Enbridge (ENB.TO)

Preferred H shares? The preferreds are yielding about 9%. This was issued at $25 originally with a yield just over 4%. Buying at $11.50 affords the high yield. It will reset in 2023, around 2.5% based on current interest rates (versus the 4% it was originally issued at). If interest rates go up in 2023 the yield will increase, but do investors think rates will be that much higher?

IPL-T vs. ENB-T. IPL-T is a mid-carrier. It moves between facilities. ENB-T is international and moves between Canada and the US. ENB-T also owns a local gas utility in Southern Ontario. He owns ENB-T because it is a higher quality company and has bigger projects that are somewhat deferred due to environmental assessments. The dividend is stable and was not at risk.

ENB vs TRP? He believes having one of these holdings is key to your portfolio. It is getting harder to put pipe in the ground, so existing assets are valuable. He owns ENB, due to the amount of oil they move and the pricing power they have with tolls.

Dividends safe? Regulated businesses stand a better chance to keep dividends whole. BCE and ENB are both regulated entities. Canadian banks have had a history of not cutting dividends, but you never know. It will depend on how long COVID lasts -- if we are still locked down next year, he would be a seller.