Investment Q&A

Q: I currently bought Enbridge and would like to buy either WCP or RRX ,should I buy both or just one? My Enbridge is 4% weight in my account so if I buy both at a 2.5 % weight then I will be up to 9% and would this be too much for this sector?
Thanks

Q: This list of companies from the Balanced Portfolio were all beaten up a bit last year. Which of these do you now consider buying opportunities? Are any of these on your list to watch & discard if performance doesn't improve? If I were to add some of these to my relatively diverse portfolio, how would you order them in terms of anticipated total returns?

Q: I own the RRX and WCP in the oil space. With the discount in Canadian oil prices due to transportation limitations, I wonder if US oil stocks offer more upside. Do you agree and do you have any suggestions for US oil investments?

Q: TOG,WCP.CPG,Vet seem to have upside ,would this be good time to add at this part of cycle,currently have no oil and 1 gas ALA.Which order would you list if investing in 2.

Q: Thank you for all your valuable assistance thruout 2017. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I’m looking for four or five stocks in the Canadian or US oil/gas - energy sector that would be beneficial to add Thank you

Q: With tax loss selling coming to an end what two energy companies would you recommend? Thank You.

Q: First, I have been a member for a number of years and I could not be happier or more impressed (or wealthier) from the service and advice you provide. You have a great business idea and the fact that one can make money and learn at the same time is quite unbelievable. Continue the good work and all the best to 5i staff for the new year.

Accolades aside, I do have a question. I tend to think of my holdings in energy as being my investments in the oil industry. I know that natural gas plays a role too, though, but the price and growth of that industry don't seem to get the play that oil prices do. Should I worry if I have enough gas exposure or is following the oil industry good enough for balancing my portfolio?

Again, thanks so much for your insight and all you do.

Paul F.

Q: I'm thinking of selling these 2 for tax loss selling but want to buy something else right now to replace them in case energy goes up. I already own Vermillion. What might you suggest?

Q: Can you please comment on the recent acquisition by WCP and do you view their expansion of production and debt a smart move? Keith

Q: Good morning . Thinking of doing some tax loss selling these are the stocks I am under water on . Are these all good for that or should I just sell some of them. I have a well diversified portfolio and none are a very large position

Q: Hi,
Unfortunately I bought some of these energy stocks back in 2014 and I am down +30% on all of these. I have just over a 5% weight currently in energy (not including ALA, ENB and TRP which I've included as part of utilities). Which do you think I should continue to hold and which ones should I just throw in the towel and sell?? I am a long term growth investor.

Q: Hi there,

Spartan is sitting about $1.80 above it's 52 week low. WCP is just $.20 or so above its 52 week low and pays a 3%+ dividend. Can you offer an opinion on why Spartan has had a greater bounce (WCP didn't decline as much?). Also, if someone wants to own one of the two which would you pick today and why?

Thanks!

Q: Oil prices are up around 10% ytd; RRX is down around 30%. I bought RRX with the premise that the oil market at some point would start to rebalance. The oil piece seems to be working itself out; can you explain the huge divergence with RRX.

Also, I could use the capital loss on RRX this year. Can you provide a good company to swap into. Thanks.

Q: Hello Peter,
I have a 2.5% portfolio weight in energy stocks, constituting of HWO (down -33%) PONY (-76%) RRX (-31%) TOU (-53%) and WCP (-41%).
Should I sell all and crystallize the loss for tax purposes or are there any that you would suggest holding on? What percentage of the portfolio would you allocate to energy at this time and perhaps suggest 3-5 names in order of preference that I could invest either now or 30 days later when I can buy my tax loss divestment.
As always your opinion is greatly appreciated.
Regards

Q: with the latest opec agrement would this be time to buy these stocks.

thanks donald.

Q: with opec holding the production cuts will this help wcp to recover?

Q: I have only one oil/gas stock WCP down 38% and a 1.6% position. I only have that because I feel I should have something in the sector. Lately I've noticed a disconnect between the price of oil and the stock price movement. I know WCP is one of 5I's favorites but I'm wondering if my lonely representation in the sector wouldn't be served better by ZEO which yields about the same. Opinion ?

Q: I recently read that the energy companies that will benefit most from rising oil prices are conventional producers with low debt. Given this, I am thinking of replacing a position in SGY with WCP. Does this make sense to you? I also have a position in RRX that I would keep.

Q: CANADIAN LIGHT OIL PRODUCERS :-What are the better ones to pick --If on Oct 30th there is an agreement between OPEC & Russia ---re continued restrictions on oil production. --- Thank you

Don

Q: I have no pure oil names in my portfolio. I do own ENB, ALA and VET. Would you recommend an oil name or two, and/or a services company that will benefit from higher oil prices. Thanks, Penny