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Q: I have 16.6% of my RRSP currently sitting in cash, from accumulated dividends and some contributions I never got around to deploying into the equities markets. Can you give me two names (US or Canadian equities) that I could spit this amount between, to purchase? Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Donald J on October 21, 2025
Q: Are you able to provide comparable alternatives in the US. Your top 3, ranked for long term return . (10 year hold)
Read Answer Asked by Chris on October 15, 2025
Q: Most successful investors I have read about become rich investing in 3 to 4 consolidated holdings. What do you think of that approach? If you had to sell everything today to invest in 4 stocks which could double in 1-3 years time frame, which will those 4 stocks be. How do you protect yourself from huge drawdowns along the way. On the other hand what do you think about over diversification where you do not invest more than like $2500 per investment and sell half when the stock doubles and leave the rest and continue doing that.
Read Answer Asked by Imtiaz on October 15, 2025
Q: Hi,

Not sure I understand the 3 for split where the extra shares are considered a dividend. I had a large cap gain prior to the split which has been substantially reduced by the factor of the split, and now have a large dividend that I must pay tax on when I do my 2025 taxes. At least that is how my TD account shows it. How can that be a good thing for an investor.

Have I got this wrong?
Read Answer Asked by Kelly on October 15, 2025
Q: Could you tell me which 5 of these TFSA companies you would add money to first in a correction. Could you also give me two, not in this list that you consider better or just as good than these names, for a tfsa.
Thanks for all you do. Gilles
Read Answer Asked by Gilles on October 14, 2025
Q: Is recent question I asked was only partially answered. The question was asked by Tim on Oct 8. Here is your response:
Our top five for a growth investor with a long-term timeframe would be: SHOP ($220 if possible), BN ($91-$93), TRI ($190 to $200), CSU ($3800), TD ($105 to $110) /BNS ($85).

The part of the question not answered was whether these large cap stocks would be suitable for a tfsa. I have been using small caps mostly, but now am wanting to get more conservative. Thanks very much
Read Answer Asked by joseph on October 10, 2025
Q: Please rank these financials in order of preference with the sole consideration being overall return potential for a 5 year hold.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Karim on October 09, 2025
Q: What would be your general guidelines in investing in private equity and private credit. And/or, if the question exceeds the scope of this plateform or expertise please refer to sites or books that could be of interest.

Thank you for your excellent expertise
Read Answer Asked by Jean on October 08, 2025
Q: Have trimmed SHOP and NVDA in my TFSA and am looking to initiate some new positions - all are favourites of 5i - at todays pricing would you favour the most attractive "3" and if so, which 3, or simply buy across the board?

Thanks,

Terry
Read Answer Asked by Terry on October 06, 2025
Q: My daughter has the above investments in her regular account. She has now opened a TFSA and plans to contribute regularly. The horizon is long (money not needed for 10-20 years). Her portfolio is not very well balanced. Could you offer advice on 5-8 best stocks (Canadian or available on the NEO exchange) that would be promising investments whilst improving sectorial balance?
Read Answer Asked by jacques on October 02, 2025
Q: Brookfield and related entities. What percentage of total portfolio would YOU be comfortable holding. Right now I am at about 13% including BN, BAM, BEP, BIP and BIPC all held in a USD non-reg account. BN is largest holding in Portfolio.
Read Answer Asked by William Ross on October 01, 2025
Q: Can I have your top 3 Canadian Growth picks for a long term investment
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Marty on October 01, 2025
Q: Good Morning 5i Team,

In my TFSA I have some cash parked from the sale of some equities. I'm looking to move this cash into a few grow potential stocks, with a growth horizon of 5 years +. I do have a decent risk tolerance. With this in mind, what would be the 3-5 companies I should be researching?
Read Answer Asked by Edward on October 01, 2025
Q: Have been thinking about Chris’s question Sept. 25 regarding these two companies.

So it makes sense to buy BNT because you may have better share appreciation than BN and if you don’t then you can exchange it into the higher priced BN ? Thanks. Derek.
Read Answer Asked by Derek on September 26, 2025
Q: if I currently own equal amounts of BN and BNT. for additional purchases why would I buy BNT? the prices for each company are virtually identical for example . I compared the price for both companies for 1 month 3 month 6 month YTD and one year and within pennies the price for both companies is the same. I look forward to your answer. thanks Richard
Read Answer Asked by richard on September 25, 2025
Q: I am constructing a dividend growth portfolio with the intention of holding all positions for the longterm, holding the following equities in equal weight (likely only one of MRU or L - or should I include both?), with 80% of the portfolio consisting of these individual equities and 20% in the ETF VGG.

Would there be any in this list you would not include, and are there other Canadian equities you would consider for this list? Is this the appropriate number of positions for such a portfolio. Please deduct multiple credits as required, thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Walter on September 24, 2025
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