Investment Q&A

Q: What is your 1 year and 5 year outlook for renewables with the TRUMP back in power?

Thanks

Jim

Q: I will appreciate it if you could provide your perspective on NPI.
What are the future prospects since the new Government in USA is not friendly for the likes of NPI and BEPC.
Is NPI a hold , sell or an opportunity to average down.
Thanks

Q: Following Donald Trump's recent election victory, utility stocks have experienced a pullback. Given the current valuation, would you consider it a good entry point given the recent weakness? Please also rank it

Thank you

Q: If Trump were to win the US Election he suggested he would create a Dept overseen by Elon Musk to reduce US spending by 1/3rd. One of his targets is Green Energy which clearly he would be happy to eliminate.

How would this affect Renewable Producers like BEPC. Northland Power. Algonquin and other TSX wind n Solar Producers with operations in the US as well as other Canadian Power Generators like Capital Power and Altagas?

Would Trump go as far as to reduce the mandated usage of corn based ethanol or this would not be a target as it would hurt the US Ag industry?

Q: Hello,

With the interest rate is trending lower, the utility sector should benefit from it. Can you please ranking the above company for 3-5 years holding?

thanks,

Q: What do you think of FRU.ca vs NPI at these levels for a long term hold? Are there tax consequences for a royalty company I should be aware of?

I own CNQ, ENB, CPX, H and a little HSP already but I'm finding it hard to resist the dividends (and hopefully growth) of FRU and NPI. Should I add to one of the companies I already own or buy NPI or FRU as well?

Q: Portfolio Cleanup Part 11:
I'm embarrassed to admit that I am down 50% or more (!) on the above.......
Are there any with good rebound potential that are worth holding on to? Can you provide a short reason why for each. Thanks

Q: For a long-term hold can you list the top 5 utilities in Canada, that you would recommend. TY

Q: Hi there,

I’m a long term holder of NPI, of course it’s been very weak along with the renewable sector. Last several days it’s showing some life.

Is it just general movement with rest of the utilities in anticipation of lower interest rates or is there something else? Longer term HOLD ie. +3-5 years (also own CPX).

Thanks a lot!

Q: If I were to pick only two themes for long term investment, they would likely be urban water supply and the electrification of North America. (Would appreciate your thoughts on those choices...).

Regarding electrification, I'm well positioned in energy providers, including green & conventional energy producers. I have a half position in HPS.a and a small amount of GRID. I am struggling to decide if I should move upstream into a copper producer (BHP?) or if I should stick with small caps like HPS.A to get more torque.

I'm retired and no longer young; my finances are solid. Most of my investments are with a professional manager. I keep about 20% for fun, but even the fun money is mostly in fairly blue chip stuff. It is in this small chunk that I shall play around, and I am okay with adding a bit of risk.

So the question is: raw material producer or end user stocks? Where would you head? Specific suggestions most welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Q: NPI continues to be in the doldrums despite recent earnings being quite decent. Do you feel optimistic about an eventual price recovery?

Q: Just wondering about the recent results for Northland Power. Seems to be a neutral response to it. Thank you.

Q: Peter; I’m baffled by the trading in NPI. Last earnings beat estimates by a substantial margin. All the pundits recommendations re price are well above the current price. Could they be planning a large secondary issue - or ? Thanks.
Rod

Q: Sir:
In reviewing the trust holdings for Grandchildren, I noticed that these previous darlings of 5i are all on life support. So , going forward, what are your recommendations? Thanks- Jim

Q: Morning,
I recently acquired some information about a new project development in Alberta. A European private equity company has purchased 5 out of 6 quarters of land along the corridor from Edmonton to Calgary(I know this part for a fact). They are going to invest 1 Billion on each quarter of land for Data Centers. Apparently Alberta has a great amount of Dark Fiber Optics available which is perfect for this.
Do you see any investment opportunities here? I assume these Data Centers will need a huge amount of power, so would power producers be an area of opportunity? Such as CPX . Let me know what you think and any ideas.

Q: I am looking to consolidate two small positions to one...Which would you pick and why?

Q: I need to sell three or four of these holdings from an unregistered account in the second half of 2024 starting now.

Can you please recommend a sell sequence and provide rationale.

Thanks,

Jim

Q: Hi guys,

I hold these stocks GLXY, DOO, GUD, LSPD, NPI, SHOP and TVE, if it was your portfolio would you keep them?

thanks

Jim

Q: Dear 5i team.

Debating which utilities are still good value, now that there has been a bit of a bounce over the past few months.
I'm considering cpx vs npi, but happy to hear if you think other names have more in the tank as these two seemed to have recovered in lock step.

Many thanks for your help.

Q: Thoughts on the latest quarter? Seems just fine.