Investment Q&A

Q: Can you provide your top 5 growth stock picks over the next 6-12 months and provide commentary on why each is worthy to make the list. Appreciate getting separate Canadian and US lists.

Q: The above holdings are in an RESP that won’t be required for at least 7 years. For new money, which sectors to add and a couple of suggestions please.

Q: I've held these partial positions for some time now and am below water on all but NTR.

The objective here is income with some growth.

If all positions were sold and you had to consolidate all proceeds into just one of the four options provided, which would you choose and why?

What would you choose if you were forced to sell all four and reposition into one new company?

Q: Hello,

I recently purchased shares and am up quite a bit. Do you recommend continuing to hold? Risks ahead? Trim position, or exit completely?

Thank you

Q: I hold many names from your Balanced Portfolio. I am in the process of deploying cash with the intent of building a more balanced portfolio with a long term view. What 10 Canadian names would you buy today and what 2 US names would you buy?

Thank You
Tim

Q: I just asked about how to access flash reports. I was interested in seeing TFII. Response was to simply input stock symbol and it would appear. I do this for TFII and the most recent report is a full report from April 2022. Am I missing something?

Q: Thanks for the podcasts and blogs - really helpful. Would 5i consider placing links on the profiles pages for the companies mentioned in those blogs and podcasts, for easier reference?

Q: Do you think Kraken Robotics has a decent chance for some substantial upside before the end of this year? The same with Capstone Copper, thanks?

Q: Mr Buffett said he is eyeing a Canadian investment. What are your thoughts/guesses as to which company he is looking at?

Q: If you had to guess, what Canadian company do you think Warren Buffet is considering? What would be your top few picks in a guess? Thanks,

Jason

Q: Gfl released earnings today and increased guidance for 2024. Could have please provide analysis and would you recommend a buy? Thanx.

Q: Some maintenance of my portfolio is long-overdue. I have been sitting on PBH, VEEV, and VZ which are all down about 30%. WELL is down about 50%, MG about 40%. Should I keep holding, or take the loss and pivot to something else? These are the worst performers, overall the entire portfolio is up 20% this year. Many thanks for your assistance.

Q: hi,
thoughts on earnings report? did you listen to the earnings call, and if so your thoughts? does it look like the ship is on track?
cheers, chris

Q: Hello! I own LMN.V, but I don’t have CSU or HSP.A. Are these tech companies similar? Should I consider them as a group purchase, or treat each name individually as a tech stock within my portfolio?

Q: What’s your view on Toromont earnings today? Is the drop in share price an opportunity to buy?

Q: Hello,

General best practice question here on portfolio diversification based on a question asked many years ago.

1. If you were starting fresh with an equity portfolio, how many names would you choose and would they all be equal weight by name? Within that number, would you have a recommendation investing in a set number of ETF's?

2. Would you recommend adding stocks across each of the 10-14 sectors (or prioritize specific ones) and apply the same weight?

3. In terms of tax benefits, would you tend to hold US stock in a TFSA or RRSP? I seem to read conflicting views.

Q: Hello
I m am reviewing my respective sector allocation per the PA portfolio recommendations.
Can 5i elaborate why AQN and BEPC are classified as Energy Sector positions while BIPC is classified as a Utility ?

Q: Good day,

Did a huge portfolio makeover a few months ago, almost entirely with your picks (minus a few that didn't click for me) and some of my high own high conviction names. For the most part, they've all done pretty well, with the exception of the last few weeks.

1. Is the last few weeks just overall uncertainty/retraction?
2. bep and bip are down ~15%, is it worthwhile getting out and averaging down BAM or BNS?
3. ATS and CELH are down after large runups after I bought. worth buying/averaging down on one of these?
4. DCBO and NXT back to scratch after huge runs. Do you expect those levels to return? Timeline wise? NXT spun from FLEX, but Flex continues to climb
5. KXS is down 8%, and seems pretty spikey over the last 5 years. Just wait for the next one? Should this start to create more of a steadier trend upward?
6. I bought POWL, and it's basically done nothing, thoughts on the company now? alternatives?
7. I saw a youtuber vid that really loved POET for the coming months years. I was telling a friend about it yesterday because I like (and understand) the technology and what it could do. He literally bought some while we were talking yesterday morning and he's up 30%... Are the company fundamentals/contracts improving? or could it just be hype from youtubers and the like?

Almost all of these had some pretty significant periods of running since I rebalanced in Jan/Feb. I know market timing is not a solid practice, but in a lot of these growth names, at what point is that jump worth moving on from, freeing up some cash for another opportunity down the road? And how do you determine whether it's time or not?

Finally, in the event that your attitudes have changed on any of these, do you have a top 3 CAD, top 3 US new ideas over the last few months that have really turned the tide/become strong buys that I may replace/add?

Thanks for everything!

James

Q: Any idea why these 2 are up on such a down day?

Sheldon

Q: I have purchased a Bitcoin TEF in the past as a trade. I made money and got out. I do not have the understanding/trust in crypto to consider making a longer term or large Investment. I am aware that there are crypto assets, trading platforms and miners. However the concept seems to be based entirely on a level of trust which I do not have. This question is not about FOMO. I do not have a burning desire to invest here but to understand. I am not asking for deep dive but what is your approach to investing in the crypto market? Thanks for your help.

Mike