Q: I am setting up a retirement portfolio. i know that in your view allocations are personal but if you were setting up your retirement portfolio what would be your highest ZUT allocation that you would be comfortable with? what would be your allocation per dividend/conservative non-overlapping ETFs? what would be your top 5-6 ETFs for such a portfolio?
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Q: What do you think about the recent insider tech sell off by Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, and others? Is this a signal of an incoming tech and general market crash?
Q: Can you elaborate a bit on your philosophy “Letting Winners ride”? Very difficult to do so when consistently managing position sizing. I own companies you have serious conviction in (BN, CSU, CLS, GOOG) that are becoming larger allocations in my portfolio. They feel like “Winners”, so why trim?
Can you provide an example or two that you personally have let winners run? And maybe a reason why you chose not to trim?
Thank you
Can you provide an example or two that you personally have let winners run? And maybe a reason why you chose not to trim?
Thank you
Q: I am looking at taking some profits and rebalancing my portfolio heading into the end of year, I have historic tax losses that will allow this without issue…
I am currently at approximately 70/30 (Stocks/Fixed Income, Cash) , looking to move closer to 60/40. Do you think this is being too conservative heading into the end of the year?
Thanks
Tim
I am currently at approximately 70/30 (Stocks/Fixed Income, Cash) , looking to move closer to 60/40. Do you think this is being too conservative heading into the end of the year?
Thanks
Tim
Q: Hi 5i team,
With the Fed now ending quantitative tightening (QT) and possibly cutting rates, I'm wondering what the combination means for the market from your perspective.
1. How do you think the end of QT might affect U.S. and Canadian stocks in the short term and long term? Are there certain sectors or styles (growth vs value, cyclicals vs defensives) that you’d expect to benefit more? How about Crypto?
2. Some people are saying that stopping QT is almost like getting an extra rate cut in terms of liquidity. Do you agree, or is that overstated?
Thanks,
Matt
With the Fed now ending quantitative tightening (QT) and possibly cutting rates, I'm wondering what the combination means for the market from your perspective.
1. How do you think the end of QT might affect U.S. and Canadian stocks in the short term and long term? Are there certain sectors or styles (growth vs value, cyclicals vs defensives) that you’d expect to benefit more? How about Crypto?
2. Some people are saying that stopping QT is almost like getting an extra rate cut in terms of liquidity. Do you agree, or is that overstated?
Thanks,
Matt
Q: I am 70 year-old value investor who is reluctant to invest further in the current overvalued equity market. Our new portfolio manager is recommending the AQR Apex Strategy Fund as an alternative investment. I am reluctant to invest in something I don't understand. Can you please tell me more about the AQR Apex Strategy Fund?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Q: Hey 5i, I would like your suggestions on portfolio construction for a retired individual. Basically I would like your suggestions for percentage breakdown between Canada, US, and international. My plans for international is just buying VXUS and calling it a day. For Canada I’m buying ETFs XDIV and CDZ. For the US I’m going to buy the 11 sectors (including REITS) through ETFs, either Vanguards or ishares. So I would like your suggestions on percentages put to the 11 sectors in the US for a retired individual. Thanks so much and what a great service you have!
Q: Similar to how you don't like giving price targets, isn't having a "starter" position a similar sin? Like how lump sum is better than DCA, wouldn't it makes sense to just go all in (to the goal % of portfolio you'd like to have).
Q: Further to my last question about Tether, the Financial Times is also reporting the following:
Crypto-hoarding companies are ditching their holdings in a bid to prop up their sinking share prices, as the craze for “digital asset treasury” businesses unravels in the face of a $1tn cryptocurrency rout.
Can you please provide some context around what’s going on in the crypto space lately and any thoughts about where it goes to from here?
Many thanks.
Michael
Crypto-hoarding companies are ditching their holdings in a bid to prop up their sinking share prices, as the craze for “digital asset treasury” businesses unravels in the face of a $1tn cryptocurrency rout.
Can you please provide some context around what’s going on in the crypto space lately and any thoughts about where it goes to from here?
Many thanks.
Michael
Q: What are your thoughts on the recent S&P Global Ratings downgrade on Tether? As reported in the Financial Times:
The rating agency warned that the company has “limited transparency on reserve management and risk appetite, lack of a robust regulatory framework [and] no asset segregation to protect against the issuer’s insolvency”.
Thank you.
Michael
The rating agency warned that the company has “limited transparency on reserve management and risk appetite, lack of a robust regulatory framework [and] no asset segregation to protect against the issuer’s insolvency”.
Thank you.
Michael
Q: Are you aware of any studies done comparing the accuracy of performance of stocks using - Technical Analisys vs Fundamental Analisys? If so what are the results is one method more accurate.
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NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE $85.07)
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Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP.UN $38.80)
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TransAlta Corporation (TA $17.21)
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GE Vernova Inc. (GEV $661.67)
Q: I think a lot of utilities tied to the wind-farm industry have taken quite a hit since Trump came back to tilt at windmills (Orsted, for example). But Trump won't be around forever. Assuming a significant rebound following his demise, what companies provide the greatest opportunity going forward? Please include one or two Canadian investment opportunities in your answer.
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Constellation Software Inc. (CSU $2,713.02)
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goeasy Ltd. (GSY $129.60)
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Propel Holdings Inc. (PRL $24.32)
Q: Thank you for the recent flash update on several companies that have experienced a large decline in the last few months. Your reports reaffirmed the solid foundation of these companies. Also nice to see a bit of a bounce upward of these companies,
Thanks Stephen
Thanks Stephen
Q: Please flesh out your use of RSI.
What patterns or movements do you consider most relevant in trying to identify bullish or bearish moves?
Thank you,
John
What patterns or movements do you consider most relevant in trying to identify bullish or bearish moves?
Thank you,
John
Q: Hello,
I assume like most subscribers, I read the questions section almost daily and wonder if any of the stocks mentioned are in your various portfolios.
To find out if they are involves many steps which is inconvenient. Is there a way to indicate if the stock is in a current portfolio? Maybe a Star or similar symbol?
Many thanks
I assume like most subscribers, I read the questions section almost daily and wonder if any of the stocks mentioned are in your various portfolios.
To find out if they are involves many steps which is inconvenient. Is there a way to indicate if the stock is in a current portfolio? Maybe a Star or similar symbol?
Many thanks
Q: Markets are acting pretty badly with most of AI in retreat. Even growth names like NFLX and SpOT are very weak. What would you recommend for investors who have a medium risk tolerance. Sign me Concerned
Q: Is technical analysis part of your methodology and if so which indicators to do use?
Thank you
Thank you
Q: Would you consider BTCX.B:CA a good way to invest in Bitcoin. What’s your overall opinion of
Bitcoin and is it worth speculating a small portion
of one’s portfolio?
Bitcoin and is it worth speculating a small portion
of one’s portfolio?
Q: Goldman shows currently that CTA's will dump stocks in every scenario (market up or down) over the next month, including total sales over $75 billion. This number is large versus average. Is this a meaningful indicator that you watch, or just another "worry"? I guess it is mainly an indicator of flow.
Q: Japan's 20Y has spiked to 2.75%, marking a historic shift. I tead this could trigger short-term volatility in risk assets. Do you act on this? For example my bond portfolio contains some ETFs with 10y and 20y durations. Should I move more to shorter duration? On equities higher risk assets are more vilnerable? How big of deal is this looking forward, or just another "worry"?