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Q: Hello Peter and Ryan,
Nice article in the Globe about ENB
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/bmo-sees-once-in-a-multi-year-buying-opportunity-for-enbridge/article37015852/

I have a question on the last part of the paragraph. The analyst does a good job explaining why the target price would increase in the long run, but the sense is better to do an equity issue than adjusting the dividend. Do you agree with this? Crescent Point kept issuing equity and did not bode well for the stock. I know the stocks are not the same, but would you expect a drop in share price if ENB does an equity issue? I have 7 percent weighting and am down. Is it best to keep that weight for now or take some loss and move it to TransCanada. Thanks very much.

We see strong rationale for ENB to reaffirm the 10-12-per-cent dividend growth guidance. While we found it surprising that management did not reiterate its 10-12-per-cent dividend growth guidance on the Q3/17 call, deferring the details to the December investor day, we believe it is a prudent exercise for ENB to continue to revisit its payout policy in the context of the record-high 5.5-per-cent dividend yield and credit rating overhang. In the end, we believe ENB will reaffirm the current dividend guidance: we believe issuing equity is less value destructive than tempering dividend growth given the material market valuation compression."
Read Answer Asked by umedali on November 20, 2017
Q: I currently hold a very small position in Enbridge (1.5%) and a very large position in CDIC-guaranteed High Interest Savings Accounts (HISA's). I am retired and capital preservation has become important to me. HISA yields are about 1% while ENB yield is more than 5%. However, ENB dipped below $44 briefly this morning, which represents a 20% drop over the past year. Would you recommend switching some of my HISA's to ENB at this time to obtain a better yield?
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on November 16, 2017
Q: Chartwell Retirement Residence announced today a $245 million dollars bought deal with a nice discount of 3.10% the funds will be used by the company to finance the purchase of five retirement residence in Alberta. Do you like the acquisition? Would you participate in the deal? I do like the sector due to the demographic trend, and I am an income oriented investors.
Read Answer Asked by OSCAR on November 16, 2017
Q: Hi there, both Peter and Ryan selected AVO as a top pick recently on BNN. Would this be a good indicator of a strong bullishness towards the stock? Also, I believe this name is currently not held in any of the portfolios. If it were to be added - would it fit into the growth, balanced or both? Lastly, would you be comfortable with a full position in the name? Thanks for your great service!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on November 15, 2017