Which pipelines should he buy? His favourites have been in the juniors, Pembina (PPL-T) and Inter Pipeline (IPL-T). Likes these because they operate virtually all in Alberta and somewhat in Saskatchewan and BC. They don’t face the kind of political problems that the larger ones do. Will probably show better growth in a reasonable market and he would say either of these 2. They give reasonable dividends and good growth potential.
Has never been particularly positive on this one. They have a lot of time to put in before the oil starts to come out of the ground. They also seem to be on the edge of the cliff with their financing from China. There are lots of other companies that are in production and showing earnings and giving a yield.
They use high-pressure water, rather than mechanical means, to tunnel. This means it can be sent into sensitive areas. Have been very good at it. Unfortunately, the technology is not patentable. People can build a big truck with a pressure pump and do the same job, which is exactly what other people are doing. Have lots of competition which is eating into their margins.
Stop Losses to lock in profits? He has tried using these in the past, but has never been successful with them. For somebody managing their own portfolios, it is very tricky. His experience was that if the market sold off for any reason (sometimes it can be quite irrational) the stock would go down, you would get taken out and the stock would bounce right back up.
Which pipelines should he buy? His favourites have been in the juniors, Pembina (PPL-T) and Inter Pipeline (IPL-T). Likes these because they operate virtually all in Alberta and somewhat in Saskatchewan and BC. They don’t face the kind of political problems that the larger ones do. Will probably show better growth in a reasonable market and he would say either of these 2. They give reasonable dividends and good growth potential.