Investment Q&A

Q: If you were only able to buy 3 US stocks and had a 3 year time line, regardless of risk, which would you pick?

Q: I read a small “newspaper” article on this relatively newly listed venture and wondered if you had any thoughts on it. It is still smaller cap than I think you find investable, but it strikes me that it has some possible tailwinds and potential for growth?

Q: What's going on with this company?
Is it a buy?

Q: I have held VMD for some time and seen it rise and fall. Is it time to cash out?
Thanks,
Guy

Q: It looks like ELF has missed it's estimates over the last 4 quarters. What are the chances they will do much better after the Christmas season?

Q: Hi team, is it too early to start picking away? Does the future look promising?
Thx

Q: What do you think about the allegations of security fraud with TMDX?

Q: Hello 5i!

I have some cash to deploy and am light on industrials. I’m looking for US companies that are growth oriented and I was thinking about ROAD as an option. Could you give me a summary of why you like this company? (Or don’t like it?)

And are there any other industrials that you would prefer over ROAD for growth over the next 2-3 years?

Thanks for your incredible service!

Q: I'm up 24% on ABBV in my cash account - down almost 50% since Trump was elected. It is currently a half position. I also hold ISRG in the same cash account at a 1.75% position. Considering selling ABBV and investing proceeds in ISRG, increasing this holding to 4.25%. (My other health holding is CLBT at a 2.5% weight in my TFSA.) Given tax implications/risk, what would you do?

Q: Your thoughts on earnings please. Would you buy this dip if you had a starter position already. Thank you.

Q: Good Day,

POWL went basically up 100$ and down almost as much within a week or 2, what happened? Any significant news?

My personal experience with these types of moves has been mixed, sometimes I let them run, and sometimes "Something doesn't seem right/too good to be true". The exits have been on 'psychology' type stocks and have been pretty successful (TSLA, first buy on SMCI, etc). I know it comes down to position sizing, but are some general guidelines or metrics to look at that can help decide whether it's worth trimming your position or not?

Secondly, PLTR. I have read a lot of the comments on it, and see the value in where they have positioned themselves, but am also concerned about the valuation, and how only a small slowdown could significantly tank the share price.

With the addition to the SP500 being one of a list of its catalysts, are there other companies with solid fundamentals, market share, and or momentum that are on the shortlist/likely to be added to a major index in the coming year or 2? Could you provide 2 or 3 condidates for the TSX60, SP500, NASDAQ100 and any other significant ones that may be of interest.

Thanks!

James

Q: Which one do you prefer? Thanks

Q: When Peter was on Market Call this morning he got a question about Russel Metals. One part of the discussion was on the likelihood of Trump putting tariffs on steel. As that is one of Trump's pet peeves I'm guessing that a steel tariff is going to be near the top of his list ...... What would be 5i's favorite steel companies to play this theme ?

Q: I own an equal weight of UBER in my portfolio but none of TSLA. Could you please describe the correlation between UBER and TSLA. It seems that when TSLA rises UBER falls. Is this simply sentiment, anticipation of policy changes from the future US government, or is it related to actual fundamentals? Thanks as always for your excellent service.

Q: What are your 3 favourite U.S. small and mid cap etfs?
Philip

Q: Is this one AXP a better buy over Visa and MA, right now?
Thanks Again

Q: Hello,

Can you please provide few recommendations for US REITs related to data centers for AI as well as logistical infrastructure for warehousing for companies like Amazon.

Thank you!

Q: I bought Hershey in my RRSP in mid-2024. While mostly known for chocolate, the company has been diversifying into non-chocolatey snacks. However, the stock price remains down due to high cocoa prices. Would you be content to hold Hershey and collect the dividend until cocoa prices drop? Would you have some other suggestions? I tend to go for boring US dividend payers that also have some growth potential in my RRSP. My top holdings right now are MSFT, COST, MA, BIP.UN, ENB, and O. I also hold VOO as an underlying holding. Thank you.

Q: With Amazon looking at SMR (nuclear) as their power supply for data centres it appears nuclear is more popular now. Are you aware of any
companies that provide a solution to nuclear waste and are traded on the public markets.

Q: Dear 5i Team I sold BYD recently. I would like to replace with something US. I have visa Costco, ISRG, Google, Lily Would you happen to know a few founder led companies I can do some research on? Thank you Brent