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Q: Good afternoon, Peter & Co.
Considering your recent comments and analysis would you recommend that I sell my SIA and buy EXE? Also, I have had a decent run with CNE and it may now be overvalued. I am slightly underweight in the energy sector. Would you recommend selling CNE and moving to different energy company? I own High Arctic and Brookfield Renewable as well as small positions in Tourmaline and Crius. Dividends are not very important to me. I am underweight in the energy sector.
With appreciation.
Ed
Read Answer Asked by Ed on November 17, 2016
Q: Plse deduct the number of questions that you feel is fair. We have been long suffering shareholders of the listed companys in our RRSPs which would you suggest to continue to hold and which ones would you suggest selling? Thks
Read Answer Asked by Marcel on November 17, 2016
Q: Hello Peter et al.

What is your opinion of the latest 3rd Q results released today? Looks like they did some additional hedging out to the end of 2017. Stella is now predicted to start by the end of this month. It had a nice run-up today in Canada but not much movement in the SP in the U.K. Hopefully it continues to go higher.

Regards,

Brendan
Read Answer Asked by Brendan on November 15, 2016
Q: I am an 87 yr old retiree living on dividend income. I have a reasonable holding of CPG in both my regular investment account and also in my TFSA, both of which are currently in substantial loss positions. Obviously, a recovery is in large part dependent on the price of oil. At my age it doesn't look likely that I will recover my losses. I'm thinking of selling the shares in my investment account & using the loss to shelter some gains. If there is an excess, I may sell some of a profitable holding and then buy those back after the 30 day period [a strategy I have used before]. I'm also wondering if I should bite the bullet and switch my holding in the TFSA to something else. Should I sell now or is there a reasonable chance of a substantial increase in value in, say, the next year.
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Kenneth on November 14, 2016
Q: Hi, Parkland Fuel stock continues to get pounded every day since its recent earnings release, losing over 10% of its value. It was mentioned as a baby Alimentation Couche Tard. Today, ATD.b stock price also showed considerable weakness. I have just started to wonder if there is a rotation out of these consumer names which have done well in past. And, if so, do you see this trend persisting, since money seems to be moving into banks, industrials and energy/material stocks. I have a small position in ATD.b but just doubled my PKI holding to overweight and feel a little concerned. Thanks for your valued advice.
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on November 11, 2016
Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and team,

In a recent BNN "Top Picks", Daniel Lloyd recommended shorting EMA because of their high debt. He states: "Emera, having recently purchased TECO, is now saddled with $14.7 billion in debt which represents a roughly 13x debt/cash flow ratio on a stock that trades an excessive 18x earnings multiple." Not that I'm contemplating shorting EMA, but looking at a gain of 21%, would you recommend staying the course with EMA, or switching to something like FTS which you seem to like more? Or, assuming appropriate balance among the sectors, would you recommend something else entirely? EMA is presently held in a TFSA, along with CAR.UN, DHX.B, KXS, GUD, PBH, and SIS. All except DHX.B are up, and SIS is up 108%. :) Thank you for your terrific recommendations and on-going advice and insight.





Read Answer Asked by Jerry on November 11, 2016