Investment Q&A

Q: Hello:
Appreciate your ongoing honest and open approach. I know many of us find these challenging times. It feels like many "truths" of investing are no longer true. (i.e. how bonds respond to various market periods, whether preferred shares will ever behave as expected and how valuations of growing companies can swing so wildly.)
I need some help (I know, you can't personalize advice...) with SELL strategies. I am tempted to sell part of some holdings at all-time highs such as XOM. Is this ridiculous? If it's down 30% in January I will be kicking myself. I did NOT sell during very high valuations for a lot of growth stocks and I don't mind being patient while those recover but in hindsight selling half positions would have been a great way to solidify paper gains. I have held XOM for a long time as it was under water from my buy-in position, and it swings so widely on demand and oil price.
Is it crazy to be reducing positions in oil and gas now? Any SELL strategy thoughts appreciated.
Thank you!

Q: In your response to a question you stated "ENB. & FTS would also be highly correlated"
Can you explain? Did you mean if you owned ENB you don't need to own FTS?

Q: Your opinion on Tou reaching the 100.00 area in the next year?

Q: JOY
FRU
ATH
BIR
PXT
TCW
WCP
TVE
ARX
CPG
VET
ERF
MEG
BTE

Which three of the above fourteen oil & gas stocks would you sell first to bring my sector allocation back to my normal weight? This is assuming 100 WTI oil in 2023. Could you also provide a brief reason for each of the three stocks that you would get rid of first. Thanks.

Q: Hello i'm a long time shareholder of Telus at about 6% of my holdings i'm a little concerned about all the aquiring being done by Telus International, what percent of T earnings are made up of TIXT earnings.Do you like Telus 3-5 year hold here and any concerns with TIXT thanks Greg

Q: I've been building out a sub portfolio in my registered account with the above stocks. It's hard to turn down 5-7% yields + growth potential.

Do you perceive any major crossover/risk with the holding all of the above / should I consider consolidating?

Q: Hi 5i
5i's thoughts on the quarter and current price vs valuation - I have been scratching my head with this one for a while ....the market keeps trading it down, even with the decent certainty of inflation protected future cash flows. Appreciate your reply.

Q: Could you explain why you sold this stock in your income portfolio? Is it not a stock you would recommend for income? Thanks

Q: What does this new purchase do to Surge's schedule to pay down debit and their schedule to increase dividends going forward? Seems the purchase does involve debt financing which you would think would put the debt level back up to more than they were able to pay down in 2022.

Q: Thanks for the recent report on DIR.UN.

What is the current FFO payout ratio, and is it sustainable in a prolonged stagflationary environment should it occur ?

I was thinking of pairing this REIT with something in the Self Storage sector such as LSI. Would this be a good plan, or is there a better REIT pairing ?

In general, I thought REITs overall would be performing better in this current bout of inflation. Is it all about interest rates?

Q: Hi, Capital Power announced strong results, but the stock keeps declining, despite its cheaper valuation compared to other utilities. Any comments ? Thanks

Q: Current thoughts on BSM ? Thx

Q: Kindly comment on the NTR Q3 results and forward guidance released after closing today. Thanks.

Q: Hi Peter,
Why has AQN done so poorly ? Your previous comments indicate its sector weakness, but could you explain this. Is it due to the cost of their debt financing ? Valuation ? What would you expect from AQN longer term and would you have a strong preference for an alternative name (FTS ? H ?); thank you.

Q: Your thoughts on the Surge numbers put out this morning. How were the numbers compared to what analyst expected?

Thx

Q: I was interested in 5 U.S. stocks for a rif. Divs should be high with some risk is ok bit solid long term. Thx

Q: With the recent price decline I am looking to add ADN to my income portfolio. Can you provide comment on recent earnings. What, if any, risk to the dividend?

Q: I am interested in purchasing a Canadian renewable energy company, for an investment income-focused portfolio (retired individual); prefer eligible dividend (eg, BEPC vs BEP.UN). Anyways, among 3 options listed (AQN, BEPC, NPI), is there one that you would favor (long-term hold for income generation)?

Ted

Q: Hi,
I'd be very interested in your take on the earnings for DVN. The 13% drop seems excessive to me, however I expect there was something in the earnings that I missed, but rang alarm bells for others?
Thanks for your insightful work!
Dawn

Q: Please comment on Suncor and Tourmaline results. Thanks