Investment Q&A

Q: As you can see by my holdings in my TFSA ,I have been following your advice. I am way up on KXS and am letting it run. Down on BNS, GUD, SIS and SLF. I have full position to add. I am looking at either REAL, LSPD , WELL or XIT.
Would you add to BNS or SLF or add one of the ones I am looking at? Long term view 20 years.
Thanks, Paul

Q: Hi group here we go again - Tech stocks getting hammered - do you recommend selling (or buying more) on any or these recent high flyers KXS + Shop +Real+Visa Score + Docu and so on

Also can you recommend a silver stock that makes sense in this market Thanks for your guidance it really helps

Q: Hello, I have a small position in above 4 companies and would like to accumulate to ~ 5% on a market pull back. DSG, ENGH, KXS, OTEX
In terms of : PEG and P/E ratios, management, earnings growth , revenue going forward: say from 2019 to 2021E, and in the current work from home, e-commerce, cloud infrastructure, which one(s) offers the best return?
Also, could you comment on what these companies do? who do they help? small or large enterprises?
Thanks for all your help.
Carlo

Q: If you were permitted to trade on both sides, my guess is you trade near 100% in the US.
If my assumption is wrong, over and above already owned US stocks, which ones would you get in Canada ?
And would you buy now or wait ?

Thanks for your help.

Q: I have these 7 stocks, they comprise about 30% of the equities I own, in part because the their stellar performance in recent months. Two parts to my question: first, though they are all categorized as "tech" ( well, maybe not Goog), I am trying to get a sense of how different they might be from each other so that 30% is better diversified than the label they fall under might suggest? Can you briefly describe the underlying businesses of the 3 Cdn ones and indicate if you see all 7 as diversified. Second, if the stock market should hit another significant pull back (like March or otherwise), would these 7 be resilient enough to avoid major losses, and are some better than others in this regard? Thank you for your excellent service.

Q: Hello 5i,
If one wants a high concentration of very strong growth stocks and understands the risks involved with applying this type of investing strategy, can you please name 10 stocks that 5i would be very comfortable in owning for this purpose (a mix of USD and CAD)?

Q: I have these 13 stocks at equal weighting of approximately 5 percent each in my RSP, along with 35 percent in fixed income. Stock value of approx 1,300,000. Fixed income is approx 650,000. Cash 50,000. In your valued opinion, is the above stock selection diversified enough?, or are there other sectors I should be in. I am 69 and going to retire in the next year.

Q: Hi guys!

I’m here holding knight at an average cost of $7.20. It hasn’t done much and from reading your responses on their earnings, you seem less than impressed. I’m pissed at myself because I went value instead of growth (at least I hold constellation). I’m wondering with all else being equal (taxes, asset allocation, etc.) would you simply sell knight and jump onto the fast moving momentum Canadian tech names or would you stick with knight?

Q: KXS: FPE 113x, SHOP FPE 3490x: MS MV of $133.00 & $477.00 respectively. These prices make no sense to me. Of course, I wish I had bought SHOP not that long ago for $500.00+ per share; but, now both look crazy out of touch with any semblance of fundamental analysis to me. Both would need a super large correction IMHO. I own no Cdn. Tech. - just USD ETF IGM which is almost back to high prior to CV19. Any suggestions for buys on TSX - not interested in speculative stocks. I am looking for some growth as I own mostly large cap "dividend growers" in my portfolios.

Q: I have trimmed stakes in LSPD, KXS and REAL having got in at opportune times, they were disproportionate in my portfolio. Can you suggest a stock or two to likely to perform well even if there is a further downturn?

Q: hello 5i Research team,
I am currently cash only in my usd account. I have enough cash for one position. I have already well diversified portfolios exclusively in Canadian stocks and I am a long term investor. What 5 stocks would you recommend I buy in order of preference please? Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: Hi 5i, Can you please recommend/pick 3 stocks, so that 20 years from now I can say: I'm very happy I invested on them. Comes to mind techology, pharma, defense, etc
thanks

Q: What would be your top 10 growth picks over the next 5-10 years in Health Care and Tech? Canada or US and any size is fine....

Q: Comment on the Rubikloud acquisition svp.

Q: Good morning,
I own a small house in Ottawa that is free and clear with a current market value of approximately $350,000.
A recent discussion with my trusted mortgage broker confirmed that a 5 year term (Closed & Fixed) term mortgage can be obtained at a rate of 2.29%. This mortgage is said to be:
a. insured through CMHC,
b. portable, and
c. transferable.
At that rate of 2.29% and given that the interest paid would be tax deductible if I use the funds for investment purposes, I'm seriously considering borrowing around $200,000 and investing this amount for an initial 5 year period with an expected net rate of return on investment of 4.5% .
Q1. With $200,000, what are your thoughts of splitting this amount in 5 different chunks of $40K in the following instruments:
a. Mawer Tax Effective Balanced Fund,
b. Mawer Global Balanced ETF Fund,
c. Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio,
d. IShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio, and
e. BMO Balanced ETF

Q2. As an alternative to the above and given the 5 year time frame, would your preference be to invest the $200,000 in a selection of best in class individual stocks split between different sectors and if so, would you be so kind as to provide me with ya listing of your best ideas at this time.

I thank you and look forward to hearing your thoughts on both of these investment strategies.
Francesco

Q: Recently, in response to a question requesting your advice on a number of stocks including the above, you singled out MSFT and CRWD to "buy more". What are other stocks would you recommend to "buy more" at this time?
Thank you for your advice.

Q: Of the three currently, which in your view has the biggest up side for a new Tech position?

Q: Any news behind the more than 5% fall so far today?

Q: I am intrigued - why did you trim your position in SHOP to 6% while at the same time allowing your position in KXS to run? ram

Q: I am going to trim my KXS back to 6%. With the proceeds I am considering one of the following:
Add to my CAE; add to my GSY; add to my ATD.B or initiate a position in DSG.
How would you rank these choices? Any and all thoughts will be appreciated. ram