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Q: Hi 5i
With respect to Johns question today on pe numbers. Where do you find these numbers?
My brokerage on TD show RY's PE at 16.54 and BM's PE at 17.
Wondering why the big difference?

Having read your response to johns question I understand at higher PE they are trading at a little pricey share price.
At these levels it seems prudent to lighten holdings?
However do you have any insight into who is majority buyers at these levels, is it institutional buyers or mainstreet action?
thx
Read Answer Asked by jim on April 20, 2026
Q: What do you think are the 5 best opportunities with consumer staples and with consumer discretionary ?
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Pierre on April 20, 2026
Q: Everyone, message from Joel on April 20, “ Q: First, want to thank you for the service provided over the years. I recently reached a financial milestone (another 0 at the end of the net worth statement at age 33) and 5i played a massive part. Biggest elements were the great stock picks (obviously) which allowed me to outperform the market quite a bit, as well as the reassurance to stay long when the market has a fit.”
I started investing on my own with great assistance from 5i and over the last 15 years my returns are more than twice the market. This is due to the financial help and confidence from 5I. Many thanks to all the staff at 5i. Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on April 20, 2026
Q: Hello everyone, could you please rate for each on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest on the scale. With a brief reason for your rating.

WSP
PBH
PET
KITS
FC because of the deal with GFL

Thank you kindly
Read Answer Asked by Paul on April 20, 2026
Q: What are your top 5 US and CDN large cap names today?

Thanks
Tim
Read Answer Asked by Timothy on April 20, 2026
Q: Understanding the difference between these. What order would rank these as adds to a diversified portfolio. > 5 yr hold.
Read Answer Asked by Chris on April 20, 2026
Q: A number of Small/Mid cap stocks have done very well over the last few weeks while a number have been hit hard and pulled back significantly.

What would be your top 5 Small/Mid cap US and CDN names currently? Could you also indicate the order that you would purchase?

Thanks
Tim
Read Answer Asked by Timothy on April 20, 2026
Q: Hi to all. For a GARP long-term investor, what are your recommendations today, 5 can securities & 5 US stock exchanges securities.
Please no defense titles. Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Djamel on April 20, 2026
Q: Zcn- Zmi- Vidy- maw104- xbal- these 5 etf’s make up 15% of my 2 portfolios- rrif and non registered account. Do you see anything overlapping too much? Would you keep maw104 or change to a lower mer etf.( suggestions). As I’m slowly changing from a growth to more conservative portfolio could you suggest another etf that may complement these 5 , and
Is Vidy a good choice for xNorth America?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Brad on April 20, 2026
Q: Hi team,
Broadcom (customer of Celestica) seems to be making a lot of large deals/partnerships lately with Hyperscalers. This being said, do you see fruits of these deals trickling down to Celestica in the form of more contracts and business for CLS? Can this be a catalyst for CLS that doesn't currently seem to be being talked about?

Thanks,
Shane.

Thanks,
Shane.
Read Answer Asked by Shane on April 20, 2026
Q: It was in the news recently that the Federal Reserve had called in the Banks for briefings. It appeared to be centred around the issue of private credit and exposures in the system. The last time I recall a scenario where the Banks were called in was during the financial crisis in 2008 and at that time there was a lot of discussion about corporate liquidity and potential mergers as the crisis of confidence unfolded. What is your perspective on this situation?
Read Answer Asked by Ian on April 20, 2026
Q: I've been burnt in the past by not trimming gains and having stocks crash and burn so I'm trying to diversify out of individual stocks when I get huge gains and let only a portion of it run. Can you recommend some ETFs to diversify into (CAD and USD), I'm 30s so long horizon and risk tolerance. I currently use XEQT, XSU, VIU, VFV for cad, VT, VTI for us. Let me know if there's any other good options, or if I should just stick to a specific one and why- take more credits if need
Read Answer Asked by Danielle on April 20, 2026
Q: Was wandering about their .07cent distribution that was cut from .08cents in April of 2023,looks like it coincided with a run up on rates from 2-3 years previous to that,since that time most of their top ten holdings in the fund have increased their dividend each year.My question ,is their a metric of some kind that would determine if they would reinstate that distribution back to .08cents or do you know how that is determined,I’m a retired long term holder of ZWU and very happy with its income stability
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Greg on April 20, 2026
Q: Hello,
I own both CAR.UN and DIR.UN, am growing tired of watching CAR's share price steadily decline over the past 5 years.
Could you suggest a replacement for CAR.UN with a better growth profile, decent yield, not necessarily residential?
Thanks as always.
Read Answer Asked by Roman on April 20, 2026
Q: First, want to thank you for the service provided over the years. I recently reached a financial milestone (another 0 at the end of the net worth statement at age 33) and 5i played a massive part. Biggest elements were the great stock picks (obviously) which allowed me to outperform the market quite a bit, as well as the reassurance to stay long when the market has a fit.

My question is can you provide a list of top picks for long term growth that are less associated with AI. I'm heavy in AI, want to stay overweight, however would like to slowly diversify a bit over time. Open to a mix of risk levels.
Read Answer Asked by Joel on April 20, 2026
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