Saturday, November 18, 2017

Backed Up The Truck !!

      The stock market keeps going up and up. Investors and traders are wondering when the next major crash  will occur.  Unfortunately, no one can predict the future. See, with the stock markets at all time highs makes it harder to find investments trading at reasonable yields.  Price and yield is inversely correlated, so a high price means a lower yield and vice versa.
      The price of barrel of crude oil has gathered strength in the recent weeks. Energy producers will struggle for the foreseeable future as the price will come nowhere near the $90 dollar per barrel anytime soon.  The other alternative in this space is the transportation of energy from point A to point B.  The companies in the transportation of oil and gas are the pipeline companies.
      One such company that has been negatively affected in the past year is Enbridge Inc. (ENB).  Enbridge transports oil and gas by pipelines and electricity via windmills and solar.  During the last year, Enbridge completed the acquisition of Spectra Energy in the United States.  This transaction has made ENB the largest Energy transporter in North America.
       Why does an energy transporter better than an oil and gas producer?  ENB is not as effected by the price of oil or natural gas as much as an energy producer like Enerplus (ERF).  One way of ENB making money is heating homes. When a furnace kicks in during the cold months of the year, ENB makes money.
         ENB has increased their dividends for years on end.  ENB has not received positive attention from analysts on the BNN, a Canadian-based business news channel and website.  They are concerned about the low earnings compared to the annual dividend paid out.  Usually ENB raised their dividend shortly after the dividend payment date on Dec 1. However, last year ENB raised their dividend twice in January 2017 and May 2017.  ENB waited to Jan 2017 to increase their dividend instead of announcing in December. The reason for this is that they wanted to see if the Spectra Energy acquisition was going to be allowed. So January 2017 was a 10% increase and in May the increase was after the deal was finalized. On aggregate, the dividend was increased 15% in 2017.

Conclusion

        ENB currently is trading near 52 week lows.  I do believe the company will have better earnings going forward.  Warren Buffett once said, "We tend to be greedy when others are fearful, and fearful when others are greedy".  As I believe this is a good company, I purchased 300 shares of ENB on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $44.10 per share for a total cost of $13234.95 including commissions. At the time of this writing, the stock is currently yielding 5.4%,  which is trading above the broader market (S&;P TSX Index) and its own 5-year average of 3.1%.

      The current dividend rate of ENB is $2.44 per share per year. This purchase adds $732 per year to my annual dividend income.

Please Note:  ENB and ERF trade on both the NYSE and Toronto Stock Exchange.

Disclosure: Long ENB, ERF
DISCLAIMER
I am not a financial planner, financial advisor, accountant or tax attorney. The information on this blog represents my own thoughts and opinions and should NOT be taken as investment or business advice.

Every individual should do their due diligence to make their own financial decisions based on their financial situation and tolerance for risk.


Saturday, November 4, 2017

Trading Account Update: October 31 2017

As previously stated on this blog, that I have started a trading account with a balance below $1000.00.   I started to add $50.00 every two weeks but that has stopped due to a recent job loss.  The following table shows my stats from the start of 2016:

                                # of trades :                39
                               Total Capital added:    $250.00
                               Trading Acct Balance:  $4302.93
                               Average Drawdown:   $70.84
                               Average Loss:             $64.75
                               Average Accuracy:    84.62%
                               Average Risk:              $86.06
                               Average Reward:         $105.92
                               Average R/R :             1: 1.231



        I have been trading penny stocks, stocks, REITS and options.  Any dividends that will be received from this account will stay within the account. The accuracy rate is high. Does this mean that I am a super trader? No it does not.  The risk to reward ratio states of every $1.00 of risk there is reward of  $1.231.  Ideally, a trader should aim for a 1:2  risk to reward ratio which causes the accuracy rate to be lower.

      The drawdown above is inter-trade drawdown.  This type of draw down is the dollar amount the trade moves against you.  Why is it important to keep track of inter-trade drawdown?  It helps you know if you are picking good entry points.  It is normal for trades to have inter-trade drawdown. 

Note:  The trades are listed under the Trading Tab above with all the trades listed as of October 31 2017

Note:  I currently have a trade on and sold a covered call on that trade, which both occurred after October 31.

DISCLAIMER
I am not a financial planner, financial advisor, accountant or tax attorney. The information on this blog represents my own thoughts and opinions and should NOT be taken as investment or business advice.

Every individual should do their due diligence to make their own financial decisions based on their financial situation and tolerance for risk.


Dividend Income Update - October 2017




      The month of October 2017 is another month of dividend income landing in my accounts. This money is used to help pay my expenses if it is needed. If the money is not needed, it is ALL used to purchase new investments to further increase my cash flow.

       
 Non-registered Account

  • Cineplex  (CGX) - $14.00
  • Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) - $71.75
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) - $36.40
  • Bank of Nova Scotia  (BNS) - $15.80
  • Bank of Nova Scotia  (BNS) - $26.46
  • Enerplus (ERF)  -$ 5.58
  • Rogers Communications Class B (RCI.B) - $96.00
  • Dream Office REIT   (D.UN)  - $52.58
  • Shaw Communications (SJR.B)    - $19.75

    TFSA
    • A&W Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN) - $5.05
    • Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund   (BPF.UN) - $26.91
    • iShares 1-5 yr Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF (CBO) - $0.59
    • Cominar REIT (CUF.UN) - $16.72
    • Dream Office REIT   (D.UN)  - $14.00
    • Horizons Natural Gas Yield ETF (HNY)  - $4.31
    • Killam Properties REIT (KMP.UN) - $  15.60
    • TFI International (TFII) - $9.50


    Total = $431.00
         

        I received a total of $431.00 in dividend income for the month of October 2017.  This represents a 4.94% decrease from 3 months ago and 9.86% increase year over year.

        I received $0.00 from option premiums within my investment accounts in October 2017.

         I will update my dividend income tab with the new amount I will include my option premium income also.  It is great to see money from passive income sources deposited into my brokerage account every single month.

    How was your dividend income for October 2017?

    Disclosure : Long all securities above.

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    DISCLAIMER
    I am not a financial planner, financial advisor, accountant or tax attorney. The information on this blog represents my own thoughts and opinions and should NOT be taken as investment or business advice.

    Every individual should do their due diligence to make their own financial decisions based on their financial situation and tolerance for risk.







    Portfolio Update - Oct 2017

      The month of October is now behind us.  We have seen an increase in the price of a barrel of WTI Crude Oil to around $55 US per barrel.  This increase is due to OPEC production cuts continuously being upheld. The increase will be good for the economy of western Canada, especially Alberta, has means the exploration companies will start to get back to drilling for oil and gas.  One operating rig creates on average 135 jobs directly in the oil and gas sector and indirectly through restaurants and hotels.

        My $94 covered call in Royal Bank (RY.TO) was assigned on Oct 20th as the share price of RY.TO  increased to over $100 per share.  My $84 short put in RY.TO expired on October 20th, therefore I get to keep the premium minus commissions.

         During the month of October 2017, A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN.TO) increased their dividend by a small amount to take effect for the November 30th payment date.  Emera Inc. (EMA.TO) increased their dividend from $2.09 to $2.26 per share per year.

        I invest in Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO) in 2 ways.  The 2 ways are inside my TFSA and directly through the transfer agent.  I sent a $150 check in the mail to purchase more shares of BNS.TO.  On October 27, I purchased 1.811599 shares at $82.7998 for a total cost of $150.00.  Purchasing directly with the transfer agent is commission free.

    Shares Purchased Via DRIP

    0.318339 shares of BNS.TO @ $83.119 for a total cost of $26.46

    As of  Nov 4 2017,  the value of the portfolio is $108505.22. This is a 1.484% increase over last month's total.  The spreadsheet in the investment tab above has been updated.

     During the last 2 months I closed my positions in TD.TO and RY.TO,  the former was through a regular sell order and the latter was by an covered call option assignment.  I  should of learned my lesson by now not to write covered calls or sell these positions when I am fortunate enough to own them.


    Disclosure:  Long BNS.TO, AW.UN.TO, EMA.TO

    Please Note:  All stocks are from the Toronto Stock Exchange except TTR which trades on the Venture Exchange.
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    DISCLAIMER
    I am not a financial planner, financial advisor, accountant or tax attorney. The information on this blog represents my own thoughts and opinions and should NOT be taken as investment or business advice.

    Every individual should do their due diligence to make their own financial decisions based on their financial situation and tolerance for risk.