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Q: The above TFSA holdings have not performed well and of course, are not eligible as tax loss harvesting. This is one of the potential downsides of TFSA investments. Please give me your thoughts on which ones you would move on from and without worrying about sectors, some replacements you think will recover well. Thanks again for your guidance.
Read Answer Asked by bill on March 26, 2020
Q: In my diversified portfolio, which of these should be sold now, in search of better opportunities, ignoring cash requirements and tax losses? SJ KEY DR PHO SGY
Read Answer Asked by Harold on March 11, 2020
Q: An investing strategy question for a TFSA where growth is the primary concern, the investing horizon is 5+ years and I’m comfortable with risk. About 18 months ago, market turmoil resulted in me going all to cash in my TFSA. I have since returned to growth stocks and have learned to better weather the volitility that comes with them. Today I’m wrestling with the same capital preservation vs ride it out scenario as many investors. My question is what advice would you provide given my growth objectives. I’m considering selling CSU and GSY simply because I have nice profits, while keeping PHO because I’m down 30% and would rather not sell at a discount. Does this make sense or am I selling 2 winners and keeping a loser that might drop much further as the economy slows? Is selling PHO the better capital preservation move? BTW, I’m open to not selling anything in this market as you frequently advise the best move is sometimes no move. I guess I’m wondering what your thought process would be in scenarios such as this. Thank you for all of your guidance, at times like this it’s invaluable!
Read Answer Asked by Warren on March 06, 2020
Q: If you had to choose two at this time for a growth-oriented investor which would you go with?
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on February 25, 2020
Q: Hi guys, I own the following with the respective total portfolio weightings. My TFSA is all CDN and RRSP is a mix of USD/CDN. When I rebalance, should I try and rebalance with respect to % of TFSA and % of RRSP or rebalance each holding as a percent of overall portfolio? If the latter, I would consolidate some of the holdings in my TFSA to bump up the individual weightings. Are there any obvious adjustments that I should make? I’m heavy on AAPL but have sold so much of it over the years I’m very tempted to let the remaining shares ride.
Please deduct as many credits as you see fit and many thanks for the excellent service you provide. The Q/A is invaluable as are the periodic market summaries. You’ve pulled me away from the panic button many, many times.
RESP:
VFV 1.30%
RRSP:
GOOG 4.78%
AYX 3.77%
AAPL 11.77%
BNS 5.26%
ENB 5.50%
GH 3.69%
XQQ 6.23%
JPM 4.80%
GUD 1.63%
NVDA 5.91%
DIS 3.25%
VXC 24.23%
TFSA:
ATD.B 1.96%
CAE 1.30%
WEED 0.48%
CSU 2.73%
GSY 1.94%
GC 1.59%
KXS 1.42%
LSPD 1.80%
MX 0.67%
PHO 1.14%
SHOP 2.69%
Read Answer Asked by Mark on February 19, 2020
Q: Hi Peter and Crew
Thank you for your excellent work. We have PHO, PNG and GSI. Thinking of adding CTS to this mix. (this is our small cap fund) Love the growth in CTS and we can hold for five years. What do you think of the choice or any other ideas that may be better.
PS
Thanks for Shop:) wow!!
cheers
Ken and Cindy
Read Answer Asked by cindy on February 06, 2020
Q: in my balanced/growth oriented TFSA with 12 stocks, the above 4 are each between 1% to 1 1/2 % of my total portfolio. I have some cash to deploy. Suggestions for where to top up ?
Thanks as always.
Read Answer Asked by Alexandra on January 27, 2020
Q: Hi, can you explain the connection between the Coronavirus and the markets? I’m watching stocks like Photon, Nvidia, and Xpel get hammered (xpel the worst at 12% - I’ve already taken profits so I’m only on house money there at least). I just don’t really understand why people getting sick has such an effect. I’m not trying to be cold, just trying to understand and learn if there’s a way to hedge against it.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by david on January 27, 2020
Q: Hi 5i team,
I've a 2% holding in PHO in a loss position now in my TFSA. I'm thinking of increasing the holding to 4% for a 2-3 years hold. With the current stock price, the general economy, and the semi-conductor business in particular, is this a prudent move or should I wait for a better price or a sign of recovery of the semi conductor business? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Willie on January 13, 2020
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