Investment Q&A

Q: I am heavily tech weighted and am considering selling my entire position in NVDA and some CRWD as I have large gains in both. I would use the proceeds to buy positions in FLUT and SYK. I would still have position in AMZN, ASML, CRWD, GOOG, META, MSFT and VRT.

Any other suggestions?

Thank you.

Q: Do you know why UBER's price swung so much in the last two days? Thank you.

Q: Hi,

I've been in and out of GOOG many times over the years, and love their products. Recently I've been more and more interested in the robo-taxi development and really think there could be something there, but I'm admittedly not so up to speed. I know TSLA is on to something, but I just can't get behind that one...

Can you drop the Coles notes on Googles WAYMO division and your thoughts on their position in this space, and how their tech compares to others in the space as far as how far along they are in going commercial?

Thx,

Cam.

Q: Can you comment on UBER earnings, their forward guidance and US currency headwinds, and the perceived battle with TSLA's robotaxis.

Uber stock price has been flat for a year now - is it undervalued? The market seems to pricing in nothing less than solid earnings and guidance beats, is this a sign that the market considers large cap US stocks to be grossly overvalued in general, and anything less than perfection will result in a sell off?

Q: Good morning 5i,

I'm expecting some turbulence coming for sure. I doubt all is priced in with the tariff battle. Of course nobody knows. But opportunity may be knocking.

I refreshed myself on Peter's cover call write up from years past. I'd love a new take on selling covered calls to enhance your income and some strategies relating to it. ie, OTM, time frame etc.

And some top stocks in your view for writing on. Excluding NVDA, already sell OTC cc on my position.

Thank you very much.

Q: As one of 5i’s early subscribers, I find it a useful thought experiment to give my answer to a question before clicking on the 5i answer. I have found over the years our answers converge and so I rarely send in questions and comments. However my sense is that DeepSeek is a significant change.

On one level it is a clear lesson in the reality that, as Keynes said many decades ago, it’s real resources that matter, not money.

The American approach to AI development was that if you don’t have a $1billion you're not in the game. The Chinese have shown that if you have the pool of talent, amazing things can be done with relatively little money. The prevailing narrative that the Chinese are just copy cats was also blown out of the water. DeepSeek not only upends every assumption underlying the American approach to AI, it shows that the Chinese can out Silicon Silicon Valley and that means that, unlike in the past, China’s most talented minds will want to work for Chinese companies not American ones.

How will the Americans respond? Having staked political capital on the $500 billion Stargate, Trump and his entourage of billionaires have no choice, they will double down. We are hearing the narrative already, they are now saying that $500 million invested in DeepSeek’s advancements will produce even more amazing advancements in AI.

At a moment in history, as America consumes itself, China has taken a leap forward. Not only have they bloodied Trump, they have shaken the world in ways Napoleon could never have foreseen.

There are actually lessons to be learned in how Canada might deal with Trump but the political bobble heads and corporate Canada have actually come to believe the myths of neo-liberalism they started purveying in the 80’s, and are now incapable of rising above their paralysing fear.

Every investor has to ask, what are the implications of DeepSeek for their investments? Doubling down by the Americans will keep the party going for a while but it seems reasonable to expect a reckoning. Where would 5i look for alternatives to AI investments? Please suggest 5 US and 5 Cdn stocks that have strong balance sheets and reasonable growth prospects (without stretched valuations) that would benefit from using much less expensive AI? Also, please suggest a couple of ETF’s for Europe and China that would benefit should those markets surprise to the upside?
Mike

Q: Good evening 5i Team,

If I were to scale back my positions in chip makers and AI related companies, would you please recommend a sector or sectors and your choice of companies to migrate into.

Thanks,
H

Q: Hi there,

If you were to create a US Balanced Equity Portfolio using CDRs only, what would it look like?

Thank you!

Q: Uber shares are getting hit. Any reason. Do you like UBER as a Buy Thank you, RAK

Q: Could you please rank the following in terms of 2 year growth prospects, irregardless of risk? (first most growth, on down the road....) Thank you!

TD, SHOP, VIU, BN, RTX, ROAD, UBER, GLXY, CRM, TRI, ATZ

Q: The listed companies have used their tech to expand beyond their original business channels to a point that they are woven into the fabric of society. At some point early on they were good businesses with high potential that have risen to levels I could not have contemplated. Looking beyond AI, can you think of three companies out there in any sector that are working on things that have the potential to become central to our way of life in the way that these giants have? These can be well known companies that you think are on the cusp of big things or smaller companies with ideas that are a long shot.

Thanks

Q: Can you rank the following stocks best to worst please? Thanks

Q: What are your thoughts on Maplebear (Instacart)?
Would you prefer DoorDash?
Or is Uber a better investment?

Q: Is UBER effected with new $ 9.00 Entrance Tax to N Y City What about Taxis RAK

Q: 1. The drop in UBER’s share price seems overdone. Would you agree?
2. In your view is Uber keeping pace with the deployment of “advanced” AGI in its platform?
3. Is Uber’s management still capable of holding its own in a knife fight with Tesla, BYD, or Waymo?
4. I have used Uber in several foreign cities and am impressed by the superb level of service . Notwithstanding the query in (2) , my concern is not management but more the likelihood of Uber facing challenges from municipal governments and taxi- operators. Uber may not be out of danger from regulatory and other hurdles. Your views?
5. What do you have for forward P/E, and PEG ? (Sites I use depict wildly different ratios).
6. Do you consider Uber a buy ? If yes, what price levels would a buy seem reasonable?

Many thanks. All the best. :ao:sab

Q: Why has Uber dropped $20 per share recently

Q: hey guys happy new year hope all is well in my rrsp i currently have all Canadian equities. i would like to start adding some US content my 1st question would be is this even viable with the exchange or wait until its better. In current atmosphere i am thinking there would be more upside. My second question would be in what sector. I have been looking at TECH i.e. QTUM UBER NVDA AND SNOW.i would appreciate your thoughts and any equities you would suggest other than ones listed above.Thanks as always

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: Happy New year to everyone!

My TFSA is strictly US growth. I'm looking at the software space as I'm tech oriented.

I do own MSFT, ORCL on it's recent decline.

Some of the players are fairly expensive or have some negative momentum. NOW, SNPS, CDNS are 3 candidates.

Would you have a preference of these looking forward accounting for current value etc?
A top tier selection that isn't one of these?

I'm looking for your thoughts and a reasonable entry. Of course this is 3+ year hold.

Thank you very much.

Q: could you pls rank and comment on the above stocks in terms of greatest likelihood of appreciation within 12 months