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: I like to purchase some US traded companies but I have no American cash. If a person wants to buy $10 to $15,000 (CAD) of a US traded stock, is it better to purchase a CDR or convert to US dollars at the current exchange rate? Does the exchange rate, or size of purchase make any difference when deciding which is the best course of action?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Brad on December 16, 2025
Q: These stocks are held in my wife's RRIF - just turned 71 - start withdrawing 2026. QSR, NTR ,GSY & GRT.UN small positions. GSY added this year. Thinking of selling GRT.UN - stock has not done much & very small dividend increaser, QSR (500 shs) small position - not big dividend grower - thinking of selling, NTR held fora while - up a fair bit 44%, 500 shs - sell? Comments if you agree with my analysis and if so, what should buy or add to this account?
Read Answer Asked by James on December 16, 2025
Q: hello 5i:
the Brookfield companies listed above make up close to 9% of our holdings. In your opinion, is that overweighting one entity too much? Any of the companies could be traded, but finding a comparable, or "better" company in that particular sector eg. utilities, financials, etc; is difficult. Your thoughts, please.
thanks
Paul L
Read Answer Asked by Paul on December 16, 2025
Q: WSP has been flat this year while Aecon has had a nice advance.Also, Transforce is recovering.I am thinking of replacing WSP with Aecon or Transforce.Your thoughts please.
Merry Christmas.
Read Answer Asked by Allen on December 16, 2025
Q: TRI: read your report. Owned for very long time - small position 550 shares - up 327% including dividends. Thinking of adding at some point this month - tax loss selling. Non registered account ( wife's) Own in this portfolio: ATD, BMO, CM, EMP.A, ENB, TRP, SLF, T, TFII ( bought few weeks ago - up 10% now) ETF ZUE - owned very long time - up 504% and of course TRI. We are in our 70s, so, have more than enough capital.
Read Answer Asked by James on December 11, 2025
Q: I plan to convert most of my stock holdings into ETF's by Dec 15/ 28. The highlighted stocks are in my TFSA with significant loses due to poor timing increasing positions. Would you hang in there or cut bait and move on. For the names you would kiss goodbye, please suggest a more stable proxy. Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Richard on December 11, 2025
Q: Engineering stocks, specially WSP, have lagged the market this year, despite lot of positive news around data centres build and Canadian government spend plans on infrastructure projects. WSP actually is trading near its 52 weeks low.

Unless there is a solid catalyst to lift the stock over next 6-12 months, would it make sense to step aside and assign these funds elsewhere like financials ( Canadian banks ) or other industrials ( US aerospace) or even Tech ( CLS ), where there is better momentum and more visibility ?

Thank You
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on December 10, 2025
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!