Investment Q&A

Q: I hold GLXY in my TFSA. Now that it is no longer on the TSX it is a US listing in US currency. I’m down 6% and have not been too impressed with my foray into the crypto world (I also hold HOOD down 50% in a non-registered account). With growth the sole concern, and high tolerance for risk and volatility, what would you do with GLXY? The main reason for asking is now I have paid the currency conversion I could sell GLXY at a small loss and buy either GOOG, AMZN, NBIS or NVDA inside my TFSA. With a 5 year time horizon, could you please rank these 5 if purchased today.
Thanks so much for your expertise!

Q: Hyperscalers (AMZN, MSFT, GOOG, META) announced plans for a staggering, nearly one trillion dollars, of spending on AI buildout for the next year. Can you recommend a basket (5?) of companies that represent the best investments to benefit from this massive spend?

Thanks.

Q: Why is NBIS and related companies moving today (Friday) ? Early in the week they were down, and then absolute no movement on Thursday after big tech earnings report Wednesday. This market makes no sense.

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NBIS announced the acquisition of Eigen AI on Friday and surged over 11%. What do you think of the acquisition? Does it continue to be one of your top recommendations for growth and why?
Thanks so much! I always appreciate your insight.

Q: Hi,
In reading a recent article on AMD's move into the NVDA market I read at: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/3x-amd-cracked-nvidia-code-133943897.html
I had to wonder about whether it would be prudent to sell some NVDA shares currently held in my TFSA to diversify into AMD, INTC and possibly MRVL. I've done extremely well on NVDA over the years and am starting to think about how much farther NVDA can run, vs some of the smaller semis at this point. I am also concerned with NVDA's price movements lately, as it finally broke out of consolidation, only to drop back today when others are climbing. Are there other names I should be considering as well? I use this account for shorter term momentum stocks, and keep a close eye on it. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts regarding NVDA and other semis - I also really enjoyed your Jan 5 Opinion piece on all things AI related and have been able to do well from a number of the stocks you highlighted - many thanks!
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Q: Purchase ranking today, 3-5 year hold.

Q: Would you consider NBIS a good buy given the current dip or wait for it to settle out?

Q: I have full positions in NVDA, NBIS and GOOG and do not need to add. For additional money directed at the AI theme, please suggest 4 US companies and 4 CDN companies to buy today and hold for 3-5 years. A one sentence explanation for each choice would be appreciated. Thanks

Q: I have had a good run with NVDA, TER and NBIS. I would like to rebalance with some of those gains to bring my percentage position more in line. What other non tech US names would you recommend for a TFSA?
Thank you

Q: This is a follow up to Dennis‘s question on the number of stocks to hold in a portfolio. You have suggested that about 20 (15-25) is all that you need. This may be correct for a conservative investor, but I feel your client base is a little bit more aggressive. Hence 20 conservative stocks, and a dozen more aggressive ones. I have used your advice to help me invest in a dozen smaller or unknown companies of which some have done great, some have done well, some are treading water and some have done poorly. I have started all these at a quarter position, which has worked well over the years. My biggest problem is knowing when to trim the great stocks as a fourfold increase only brings them to a full position. A great problem to have. Thanks for your advice over the years.

Q: Do you see FLY as more opportunistic at these price points than the following AI exposed companies? NBIS, TER, CLS, MU

For the sake of diversifying, which of the 4 companies would you sell for FLY? If any..

Conviction rating for each please ? 3-5 year hold.

Thanks

Q: What’s your top 10 Canadian and US stocks that has a current decent valuation to purchase for long term? Thanks.

Q: Which do you see as the better investment,Coreweave or Nebius?

Q: What % is a good split between holding hardware vs software names? Barbell approach? Do you think the sasspocalypse is over? We've seen these names bounce off the recent lows and you have days where they are leading and days like today where sentiment swings the other way. I believe the names I hold are of good quality and can be patient while I wait for them to bounce. But then you have the opportunity cost of not buying more AI leading names with positive momentum. For example, do I sell some CSU/LMN/TOI and buy more CLS? Or sell some AXON and buy more NBIS? What would be a good approach? Thank you1

Q: My TFSA portfolio has done exceptionally well in large part due to the invaluable information and coaching provided by Peter and the rest of the 5i team since 2013. Thank you very much for helping to build our intergenerational legacy.

I plan to use a fraction of the assets in my TFSA to set up a high-growth, moderate high-risk concentrated 10 stock six-digit sub-portfolio with a 10 year time-frame and hoping for a 5-10 fold target. The idea is to select the best high conviction durable names, maximize capital gains compounding, and minimize dividend drag such as US withholding tax in the TFSA. With the help of my chatbot assistant, it looks like a base case of 17-25% annualized is required to reach the 5-10x target, even with periods of significant drawdowns and bull cases. Obviously stock selection and staying invested for the long term are key.

My initial tentative selection of 10 stocks NVDA, ASML, MSFT, AVGO, NBIS, GOOG, TSLA, CCO, NVO, and SHOP with weightings ranging from 6% to 16%

Could you please critique my strategy and the stocks selected. Suggest improvements including alternative names to consider as replacements that you feel might work better.

If you were creating such a portfolio for yourself which 10 names would you select.

Q: I have a small amount of money to invest in a speculative stock. I have half positions in MU and NBIS. Should I top one or both of these up, or would you start a quarter position in FLY or TER? Thanks

Q: If YOU were starting a portfolio right now in this market, which 10 stocks (more or less in order) would you buy with pure growth on your mind? Ignore diversification for the purpose of this question. 3 - 5 year hold. Canadian or US Stocks.

A brief explanation for each.

Thanks so much!

Q: Using the baseball analogy in what inning would you say we are in as far as the buildout of data centres? With what's going on in our crazy world, would you say the build out will slow down or speed up over the next year? Finally, what would be your top 3 picks 5i investors should own if wanting to participate in data centre buildout? As always, thanks for your valuable guidance.

Q: In a registered US account I have the following companies. They have all done well. Thanks to your advice. I wanted to raise some cash in the account and looking to trim. Are there any that stand out to trim? They are all roughly 12% of portfolio with NBIS being slightly more. Any preference?
Thanks very much

Q: In the past you said you like NBIS better than IREN as it is higher quality and further ahead, etc. Now that NBIS stock has way outperformed, ATHs and possibly overbought/consolidating, does IREN stock have good investment potential or do you still prefer NBIS at these levels?