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Q: Hi Peter,
Reading your National Post article this week titled 'potential read flags to watch for when picking next stock', I was interested in the first item 'short interest'. You mention that one should always check the short positions of companies wanting to purchase. So tell us please, what is the easiest and most efficient way to identify the short positions of a Canadian company? Thanks for your good advice!
Read Answer Asked by hank on December 05, 2022
Q: Which of these stock or ETF's (Bam.a, FTS, SLF, MOAT, VXC, XBB) in my non registered portfolio would you sell and then buy back in TFSA?
Thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on December 05, 2022
Q: I'm pondering dipping my toe into ETFs. The reason for this is that I got the feeling from another 5iR response that given the current stock market turbulence, it is better to buy diversification via an ETF rather than buy new US or Canadian stocks positions or top up existing equity positions. What say you, 5iR? Like did I "read" that response right???......Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on December 05, 2022
Q: Hi 5I staff

I have been mostly absent from the tech space for some time but do have small positions in TOI and GOOGL. I am looking at the cyber security ETF space or one or two stocks to consider adding. What would your recommendations be in this investment area
TIA

PL
Read Answer Asked by Peter on December 05, 2022
Q: Hello, the above mentioned US stocks are now offered in CDRs. Are any of these worth buying and if so, why? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Martin on December 05, 2022
Q: In one of your recent answers you said, "the small mid cap tech and industry and pharma sectors in the US are the places to be". Could you please give some specific names that would fall in those categories? Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Neil on December 05, 2022
Q: HI,
you had mentioned recently that we could be in another historic buying opportunity for growthy small caps. along those lines...
this list contains some of my small cap/more speculative holdings. could you comment on these as a current buy, sell, or hold. I am a long term investor ( 5-many years). and if any are screaming "I am going to zero" (like Xebec). and do you have high conviction on any other small cap growth stocks presently? cheers
Read Answer Asked by chris on December 05, 2022
Q: hi,
I currently own all 3, all with reasonable gains. I read recently that T and BCE have done most of their finer line bailouts, Rogers not so much. this tilts the tables significantly I assume towards T and BCE. I plan to sell Rogers, and add the proceeds to T and BCE. does this sound OK? and do you feel it is ok to have a 5% position in each of T and BCE now? cheers
Read Answer Asked by chris on December 05, 2022
Q: 5i Team, could you comment on following related to ECN, I have a full position on ECN averaging around 10% above current levels. I plan to double down on ECN in another registered account at this level, please comment

On a scale 1 to 10 what are the chances this stock going to zero, like what happen to XBC recently
Current ECN price levels are due to market sentiment to the stock or tax loss selling
On a scale 1 (riskier) to 10 (rewarding) what do you recommend members do at this price level
Comments on interest rate and ECN margins and profit


Read Answer Asked by Francis on December 05, 2022
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