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Q: Peter; Minister Joly has basically warned Canadian companies to expect upcoming government positions on China and to be “ clear eyed” when doing business there. Are there any companies, already doing business there, that might be affected? Thanks
Rod
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on November 14, 2022
Q: Hi, Among the three which one would you choose? Fluor seems to have some large projects in the pipeline..Thx. Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on November 14, 2022
Q: Hello,

I need to sell approximately $100,000 from my Unregistered account. I am trying to hold off as long as possible. Looking for your suggestions on which of the listed ETF's I should sell or should I sell a certain percentage from each one given where the market is now and where it might be going? If Industrials or Health care, etc. are projected to go higher then I obviously want to sell out from some other sectors.

Thanks for your great service. It was much easier to stay the course with my diversified portfolio and Portfolio Analytics keeping me on track.
Read Answer Asked by Mauro on November 14, 2022
Q: I have capital gains from early in 2022 that can be offset by capital losses. I have losses in the following stocks. Of these pairs which would you sell to offset the gains? UCTT or ASML; CRWD or MAGT; SLF or BNS or POW.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on November 14, 2022
Q: I have held TOY for a number of years. It has been a frustrating ride. They have lots of cash, a great balance sheet and a seeminly strong presence in the toy industry ..... but it never seems to get the same multiples as its peers. Every once in a while it reports a decent quarter or offers encouraging guidance and a twinkle of its potential is shown, but it just never seems to build on the momentum. I hate to be selling TOY "at the bottom" if the pendulum is about to swing back hard, but I am considering selling TOY and increasing my small holding in ECN. ECN seems to be a much more shareholder friendly company with strong management who are seeing their sp under pressure as well. Which do you think has more potential for relatively safe, oversized returns over the next 5 years ? If you have concerns about both, and think there are better alternatives, where would you put your money instead?
Many Thanks

Scott
Read Answer Asked by Scott on November 14, 2022
Q: Please provide some recommendations for quality, dividend paying stocks in the consumer staples sector that are a good buy right now.
Read Answer Asked by Ray on November 11, 2022
Q: Hello

Beside Nutrien 3 % in my investments I don't have any stocks in the food Industry. What's your outlook on Premium Brands today, is it a good buy at 80 $ with a 3.6 % dividend. Simply wall st reported today an intrinsic value up to 44 %. If Not do you have better ideas, Loblaws, Restaurant Brands, etc
Thank You so much.
Read Answer Asked by Michel on November 10, 2022
Q: I have significant losses in these companies. I don't need tax losses.

Should I average down on these companies or is there any of these companies that I should sell and move on?
Read Answer Asked by Timothy on November 10, 2022
Q: Hello Peter,
Could you please comment on Fulgent's results? Is it time to add to FLGT as the stock dipped for longer term? Also, what is your view on Neighbourly Pharmacy and Cargo jet? Thanks very much
Read Answer Asked by umedali on November 09, 2022
Q: Dear 5i
I am lacking stock exposure in 3 different sectors , namely Healthcare , Materials and consumer staples . If you could only pick one or two per category what would they be .
Thanks
Bill C
Read Answer Asked by Bill on November 09, 2022
Q: Hi group i would like to add to the above names. In what order /why would you recommend. Would you do it now or wait for further clarity in the market I am sitting on 35% cash Thanks for your help with this.
Read Answer Asked by Terence on November 08, 2022
Q: For someone retiring in 10 years and looking to withdraw capital gains (already have high dividend payers)over the span of their retirement, what mid and large cap equities/ ETFs , including USA, would you suggest, in a non registered account . Thank-you
Read Answer Asked by Albert on November 08, 2022
Q: Given the new 2024 tax on share buybacks are there specific stocks you see most likely to aggressive buying their own shares back ahead of this ?
Read Answer Asked by Kim on November 07, 2022
Q: The above companies are of course different, but can you rank them on a valuation basis as possible additions to existing holdings. Comments on recent earnings reports for WCN and FSV would be helpful.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Greg on November 07, 2022
Q: Hi 5i,
I need to access some cash by selling some TFSA holdings and hope you can give me advice as to the best way to go about that.
I'm nicely up on WCP and TVE, and with dividends accounted for close to break even on DBM. CTS, CURA, QST and WELL are down a lot, and GXE is down some but not too bad.
Selling 1/4 of the WCP or 1/2 of the TVE or DBM would cover my cash requirement, whereas I'd have to offload pretty much all of any one of the others at their presently reduced values to get where i need to be.
If I didn't need the cash I wouldn't sell anything at present, in the expectation that WCP and TVE will continue to do well, that DBM will at least hold steady, probably rise relatively soon and keep paying dividends, and that the others will find their way out of the woods in due course. But unfortunately I don't have that luxury.
Given the above, could you advise what i might best hold on to, and what might be best to sell in fairly short order?
Thanks!
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on November 07, 2022
Q: Above are my Consumer Defensive holdings. Can you please rank in terms of Value? I want to hold only 4 consumer defensive large cap buy and hold stocks - would you replace any of these 4?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Grant on November 07, 2022