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Q: What are the prospects for badger daylighting in the next year? What companies in your balanced equity portfolio do you predict will have solid growth over the next Couple years?
Also your outlook for pho over the next year?
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on July 27, 2020
Q: Hello. I have about $75,000 to invest in my tfsa. Please give me your top 10 recommendations Canadian or US.

Thanks, Mike
Read Answer Asked by Michael on July 27, 2020
Q: Hello, with $75000 to invest could you please give me a list of 10 stocks us or cdn for a tfsa.

Thanks, Mike
Read Answer Asked by Michael on July 21, 2020
Q: Whenever there are these swings in the market from growth/tech to value/consumer it makes me think about diversification. I have also noticed that companies that bring tech to another field are thriving. Examples being SHOP bringing technology to consumers, REAL bringing it to consumers and real estate, VEEV bringing it to health care, etc.... Also the US markets just recategorized to decrease the amount of technology companies. I am presently 27% technology but only if I place REAL and AMZN in consumer, GOOG in communications , etc.

I own all the above listed companies except ROP. I am currently considering selling LSPD (technology or should just categorize it as consumer) to buy ROP (industrial or is it technology). This would bring technology to under 25% and increase Industrials and US exposure which I am underweight in. The problem is that I can’t help but think that I am making a trade just to make the diversification boxes all line up. One could easily consider ROP as technology.

In the medical profession we have a term for this. “Euboxic”. Which means making all the lab values line up to hope for the best but often with no real value added.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on July 17, 2020
Q: I have cash to deploy in my corporate non-registered account for 2 names now and 2 more in about 4-5 months. Looking at the above 4 names. I already am well diversified in this account so any 2 is fine. I do hold some KXS & CSU in my RSP account (thank your team for that, well up). I am not worried about the over lap as it would not push me too heavy as far as diversification with any of these two within all my accounts. What would you order of preference for a 5 max look ahead when I would be ready to reduce risk?
Read Answer Asked by Scott on July 17, 2020
Q: Hi Team
I have a corporate non-registered account I have started 4 months ago with a time frame of 5 years. Not worried about risk / sector (fairly diversified already) even though it is a corporate account (I keep enough cash in the account if needed so would not have to withdrawal). Looking to add 2 of the above stocks now. I will be adding every 4 - 6 months or so moving forward so I could add the others later. Do you have an order of preference.
Read Answer Asked by Scott on July 17, 2020
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
Read Answer Asked by Paul on July 15, 2020
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
Read Answer Asked by Terence on July 14, 2020
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
Read Answer Asked by Carlo on July 14, 2020
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.
Read Answer Asked by Luc on July 13, 2020
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.
Read Answer Asked by Leonard on July 09, 2020
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)?



Read Answer Asked by Michael on July 07, 2020
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.
Read Answer Asked by Allan on July 07, 2020
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?

Read Answer Asked by James on July 07, 2020
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.
Read Answer Asked by James on July 06, 2020
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?
Read Answer Asked by kevin on July 02, 2020