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Q: I have ENB.PR.N-T at 4% reset in 2017. My question is how to decide when to sell preferred shares.
Similar preferreds have come available with a higher Dividend. I would sell Enb. as it is above its $25 issue, and pick up the newer issue with 5 years to go. Or could you direct me to a website that could enlighten me on buying and selling preferrers.
Thanks for the great work you and your team do, I have found it very helpful in confirming some of my purchases.
Thanks Jack
Read Answer Asked by John on May 29, 2014
Q: Hi: I am interested in opening a position in Enbridge. Are there any near-term catalysts, positive or negative that I should take into account prior to investing? Does the Northern Gateway project pose any risks or has this already been priced in to the stock? Anything else you could tell me that would be material to my decision making process would also be much appreciated.

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Chad on May 26, 2014
Q: Hello 5i team,
I have been reading your general guidelines on asset allocation in the various comments and have decided to add some fixed income in my portfolio.

My plan, in this case anyway, is to sell some companies that I hold in my RRSP and buy them back in my non-registered account.

One company that i am considering selling is Atco. Now, my question is whether, at this point in time, i would be better to buy back Atco, or one of its peers instead. I note in the RBC site that it cites Enbridge as a peer. I am not sure that they are the same but maybe so.
So, my question is whether i should buy a peer company or buy back Atco at this time? And on what basis would you decide this?
I should say that I suspect that Enbridge is fasting growing than Atco and has a higher dividend. I should say that I don<t immediatly need the dividend. Really appreciate your service and thanks for any help
Read Answer Asked by joseph on May 22, 2014
Q: I have reviewed the income portfolio with great interest. My question has to do with three of the picks that have a relatively low dividend - ENB, L, SLW. From my previous questions on this subject, I know that these are quality companies with generally growing dividends and therefore increasing share prices. But if you are trying to generate income, it seems that you would have to sell some of these stocks from time to time to generate that income. Why not find other companies that generate larger dividend returns and still provide some growth potential?

Thanks for the learning opportunity.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on April 01, 2014
Q: My question is about Enbridge. After having your read your report, I quickly looked at its P/E value which was in the 80s. For such a large company, I figured it was a bit extreme and quickly concluded (possibly to quickly) that this was a bit of line. However, I put it on my watch list and slowly watched it creep up a few dollars.

Tonight I decided to give a further look and although the company has a huge moat, excellent revenue increases over the years, I also realized the following:

- Net income, free cash flow, EPS, ROE, ROA, Gross Margin have been consistently going down over the past 5 years (some of which had quite large decreases)
- Long term Debt, Shares outstanding have gone up over the past 5 years.

What is it that makes this company attractive? It appears to
be a well liked company, for today and for its medium and long term prospects. However, key financial metrics appear to give a different story. Naturally, there must be more than financial metrics that make a company worth investing in or accountants would all be rich. What is that I am missing?

Thank You.
Read Answer Asked by Walter on March 17, 2014
Q: I would like some general information. The development of LNG in Northeastern British Columbia seems to be moving along quite well. The Government is really pushing for it and they have most of the First Nations on their side. There is site preparation taking place on the West coast at Kitimat and Prince Rupert where it is to be shipped. What I would like to know - is there a particular pipeline Company that is best positioned to take advantage of transporting this LNG.
Read Answer Asked by Vicki on March 10, 2014
Q: Hello Peter....Since recently signing up for 5iR, I'm doing more homework as like trying to guess your response to questions. About the comparison of PPL and ENB, I looked on the free Bloomberg site for info and it shows ttP/E as 34.5 and 85.0, respectively and then forward P/E as 32.0 and 23.9. And you mentioned ENB is cheaper. When doing a comparative analysis, what are the reason for using the forward P/E rather than the trailing ratio? Also what accounts for the significant difference between trailing and forward P/Es? Exit question: For these two companies, Bloomberg doesn't show PEG ratios. (?) What "weight" do you place/give to this ratio for analysis purposes?.........Enjoy a deep freeze week-end....Tom M
Read Answer Asked by Tom on March 03, 2014
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