Investment Q&A

Q: It seems Tesla (TSLA) is no longer a favorite pick in 5i Research. Its CEO, Elon Musk, is working on many interesting projects. If revolutionary projects, such as the humanoid robot, are successful, they could bring billions to the company. I don’t own TSLA. What do you think about TSLA this year, next year, or in the future? Please comment. Thanks in advance.

Q: Acknowledging that 5i may not agree with my opinion here, if one were to believe that Solar-Wind Battery Storage systems will eventually be cheaper than Gas / Coal / Nuclear, etc. power, would BEP.UN be the best investment choice?

With regards to the above, are there any other Canadian options - even an ETF - for holding within a non-registered account. I'd want to avoid that T1135 form !

Q: If I were to pick only two themes for long term investment, they would likely be urban water supply and the electrification of North America. (Would appreciate your thoughts on those choices...).

Regarding electrification, I'm well positioned in energy providers, including green & conventional energy producers. I have a half position in HPS.a and a small amount of GRID. I am struggling to decide if I should move upstream into a copper producer (BHP?) or if I should stick with small caps like HPS.A to get more torque.

I'm retired and no longer young; my finances are solid. Most of my investments are with a professional manager. I keep about 20% for fun, but even the fun money is mostly in fairly blue chip stuff. It is in this small chunk that I shall play around, and I am okay with adding a bit of risk.

So the question is: raw material producer or end user stocks? Where would you head? Specific suggestions most welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Q: What do you think about dollar tree. i bought it earlier this year. It had a bad earnings report and dropped a lot. Market over reaction?? Should I buy more ?

Q: What US equity ETF do you suggest for a very long time horizon (I’m in my 20s so likely will keep investing for decades)?

Earlier this year I had been adding to RSP since most of the gains were concentrated in the Mag 7. With the market having broadened out a bit, I’m not sure if I should keep adding to RSP or if I’m better off investing new money in VOO (or VTI).

Which of the 3 ETFs (RSP, VOO, VTI) would you expect to have the best long-term total return?

Q: Your opinion on this company for a nice way to invest in health care with good growth and not a lot of risk?
Thanks Again

Q: A week back or so you stated one might be lucky to get NVDA at 110, and now it appears to be approaching the 95 support level back in the spring. I realize these type of questions are predictive in nature, but here goes, what do you see as a long term floor for entry into NVDA.

Also please provide valuation metrics if it hits this target,
Thx

Q: So not long ago when it over a $1000 and being recommended still as a buy, today with it being under $400 is buying today like robbing the bank or does the knife continue to fall? Is 5i buying today?
Thanks Again

Q: What is your opinion of ATGE in an otherwise financial equity, diversified etf, and REIT-oriented portfolio? Also, how does it stack up against such firms as Franklin Covey or TAL Education Group?

Q: Hi 5i

I have less than 1% in VEEV and have become frustrated with it after 3 years. I noticed that in an answer in June, someone at 5i held it, but an answer in August did not include the disclosure. So either it was sold or it was an oversight. Can you say which?
With the pullback in NVDA ($102) I'm getting very tempted to punt VEEV (S214) and use the proceeds and some of my cash pile to pick up NVDA. Would appreciate your thoughts.

Greg

Q: Just renewed earlier this year and realized it's been 10 years. Thanks for all your sage advice over the years and the many multibaggers (I was hooked after Amaya) that came with it.

What initially drew me to 5i was Peter's enthusiasm for small caps. Using his methods can you recommend your current favourite US small caps at the moment (I have lots of Canadian ones thanks to the growth & balanced portfolios).

Thanks, see you in 2034!

Q: what are the metrics you use for CELH?. please compare the current metrics to the last 3 years. what is a good entry point. price? how much does Pepsi own out of the 39 percent insidership.? how much does management own? what is the forecast EPS for 2024/25. thanks Richard

Q: Thanks for your answer of September 5th to my question on SCMI. You did not give me a guideline as to what you thought a good acceptable size would be. Currently it is 3%of my entire portfolio. Do you feel that is too large?

Also, to clarify, would you or would you not at this point sell OOM Covered calls on this positon, say 450 ,470 etc.

You felt due to the higher upside vs downside at this point you would hold the position.

Thanks in advance for your clarification



Sheldon

Q: why is L'Oreal (LRLCY) share price not hit as hard as Estee Lauder (EL) these days. what is your outlook for the cosmetics leader and 235B dollar company L'oreal over near term 2024/2025

Q: CVX has been dropping since 2022. Is there a problem here? XOM and SU (I hold all three) have been increasing. Should I drop CVX? I have at least a five year window, 78 year value investor who can wait for a turn around.

Q: Can I please get your analysis of Paymentus?

Q: I am a long term owner of AAPL and have done well by it. I am wondering if a switch into GOOG for its projected growth is a better long term holding in your opinion. How would you compare the two? Perhaps the obvious solution is to sell half of AAPL for a GOOG purchase. My other tech names include MSFT, CSU, SHOP, LMN, NVDA and VRT with tech making up 25% of my overall portfolio. Many thanks.

Q: Wondering what your take on the quarterly reports are for these two, with one going up and the other going down after hours. Really interested on your take of ZS since it seems to have finally come down in valuation. Is this a good buying opportunity for us bargain hunters? How does its valuation stack up now against CRWD, PANW, and FTNT?

Q: You recommended CELH as recently as yesterday (Sept 4), a day when it plunged more than 11% in the afternoon. Normally you don’t seem to favour stocks with very weak price action. Should investors keep making an exception for CELH? Is there a price level at which point you’d consider it too broken to buy?

Q: Which do YOU prefer today and why?