skip to content
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. Investment Q&A
You can view 3 more answers this month. Sign up for a free trial for unlimited access.

Investment Q&A

Not investment advice or solicitation to buy/sell securities. Do your own due diligence and/or consult an advisor.

Q: Hi guys...any thoughts on some beaten up stocks that could be opportunities for quick gains? can be Canada or U.S. thoughts are welcome...
Read Answer Asked by dan on June 16, 2020
Q: We’ve moved 60% of our cash position back into stocks which either had at least a B+ from you, or which you spoke highly of. After the selloff on 11 June we’re down overall about 1%. Not too bad but we’re wondering about how solid this portfolio is for more bumps to come. All are for holds of at least 2 years before taking some gains. Question - do you see any red flags before we invest more in these positions? Would you consider reducing any sectors and increasing others? If so, what would you drop and what replacement options would you consider? Presently, no sector exceeds 25% and most positions could be topped up. Previously, we had more dividend income. We are mid-sixties and the pension covers about half of our expenses. Many thanks in advance for your trusted views.
Cash - 40.2%
Telcoms (4.3%) - BCE 2.3%, T 2.0%
Cons Def - COST 2.6%
Energy – ENB 2.7%
Fin Svcs (21.9%) - BNS 3.3%, BAM.A 4.5%, GSY 0.8%, RY 0.8%, SLF 3.0%, V 3.4%, JPM 3.0%, MCO 3.1%
Health - MDT 2.8%
Ind (4%) – CNR 0.9%, RTX 3.1%
Tech (15.1%) - KXS 1.8%, SHOP 1.7%, CRWD 2.2%, DOCU 3.4%, MSFT 3.4%, CRM 2.6%
Util (6.5%) – AQN 1.6%, BEP.UN 2.2%, CU 2.7%
Read Answer Asked by TOM on June 15, 2020
Q: I know this is tough to answer but are there any companies out there you see today that could potentially duplicate the great returns of the SHOP,CSU,NFLX, LULU etc.. either in US or Canada? thank you
Read Answer Asked by Kolbi on June 15, 2020
Q: I hope you are all well, 5i has become a blessing for us,after big loss in March most of us have recovered from your advice.You have strongly suggested KXS,and some other stocks and they have performed very very well,can not thank you enough.
Is there or are there some stocks and sectors you can recommend (I know they might not be like KXS ).
Read Answer Asked by Nizar on June 15, 2020
Q: Recently, in response to a question requesting your advice on a number of stocks including the above, you singled out MSFT and CRWD to "buy more". What are other stocks would you recommend to "buy more" at this time?
Thank you for your advice.
Read Answer Asked by sam on June 15, 2020
Q: I have 8 below US stocks and would like your expert opinion on which stocks are best to hold, sell, or buy more. Does anyone has big DEBTS and how is their management. If you have to sell in which order I should sell. MSFT is about 4% and all others are only 2% of my portfolio.

CRWD, ECL, BYND, FSLY, SONO, NET, SQ. MSFT.

Thanks for the great service.
Read Answer Asked by Hector on June 12, 2020
Q: These are the US holdings in my RSP. All have done well except for SYK down about 8% with a limited outlook for the rest of 2020 based on the Covid pandemic. Regardless of sector weighting, what are your favorite 2 or 3 US equities for growth over the next 5 years? I'm okay with a moderate risk.
Thanks in advance,
Greg.
Read Answer Asked by Greg on June 11, 2020
Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

Today (rightly or wrongly), I used the large uptick in the share price of CAE to sell my position that's held in my TFSA. (I sold with a gain of 4%, not counting the previous dividends.) I feel that the "airline" sector will still be under pressure after the present euphoria settles down, but who knows?

Having said that, please suggest two or three stocks or ETFs from each of the following sectors that could be considered somewhat defensive as well as being suitable for a TFSA. Portfolio Analytics indicates that I'm underweight in:
Basic Materials
Communication Services
Consumer Defensive
Energy
Financial Services
Healthcare
Industrials

Please deduct as many credits as you deem necessary. Thanks for the continuing superb service especially during this unusual time.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on June 11, 2020
Q: I would appreciate 10 US and/or Canadian small cap growth stocks to invest in for the next two to five years.
Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on June 09, 2020
Q: Hi, US airline stocks had over 75% recovery, from the March lows. Airlines also responded positively to last week's surprise of positive employment numbers. Air Canada had been a favorite of various CDN Portfolio Managers, but the stock fell to its lows in March with the sector. The stock price has seen a nice recovery over past few weeks but is still way below its Pre-COVID levels of $50+. Company now has decent liquidity after recent equity/debt offering. Do you consider it a smart move to start building a position in the company, for long term, at current levels ? If so, should we start with, let's say 1% position and slowly increase to 2-3% ? What are the important factors to watch, over next several months ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on June 08, 2020
Q: SOME Stocks fluctuate lot daily such as BYD,CSU,SHOP,PKI makes me feel better to trade in this market,what is your opinion.
For safer long term low risk hold which stocks you would recommend in US &CAD,
low growth is OK.
Read Answer Asked by Nizar on June 05, 2020
Q: Which 3 can. Stocks would you buy today for greatest capital appreciation?
Read Answer Asked by Rose on June 05, 2020
Looking for more? Sign up for a FREE 14 day trial! No credit card required

We invite you to sign up for a 14 day free trial of 5i Research!
Experience all the benefits and tools we have to offer; stock research, model portfolios, Q&A with our experts, and so much more. Join a community of like-minded investors today!