Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i, thoughts on quarter, and if you have a chance to listen in on CC, was there any mention of tarrif impact.

Thx.

Q: Hi 5i,

What do you think of WST? It had a big correction.

Thank you

Q: Can I get your view and prospects on Bannerman Energy Ltd. (BBNLF:US) please.

Q: NXE is not acting well... Any News ? Do you still like it as a Uranium Play Thanks RAK

Q: Your thoughts on the latest earnings and market reaction?
Appreciate all your hard work. Ted

Q: Kraken seems like a very interesting company but I am worried about it's vulnerability to intensified 'buy American' policies, and Trump tariffs. Does it have a moat that could help it deal with these? What is your assessment of overall risk?

Q: Please comment on the recent significant draw down. Is the stock considered expensive at current levels?

thank you

Q: What are your thoughts on RRSP loans and borrowing to invest in general?
Right now I can borrow at 5.3% for an RRSP loan and can otherwise borrow at 7.4%. I think the tax and investment benefits would outweigh the borrowing costs in the case of putting it into an RRSP. In the case of a non registered account, the 7.4% hurdle rate makes it tougher. Do you have any general advice for borrowing to invest in a non registered account? And if one chooses to do so what suggestions would you make regarding allocation or options to consider? I understand this would be general advice and not personal recommendations.

Thanks very much

Q: In a recent response to another member you mentioned "IBKR is almost twice the size of HOOD ($99B vs. $56B market cap, respectively)".

I ended up looking into IBKR and HOOD a bit more and discovered this about IBKR:

Depending on the data platform, some list the IBKR market cap as ~$25B and others list it as ~$99B. This has to do with whether you consider both public and private shareholders counts when calculating market cap.

I learned that GAAP handles this where the non controlling interests are removed from the income statement ("less net income attributable to non-controlling interests" which was $2.652B for 2024 leaving $765B Net Income) to leave only the net income attributable to IBKR public share holders. The bigger chunk goes to IBG Holdings controlled solely by Thomas Peterffy.

Based on this I believe IBKR is half the size of HOOD, at least the portion that common shareholders attribute earnings too.

How do you think about companies structured like this?

Q: I just took a beating on a couple of my stocks, hudbay and paramount…..if it wasn’t for the threat of tariffs I would most likely be looking at buying the dip…..I’d like to ask you about your thoughts?? Thank you

Q: What do you think about these for the next two years?

Q: Is it time to let it go? Thanks

Q: BCE and MG are mine losers and I want to sell one. Please advise which one would you let go or do you still think I should hold both of them and why

Thanks for the great service.

Q: Hello Team,

I am looking at adding a half position of one of the above companies in my TFSA. Can you please rank them in order with the most potential return over the next 3 years. Thanks

Q: Thanks for answering my previous question on WEF (western forest products). I have been taking a closer look at wef and trying to decide if I should liquidate my smallish position. One thing I noticed is that WEF has nearly $300 million 'on deposit' with the USA government. This is for the softwood lumber tariffs that they have had to pay over various years. This is a unique situation but what does it mean to be 'on deposit". Does any of this money ever get returned to a Canadian lumber producer? If not, then why does WEF even mention it? I found out about this in a WEF press release and I made a perfunctory search of the balance sheet and I could not find anything, although I am certainly not any expert navigating balance sheets. Does it appear on the balance sheet but I just missed it? Is this a complete non-issue or is it a hidden source of future revenue for WEF?

Q: Can you give me 3 US strong conviction growth stocks in tech?
Thank You

Q: CLBT has dropped significantly in the past month. I would appreciate your thoughts on the company and do you see this as a buying opportunity?

Q: Cloudflare stock is down 17% pre market (Feb 19,2205). I have always liked the stock but never bought because it's too expensive. Would this be a good entry point to start a position?

Q: I asked this earlier but perhaps it fell between the cracks. Between PPL and ENB, which would you buy today for a 2 -3 year hold?

Q: Can you give me a basket of European ETF's that would give broad market exposure please?