If you include BAD, I am currently at 8%. My full position for a stock is 4%.

Would you recommend I top up these stocks, or readjust my target for energy and wait for better times?

Q: Other than I just switched into TOU from CPG, do you have any information as to why Tourmaline is falling 3 times as much as every other oil company today? Thanks.

Q: Hello 5i
I have half positions in Peyto PEY, Tourmaline TOU, Vermilion VET and Whitecap WCP, and I would like to reduce my energy holdings by 25%. I would very much appreciate your suggestions.
Thank you

Q: My biggest (>40%) on paper “losers” in a non-registered account are: SGY, TOU, PHM, SCL, and AVO. They are each between 1% and 2% of the portfolio.

My biggest (>100%) on paper “winners” are : CSU and ATD.B.

I don’t have any capital gains to offset this year since I have not sold anything. Does it make any sense to trigger a tax loss for the sake of it since it could be used in the future (and nothing to carry the loss back to either)? If I sold any of the above “losers” I probably would not be in any hurry to buy them back, if at all. I can hang onto them as I still kind of believe they are still good, but you refer to the opportunity cost of holding onto them. Not sure if I should create a loss for the sake of it, and maybe take some profits on the winners since they are up quite a bit.


Paul J.

Q: Peter, my energy sector was 5% with a half position in TOU and VET. What was 5% is now less than 2.5%. I am going to take some gains in my other sectors and would like to increase my energy sector back to 5% or perhaps 8%. Would you suggest adding to these two companies or buying another stock such as BEP.un? I have been using your stock selections and your portfolio approach for the past 2 1/2 years and my returns have been outstanding! Thank you.

Stephen

Q: 5i Team: I want to cut my oil and gas weighting in half while maintaining a weighting over the long term. I hold three positions of equal weight in; TOU Tourmaline, VET Vermillion, and WCP Whitecap. Should I reduce each one equally? Eliminate one or more? Replace one or more?

Thanks for your help.

Q: Do you think there is any liklihood of TOU initiating a dividend in the next year or so ?

Q: Hi Team,

Would you sanction a full switch from ARX to TOU? I'd like to have a name that'll bounce back highest when oil prices recover, and I'm also a bit underwater on ARX so I could book a tax loss. Other O&G names I own in addition to ARX are WCP, RRX, and BDI.

Thanks,

Jordan

Q: I am under in this company and I have a full position (overweight at market value) in my RRSP account. I really like the company and I do not need to access the funds anytime soon but I have always had a problem with deciding to sell at a loss with a good company. Many things of course can change a market quickly and therefor My question is "Could the money be better used in a different sector or would I be moving funds for no reason?" Perhaps average down but I really do not want to point the money hose at this. My gut tells me to wait it out. Perhaps it is a question without an answer but I appreciate your time spent answering it.
Thank you
Jeremy

Q: I keep hearing so many positive reports about the management team at TOU. I've held it for a while and I'm down 15%. It's about 10% of my holdings (I know ...too high !!!). I have a 10 year horizon so time is on my side. Gas prices don't seem to want to move and listening to guests on BNN you always get 2 or 3 different stories. What's the real deal on TOU ? Sell or Hold ?