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Q: Please comment on Enbridge's recent asset sale. I am thinking about adding them to my portfolio and think that this can be a strong outperformer once the market starts to have a little more buy-in again. I am looking at both ENB and CGX and want to add one for a combination of both growth and income. I just feel both have been beaten down so much and are presenting great value right now. Would you prefer one of the other? Or do you think they are going to be in the dog house for a while longer? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Jordan on May 09, 2018
Q: Retired and looking to move 125,000$ to unregistered invest. from fixed income to benefit from dividend tax credit. Can you please suggest 5 or 6 stocks with combination of groath and dividend?
Thanks
Sherrill
Read Answer Asked by Sherrill on May 07, 2018
Q: With the current difficulties with pipeline development and the negative view of oil sands, how do you view the risk profile of the pipeline business in general and would you rate the risk differently for these three companies?
Read Answer Asked by Carl on May 07, 2018
Q: Hi Guys,

I own an Enbridge preferred share (ENB.PR.Y) which currently has a dividend rate of 5.285%. I am considering selling this preferred and buying the Enbridge common which has a current dividend rate of 7.055%. My motive for doing this is additional income and possibly higher capital gains in the future. I have no other investments in Enbridge and my stock allocation in pipelines can handle the change. I plan on purchasing a different company’s preferred share to make up for the loss of the Enbridge pref.

My questions are as follows:
1-From a safety of capital point of view, how much more risk do you think I will take on?
2-From a safety of income point of view, how much more risk do you think I will take on?
3-Do you see a downside to this move?

Thanks for the help.
John
Read Answer Asked by John on April 30, 2018
Q: Hello Peter and 5i team,
What is your view of the wine industry in general and Andrew Peller in particular? A news article says that wine prices are set to rise as bad weather brings the worst harvest in 50 years to the industry leaders in France, Spain, and Italy. California was hit by wild fires and climate change is hurting other countries. Is this a positive or a negative for the Canadian wine industry?

I hold ADW.A in myTFSA and it has risen to an 18 % weighting. If I trim some ADW.A, which of the following would be your top pick for growth: BBU.UN, ENB, SYZ, Or GUD

Thank you very much for your opinion
Read Answer Asked by john on April 30, 2018
Q: Hi, 5i!
We have 10% of our portfolio in CPD... What do you think of selling half of this position, 5% of the portfolio, and replacing it with ENB (Enbridge), say, and/or another "hard to ignore" etf (recently Ryan, in an Etf & Mutual Fund article, identified 3 "hard to ignore"opportunities: CPD, VOX and ZUT)? Please note: we hold the Balanced Equity portfolio, so already have 2% of the Canadian part of our portfolio in ENB.
Thanks!
Rod
Read Answer Asked by Roderick Jay on April 27, 2018
Q: I hold these 3 bowzers and am obviously getting whipped. Is there any sound logic in combining the 3 into just one of them and that one would have the highest probability of the quickest recovery? I would turn to 5I for advice on which one that would be.

Carl
Read Answer Asked by Carl on April 26, 2018
Q: A friend recently sent me an article on Enbridge written by David Milstead and published in the Globe And Mail Dec. 3 2017. The article refers to the cracks in the Enbridge dividend story. I think the following quotes from the article summarizes the author's contention that Enbridge does not have the cash flow profile to be an income investment.
THE MISSING BILLIONS
ENBRIDGE EMPHASIZES 'AVAILABLE CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS' TO INVESTORS WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ITS DIVIDEND. IN CALCULATING THIS MEASURE, IT IGNORES MOST OF ITS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, DEDUCTING ONLY 'MAINTENANCE' CAPEX TO ARRIVE AT THE NUMBER. THAT HAS LEFT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CAPEX OUT OF THE MEASURE OVER TIME. WHEN ALL OF THE COMPANY'S CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE DEDUCTED FROM OPERATING CASH FLOW, ENBRIDGE POSTS NEGATIVE FREE CASH FLOW IN NEARLY EVERY YEAR. STILL, THE COMPANY PAYS DIVIDENDS — AND ISSUES DEBT, AS WELL.
Can you please comment on this based on your analysis of the company, your assessment of its cash flow profile and its ability to maintain and grow its dividends.
Thanks
John

Read Answer Asked by John on April 23, 2018
Q: Hi 5i team,
From your 3 portfolios, which are the stocks that interlisted on US exchanges, and which stock pay their dividends in US$? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Willie on April 20, 2018
Q: Hi Peter
Do you think it is time to buy back ENB.
What is your outlook for SHOP. I am thinking of adding to my position.
I don't have any health stock at the moment, do you have any suggestions?
Thanks
Margita
Read Answer Asked by Margita Elisabet on April 19, 2018
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