Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i,

I am currently 5% down on CPG in a non registered account. I am thinking of using this loss to offset my capital gains. I understand that there is a 30 day waiting period before entering into the same stock, but does this apply if I want to purchase before 30 days in a RRSP or TFSA instead of the non registered.
Thank you.
Janice

Q: Hello Peter and Team, and yes, another query on Energy stocks.
Could you assess the respective growth potential of the following stocks against each other, in the context of a long term hold? They would be: SGY,WCP,BTE,PHX,WRG and HWO In order to keep my Energy weighting in check, I would consider investing in the two best valued,of the five listed. Thanks as always for an invaluable service!
Rick

Q: Hello Team
Please provide your opinion on CET.
I have a bit of idle cash and would consider adding this to my portfolio, more for long term.

Q: What are your thoughts on STO : NYSE

Q: Like most questions I have an energy related question. since low prices should be a cure for low prices when do you think it would be a good idea to stop to buy into some positions? say over 2 years is energy a good entry now or wait until maybe late Dec/January after tax loss selling. I want to grab some PRE or what would be your 2 highest recommended energy stocks? many thanks for all you do.

Q: A number of analysts, such as Patricia Mohr and Don Coxe, see oil going down further over the next few months. (Don Coxe has an interesting analysis: Saudi Arabia wants to starve its enemies, the Shia states and ISIS of oil revenues.) What is your opinion on playing the decline in the oil price by investing in HOD for a few months? Thank you for your excellent service.

Q: Given the recent downturn in oil prices, I am looking for bottom-feeding opportunities. I would like to initiate a full position in the sector in a new investment account with a long term horizon (> 5 years). i'm thinking about a 1/3 position in each of oil sands, nat gas, and oil/gas services. What are you thoughts on this allocation, and what top name(s) would you suggest for each? Many thanks for a great service!!

Q: Peter & Crew I'd like your advice on wja,trz.b, considering lower cost fuel costs. Thanks

Q: Kelso is involved in the manufacture of components for rail cars related to dangerous products i.e oil and byproducts. Do you forsee any affect from the oil debacle? As ever thanks for the advice.

Q: My question is why are you recommending stocks in the oil and gas space and infrastructure space to your members when the chart on oil has been going from the upper left to lower right, i understand you give the cavaet that these stocks could go lower still and there is carnage in this space, but why not just tell your membership to stand back. Isn't it always better to buy stocks on the way up rather than the way down.personally i sold all my oil and infrastructure stocks 6 weeks ago took a loss on all of them, bought companies in other spaces and made it all back plus plus. I just do not get it. Dave

Q: I see the rail stocks down a lot today along with Trinity. How much do you think lower oil prices will affect these stocks going forward. Will there likely be curtailed production from the oil field?
Thanks
Dave

Q: Hi Folks:
I was a fairly large stake holder in Oil Exco (oil) which I followed down to nothing (thanks largely to Bank of Scotland's failure). For quite some time I have ceased believing the commodity story, as I watched the old adage "nothing cures high prices like high prices" and human ingenuity at work. Consequently the only Canadian Energy company I now own is Vermilion (about 7% weight). Do you feel this company and other mid tiers have the financial power needed to survive and prosper with $50-$60 oil (or lower) as this price looks in the cards for some time, or should one move into a more stable sector. I am a long term holder of (CVX) Chevron (similar portfolio weighting). Thank you so much for your service....it is worth far more than you charge!!!
brian

Q: Peter, I am in Div. Paying oil and gas and will stay. Question, Canadian dollar down 20 percent, Oil down 30 percent. Can one assume, or what is the correlation between the two. It would seem Div. cuts are not as sure as they were if the Canadian dollar was a dollar? The low dollar should very much help exporting industries???? Thanks Ken

Q: Hello 5i team

I am surprised there isn't more discussion on PRW after a whopping 15% fall on Friday.

I realize the news on oil in general is not that great and PRWs quarter wasn't over the moon. But it wasn't that bad was it

Anything you can see that explains the big drop

Thanks for all you do

Gord

Q: Hi Peter and team, what are your thoughts on BDI? How much of an impact would drop in oil prices have on BDI and how would you interpret the recent decline of almost 15%.
Thanks,

Q: Hi I have positions in both PRW and CWC…and I want to drop one of them and take the loss. Which is safer to hold in case energy stays down for 10 months? which has greater upside when oil/gas recovers? Thanks. Helen

Q: Yet another query/ clarification. In your reply to Dan's question re oversold oil and gas stocks you listed some of my favourites such as PEY, SGY, WCP and TOU.
The first 3 pay decent dividends and I am looking at adding to my position. However in another O &G answer you mentioned the likelihood of a flood of dividend cuts in the fairly near future if oil prices do not rebound. Such dividend cuts would likely drive share prices down even more.
Would you consider the stocks above (not TOU - no dividend) to be less likely to reduce their dividend? Case in point: SGY is now showing an 11.8% yield - enough to make a wounded investor salivate! Could you justify doing some buying right now.

Thanks.

Q: I have been very happy with your recommendation on Surge Energy. My game plan was to make sure I had a long term hold of a stock in Oil especially as the projection of CAD is to continue lower. In fact it is a wonderful relationship between the price of oil and CAD. It would appear, as the price of oil falls, so does CAD, implying a cushion for Surge. Not only does the falling Can Dollar help, but a lower price of oil in a growing econmy like the USA would suggest greater consumption on the horizon. I do understand there is a suggestion that the USA has a surplus of oil but was that not contributed by the refineries being off line for a time. In 2010 USA consummed 19.18 Mill B/per day. In 2012 they were producing only 11.11 Mill B/per day. There is no question in my mind that I want to invest more in an oil company, the real question I have here is "Can Surge survive to capitalize, or should a long term investor in oil look to another company?"

Q: With the low oil prices and demand being what they are, will the rail companies see a slow down?

Q: For a high risk investor looking to bottom feed, would you agree with taking positions in small cap energy infrastructure and energy stocks such as CEU, PRW, SPE? Any other suggestions? I plan to put a 25% trailing stop on them if they slide further to protect the principal.