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Q: Hi,

I am thinking of swapping my VET position for a position in WCP, mainly from a dividend sustainability perspective and also a future growth potential perspective.

Does this sound like a constructive move or am I misguided or missing something? Are there any other energy opportunities that you would point out instead of WCP for income and growth potential?

Thanks,
Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on September 02, 2019
Q: everyone seems to agree that the energy stocks have never been so cheap, ignored by investors etc.
can you see a way for those stocks to start getting recognized, should i start picking away.
i do not own any energy, but these is getting ridiculous.
i think jim cramer or one of those pundits said its because of millenials who hate oil, they are into electric. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on August 29, 2019
Q: With the world feeling a little uneasy about a pending recession, I want to keep only holdings that will weather a downturn. I'm not trying to time the market, and want to hold stocks, that while they may dip, have good balance sheets, good management, and will likely see a recovery. Others I will sell and hold the cash. Above are my current holdings. Do you see any that may be susceptible to excessive weakness in a recession and would therefore meet my sell criterion? Thanks,
Kim
Read Answer Asked by Kim on August 27, 2019
Q: In an answer to a previous question you stated that the value of vet was five times its cash flow so I did some due diligence on its cash flow but with little success.What is its current cash flow & its fair value? It closed today at $20.39. Is that above or below its fair value. Thanks , as always, for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Dave on August 20, 2019
Q: Could you please rate the below as to capital preservation and dividend safety. comment on you choices if possible.
ENB,SU,VET,CHR,AD,SPB,BPY.
Thanks
Yossi
Read Answer Asked by JOSEPH on August 16, 2019
Q: I read with great concern in this weekend's National Post, David Rosenberg's article entitled "10 Reasons to take risk off the table right now". He makes ten legitimate reasons to do so. I would appreciate 5I's opinion of the article and his supporting logic. My high risk equities are WEF, NFI, TSGI, MX, COV and VET.
Carl.
Read Answer Asked by Carl on August 12, 2019
Q: In reference to my last question you made a couple of suggestions. I parted ways with CHR and NFI. You also suggested that I lacked diversification in some areas. I have accumulated cash since my last question to be deployed at an appropriate time. I have listed again the stocks in which I am currently invested in. Percentage allocation in each was listed in my last question. I have wonder if you maintain an investment profile of your clients. Doing so would enable you to provide more appropriate advice and/or suggestions. It would negate the need for clients to keep repeating investment objectives. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Roy on August 09, 2019
Q: I hold VET and PXT as my exposure to energy in a non registered account. (I also hold ENB and PPL but consider them more utility). I am thinking of replacing VET with WCP for the following reasons: 1) I get a big tax loss but keep my energy exposure the same. 2) I do not lose much on the dividend and, although I think it unlikely for both, VET is more likely to cut than WCP nad 3) if oil finally recovers, WCP has more torque. Does this make sense?
Read Answer Asked by Don on August 06, 2019
Q: Good morning. I sold these company for tax-loss selling purposes and are wondering if I should buy them back or is there better options? they are all small positions in my well diversified portfolio . wcp and vet are my only oil and gas holdings. i'm a long term investor and can wait but not if any are loss causes. you can deduct as many question as u like .

Thx
Read Answer Asked by Stuart on August 02, 2019
Q: I was listening to the CEO on BNN a couple of days ago and he seemed quite surprised where the price of the stock was given the state of the company. He also reiterated the priority on the distribution. VET is considered, by many, as a well run company in a really bad sector. You would have to go back to 2005 to see the stock below its current value. Given their "rep" as a good company, their current low stock price and their diversification of assets, could one of the big guys (Exxon, etc) take a run them? Would you be comfortable taking a position here?
Read Answer Asked by David on August 01, 2019
Q: Which of these companies do you think has the highest dividend safety? Regarding VET, I am reminded that yield is a function of price and not directly related to performance - a company does not reduce its dividend just because the yield jumps - more likely a buyback if the fundamentals are reasonable.
Read Answer Asked by David on July 30, 2019
Q: I would like your thoughts on my perspective regarding the "a dividend cut may be seen as a positive" angle, with regards to Vermillion.

The way I look at it, against the backdrop of all the other previous oil and gas trusts that have cut their dividend, has there been a company, among this peer group, that has had their share price bounce back after they cut their dividend, and subsequently sustain decent share price performance?

Thanks for your perspective and allowing me to bounce my thoughts off you.

John
Read Answer Asked by john on July 30, 2019
Q: Do you have any sense of what the intensity of a dividend cut would be? Cardinal certainly got hammered when they last cut, but that cut was widely unexpected. In other cases a cut almost seems to give people 'permission' to start buying again, as they've got the expected cut out of the way. Where do you think VET would lie on this continuum?
Read Answer Asked by Peter on July 30, 2019
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