Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i, wondering what you think of Edison International today and what are the other professionals thinking. Are they going to cut the dividend if so by how much(guestimate)? Maybe they will eliminate the dividend what is the estimated odds of that? The horrific fires haven't been that long ago but enough time i think that it may be time to enter into a position.

Q: Hi can you please rank in order from best to least for the following FAANG + NVDA stocks for the next +5 years? An explanation why is much appreciated along with a management rating for each. Thank you

Q: Dear 5i
Could you please rank the above listed stocks from best ie most likely to be worth a lot more after 3-4 years to the least best ie more likely to not do as well over the same 3-4 year time period . I'm also assuming that when i say best i mean companys that not only have great growth profiles but also have descent management and solid products and /or services that will likely remain in high demand for years to come .
Thanks once again
Bill C

Q: Celestica- I added a half position last week at $90.10. It’s run back up to $139.50 making it a 3/4 position.. great timing so thank you for the additional insights. My question.. let the winner run seems obvious but do you top it up here or wait for a consolidation. If wait, do you think adding to CRM today makes sense - 1/4 position currently.

Thanks

Q: I know this may be hard to answer exactly.
To the best of your knowledge . Who are the top 5 CDN. companies doing substantial or aggressive buy backs ? Also the same question for the US side.

Thanks for your valuable service.
Cal

Q: Could you recommend five companies that could benefit from the advancement of robotics?

Q: Your thoughts on Merck this morning please,do you see any upside?I hold it in my rif and am still showing a small profit.Buy,hold or sell?

Q: Hello,
I am looking to add to my US non-registered account. Retiring soon and looking for safety & sustainable growing dividends. Which of these do you prefer and why? Is there something else you would suggest? I am building up my portfolio and have small holidings in GOOGL/JNJ/VICI.
Thanks, Leah

Q: Hello, for a 25 year old with $ 500.00 to invest in the TFSA, which of the above would you suggest?
Also, how about for a 27 year old with $ 100K, which one(s) would you suggest? Finally, does BMO have a S&P500 unhedged?
As a quick calculation the Unedged has retuned ~ 6% more with BMO (ZQQ /ZNQ) and ~ 12% with the ishare ( XQQ/XQQU). Right?
Thanks
Carlo

Q: Hello,
Can you please give me your input on Paypall earnings. Is it a sell ?
Thanks !

Q: Can you comment on UBER earnings, their forward guidance and US currency headwinds, and the perceived battle with TSLA's robotaxis.

Uber stock price has been flat for a year now - is it undervalued? The market seems to pricing in nothing less than solid earnings and guidance beats, is this a sign that the market considers large cap US stocks to be grossly overvalued in general, and anything less than perfection will result in a sell off?

Q: I want to ask whether it'd be good to buy JPM and RIVN now to invest for 5 years.

Q: Your thoughts on a decent entry point? Management rating 10 being the best.
Thank you

Q: Hi,
I know that Kodak is a bit "special" with the pension plan surplus issue. Other than the potential benefit from that are there any other compelling reasons to purchase it?

Regards-Dave

Q: Hi 5i Team - Could you name a few publicly traded companies, besides CSU, that have no analyst coverage and have never had analyst coverage. Any market cap, any sector, U.S. or Canadian. Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i,

Can you comment AMD and GOOG earnings? Both are droping 7%+ after market.

Thank you

Q: Hi 5i,

I have some USD cash available, which stocks would you consider buying today for balanced/growth portfolio?

If holding longer on cash, where would you park it? Something equivalent to CSAV on US side maybe.

Thank you,

Q: 3 month treasury TBIL any restrictions on adding or taking money out. I want to buy US to try and off set the fall in CAD. What does the 3 month designation mean. What's your 3 US equities ...Plus 3 Canadian. And short description why and in what order you like them.

Q: Can you please give me your input on PFE earnings. They beat the earnings however stock is down,

Thanks for your great service

Q: As one of 5i’s early subscribers, I find it a useful thought experiment to give my answer to a question before clicking on the 5i answer. I have found over the years our answers converge and so I rarely send in questions and comments. However my sense is that DeepSeek is a significant change.

On one level it is a clear lesson in the reality that, as Keynes said many decades ago, it’s real resources that matter, not money.

The American approach to AI development was that if you don’t have a $1billion you're not in the game. The Chinese have shown that if you have the pool of talent, amazing things can be done with relatively little money. The prevailing narrative that the Chinese are just copy cats was also blown out of the water. DeepSeek not only upends every assumption underlying the American approach to AI, it shows that the Chinese can out Silicon Silicon Valley and that means that, unlike in the past, China’s most talented minds will want to work for Chinese companies not American ones.

How will the Americans respond? Having staked political capital on the $500 billion Stargate, Trump and his entourage of billionaires have no choice, they will double down. We are hearing the narrative already, they are now saying that $500 million invested in DeepSeek’s advancements will produce even more amazing advancements in AI.

At a moment in history, as America consumes itself, China has taken a leap forward. Not only have they bloodied Trump, they have shaken the world in ways Napoleon could never have foreseen.

There are actually lessons to be learned in how Canada might deal with Trump but the political bobble heads and corporate Canada have actually come to believe the myths of neo-liberalism they started purveying in the 80’s, and are now incapable of rising above their paralysing fear.

Every investor has to ask, what are the implications of DeepSeek for their investments? Doubling down by the Americans will keep the party going for a while but it seems reasonable to expect a reckoning. Where would 5i look for alternatives to AI investments? Please suggest 5 US and 5 Cdn stocks that have strong balance sheets and reasonable growth prospects (without stretched valuations) that would benefit from using much less expensive AI? Also, please suggest a couple of ETF’s for Europe and China that would benefit should those markets surprise to the upside?
Mike