Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i,

Your reply to Mike’s question on affects of DeepSeek was bang on. There is a lot of missing information on GPU’s, heat reduction, capability during high volume, etc, though to their credit the programmers may have found a new way to look at data which may be all that general users require.

BUT, let’s be clear, they could not have progressed without Western ingenuity and the Chinese government encouragement to steal western code and technology over and over again.

Our thoughts: Data centres are coming with the evolution of hardware. The Blackwell GPU may be ahead of its time and that is a risk for NVDA and to some degree VRT. We think NVDA missed an opportunity for extended longevity by announcing Blackwell too early.

Electrical grids require updating to be efficient with changing climate activities and technology regardless of data centres so we will chip away at a few stocks. If you assess the need for electricity from data centres at 50% of what it was projected and infrastructure improvements, what would be your top 5 stocks to purchase today?

Thank you for your advice over all these years

D&J

Q: Currentlly my portfolio in gold consists of 3 holdings. They are :

AEM - YTD + 20%, 1 YR + 90%

NUGT - YTD + 34% 1YR + 67%

WGX - YTD - 8% N/A

As you can see the weed in the portfolio is wgx.

Question to you is when I prune WGX out of the portfolio should I just put that money into the other 2 holdings or should I add a third that is an elite performer.

What would be the best from a portfolio management perspective and if you decided to add a third what would it be?

Sheldon

PS Don't worry about NUGT I know the ins and out and have made lots of money on these leveraged ETF's like NUGT, QLD, NAIL, etc

Thanks

Q: Celestica use to trade at a lower pe multiple but with its new focus what might be a more favorable multiple going forward?

Q: Two part question:

Assuming 25% tariffs come in, and assuming they will be longer rather than short term, will that affect the composition of the model portfoilios or the ratings of companies you have reports on?

In the worst case scenario, will there be any consideration given to "Trump proofing" a portfolio or a recommendation?

Cheers.

Q: Further to Stuart’s recent question on European defense spending, I’m also interested in the security theme. I recently purchased Axon in the belief police spending will be ramped up going forward. Do you have some suggestions for me to investigate in the areas of security/defense for the following: police, computers, military. Perhaps a couple of companies in each area as your top choices. I realize you have covered companies such as Raytheon extensively through the years but this theme hasn’t been on my radar until recently. Unfortunately, it seems to be increasingly significant going forward.
Thanks so much for your guidance in these challenging times.

Q: Your parents give you $100k CAD and $100k USD to invest on behalf of your family for the next 5 years. They instruct you to invest $20k in five Cdn stocks and $20k in five U.S. stocks to hold over the duration. Considering current valuations, the fact this is your family's money, and the objective of maximizing total return over the period, what are your 10 picks?

Q: Can I get your thoughts on Capstone please? Seems to keep dropping and now with talk of tariffs and maybe smaller AI infrastructure, it’s not looking great. Would you still hold here? If not, do you have another recommendation for materials sector? CAD or US? My only other one in this sector is Agnico Eagle.

Q: The Jan 20 report seemed fairly positive- lower end of guidance for 2024 but meaningful growth expected for 2025. But I seemed to miss something since it is breaking down to new lows. Can you explain what is spooking investors and your opinion going forward?

Q: Hi, I have a good problem and looking for some suggestions here. I have Brookfield group companies to 17.5% right now. RRSP A/C- BAM-1%, BN-8.6%,BEP-5% , Non-Registered A/C - BIPC-2.8% . Should i let them grow or reduce and which one? Thanks

Q: it is noticed that there several (8) analysts rating ENB a hold , also 8 analysts rate it a buy, while the average price target has already been reached, it seems that the former analysts believe some head winds are coming soon, which will force the price to drop. is it the new Trump era affecting ENB ?

Q: Amazon's decision to close operations in Quebec and lay off workers disappoints me. I wish to sell it and find some alternatives. I already own Costco. Coincidentally Astrazeneca announced Canadian expansion plans. What do you think of their stock?

Q: 5i,

My Taxable Account is CAN only 3 months old. I'm lucky enough to restructure my entire portfolio these past few months for some optimization.

The goal outperformance of XIC. Large and midcap growth primarily. Core moat players as well. I'm shifting back to a more concentrated stock portfolio.

I add underperformers and cyclicals for boosts outside of my core. ie: NTR, TD, LUG
thus far this year.
Core by weight;
CSU, TFII
DOL, DSG, SHOP, WSP
BN, CNQ, STN, CLS, TRI
TVK.

Outside of materials, gold; no retail; no reits. If this was you. Do you add a company that doesn't meet your growth expectation/debt/cash flow etc for balance ie ENB.
Or add to your current.

Looking for your sage advice as well as 2 potential core additions or adds and 2 other high conviction torque. No parameters.

Thank you!

Q: My partner is opening a new TFSA account. What 5 stocks would you recommend for a 10+ year investment today, emphasis on growth?

Q: The 5i team review GLXY in July 2024 with what I understand to be a moderate upside potential with some risk. The stock has gone form $18 to $34. I believe that you still like the stock but maybe for different reasons. Could I have your current thoughts please?

Q: Hello
I have been a moneysaver customer for many years. I noticed that the model portfolio has an inception date of 2013. Can you maybe work on another more current basket of stocks bonds given that the investing environment has changed. For example the Canadian preferred index used to be quite popular, however given that rate resets are diminishing and that we are in a low interest rate environment, there may be better alternatives

Q: Hello
Follow-up recommendation for the portfolio basket inception date. It’s a little misleading when there is only one date . Perhaps you can add a column in your spreadsheet that references when the stock was added to the basket

Q: Hello , I'm new here and i see that the portfolios that you have created have done quite well.

Would it be possible to start a new basket of stocks, given that the inception date is 10 years ago

thank you

Q: Hi 5i Team,

I invested in MFC and GWO roughly 2.5 years ago amongst a fairly diverse portfolio. I originally purchased both as a dividend play with potential for modest appreciation, but they have far exceeded my market value appreciation expectations over this time frame. I since purchased a smaller position in Sun Life roughly 3 months ago. For the first two, I likely need to trim for rebalancing / concentration sake.

My question(s) is as follows (and please deduct how many points as necessary):

- At a high level, what is your outlook for the Insurance space over the next 1-3 years and what indicators do you look at when making this assessment?
- Amongst the three companies listed, how would you rank them in terms of expected growth over the next 3 years?

Thanks and really appreciate the advice from 5i.
Erick

Q: Can you give your outlook on NOA for 2025? Any names you’d consider over it?

Q: Dear 5i
Do you prefer PWR or POWL and why ?
Also VHI seems to be one of your top picks for small cap growth stocks but the valuation ie P/E seems quite high . Does its growth rate justify the valuation ?
Thanks
Bill C