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Q: Hi 5iR, I have been thinking about starting my own small ETF with Asian e-commerce companies such as Netease (NTES), Baidu (BIDU), Alibaba (BABA), Yirendi (YRD), Baozun (BZUN), China Mobile (CHL), and Softbank Group (SFTBY). Is there an ETF already out there that would accomplish this for me?

Thanks team. Chris

Thanks Team
Read Answer Asked by Chris on November 01, 2017
Q: Not to add to several Shopify questions this morning, but I assume that the Citron shorting is significant enough to affect markets. So what, if anything, is know about the volume, trigger prices and holding periods of these shorts? Would it be reasonable to think the stock will be more volatile during the period when these shorts are held, and possibly see upside trend as shorts get close to lapsing?
Read Answer Asked by John on October 31, 2017
Q: My 22 year old son is a great saver with a long term horizon. His current investments are as follows and he holds approx $3,000 - $4,000 in each name:

$40,000 in a balanced TFSA with the following stocks: BCE, CHE.UN, CPH, ECN, KXS, MRE, MAXR, NA, PTG, SHOP, TOY and WEF

$12,000 in a Cash account with: OTC, PBH and SIS

He has another $10,000 to invest in his cash account. What 2 or 3 stocks would you suggest he adds - either to increase existing holdings or to establish new positions? To make it a "teachable moment" can you please give the rationale for your suggestions.

I have been a subscriber for a year now and my portfolio has never done better. I recently renewed for a 2 year period and never make a move with any of our family's investments without checking with you first. What a FANTASTIC service. Thank you



Read Answer Asked by Scott on October 31, 2017
Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
Thank you for your past analysis of these two separate companies. I now have another dilemma. FLEX has just had a great quarter and the stock has hit a new 52 week high of $18.01. TD has a TP of $21.00...so all looks good. On the other hand CLS just had a miss and weaker guidance...being punished today...at $13 plus. You have said the story is still intact and they should improve. So... on the one hand I have FLEX which I think I could call a value play vs CLS which I will call at this point a more contrarian play. So in light of there fundamentals going forward which company has great appreciation? In other words is it too late to buy FLEX...better value with CLS in the long run?
Thanks for your opinion...
Dr.Ernest Rivait
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on October 30, 2017
Q: Hi,

I have a few questions:

1) What is your comment on the current price of JKHY? Is it too expensive or overvalued?

2) Amazon's price rose almost by $130 this week. Is it too expensive now? Should I wait for pullback to add more or sell half position?

3) What do you think Apple's growth prospects are? Is it worth it to buy now?

4) What is your comment on OCLR?

5) I still have a number of question credits left in my account for this year's membership, will they carry over into my next year of membership (I have already purchased next year's membership)?

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Lai Kuen on October 30, 2017
Q: Hi team,
Great investment service. I seem to have trouble using a credit (a great problem) as when I am composing a question, I check the new Q&A and another subscriber has already asked a similar one on that security. So I get my question answered for free. I guess I will have to go outside Canada to use one.

The only time I invested in a company in China was in Sino-Forest about 7-8 years ago. It was an Action List Buy from TD. A few days later it was in freefall and I was down 25% before I could get out.

Eight years later, I am now considering BABA as another investment based in China. Most analysts are very enthusiastic about BABA as potentially having a bigger impact on e-commerce than AMZN. However, they always warn about the political risks of BABA. What exactly are the risks? Sino-Forest was a fraud. I don’t think BABA is a fraud. What else could happen? Could the Chinese Government nationalize the company or part thereof?
Also, earnings are coming out Thursday evening. I don’t usually like to step into a stock just before earnings. You could get a pop or a drop. So, what are all these political risks with BABA that the analysts allude to and would you purchase before earnings release, or if at all?

thanks
dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on October 30, 2017
Q: I am comparing FDN, IGV, VGT,and BST - all hi tech ETFs . BST has performed the best this year and pays a healthy dividend . Aside from some Apple and Google I am barely into the US Tech sector . 1. Should I just buy "something" and hope for the best ? 2. Do you have a favourite tech ETF ? 3. Am I too late for the party ?.
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on October 30, 2017
Q: Sw ( Sierra Wireless) looks technically like it may haved based and might be about to take off....

Could you please give your opinion on its current possibilities for short term increase ( in terms of seasonality, technicals, fundamentals, earnings and sales as well as earnings and sales growth prospects, and competitiveness and sentiment) as well as you can determine

As well, would you please name its main competitors and rank it and them for suitability for long term long with rationale

Thanks... raelly DO appreciate your research
Read Answer Asked by lyle on October 30, 2017
Q: Morning 5i,

I've been keeping my eye on GIB for a while now and, to me it's looking like its on the verge of a breakout. For the last two years the stock has been trading more or less sideways. I now little about technical analysis, but I've heard the longer the consolidation period, the bigger the breakout. At least thats the theory as I understand it.

My first question is, do you view the behavior of this stock as a possible break out opportunity?

Second, if you were to move into the name, would you buy a half position now, and then wait for positive confirmation before purchasing the second half position?

Thanks again for the great service!
Read Answer Asked by Tristan on October 27, 2017
Q: Hi 5i Research team, Can you please provide your analysis regarding the relative growth and competitiveness of Microsoft w/ cloud based computing. What is your opinion regarding the stocks performance for 2018? Is there one tech stock that you expect will outperform Microsoft over the next year and why? Thank you, Linda
Read Answer Asked by Linda on October 27, 2017
Q: I picked up half a position on this stock on your suggestion. It ran up and away from me and I never got the gumption to buy the other half. It has been a nonstop mess of news/deals/upgrades right up into today. What do you think of it after today? That money I've set aside is burning a hole in my pocket!
Read Answer Asked by Gerald on October 27, 2017
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