Investment Q&A

Q: I would appreciate an updated opinion on Groupe Dynamite. Thanks!

Q: Hi, for smaller cap companies, what would be your max position sizing for someone that is a medium/high growth oriented investor. What are some criteria's you look at when sizing a position depending on if it is small, mid, or large cap? Beta/volatility, cyclicality? I'm guiding towards 5-8% for larger cap names such as CSU, BN, BKNG, GOOG, etc... and 2-3% for smaller names such as LMN, TVK, PRL, WELL, VHI, ATZ, etc.. I know for more volatile names, a smaller position can have just as large an impact in a portfolio. Thanks!

Q: Hello 5i
Please tell me the expected 2025 growth rates for the above stocks.
Which order would you buy if different than highest to lowest growth?
Thank you
Dave

Q: What 3 stocks that you follow do you think are poised for rocket ship like maintained growth in the next 2 years?

Q: Hello, I own above for my RSP... Obviously, I am disappointed with Telus and BCE and I am down some 25%.. I can understand BCE's poor management, but how about Telus? also in the dumpsters.
If I sell Telus and BCE, do you suggest that I add to one of the above as I want to keep my holdings to 10-12 stocks . Any suggestions?
Thanks
Carlo

Q: Looking to invest new funds in SMID CAD. Do not need income - lean to Growth. On a risk/reward ranking, from this list or any others you prefer, please advise where you would focus investments for 3-5 years hold.
Thanks

Q: Could you please comment on the quarter - markets have reacted very positively. Given that strong jobs data should bolster consumer spending could you comment future prospects for Aritzia. I have a half position and am considering adding for my TFSA. It’s my only consumer position and am looking for growth with a multi-year horizon.
Thanks!

Q: Good day and happy New Year to all the 5i staff. This is my first, and hopefully last multi stock question.

I am really beginning to take Trump seriously about tariffs. His reasons don’t hold up, but I believe he has unstated reasons of his own for wanting to do so. I don’t usually jump quickly but I have a bad feeling and am thinking of selling some Canadian holdings and buying US. I am wondering what you would think of this?

Even if my fear is justified, though, some of the stocks I am considering may do well under Trump’s regime, anyway. The above stocks are the ones i am considering and i would appreciate your views on whether they might do alright under Tariffs? Any other Canadian stocks you might think will react particularly badly?
Thanks for your great service

Q: Why the big bounce today??

Q: I'm wallowing in Consumer Discretionary ideas. Can you please rank the following for most likely highest gains in 5 years? What would an ideal basket of 5 stocks be? Also would you be cautious on this sector in 2025?

ULTA, LULU, TSLA, UBER, AMZN, CELH, DOO, MG, ATZ, AAPL, BKNG, QSR, ONON, DOL, CROX

Q: There is a lot of talk about cyclicals doing very well in 2025
Can u expand on exactly what that “means”?
If you agree that cyclicals will outperform
can u recommend 5 best cyclicals stocks to purchase and entry points if possible
Thanks

Q: Hello,
I need to increase my consumer cyclical allocation.
I am thinking of starting a position in Dollarama.
What would be a good entry price for this stock?
Would there be another option you would prefer?
Thank you

Q: Hello 5i staff
I have a portfolio consisting in a few etf’s and a few stocks for the American side. One of these is a small cap etf. On the Canadian side it have mostly large blue chip stocks. CSU, BNT, etc. These are mostly at the full 5% quota. I keep some of these smaller stocks, I suppose because I enjoy winning. The problem, though, is that I hate losing. I keep the amount of these smaller stocks small because of that fear of losing, I suppose. They are often between one and two per cent of a fairly large portfolio, which is low percentage wise, but still quite high dollar wise. I am an advancing senior with moderate risk profile. Have a modest pension, which allows us mostly to live without touching investments. I have been wondering lately whether I should just bite the bullet, take the risk and add more to these fast growers ( and from time to time, fast losers) or whether I should just sell them all and consolidate in the larger stocks and etf’s. especially since I can say that I have won the game? Perhaps I could keep a few for fun. But, I guess that is what I am doing now. I know that you cannot give personal advice. But, I find that you usually have interesting things to say about these kinds of situations. As well, it has been cathartic and possibly helpful for me just to frame the question.
Thanks for all the help you offer us

Q: Just looking for an updated view of Canadian Tire. Think there will be much of a retail bump with all the suggested “ tax breaks”.?

Q: Hi 5i Team.

I have some names in my TFSA account such as ATD, ATX and ENGH (and maybe some others) that are laggers and would like to move out of them and into something with potentially higher returns.
I also own the other names mentioned above.
What are your thoughts and could you recommend 3 to 5 Canadian and/or US names with the reasons and entry points.
also own NVDA that has grown to a huge percentage of the account.
I know that I should sell some but it has been such a great performer.


Thank you
Joe

Q: My Consumer Cyclical sector is too low; I need to increase it. What are your Canadian recommendations in this sector at the moment? Thank you

Q: How will Trump’s tariff policy impact Canadian companies operating in the United States? Taking ATZ as an example, will the tariffs raise Aritzia's costs, making their clothing less competitive in the U.S. and potentially slowing their expansion there? Additionally, which Canadian companies with U.S. operations are most likely to feel the effects of these tariffs?

Q: Of the two companies above which would you prefer today.....please elaborate? Thanks.

Q: Thought "ATZ"'s last quarter reported a beat in both revenue and earnings, but the stock reacted poorly, just keeps dropping, don’t know why. Could you please use your magic lens to look at it and diagnose the problem ?

If I have cash to initiate a new buy, which one would you suggest for a long term holding? Thanks

Q: Any idea what is behind the recent decline since decent quarterly earnings were released? Is this profit taking?