Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning,

Have you done any work on what asset classes or equity sectors significantly outperformed/underperformed while Trump was President from 2016-2020. I recall that that the USD did not do well; gold did very well.

Any views/analysis most welcome. And would you be worried about overall market directionality with his expected focus on China and tariffs?

Q: I am concerned about the US political situation. Should Trump manage to win the upcoming election and the US loses its democracy, I fear that this will not be good for the financial markets. Do you know what the results were in other countries that elected far right political parties? I have a sizable portfolio that is almost 50% weighted to the US. I would like to know how to prepare for this possibility short of selling all our US investments. Thank you

Q: Good morning, I hope you and the office are enjoying the last full week of summer. I would like your 30+ years of insight on this "largest monopoly trial in modern era" with the DOJ and Google. Is this something to be concerned about? Haven't we been here before ?

Thanks

Q: If Russia drops a nuclear bomb in Ukrainian territory ( a scenario becoming more likely every day ), the question of whether a company’s stock has a compelling P/E ratio is irrelevant.

Forget inflation, forget Covid, forget Trump, forget budget deficits, forget supply chain. Follow Russia/ Ukraine.

Please help me to decide not to sell everything, stock up on cans of beans and head for the hills.

Thanks
Derek

Q: Hi 5i Team - Trilogy has been drifting steadily downward and recently dropped substantially, apparently due to some news about the Ambler Access Project. Could you explain the concern that this has caused. Also could you provide an update on the company itself, its fundamentals and potential. I have been holding this stock for some time now for its copper resources and need to decide whether to switch to something else in the same field. If you feel there are better possibilities, could you provide two or three suggestions. Thanks.

Q: Your thoughts on RUMBLE SPAC. Thanks

Q: Earnings released after close. Revenue growth appears very strong but loss increased. Can you comment on results and if the revenue growth trumps poor earnings. What do you see happening going forward. I'm warming up to QUIS. Is it a speculative buy?

Q: DWAC, DWACW Would you please give your opinion on these two stocks, what is the relationship , how do you feel about them
thanks 5i,

Q: Are there any possible alternate bidders for this company in your opinion?

Q: Is there a technical support level where these types of names get attractive or do political influences trump tools like this?

Q: Good Morning Peter, Ryan, and 5i Team.
My question is regarding position weightings. I have trimmed TFII once since I have owned it but it continues to run and now represents about 8% of the account it is in. (Thank you so much for the original recommendation) I have owned CSU since $88 (Thanks again) and trimmed it along the way as well. After the last time I trimmed CSU I vowed to never trim it again unless Mark Leonard sells out or the wheels really fall off. How do you approach position weightings when the trend is your friend ? Thank you for your ongoing help. DL

Q: Considering the Biden "Buy American" executive order, how significantly can you see it impacting STLC and CIA? Thank you

Q: Are there any blogs, magazines, papers, etc that you recommend for an investor to keep up to date or get new ideas? I have found than many of the sites/periodicals that I used to read/watch have become very politicized and are pushing either a far left or far right agenda. (I would love to go a full day without someone talking about Trump). I still like to check on what stocks Mawer and PHN are holding in their funds, but beyond that I feel so many people are just pushing agendas.

Q: What to you consider the long term consequences of the Democrats now having control of the Senate and House of Representatives with regards to prospects for Enbridge? Of immediate concern is the rumoured pending announcement by Biden to cancel the XL pipeline in an effort to appease the left leaning members of his party.

Q: Hello Team,

TWTR stock came down 5.5% from Wednesday to Friday and is now down another 3.77% after hours following the announcement that Trump was permanently kicked out of TWTR space, an action also implemented by many other social media companies, even PINS. I know Twitter will survive without Trump but how about its stock!?

Do you think the drop is a knee-jerk reaction and the stock will recover in a short order? or do you think the stock will continue to languish not because he is gone, but because TWTR cannot monetize its millions of users looking for the latest news/events in political arena, a generally depressing space at the best of times. Trump at least had made this space a bit more lively/interesting.

I have been waiting very patiently for a vey long time on this stock to finally move and now this. I want to hold as I think the company is ready for live sport and ad revenues from it, but I wonder if this elusive goal is worth the opportunity cost.

I know you like TWTR so what would you do? I know your most likely answer is "nothing," but could you tell me if nothing really has changed and the future is bright for TWTR with or without Trump.

Thank you as always!

Q: Peter; If the Georgia election is “ overwhelming “ in the Democrats favour - basically rejecting the Trumpaffoon - is this a market changer and possibly the end of the clown politics? Crystal ball question I realize. Thanks . Rod

Q: What are the Chinese companies that Trump has prohibited Americans from owning. Do you think Biden will reverse this decision? Will this affect Chinese etf's such as Kweb and other popular stocks? Thanks for your insight.

Q: I am ussually not a holder of cash in my investment accounts. I have moved to about 15% cash by cleaning up some dogs and selling some assets that bounced back post march crash. The recent run has given me FOMO. My brain is telling me that the markets are crazy and there is no good reason for this recent run, the but the market is alway right. So I sit here asking myself "Am I acting like Trump or are the markets acting like Trump?" ....So my question is: if you did a 5i office water cooler poll how many think there will be a major second correction in next 4-6 months: never, unlikely, likely, 100%.

Q: Peter; We had a Trump rally when he was elected- could we another one if,as, and when he leaves?
Rod

Q: I'm interested in your take on the likely effects on the markets of the two major significant events that have coincided: Pfizer's positive announcement regarding its vaccine, and the Biden victory.

Regarding the former, some commentators are suggesting that, after many false starts, there is at least a shortish term tradable opportunity in value over tech/momentum, partly inspired by a rotation out of the stay-at-home trade and a move into the Covid19-bitten cyclicals. Given that such a rotation would have to overcome the current vulnerability of under performing value stocks to tax loss selling, do you concur in this view, and if so, which sectors in value would you suggest have the most potential?

Regarding the Biden victory, how much of the clean tech trade do you think is already reflected in the market? Given the less confrontational world view of Joe Biden, would you now view the markets of China, Europe, and even Canada more optimistically? What else does the Biden victory (or the Trump loss) bring to the trader's table?

While I'm sure you wouldn't advise over-reacting to political events or corporate announcements, the transition from authoritarian to democratically-inclined leadership in the world's most influential country, in addition to a potential cure to a devastating pandemic, are not run-of-the-mill occasions. Assuming this new world is permanent and Biden's victory stands (most likely) while Pfizer's vaccine has no hiccups (less likely), an analysis of how one might adjust investing strategy, no matter how incremental, would be appreciated.