Investment Q&A

Q: Hi
I use BMOInvestorline as my brokerage account. I have a CDN and a US dollar side.

I'm overweight Canada and wanted to increase my US holdings. I thought that one easy way to do that was to journal my Enbridge and Magna positions from the CDN to the US side of my account.

I think I misunderstood what this meant. I had thought that it meant that my existing shares in ENB and MG on the TSE would be exchanged for ENB and MG shares traded on the NYSE. But the fellow at BMOInvestorline said that it's just changing the currency and the shares will continue to trade on the TSE.

Is there a way to take an existing position on the TSE and exchange it for the same shares being traded on the NYSE?

I'm not sure I really diversified my holdings. I just changed the currency.

Thanks,
Robert

Q: Would you consider these two energy/pipeline stocks as a reasonable holding in one portfolio for several years? With the trends to devalue energy stocks due to climate changes and relevant government policies some investors or investment firms would start exiting such stocks. I myself , despite the all negative sentiment for energy stocks cannot see that combustion powered engines will disappear from roadways of North America ,Europe, Asia or Africa any time soon. Will they all be replaced by " inexpensive" electric engine driven vehicles? I can hardly see it. Perhaps in 50 years? What is your opinion on this matter?

Q: Some analysts are wary of Enbridge's payout ratio vis a vis its dividend. Can you advise what the true payout ratio is, and in your view is there any concern it can't be met? Thanks, Bill.

Q: If you where to buy one energy stock, what would it be? The only one I have, that is close is Enbridge. Do you think it is even worth buying any energy at all, as it is so cyclical. Every time I buy one, I loose money on it?? My timing is never right.
Thank you. Shirley

Q: What do you think of ENB going forwards?

How will it be effected by rising rates?

Thanks
Mark

Q: Eric Nuttall has an interesting column in the Financial Post today saying investing in oil and gas right now is a 'generational opportunity', that Canadian oil and as are hugely undervalued and could double in a year. What do you think of increasing oil and gas holdings? How much do you think would be appropriate right now and do you still think Suncor is the way to go? I notice you have only a very small 1% holding in the balanced portfolio.

Q: Earlier this year we created an equal weighted 'balanced' portfolio of 30 Canadian companies in a non-registered account. Most were chosen from companies either covered by a 5i research report or included in a 5i model portfolio. The remainder were chosen, based on the 5i Q&A section, from what appear to be 5i sector favourites. All purchases in the portfolio are made with the intent to be long-term holds (10+ years).

As per an earlier question we posed, we then increased our positions in 12 of the 30 companies. At this time we would like to increase our investments in 6 of the remaining 18 companies. The intent is to increase the other 12 in approximately 4 months. Which 6 would you add to today? Please rank them, include a small blurb explaining each choice and suggest an entry point. Thanks!

Q: I tried to pull a stock list of B+ companies based on your reviews. Your thought on investing as an equal weight portfolio with a 5 year horizon.

Thank you!

Q: From 5i's Income Portfolio, which top 3 companies will you rank as the best to invest in at the moment?

Q: Please rate your top 5 electric Canadian utilities
1. for long term growth potential
2. for safety in a correction.
Thanks

Q: Good morning,

My plan is to purchase $50K of BX:US in my US$ non registered account but have insufficient US$ in my US$ non registered account to complete the transaction.

To save on the currency exchange cost, I'm thinking of purchasing approx $60K of ENB.CA and then journal the stock to my US$ non registered account.
Once ENB:CA has been journaled to my US$ non registered account, I would then sell the ENB:US stock and purchase BX:US for a long term hold.

Question1: Is ENB:CA a good candidate for this strategy?
Question 2: What are your thoughts on purchasing BX:US for a long term hold?
Thank you for your insight on this.

Q: Hello 5i team,
I would like to add more to ENB.

With the a new Line 3 pipeline to start moving oilsands crude to the US in October, will this move the stock upwards (new multi year high yesterday)? Is this potential for a dividend increase?

Thank You,
Andrew

Q: How big a deal is buying moda for enbridge.

Q: Thinking of selling TRP and picking up PPL as I'm thinking it may have more opportunity for growth. Your thoughts on this are very much appreciated. I already have a full position of ENB

Q: Hello,
We need to increase our energy exposure. We already own the above two stocks. At this time would you add to one or the other or both?
Or would you sell either one to add something different?
Thank you

Q: We have new contribution room in a small TFSA. Can you suggest 3 CDN stocks for buy and hold (even at these record levels) at this time ?

Q: What metric(s) would you be looking at to determine if ENB's dividend is in danger? Can you please explain.

Q: Hi team. Sorry to say I am -74% on SGY, and -38% on CJ. Both in a non-registered acct. With the recent reverse stock split on SGY the stock would need to go to ~$12 to get me back to even? Needless to say I don't think that is going to happen any time soon and I am ready to capitulate.
On CJ, the stock has been moving in the right direction but would need to hit $5.32 for me just to break even. Both stocks together = ~2 .5% of total portfolio. If I were to sell both and move on would you have 2-3 recommendations to re-coup with both dividends and growth. I presently have ENB at 2.5% and WCP at .34% of portfolio. I must state that I bought both SGY and CJ before I joined 5i, wish I hadn't. Regardless, appreciate and need your help to move on. Cheers. Bill

Q: between these 3 pipelines, how would you rank them for adding to my investments, on a capital and dividend increase over time.
Thanks

Q: Earlier this year we created an equal weighted 'balanced' portfolio of 30 Canadian companies in a non-registered account. Most were chosen from companies either covered by a 5i research report or included in a 5i model portfolio. The remainder were chosen, based on the 5i Q&A section, from what appear to be 5i sector favourites. All purchases in the portfolio are made with the intent to be long-term holds (10+ years).

Our intent is to increase our investments in the 30 companies over time. We have recently increased our positions in BIPC and MG. At this time we would like to increase our investments in 10 of the remaining 28 companies. The intent is to increase the remaining 18 in approximately 6 months. Which 10 would you add to today? Please rank them, include a small blurb explaining each choice and indicate an approximate buy price. Thanks!