Investment Q&A

Q: I was listening to some comments on VET on BNN Fri. What was mentioned was instability in the European gas market. I believe something about Russia messing around with the market and therefore putting on question on Vet's gas business in Europe. Do you have any insight into this?

TIA

Q: The beginning of January I plan to put $6000 in my wife’s TFSA and $ 6000 in my TFSA. The contribution will come from our joint savings account. I plan to buy for each of us 300 shs of VET. In the meantime I will be selling 600 shs of VET in my non registered account. Following this I will put the proceeds from the sale into our savings account. Is this any different from directly contributing the shares in our TFSA ?
My interpretation of this is that it would be a deemed disposition, and I won’t be able to claim a capital loss, but I would be able to claim a capital loss in the first instance above.
I know this is an accounting question, but if you prefer not to answer , maybe one of your subscribers is knowable enough to give an answer.

Q: Your thoughts for long term hold, 5 years

Q: VET claims it's dividend (and capital expenditure) is covered at $55/barrel i.e. it's cash flow positive @ $55. Do you agree with them?

Q: Do you consider any of these dividends to be unsustainable? Any other comments on these companies?

Q: 5i
Oil represents about 5% of my portfolio and is comprised of Freehold, Vermillion, Surge and Whitecap. I cannot get a good feel as to where the price of oil is headed in the next 2 years. Appears to me there are conflicting views. Should I get out of the oil sector, invest in good dividend paying stocks that would be more stable and re enter the oil market or not at a later date. All my oil stocks do pay high dividends, are they sustainable. Appreciate your insight on both the oil market and potential stocks to invest in regardless of sector if you feel exiting the oil market may be the way to go.

W

Q: Hi 5i,

I've dumped some underperforming stocks this month to harvest tax losses and so now am sitting on some cash to deploy.

Notwithstanding that I may repurchase a few that I still like after 30 days, I would love to get your "as-of-this-moment" Top 3 Canadian equities that you would throw some money at if it fell into your lap.

Criteria would be:

1. Must be Canadian
2. Sector is irrelevant - assume its a small part of a wider, well-balanced portfolio.
3. Dividends not relevant
4. Held in a cash account
5. 3-5 year hold

Thanks!

Q: Hi Team,
Can you suggest similar sector/quality stocks to replace the following stocks which I like to do the tax loss selling and would like to stay with the sector !
PD - loss 39%
MX - loss 32%
TCL.a - loss 25%
VET - loss 30%
WFT - loss 15%
Please deduct my credits as needed.
Thank you as always !
Tak

Q: I am as of today down 15% with vet.with a 12% yield. My thought is that if I do not really need the tax loss and would be quite happy with a 6% yield . Can you offer an opinion on if a div. Cut is in the works that vet .with it's track record and balance sheet does not need to cut div. By more than 50% TKS. Larry

Q: With tax loss selling hopefully ending, which oil and gas stocks would experience the best rebound? I think primarily of wcp, tog, sgy, tou, pony, cj, kel, bir etc.
thank you

Q: Which 6 top Canadian companies do you consider the best tax year selling purchase for this year?

Q: Do you view cutting dividend in half a positive or negative-14 percent seems inevitable to cut

Q: In a recent answer to a question on an oil company, you mentioned that it is hard to be optimistic on a company if you don't like the management team. So my question is, which of the management teams in the oil sector would you want to align yourself with, and why? Alternatively, which of the management teams would you not align yourself with? Please deduct as many credits as necessary to fully answer my question. Thank You.

Q: do you like energy stocks as a speculation and if so which ones would you recommend?

Q: Good morning folks
I sold all shares of VET over 30 days ago for a tax loss. The loss was about 1.65% of my entire PFs. I'm thinking of buying back in for some gain and the dividends. Either my TFSA or RRIF? Or maybe leaving my energy very low for awhile? My question is...but now? Watch? Or get out all together? Or would you suggest any other stock?
Thank you for a good year

Q: For the sake of argument let's assume that oil & gas stocks are at their lows. What 3 companies in the sector would you want to invest in, EXCLUDING SU and CNQ, to take advantage of the coming renewed interest in Canadian oil & gas?

Q: Could please comment on today's large stock movement in Vet and do still think Div is still a buy after todays move. I like there movement into the nursing care area and dividend increase. Their dividend is over 7% before their dividend increase.
mike

Q: Hi 5i: I have WCP, TOG and VET in my TFSA and RIFF accounts and I am down at least 50% for each. Would you consider averaging down for each? I will most likely carry each company up to 5-7 years. When do you think would be a good time to buy?
Thanks, James

Q: Would you agree with the below?

Message to Shareholders (VAT)

The third quarter of 2019 continued to be an exceptionally difficult period for energy investors, as the upstream oil and gas sector traded down to multi-year lows and significantly underperformed the broader equity market. Vermilion was not spared. Our stock price declined over 30% during the quarter, bringing our current dividend yield to approximately 14%. While we are certainly disappointed with our share price performance, we would like to stress that Vermilion's dividend policy is not based on the market price of our shares. Our dividend policy is based on the fundamental economic sustainability and free cash flow generation of our business, which remains strong.
Is this statement typical of the expected ?
As per cash flow, their approach dividend and fundamental, at current oil and gas prices how would you rate the dividend sustainability ?
thanks

Q: The only energy producer in my portfolio is VET. After today's Q3 earnings release I am considering switching to WCP. Your thoughts on this move.
Thanks
Roy