Investment Q&A

Q: I read your notes on ERO June 10 which were positive so wondered why this issue has been hit so much harder than others in their sector. It seems a candidate for recovery - is this likely or are there other factors to account for? Appreciate your response.

Q: Can you please compare and contrast these two companies? KTOS has great momentum which makes sense. AVAV had the same until its capital raise a week or so ago. If someone wanted a growth tilted investment in the defence sector with an eye to Trump's bill would you choose one over the other and why? What would your entry point be for both?

Q: Is this a good time to initiate a position in this company?

Q: I'm trying to understand HPYT and what factors will influence the market price . In Dec. 23 market price was $12.83 and yield was 14% . Today it is $8.91 and yield is 20% . Am I correct in assuming as the price drops the yield will rise ? I did notice that since inception HPYT has paid .15 cents a month . Up until the recent June payment which was .13 cents. Why the decrease ?

What factors influence the market price ? Interest rates I assume . What effect will rising interest rates have on the price ? And what effect will dropping interest rates have ?

What effect will a Taco tariff policy have on the price ?

Will the " Great Big Beautiful Bill " have an effect on the price ? Going to be a substantial increase in U.S. debt .....

Will the price be influenced by Trump's rhetoric of replacing Powell ? And what effect will that be ? .....I can't imagine Mr Market will react positively to a politically motivated Fed Chair .....

Can I slot this into the fixed income portion of my portfolio or is it too volatile ?
Basically I would like to know the various factors 5i feels will influence the price/yield of this security .....

Thanks for your terrific service .....

Q: Gold and related companies got whacked yesterday, seemingly in the wake of Trumps announced tariff on copper. But copper and gold are different, right? Would you recommend Agi or any similar companies as opportunistic buys? Or do you see gold continuing weaker?

Q: I’m curious if trumps copper tariffs will likely have a negative or even positive impact on ARG’s financials? The spot copper price seemed to spike higher… but tariffs? Appreciate your take. Thanks

Q: How do you like its future. 10 years forward looking is there a large addressable market for growth & profitability. Could it be a take over target?

Q: With the current tariff situation and the direction of Donald Trump unclear to say the least, would you continue to hold, add to holding, or sell? Have a gain in the stock still even with the significant downtrend since early April.

Q: According to CNN, "Currently, gamblers can deduct their losses before paying taxes on their winnings. Under Trump’s bill, though, they’ll be able to deduct just 90% of their losses. For example: Win $100,000, but lose $80,000? You’ll have made $20,000 but owe taxes on $28,000. “This new amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would end professional gambling in the US and hurt casual gamblers, too,” professional poker player Phil Galfond said on X. “You could pay more in tax than you won.”
An easy question for you, as it's more or less just speculation, but how could you see this affecting these two stocks? Thank you!

Q: Hi 5i
Current holder of CNC .It and these other big health care companies have really tanked today, Whats happening and would you continue to hold or sell.
How do you view the outlook going forward for this sector?
Any best of breeds selection here.....
Trying to decide how to proceed with this one.
thx

Q: Hi, Now that Agent Orange (Trump) has passed the new bill, what do you see being the impact on dividends from US companies? Would payments from HTA be affected?
I currently enjoy some healthy dividends from holdings within an rrsp, how might these be affected? Thanks for your insight, as usual!

Q: I note the question and your response on this today but was wondering if you might add a comment on the current valuation and whether it is reaching fair value or not.
Thanks

Q: Sounds like President Trump is going to get involved helping the AI sector, specifically the huge power requirements. Looking for some investing ideas that will benefit from the presumed increased spending?

Q: Hello 5i,

Trumponomics is laying waste to "green" energy. Can you list 5 stocks in Canada and 5 stocks in the USA that would be most affected? Is it worth hanging onto a small position of BEPC after the news? We have a small loss at this time.

Thank you
D&J

Q: Hello 5i,

We have a bit of a conundrum on our fixed low-risk investments for our RRSP’s. We have laddered GIC’s (@5%-5.4%) that expire each year to cover costs + we sell some USD fixed income for vacations. We are running dry on GIC’s and our fixed income (BIL) may have rates reduced. We need to replenish Canadian and USD fixed income as those investments are our safety net in case everything goes for a crap for 1-2 years.

Our standard decision in a lower rate environment is to purchase stocks or ETF’s with decent yields but the market is very high, 5-10 year Treasuries seem to be risky now due to Trumponomics, and our time-line is always short for that strategy.

Our goal is to have a 5% increase per year (thru yield or ETF or stock increase). Do you have a few suggestions?

Thank you
D&J

Q: I just got my monthly dividend for GDXY in my account dated June 23/25 ..... Multiplying the amount by 12 and then dividing it by the current value of the position { and then multiplying by 100 } I came up with a 68.62%% yield { annualized } for the month of May. { April was up too at 59% } ..... That is considerably higher than the 42% the ETF is shooting for .... First, are my figures correct ? ..... And second can this increase be attributed to what I call the " Trump Option Premium " ? .... Trump's on again off again tariffs, and whichever country he decides to threaten or bomb the snot out of ...... This makes for a volatile market which makes for higher option premiums ? ..... If not to what does 5i attribute these two months of higher than the norm yields to ? ...... { In a few days my SLVO dividend will be deposited. It will be interesting to see what that annualized return will be . It was 32.5% for April } ...... Thanks for your terrific service .....

Q: I looked up this stock after your recommendation, I noticed it's way down from it's high of $366 down to $36 now, do you think it has potential for big upside? What are the risks for this stock?

Q: Hello Peter / 5i Team,

NDM has been on quite a run lately. I previously held this name back in 2016 for a short-term trade, during a time when there was renewed optimism around exploration and the potential development of the Pebble Project.

I’d appreciate hearing your current insights and outlook on NDM. How do you view its valuation and broader expectations moving forward? I understand that some of the recent movement may be linked to the “Trump trade” narrative—do you see any real merit to this as a viable trade or longer-term hold? Do you have any updated price targets?

Also, are there any other names in this space that you currently prefer?

Thanks in advance.

Q: With tRUMP's 3 strike on Iran, how do you thing the US and Cdn stocks will react this Monday and for the rest of the week?.....Tom

Q: Hi
past questions at 5 i indicated that it had slow years in 2023 and 2024
B Gardiner on BNN market call made it one of her top picks
is it a mixture of gold, minerals and nickel and copper? as I have some gold stocks
and TCK.b
what do you think of ALS.ca in terms of investment for some dividend and hopefully a good prospect for the rest of 2025 (next 12 months)? does Mr Trump's tariff helps this stock
Michael
thanks