Investment Q&A

Q: hi, with the recent downturn in tech, software, crypto, can I get your top 5 CDN and top 5 US stocks for purchase now ( in the tech, software or crypto space only ).
cheers, Chris

Q: Peter & Team, thanks for your calm in this stormy market. With Amzn, Goog, Msft etc indicating >$500B in Capex spend, who are the beneficiaries ? The chips are obvious but who else ? Are the copper companies part of the list ? What are the best names based upon valuation here ? Thank you.

Q: Hello
Please list each in order of preference. At today's price what would be your top 3 Canadian stocks to buy in each small cap, mid cap and large cap for a 3 year hold. Also your top 3 Canadian ETF'S and top 3 US stocks for a buy today. Last but not least what is your top 3 sectors going forward.
Thanks a million

Q: Peter, can you give me recommendations for three American stocks which you like? Thanks you

Q: I have mostly income holdings with some large growth stocks (GOOG, META, AMGN, MSFT). Having sold UMAX now looking at HHIS or HDIV. HHIS seems to fit the bill of both growth and income. In a mostly value portfolio I would hold 1% or $16,000 of HHIS for income. Is this reasonable with some risk or is adding to HDIV a better choice? HHIS has a total value now of over 1B up from its initial few million. 80 year old income investor with a 5-10 year horizon.

Q: On the dip, where does Google look compelling. We listened to your advice a couple years ago and would like to add as we see this as a pillar in our holdings.

Q: GOOG What do you think of their latest quarter why the big drop in futures trading.

Q: Hello Team 5i,

Apart from the immense spending MSFT is continuing to undertake to beef-up their Azure capabilities can you comment :
(1).On the other reasons the shares have been severely punished since coming up with what appeared to be some reasonably good earnings for the past quarter? Also can you please explain :
(2). Why less than a few months ago MSFT renegotiation of their new terms with Open AI was heralded as a very good move (their stock value popped up the same day close to a new maximum) whereas the same relationship now seems to have become detrimental to MSFT, maybe even compounding their precipitous share price drop (from 550 to 410) among other reasons?. As always thank for sharing your always very good insights. Adel

Q: Keeping current market conditions in mind and assuming we still have more downside to come, can you share 5 US and 5 Canadian stocks/ETFs on your shopping list? I'm not worried about diversification - just looking for your top picks regardless of sector overlap.

Thank you!

Q: Hi There. Please correct me if I am wrong but I understand that Google, Microsoft and Amazon are stake holders of Anthropic. Can you please tell how much % ownership they have in Anthropic? Do you think this is a reasonable way of getting exposure to Anthropic? If yes, which stock if any would you purchase? Many thanks.

Q: I have 8% cash in my portfolio after I sold all my CSU in December. I would like some suggestions as to what AI related stocks to purchase.

Q: I have 16.6% of my RRSP currently sitting in cash, from accumulated dividends and some contributions I never got around to deploying into the equities markets. Can you give me two names (US or Canadian equities) that I could spit this amount between, to purchase? Many thanks.

Q: Hi 5i,

In the event of a sharp pullback in the markets, what would be your top 5 stocks that would be on your radar to purchase?

Putting aside sector/industry/US or CAD markets and with the mindset of a 5+ year hold.

Thank you,

Greg C.

Q: Hello Team,
Could I have three robotic names(Canadian and US, ETFs) you recommend please.
Many thanks!

Q: Hi Group looking at selling FFH+ GSY+BYD ( While I still have some profits in BYD and FFH...GSY seems like dead money down 20% and use funds to start positions in CLS And GDXJ Both would would be in my TSFA) what do you think? looking for Max growth in my TSFA...Also what would your top 3 picks be using this same criteria ....PS am 74 years old

Q: Hi 5i team, Thanks for the amazing work you do !
I have an 18 and 20 year old. Would like your recommendations for sticks to invest in for Growth. They invested in SBET last year but SBET went down drastically. Would you recommending selling, holding SBET? They both have 7K to invest in their TFSa’s . What stocks and proportion do you suggest? Thank you, please as many credits as needed.

Q: Hi,

In October ’24 I asked 5i to identify:

A) ~10 favourite stocks drawn from its 3 model portfolios
B) ~6 highest conviction US picks.

The answer was:

A) From portfolios: CSU, TRI, TFII, WSP, BAM, BN, GLXY, CLS, SHOP, DSG

B) US: NVDA, ISRG, BKNG, LLY, BRK.B, GOOG

If asked the same question today, what would the 5i response be?
( Goal is best total return, long term )

Thank you.

Q: I have a LIRA account and don’t plan to make any withdrawals for the next 15 years. I’m looking for “buy-and-hold” stock and/or ETF investment ideas that would suit this long-term timeframe.

I’m open to a mix of individual stocks and ETFs, across both Canadian and U.S. markets. Given the long horizon, I’m comfortable with experiencing periods of market volatility.

Any additional suggestions on how you would approach this situation if it were your own account would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Q: I only hold MSFT for technology sector. What 2or 3 more technology stock would you recommend for a RRSP which will be converted into a RRIF in 5 years?

Thanks

Q: Hello,
What do you think of IONQ's purchase of Skywater for $1.8 Billion. Also, would you consider IONQ as the go to name for quantum computing .. much appreciate it.