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Q: Have had BEP.UN for a couple of years and did sell off some for a profit however I am now down 23% on 400 shares and wondering your thoughts on if I should close my eyes and sell or hang onto it. I am 71 and like growth stocks as I seem to make more money that way but without ridiculous risk. Can you suggest anything if I do sell.
Read Answer Asked by Bonnie on June 08, 2021
Q: a) Could you please clarify the advantage of owning bep.un vs bepc.
b) Would you recommend adding either to my current holding of aqn/npi/blx?
c) Please list in order of preference
d) Do you think all four would give greater diversity, or would you prefer owning only 2 or 3 of theses companies and if so which ones!
Ed in Montreal
Read Answer Asked by ed on June 02, 2021
Q: Now that Brookfield Renewable has come down so much, how does the valuation compare to Brookfield Infrastructure?
Read Answer Asked by Michael on June 01, 2021
Q: Why are renewable stocks (such as BEPC, AQN, INE, BLX, etc.) so weak of late? Thanks. With all governments promoting renewable energy these stocks should be doing much better.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on May 28, 2021
Q: Which of these stocks/etfs would you predict to have the best near term upside?
Read Answer Asked by Timothy on May 25, 2021
Q: Hi, I own these 3 stocks, long term hold. Is it a good time to add and if so in which order? Thank you,
Read Answer Asked by Pierre on May 13, 2021
Q: Dear 5i,
I originally bought this for around $49; then the company adjusted when the split for BEPC occurred. Some time later, I thought it ok to sell them at around $70. How do I figure out if a re-entry point for BEP.UN is good today at around $45, given that if I look at my brokerage graph the historical value of what I paid at $49 then, appears as around $25 now ie the graph has changed because of the split?
If it is tough to calculate/compare history, could you advise if today is a good price - thinking this time I should hold them a longer 7+ years.
Thank you for helping me,
Hilary
Read Answer Asked by Hilary on May 10, 2021
Q: Could you please recommend your preference b/w these two? (Buy and hold for 5-10 year timeframe).
Also, if I wanted to increase my USD exposure, could I not purchase either one of these inside a US TFSA without paying any withholding tax on the dividend? Both pay a USD dividend I believe.
Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Tom on May 06, 2021
Q: Hello 5i team,
You mentioned in a previous response that you would not expect BEP to have the same high returns as in previous years. Can you briefly elaborate more on this?

Since BEP is in a dip, I wanted to purchase the US equivalent shares. Are you still comfortable with this company (you give it an A rating)?

Thank You,
Andrew
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on May 05, 2021
Q: Two related questions. I'm overweight in utilities and want to shift some of the funds invested here to one or two Canadian consumer cyclical stocks.
1) Which would you sell: BEP, NPI or AQN? Or would you sell some of each?
2) Which 2-3 Canadian cyclicals would you recommend with yields >1.3% that are likely to grow at least 20% in the next 12-18 months?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on May 04, 2021
Q: I own BEP.UN and BEPC and they have been free falling since 1/01/2021, down about 15%. The entire renewable energy sector are down a lot too, e.g. INE is down 25% YTD. I know this sector's been up quite a bit last year, but why the collapse this year? Is it just sector rotation, or there are other reasons? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on May 04, 2021
Q: Any reason why the renewable stocks are so weak in 2021?
For example, BEP.UN dropped almost 14% since 1/01/2021, and most other renewable stocks are similarly depressed YTD. I know this sector was up substantially in 2020. What changed? Market sentiments, or due to some more tangible reasons? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on April 29, 2021
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