Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i,

We are looking for advice on stocks that should be held in a US account rather than a CDN account. Our RBC RRSP has both CDN and US funds available. After reading several questions and answers it is clear that we are very confused about this topic. We are hoping questions below can help us grasp a general rule of thumb on which currency should we purchase and hold stocks for our RRSP's.
e.g.
1. should stocks that pay dividends in US funds be held in the US account or CDN account if they can be purchased in either currency? i.e. AQN, BAM
2. if we buy a stock such as Google (no dividend) to hold for a long time should this be purchased with US funds or CDN funds. Is this a stock that should be in a TFSA instead of an RRSP?
3. if we buy and sell lows and highs on stocks without dividends such as AMZN, and BABA, (2-3 transactions per year) should this be purchased on the US or CDN side of our RRSP.
4. if we are to purchase an ETF that pays a dividend in US funds should this be purchased and held in US funds?

Thank you for your help.
Debbie and Jerry

Q: Please comment on the impact of recent US China tariff & Huawei development on these stocks. Which will suffer long term adverse effect ? Most come down a lot on May 20. Thanks a lot.

Q: Would appreciate your assessment of the merits of continuing to hold half-positions in BOX, NVDA, SQ, and SPOT, in search of above-average returns going forward and comfortable with risk. If you were on the sidelines, would you initiate new positions in any of the holdings, or alternatively are there merits in reducing any of these positions today in favour of more attractive risk/return opportunities in the US technology space (and if so, which tech opportunities have captured your recent favour)? Thanks for excellent services rendered.

Q: Can you give your top 3 stocks in Canada and US that you would pickup if the market turbulence continues this week?

Thanks,

Q: Hi, could you name a few Artificial Intelligence stocks in Canada and the USA that have potential in the future to offer good growth?

Thanks Kim

Q: Hi peter, can you shade some information about this company. Are they making any money? Would you put your money. Thanks. Alnoor

Q: Given the pull back on NVDA over the past 2 days, would you suggest that anything has changed for long term view of here? Would you anticipate more drop leading up to the 16th?

Q: I need to reduce my tech holdings, especially over the top with SHOP, but not complaining. Would you please give me your best momentum stocks, Canadian or US in any sector other than tech? I can tolerate some risk. Many thanks.

Q: Can you please offer your 3 best ideas to add to a TFSA. This may include, Canadian, US Stocks or ETFS.

Thanks Valter

Q: Hi There,
I am currently looking at adding one US stock to my RRSP account. I currently have JPM, VTI and IWO in the account. Of the above listed stocks or any others you feel would be a better fit, which would you recommend? Timeframe is 10 plus years.
Thank You,

Q: Hi guys, thanks for the excellent service and continued improvements. I find the new Portfolio Analytics section very helpful. Long winded question here so please deduct as many credits as you see fit.

I am overweight in tech, at 40% overall. I have 40% tech in both my RRSP and TFSA.

The biggest names I have are AAPL 9%, TEAM 6%, and NVDA 6%. All of those are held in the US side of my RRSP.

I have a mix of 15 stocks in my TFSA, roughly equal weighting. The tech holdings in there are PHO, KXS, CSU, SYZ, SHOP. Each comprises about 6% of the TFSA but just over 1% of overall holdings.

I am 7-8% underweight in:
consumer defensive,
communication services,
industrials,
utilities.

I feel I should trim back or sell at least one of AAPL, TEAM or NVDA but hard to given they have all been growing and have potential to grow further. Are there any obvious choices to cut or pull back here? Can you please suggest at least one name from each of the following sectors:
consumer defensive,
communication services,
industrials,
utilities.

thanks !
Mark

Q: Hi,
Looking to decrease the number of holdings in the above listed stocks. Which 2 would you sell?
Thank you,
Brent

Q: I know the QCOM is a healthy company and is well positioned technologically .
With look at P/E and P/B , I am just wondering if it is time to sell and deploy the funds elsewhere. It has been a rocky HOLD, and I am finally in the black on the name .
Now I am down on NVDA ( who would have thought ) .
These names have not been kind to me ... I expect risk, but I understand that these are the best companies in their sectors ( or do you recommend others ? ). Thanks again ,
Go Jets

Q: Just finished portfolio analytics. Very underweight healthcare with only BIIB in my US holdings. Also learned the following make up less than 1% positions. Which would you add to and which could be let go. Have significant tech exposure. Can you suggest another US helathcare company or should I just add to BIIB to a reasonable weight.

Q: Will a Crypto Currency mining ban in China be an impact on NVDA ? Does it make sense to own both NVDA and MU ?

Q: Recently you recommended MU and I must decide between MU and NVDA which is a better choice at this point ??

Q: I wonder if you can recommend a few US growth stocks for a fairly aggressive TFSA?

Q: Good morning gang. NVDA is on the rise again. Assuming my weight is not too high would this be a good time to buy more? I'm hoping it will go to its highs within 6 months.
Much thanks

Q: Hi Team,
I have held AMAT for just over a year now and am currently down by about 20%. I am thinking of switching from AMAT to NVDA and would like to get your thoughts on this intended move.
Thanks,

Q: I am interested in adding one more E Sports company to my portfolio. I already own NVDA and OTEXT. Which would you choose, EA or ATVI? Or, if there is another that you would recommend instead?
Thanks for your great service....
Jen