Investment Q&A

Q: I just read that XYL might be impacted by the 25% tariff Trump is teasing to apply to China and my portfolio currently holds XYL. With this in mind, for both XYL and AWK, what % of their products are manufactured in the USA vs China?......Thanks for the helpful info.....Tom

Q: According to my Portfolio Analytics, I should raise my investment in the areas of Consumer cyclical and utilities.

Can you recommend your top 3 picks in both Cdn and US stocks for these sectors?

Thank as always.

Q: If I were to pick only two themes for long term investment, they would likely be urban water supply and the electrification of North America. (Would appreciate your thoughts on those choices...).

Regarding electrification, I'm well positioned in energy providers, including green & conventional energy producers. I have a half position in HPS.a and a small amount of GRID. I am struggling to decide if I should move upstream into a copper producer (BHP?) or if I should stick with small caps like HPS.A to get more torque.

I'm retired and no longer young; my finances are solid. Most of my investments are with a professional manager. I keep about 20% for fun, but even the fun money is mostly in fairly blue chip stuff. It is in this small chunk that I shall play around, and I am okay with adding a bit of risk.

So the question is: raw material producer or end user stocks? Where would you head? Specific suggestions most welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Q: I am interested in investing in water stocks and water equipment and service. Can you suggests some stocks in that area? Thanks. chees

Q: Aside from AI what industries do you think will do well over the next year, both CDA and USA? Can you pls recommend specific stocks or ETFs in those industries?

Q: Water as a sub-sector allocation to materials. Looking for company and ETF candidates for further research in both NA and International.

Q: What are your thoughts on water etfs or stocks? Should I use 1 or more in this sector? Using C$ or US$ to invest, which etf(s) or stock(s) do you recommend based to have the best potential?

Q: Hi,

I hold CWW and have decided I'd like to instead concentrate my "water" holdings on two stocks: AWK and XYL. Are there any obvious red flags with these two companies? I know there is no comparison between and ETF and individual stocks.

Thank you. Michael

Q: I need to add to the utility sector. Is this a good time to buy?
Could you please provide 5 names and rate them in order of preference and why.
Would prefer U.S. exposure though Canadian is fine as well.
Thank you.

Q: Hello Peter and all at 5i: With water going to be a big concern in the future I would appreciate your thought on companies or etfs to invest for this commodity. Thanks as always. Barbara

Q: can you suggest some good CAD and US listed stocks that have good exposure to the water theme that I can do some further research on. It seems water is a very precious commodity with our changing climate issues.

thanks

Q: Hi everyone at 5i!
I am up 370% with my stock in NVDA and would like to trim a third of the stock. With the proceeds I would like to add to a portfolio holding AWK, BRKB, BX,COST,EMR, ISRG RSP. QQQ. JPM MDT MSFT, NVDA , PEP, PG, O , VZ, V, WM . I am looking for two or three stock suggestions that would round out this list for growth or growth and income.
Cheers,
Tamara

Q: I have a sizeable position in XYL which has had a barely adequate return over the years. I am considering reducing this position and investing the proceeds in another water stock such as American Water Works or an alternate in either the USA or Canada.
May I have your opinion of XYL and possibly replacing part of my holding with a different water stock of your choice?
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: Xylem is rated a 'sell' by Raymond James. 'Sell' ratings are not too common among analysts so I would appreciate your opinion of the company. Would you recommend an alternate water stock to replace XYL?
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: With the backdrop of global warming and water likely becoming a more valued resource (see Columbia River article on CNN), are there any companies that over the long term (5-10 years) may see strong growth as a result?

Q: With all the ESG interest these days, are there any companies you know of that help clean/protect oceans? Thanks

Q: Can you rank the best (top 3 suggestions) U.S. water utilities with criteria being low volatility and dividend?

Thanking you,

Q: Could I get a couple of utility stocks in the US that you like at the present time.
Thanks

Q: Recent XYL results and the stock drops 7%. I've held for years and it has been one of my more volatile and poorer performing stocks. Yet even after today's action I'm up 15%.

I really want to own XYL largely b/c I firmly believe we'll need more 'engineered' water solutions. However, I'm ready to sell and try something different.

Please tell me why I should continue to hold XYL and not sell to buy WAT, AWK, DHR or and ETF like PHO.

Thx.

Q: In addition to my growth stocks (40% of my CDN portfolio), I have 'safe stocks' RY, T, ACQ, BIP.un in Canada and in US, I have AQN, AEP, NEE. (about 20% in US portfolio, so far). I notice that in the last year, these lo beta, ‘safe’ stocks have been performing as well as growth stocks. Because I think we’re in for more volatility, I’m interested in buying more lo-beta-with-some-growth stocks for the next few years. What do you think of these options complementing what I have? Can you pick two?
PLD
AMT
BEP
TERP
AWK
WTR
CWCO