Investment Q&A

Q: Retired (25 years) investor, preservation of capital and income paramount. Can you please provide the following, ETF or equity suggestions for:
Basic Materials (hold 2% LIF), Communications Services (hold 4% BCE), Consumer Cyclical and Consumer Defensive (hold 0%), Healthcare (hold 1% HHL), Industrials (hold 0%), Technology (hold TXF 4%).

Thank you for considering my lengthy question for which I apologize.

Q: Hi All At 5i!
I have both stocks, but have held MTL longer and am 25% up. Is one stock better in its long term forecast than the other? Would it be worth while keeping both, or consolidating?

Cheers,
Tamara

Q: G&M reported that Pride Trucking company has filed for creditor protection. The main reason is a “freight recession,” which means that the volume of goods getting shipped has plummeted. Are all trucking companies, including TFII, getting affected by the 'freight recession'?

Q: Hi team,

Grateful if you could provide a list of what you see as the best canadian and the best U.S. blue chips at this time for building a solid portfolio with a growing future. It would help to know what guided your choices.

Deduct as many credits as you see fit.

Gratefully,

Jacques IDS

Q: Can you comment on the current merits of Tfii.Is the founder preparing the company for his retirement/sale?

Q: Hi,
I have these in about equal weights and have to let one or two of these go. Can you please list them in order of selling first to last if you were in my shoes.
Thanks

Q: Very disappointed by your reply yesterday to my question which looks like a plain dismissal, as you didn't utter a word on the second part of the question on industrials, while making it private as to avoid embarrassment.

This is a public question.

Jacques IDS

Q: I have listed a number of companies you like. Most of the companies named have done well (some very well).

Do you consider all these names a Buy at current levels? From the list what would be your 5 favorite stocks?

Thanks
Tim

Q: Time to do some spring cleaning. Can you please rank the above industrials to purchase/hold? Thank you

Q: I own both of these but would like to just keep one. Which one do you have more faith in going forward. Thanks. I plan to buy AXON as a replacement.

Q: From reading your recent answers, you like these 4 companies (CNR, CP, TFII and TIH). Would you please rank these 4 companies for growth and rank them again for dividend growth. Which two companies would be your favorite for a combination of growth and dividends for a 5+ year hold? If you can give a brief explanation for the reason(s) over the other 2 companies? Thank you.

Q: Please provide me with your 5 of your best Industrial companies and Tech companies

Q: I’m trying to pick three companies from the list above to purchase as part of a balanced fund for the long term.
Which three would you recommend? Thanks

Q: Hi,

TFII issued a press release yesterday regarding an agreement with a phosphate Company in Quebec. Is this a significant announcement?

Q: I have funds for 2 of the above. Please rank 1-4 in the order you would invest today for maximum growth over 5 years. If there is an industrial/materials that has yet to be discussed in the 5i pages that should be considered, then please include. Thanks

Q: Hi Peter and 5iresearch team:
In your answer to Gerry's question on Feb 16, you mentioned that CSU and ATB have been the best Canadian compounders over the last ten years. You added DOL, BYD, TFII, BN, CLL.B, TRI based on historical performance and you are expecting LMN.V, TVK, HPS.A, TOI, GSY to be potential Canadian compounders in the future.

1. Would YOU still invest in CSU, ATB, DOL, BYD, TFII, BN, CLL.B, TRI with the same conviction and weighting?
2. Could you please provide a similar answer but for the US market? Please provide 10 or so best US compounders based on historical performance that YOU think investors should keep investing in and 5 or so US companies that YOU would buy as potential US compounders in the future.

Thank you for the great service.

Q: How would you value above companies for a long term industrial hold.? Are there other companies in the North American industry you would prefer? Thank you.

Q: I am considering starting new positions or adding to existing positions in a number of these companies. In What order would you purchase these companies, from first to last? Is there any of these companies you would not currently buy? Looking at 3 to 5 year timeline..

Apologies for number of companies!! Please deduct appropriately.

Thanks
Tim

Q: Hello, can you suggest 5 consumer stocks and 5 industrial stocks, either in Canada and US, with a brief reason for each suggestion. I am trying to re-balance my portfolio and I am overweight in tech right now. Thanks!

Q: You may want to wait and provide a reply after the earnings call in the morning. What are your views on earnings? Did TFII break it's losing streak of earnings? How do things look going forward? Is there impetus for the stock to move up in 2024? All things being equal, what is your guess on what the stock will be a year from now?