Investment Q&A

Q: The stock has perfermed extremly well but it's on a downward trend from a peak last October near $265 and now it's at $195. What's the reason for the decline and should this stock be retained as a hold within a portfolio?

Q: Any reason why CSU has held up so well as compared to other Canadian tech companies?

Q: Under present circumstances I find it difficult to determine at what stage we are in the business cycle. Could you overlay the business cycle and market cycle and indicate where you think we are and how this will influence one’s investment thesis?

Q: any thoughts on the dutch auction offer?

Q: I dont see any questions on backblaze. Could you provide an overview of this company and comment on their prospects for growth in the Cloud services

Q: Please rate in order picks for dividend income and growth

Q: hello
can you recommend what types of bonds should be held in a rising rate environment and can your recommend some ETFs?
thanks

Q: Your answer to a member's question on LSPD and NVEI being "expensive stocks" and your interpretaion they are still considered expensive ones inspite of selling at roughly 1/3 of their peak prices, is not understandable as there are many non software companies whose stocks are selling at around 15-20 times their sales. Why don't we admit that it is the short attack as the only reason for this decline instead of beating around the bush.

Q: Hi 5i,
I sometimes have trouble following your metrics. Yesterday, in an answer to Steve, you said that LSPD and NVEI were still expensive at 9x and 8x sales respectively. That makes sense and with little difference in the two. When I look at the 5i members’ database, I see LSPD at 16 x sales and NVEI at 6x sales. Here, NVEI is clearly the cheaper of the two. This makes it difficult sometimes to assess a company. Why the differences?
Thanks again.
Dave

Q: Like many here I am nervous about buying fixed income in the current situation. You often mention that most people will be sorry when things turn around and stocks fall. Well, I get that. Even though we would have enough to survive even with a fairly large drop in the value of stocks. But, I realise that it would not be fun. So, what to get in terms of fixed income. I have mentionned in other questions that I would be inclined to get something completely sure for this component of a portfolio. Unfortunatly, it is likely to lose money, when inflation is considered. So, is it worth it to go further afield and enlarge the fixed income space? Here is what a popular blogger writes about this question. I would appreciate it if, with your experience and judgement, you could comment on it:

Another fallacy to dispel is that the 40% of a 60/40 should be in bonds. Nope. Many govy bonds suck and will be creamed as rates rise. So this is a really bad idea. That fixed income portion of the portfolio should be made up of short-duration bonds, some corporate invest grade issues, a floating-rate bond ETF and a healthy weighting of rate reset preferreds, which rise in value along with the prime.

thanks as usual for the great service

Q: Given policies recently introduced in many countries (US, Europe, Japan, etc.) aimed at encouraging legacy car manufacturers to switch to making battery electric vehicles and given that many of these manufacturers have since announced commitments to doing just that, setting aside Tesla, which of the major car makers do you see as having the best potential to profitably achieving these goals? I'm more interested in identifying the best among the big players: Ford, GM, Toyota, BMW, etc.

Q: Some stocks you recomend from recent tax sale.(OVER BITTEN)

Q: Any thoughts on DoorDash? I know they aren't profitable yet, but for companies like Dash and UberEats, do you think they'll ever get to unit or even whole company profitability?

Q: Has your opinion on Cloud MD changed with recent contract wins including Empire Life and Sun Life. It would seem the company is gaining acceptance and market share. Your analysis please.

Q: My portfolio is the following:
Tech: 41%
Financial: 11% (GSY/BAM)
Communication: 10% (GOOG, ROKU)
Industrial: 9% (TT, XYL, WSP)
Health care: 9% (VEEV, DXCM, WELL)
Real estate: 3% (EXPI)
Cons Cycl: 1% (ATZ)

Tech holdings:
LSPD 2.6%
TOI 5.4%
SHOP 2.5%
NVDA 13.4%
PLTR 0.9%
CRWD 4.1%
SQ 3.8%
APPS 4.7%
U 3.8%

Looking for advice on which tech stock if any I should cut loose. I am clearly overweight in this sector, and would appreciate some guidance on how to better allocate my money?

I’ve heard you mention LSPD and SHOP somewhat overlap, but selling LSPD at a loss right now simply does not make sense in my view.

If selling a portion of my tech is ideal in your view, please provide alternative stocks in other sectors. Thanks

Happy Holidays!

Nick

Q: please list 6 Canadian companies that will be able to pass along increased operating costs arising from inflation. they can be companies that are not held by the model portfolios thanks Richard

Q: I have CIF 843 in my RRSP - it comprises 8% of the RRSP. What is your opinion of it's performance & costs. Also- could you provide 3 or 4 alternates each of both Mutual Funds and ETF, in the same asset class.

Q: Topicus is below $100. Would you view it as a buy today? What price would be consider as a reasonable valuation for a growth name like this?

Thank you,

Q: Is Argonaut Gold still a decent gold company to invest in , it seems to be struggling , but id like to buy more for when it breaks out.

Q: Everyone,
When do you believe people will be buying for 2022? Have they been buying a little, normal or above average going into 2022?
Clayton