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Q: Hi 5i Team,

Can you please tell me what Tech Companies you would buy today (US and CDN) in light of the sell off for a 5 year hold.

Thank you,

Pat.
Read Answer Asked by Patrick on November 02, 2020
Q: I've been trying to find out how resource stocks did during the 1970's compared to the commodities themselves. I know that gold and real estate appeared to have done well during that period.

If resource stocks did well enough, I am considering entering a position in TECK.B. I believe it was a gold stock back in the '80's if I recall, before combining with Cominco. So it would not be possible to see how it did back then with it's current commodity mix.

I think you are favourable to TECK.B as an investment, but I was wondering about the historic relative performance of resource equities vs the commodities if that is possible - approximately.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by James on November 02, 2020
Q: Hello,
Renewable energy will be the in the high demand in future. So which stock you prefer to hold on US & Canda side for better growth.
Thx,
Read Answer Asked by Jigneshbhai on November 02, 2020
Q: As a general preamble, I notice that, given the recent dip, a surprising number of companies have stalled over a 2, 3 or 4 month periods. SHOP has done nothing since late June, AAPL since early August. Aside from gyrating do you consider this sideways movement the equivalent of a re-valuation? Would you recommend buying companies such as these, that also have good recent earnings reports and outlooks? And can you comment on these two specifically? If you can add any other names to this list I would appreciate it. Thank-you.
Read Answer Asked by Alex on November 02, 2020
Q: While off their lows, financials have not recovered this year. I am having difficulty not seeing these as 'shouting', if not screaming buys for the long term investor. Companies like JPM and BNS seem to have sound businesses and pay a nice divvy. The conservative nature of banks in Canada seems particularly attractive under these circumstances. What am I missing? Can you add some granularity please. Thank-you.
Read Answer Asked by Alex on November 02, 2020
Q: I was listening to a podcast recently interviewing a highly-regarded market analyst. Among other things, he highlighted the importance for retirees to invest carefully in the current environment. He does like gold and China, but also recommended a "high quality company" ETF. In other words, an ETF that invests in "companies that tick all the boxes" - eg. excellent balance sheet, no dividend cuts, etc.

Would IQLT be a good recommendation? I don't mind that there are no FANG stocks, or for that matter any US stocks in that particular ETF. I do own some US stocks, but I believe the next decade will be more favourable to Asia / emerging markets anyway, (currently lower PE's for example). Just my opinion.

Do you think that the expense ratio seems a bit high for IQLT ? If you don't like this one, do you have an alternative ?

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by James on November 02, 2020
Q: Trying to understand the reaction to SHOP's apparently good results. Understand the overall market sentiment is weak. The range of views of analysts are all over the map. Some have buys with high target prices, some have hold with average prices and this afternoon Merrill came out with sell and a low price. Most of these analysts have rating records in the top 10% of all analysts (according to TD). Can you shed some light? How would 5I rate the stock?
Read Answer Asked on November 02, 2020
Q: Hi 5i team,
What do you think of GIC Simple which is an Ontario online GIC broker? They offer access to GICs from different financial institutions, and allow account holders to set up a GIC portfolio that is fully insured. Is GIC Simple a viable option for those who want a better return on the cash portion of their portfolio? Is there a downside to using this service?
Thanks for your valued opinion on this particular subject.
Read Answer Asked by Michel L on November 02, 2020
Q: Have some money in a RRSP to invest and committed to continue investing in Constellation Software.

With the upcoming spin-off, Topicus, should I buy Constellation after the dividend/spinoff, or are we better off buying more of Topicus because it's essentially an earlier and smaller version of Constellation which means it's more likely to grow faster on a percentage basis.

Also are there any concerns with it being primarily in Europe versus Constellation which is much more diversified between geographies?
Read Answer Asked by Eugene on November 02, 2020
Q: The company will have slower revenue growth and profitability for the next 1 year or so as they transition their customers to the cloud. Short term pain for long term gain, at least thats their expectation. Still highly profitable, over 2B cash in the bank and investing heavily in their business. Would you suggest holding through this transition, stepping aside for a few quarters or using this as an opportunity to bulk up a long term position?

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Joel on November 02, 2020
Q: Hello,
how do interest rates affect SLF? Given they are histirically low presently is this a net positive or negative for it's earnings? If and when rates go up, whenever that is, is this a positive for SLF?
What is the current payout ratio for it's dividend? Do you see any catalysts for growing its EPS given the current economic conditions?
Thanks,
Dan
Read Answer Asked by Daniel on November 02, 2020
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