Investment Q&A

Q: What are your thoughts on GDI? I've been holding in my TFSA for around 3 years and up 12%. They made a purchase last week which looks good. Its more or less been flat and slightly down for the last little while. I know you like it and still hold but I'm looking to high grade this stock for a better alternative if there is one.  Looking at total return 5+ yrs, what small/mid cap stocks would you rank above this one currently that I could swap with? Some names that come to mind are TVK (not held) and HPS.A (holding already).  So I would sell GDI and buy one of the others, which do you like currently that have greater growth potential? If any others in Cad or US, please offer your suggestions.

Also quick thoughts on NVEI (held in TFSA), time to cut it loose? Thanks!

Q: I own both and looking to add only to one at this time. Which to add for total return over 3-5 years? Yield on BNS is enticing currently, but exposure to Central America economies leaves me feeling it's riskier than TD with US exposure. What say you guys?

Q: i owned some glxy and it was nice to see 5i increasing their position.
do you like btcc, or do you recommend another and if you do like btcc ,is it the one hedged to cdn dollar dave

Q: your thoughts please on the quarter?

Thx

Q: Hi, SHOP had a really bad day Today and traded really poorly, sinking almost 7%, perhaps influenced by Alphabet's results and major large techs like META, AMZN etc, pulling the Nasdaq sharply lower. Shopify stock also broke the $68 support level today, which it has held, in the recent past. We added a little to our 6% holding, with a long term belief in company's strong fundamentals.

Analysts' commentary/preview has generally been positive with expectation of company announcing strong results and guidance on November 2nd. What are your thoughts ?

Thank You

Q: Dear 5i team.

In early Oct. after the possible take private offer on NBLY was announced, I started keeping tabs on it. From the initial pop the price action is down on a daily basis, it seems.
When do we expect more public info to be released on this one? It sure smells like the old DND bait and switch example of the past year or so and we know how that one has played out. (apologize for the cynical DND comment, but it's the most recent example I could think of)
Is the arbitrage opportunity here picking up speed, or a sign that the market thinks this deal will not complete, thus stay away?

Many thanks for your help.

Q: When the "take it private" chatter was happening I ended up with too large of a DND position which I have been (too) patient with as I understand that the macro economics involved are challenging and until that changes there is little to do but wait. But it is getting a little crazy at this point (even dead cats should bounce).

If I wanted to hedge my bet and sell some are there few other beat up names that you feel have a similar or better recovery potential?

Q: I'm wondering whether you think ATS is a good investment now seeing its price has come down?

Thank you

Q: Good evening.

On several recent occasions 5i has recommended BEP.UN for income investors.

Today’s report on the same company was downgraded be two letter grades.

I find this a little contradictory.

Please comment. I was thinking of topping up my current position.

Q: Hi,
I'm puzzled by the recent drop in price - is it something of a concern? Any thoughts or news you might have would be appreciated.
Thanks for all you hard work!
Dawn

Q: Please explain the losses due to fair value of the redeemable preferred shares and special securities?

Q: I just visited your subscription website. 5i rightfully touts the outstanding returns on these BEST PERFORMERS since inception.

I have benefited immensely from those picks BUT bailed at the wrong time and now only hold GSY.

Would you still recommend Csu,byd and syz at current prices or are there new potential multi baggers that you prefer

Thanks for your help…. and looking forward to seeing share prices increase and have the patience and wisdom…and courage to hold on ……

Q: For new TFSA money this year what are your top 6-7 picks within your balanced portfolio as of today?

Q: I am contemplating adding to my 1/2 position in BYD. What would you consider to be a good price for adding to this position? Or are there other stocks in the same sector that you would favor over BYD at this time? thanks, J

Q: Your comments and analysis on the recently announced earnings please. Where do you see the stock going from here?

Q: Hi, Could you comment on the chart of ATS from Technical perspective, as stock seems to be in a precipitous drop over past few weeks. Where do you see technical support ? Would you recommend buying or adding now or wait for the stock to settle, based on strong belief in the co from fundamental perspective ? Thank You

Q: I am considering taking a position in this company. Your overall thoughts on the company would be appreciated and as well is this a good time to start a position? Thank You.

Q: Hi, Can you please provide your opinion on current valuation, growth prospects and a decent entry level to start a new position? It was mentioned that stock has seen a run up in its price and may need to consolidate. Actually, just within last 10 days, it has shot up almost 10%, since it was added to 5i Growth Portfolio ( Kudos to your team for the Great selection and Excellent timing !!! }. Thank You

Q: Adding new money into the Income Portfolio- Hello, I am adding new money to the Income Portfolio in my TFSA. Would you suggest/list the top 5is ( 5 investments!!) timely buys at this time, with a time frame of 2-3 years and overall return perspective?
Also, would you consider making this a feature in monthly portfolio reports - like top 2-3 buys? Thanks

Q: In the chart "Portfolio Total Return with Benchmark as Base (%) 5-Yr" in your monthly portfolio reports, why does it change for a given date from month to month? For example, at 2022-1-1 in the Mar 31, 2023 Growth report it is about 50%. But in the Sep 30, 2023 Growth report at 2022-1-1 it drops well below 50%. Is this not the cumulative excess return over the benchmark for the 5 year period ending 2022-1-1 in both charts and therefore it shouldn't change? Thank you.