skip to content
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. Investment Q&A
You can view 3 more answers this month. Sign up for a free trial for unlimited access.

Investment Q&A

Not investment advice or solicitation to buy/sell securities. Do your own due diligence and/or consult an advisor.

Q: I am losing big time with my COS shares which were purchased at $21 and are now trading around $6.00. Since COS has only one asset and a lot of debt are they in a financial position where they may have to go bankrupt or can it be an interesting buy for another oil producer? I am wondering if I should sell my shares or hang on to them. I would appreciate having your comments. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Monique on August 24, 2015
Q: Our weight in VET has now dropped to 1.9% so I think I should either sell it or buy another $15,000 to increase the weighting back up to 3%. The only other energy stocks we own are CMG and PEY with a 2.5% weighting each. We have 27 separate stocks & ETF's and I believe you think 20 is the right number so selling VET may make some sense. Do you still feel VET's dividend is secure? Maybe I should just do nothing - any suggestions?
Read Answer Asked by James on August 24, 2015
Q: I haven't owned energy for a while and am waiting to buy 2-4 of these: HSE,WCP,PKI,IPL,ARX,GH. Please rank them in priority. Assume I'll buy them today.

Would you replace any of the energy stocks with SU or CNQ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Tim on August 21, 2015
Q: You suggest a 5% weighting in energy at this time. If I were to reduce my energy holdings to 5 %, it would involve taking a significant loss (and buying high, selling low). I'm ok with just holding on unless you think that's a bad idea. What are your thoughts on this? Many thanks for your steadying hand.
Read Answer Asked by M.S. on August 21, 2015
Q: Good morning - I own the above stocks in the energy sector and they make up a total of 9% of my portfolio. I am obviously down considerably. I own all of them for income purposes, but of course would like to see growth over the long term as well. With a long term outlook (3-5 years), does it makes sense to just sit on these stocks and collect the dividend? Or, do you suggest selling one ore more at a loss (CPG at a 55% loss) and redeploying the funds in something other than energy once things settle down.
Read Answer Asked by Kim on August 21, 2015
Q: comment on these 2 please they use to be the old deethree,worth holding? i was thinking of selling bxo and put it all into gxo mostly for the dividend tkx pat
Read Answer Asked by patrick on August 21, 2015
Q: Can I get your current outlook on Delphi. Will they survive an extended period of low prices, or is there debt levels too high? It seems pretty cheap here.
Read Answer Asked by Duayne on August 21, 2015
Q: What are your thoughts on Kel. I have this week taken a position of about 3% and am prepared to hold for 2/3 years. This is my only exposure to the oil/gas industry.
Read Answer Asked by david on August 20, 2015
Q: Hi
I've started to do some early tax loss selling hoping I can buy them back cheaper while banking a "capital loss" in the meantime.
Which ones would you buy back in the fall if in fact we do get to capitulation mode?
CNQ , CVE , CPG , FRU , SU , ERF , HSE , CEU , WCP , PEY , ARX

Thank you..
Read Answer Asked by Carlo on August 20, 2015
Q: there is a very informative presentation by paul colbourne at the denver oil and gas conference available by webcast. dividend is more than safe at 40 dollar oil and share buyback starts tomorrow. enercom 360 oilandgas webcast if anyone who owns sgy is interested in watching.
Read Answer Asked by blake on August 20, 2015
Q: I have a large position in Crescent Point that I wanted to sell everyday for a month but countless analysis kept saying this is a good company and the rebound is near. Yeah, just like the dividend is safe - right. I know you guys have not been high on the company and I wish I would have listened more.

My dilemma now is that I am down about 60% but I feel like this one could go to zero. Do you see any bottom in the carnage that's going on in the oil industry.

Thanks,
Charlie
Read Answer Asked by Charlie on August 19, 2015
Q: My wife and I currently still own these energy and resource stocks: FRU, PD, IPL, ENB, PPL, SGY, BTE, CEU & TCK.b - 12.12% of our total portfolio.
Your opinion on whether to sell some/all(names), keep some/all(names) for recovery and with any sells to reinvest in sectors doing better like domestic consumer staples, et. or just sit in cash until the market settles a bit?
Thank you.
George
Read Answer Asked by George on August 19, 2015
Q: Peter, Would you please tell me in order of which of these co. has the best chance to maintain or at least pay some div. Do any of them have a chance of being worthless. Alta Gas, Arc, Cr. Point, Freehold,Vermillion, White cap? A very concerned investor . Thank You Ken
Read Answer Asked by Ken on August 19, 2015
Q: can you comment on the result of mcr is it a good buy at this level
Read Answer Asked by paul on August 19, 2015
Q: In a recent question asked by Hanna about several oil and gas companies, you suggested that Suncor was among your least favourites in the sector. I was surprised by this as many analysts seem to be suggesting that Suncor, with its different divisions, including the profitable refining area and its solid management of its capital, are in a better position than most to survive the next couple of years.

Could you expand a bit on why you are less than enthalled with Suncor?

Thanks for the insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on August 18, 2015
Looking for more? Sign up for a FREE 14 day trial! No credit card required

We invite you to sign up for a 14 day free trial of 5i Research!
Experience all the benefits and tools we have to offer; stock research, model portfolios, Q&A with our experts, and so much more. Join a community of like-minded investors today!