Investment Q&A

Q: Peter; If Canada picks Germany for the sub deal , would this impact PNG- or, if not, which Canadian coys would benefit? Thanks.
Rod

Q: Hi Peter & Team,

Yes, it's great to see TRI bouncing back; very encouraging.

However, since TRI is 'partnered' with Anthropic, are there any 'red flags' at the moment, when considering the ongoing disagreements between the Trump administration and Anthropic? (Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence and his recent demands aimed at Anthropic).

Thanks as always for your insight.

Q: Do you have a few TSX or dual listed companies that are building or developing hardware for the AI future. Any favourites ?

Q: 1. Can you please suggest a list of 10 companies suitable for a Smith Maneuver account? Additionally, please provide 3 to 4 ETF recommendations. For each suggestion, please assign a rating from 1 to 5, where 1 is least preferred and 5 is most recommended. Finally, could you let me know if HDIV is a viable option for this type of account?
2. When optimizing or rebalancing an existing portfolio, do you prioritize the Sharpe ratio or the Sortino ratio while still respecting individual sector and stock limits?
3. When adding a new position, if a company passes all your initial fundamental and technical checks, do you utilize correlation or covariance as a final risk-management check?

Please feel free to use all the credits needed to answer all questions in detail.
Thank you.

Q: Can you rank the listed stocks for a long term hold please. Thank you

Q: Could you add anything beyond what I can read on yahoo finance why the stock jumped yesterday please?
Is the case to be made to average down based on this reaction? Within a reasonable position.

Q: Could you explain the difference between these two stocks. What are the dividends for each and are they paid out in US $ or CDN. Which has the better tax treatment, as I understand there is different tax treatments for partnerships. but not sure what the difference is?

Q: Hi Group in what order highest risk first please. (particularly worried tech stocks) and where we go from here??... buy, sell, hold..) plse give me you thought on sectors at most risk going fwd

Q: Hi 5i
I've taken quite a beating on LMN in a registered account - down approximately 60% on the $25K flyer I took on it back when it traded in the $50 range.
I can afford to carry it awaiting a recovery, but I also think if a recovery is not imminent, I would like to take my losses and put what remains of the 25K to work elsewhere - perhaps in CNQ, TVE or WCP where capital appreciation and income are both realistic over the next couple of years.
What do you think - and if the premise is good but you have better ideas that CNQ, TVE or WCP please advise.
Thanks, 5i,
Peter

Q: I need some consumer discretionary for my RRIF. I want to minimize market surprises so I've chosen these two. Both have great dividend history and OK 5 year CAGR. The RIF is not my primary source of income but I do find dividends to be a help when getting over rough patches. Which would you choose for a long term hold. Or perhaps both? Any other choices? Thank You

Q: WSP Global has been dropping significantly recently. What are the reasons? Is this stock a buy, hold or sell at the current level?

Q: Which would you pick today for a growth oriented investor Shop or VNP in today’s turbulent market. Which is best equipped to handle this type of environment going forward? Would you have another suggestion to add?
Thank you
Dan

Q: Having wanting to diversify from my non registered account of mainly banks, utilities and pipelines, I have followed these 4 stocks for quite sometime. Bought BN ( up ) a year ago and WSP just recently; both half positions. Now is too early for TRI as it is impossible to determine the winners and losers in the software AI issue besides I already own LMN ( down down ) in my TFSA. Based on management’s handling of previous downturns, I have TFII on the radar. Are there any large Canadian companies with international exposure you would suggest ? Should I just bring BN and WSP up to full position? I am looking at BIPC but would that be too much Brookfield ?
I stay away from oil and commodity companies.
Thanks . Derek

Q: both at near highs and are in different sectors but which one do you like better long term. just worried a bit if cnq is moving on oil price and possibly of iran conflict

Q: Does the quarterly report change anything, slow and steady as she goes?

Q: I'm in the process of using RIF withdrawals to augment a TFSA.
I have BIP, BEP and DIR as possible candidates to switch.

I'd appreciate your view on which stock has the most upside potential?

Q: GRGD been on a tear lately.

Any reason?


Thanks


Sheldon

Q: Looking at adding to 2 areas - stocks that might benefit from increased defense spending in Canada, and stocks in the metals sector. How would you rate these stocks on a scale of 1 to 10 for a buy at this time? 10 being something you like a lot, 5 if you are indifferent, and 1 if you have zero interest in owning it. ARIS, CS, HBM, OGC, PAAS, SVM for metals and CGY, FTG, MDA, PNG for defense related.

Q: Morning 5i staff,
What companies can benefit from the new Defence Industrial Strategy announced by Carney today.
Please provide explanation as to how they can benefit and rate the companies that can benefit the most to least.

Thanks Joe

Q: I need to raise some cash and am considering selling one of the securities listed. I have a well-diversified portfolio with a slightly overweight financial sector, hence the choices. Which of the three listed ETFs (I treat BRK.B as an ETF) would you sell? The criterion is the lowest anticipated return over the next 3–5 years. Thanks!