Investment Q&A

Q: If you had to pick one out of those two stocks for 1 to 2 year outlook, which one would you pick? I realized that ENB is more of a utility and more interest rate sensitive, but still is related to the oil industry. Both stocks have been beaten down, but wandering which one in your opinion would have more upside if oil starts moving up? Thanks for the great service.

Q: Hi 5i team - I have held Surge Energy for quite a long time and it has been a disappointing stock. Even with the lower oil and gas prices there are others that have at least held their own. Are there two or three similar companies that have had a better performance record and perhaps better upside. I am planning to sell Surge and buy something that has performed better if you think this is a sensible strategy. Thanks.

Q: I am in a quandary as to what to do with my energy holdings. Due to the growth of my portfolio from other sectors, the energy portion had now shrunk to about 3% as represented by the above 2 companies. It is my understanding that I should rebalance from time to time which would mean trimming a little, primarily from tech, and buying some pipelines/utilities and energy. I am comfortable with the first two sectors as I feel they do represent good value and pay a great dividend too but I wonder if energy holds the same promise. Should I hold my nose and buy more VET/WCP to come up to a minimum 5% or might this be a time to get out of a sector altogether? Is it possible that oil just won't be coming back, at least for several years?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: Would you consider investing in any of these four companies at this time from a capital gain perspective? How would you rank them?
Thank you,
Bob

Q: Please comment on WCP earnings and market reaction.

Q: Hi, I would appreciate if you can rate these 3 energy names in terms of upside potential. Would your decision be different considering SPE does not pay dividend while other two does.
Also, any Balance sheet concerns.
Thanks,

Q: Looks like institutions are pulling funds out of the energy sector. Is this mainly due to the federal budget or are the millenials the new porfolio managers and do not care about investing in the energy sector.
Oil is still at $62 yet these company stock's are acting like oil is at $29
What is your opinion going forward?

Q: Hello Peter and Team,

Thanks for another year of market out performance.

I am thinking of cleaning up both RRX and HWO (which are in an non-registered account) and taking the capital losses, and consolidating the money in WCP. Can you give me the pros and cons of this switch?

Thanks for all you do.

Wes

Q: Most oil&gas yeildcos were losing value before the correction, but now even VET is testing 6-month lows. Are there any that stand out as so grossly depressed that the reward outweighs the risk? (Please add to the supplied list as you see fit.)

Q: The forward P/E for Whitecap is estimated to be 28.32 compared to 9.3 currently. I see the estimated 2018 EPS is also lower than 2017. Could you explain why the contradiction between it lower earning estimation and optimistic price target?

Q: Trying to decide between the two What do you think or is there a better choice.. Would like e dividend Thank you

Q: Good Day Looking at dipping my toe back into the energy sector. Please rate ARX and WCP. How strong are their balance sheets? Does 5i have a better play on energy. Or is it just to early for the energy sector?

Q: In my balanced portfolio, I think I am underweight in the following sectors: Energy 2% [ENB], Healthcare 3% [GUD], Telecom 7% [T, VOX], and perhaps overweight in Materials 10% [AEM,CCL.B, SJ, MX] and Tech 18% [CSU, DSG, ENGH, SHOP, PHO]. What is your opinion, and what should I buy or sell to rectify this? I have cash available. Many thanks, as always.
Ellen

Q: Hello,

Do any of the 5i recommended stocks look more attractive thanks to the dip today? Thanks.

Shyam

Q: have an assortment of small cap oils in small amounts I'd like to clean up.
Which would you keep, and which dump?

Q: Hello 5i team,
Under the energy sector I currently hold MCB and RRX. I am thinking of selling MCB and adding another energy company from the balanced portfolio. I was wondering which of the 3 listed would be the best in terms of growth? All three have a decent dividend but I was leaning more towards Enbridge since it is the largest and most stable of the three.
Andrew

Q: Has WCP been buying back their own shares and if so how much? Thx

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?