Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, my wife is wondering about Tata Power, how an investment in that company would do...

Can you offer us any advice?

Thanks so much!

Rj

Q: Hello - What are your thoughts on starting a position with Stellantis as it pulls back?
Dividend is more important that growth.
Thank you

Q: I know you are not specialist of out of Canada companies but Röko AB is an investment company, founded in 2019 that specializes in the long-term acquisition and ownership of profitable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe.

Their approach is that of a "perpetual owner," meaning they do not intend to sell the companies they acquire, similar to CSU.

Their strategy is based on the following principles:

Company Portfolio

Röko holds a diversified portfolio of companies across Europe. Here are a few examples to illustrate the variety of their investments:

Addedo (Sweden): A software reseller and consulting firm specializing in financial consolidation.

Atemag (Germany): A developer and manufacturer of components for CNC machines.

Les Deux (Denmark): A men's fashion brand.

ETB Technologies (United Kingdom): A specialist in refurbished enterprise IT hardware.

Oppigårds (Sweden): One of Sweden's leading craft breweries.

Pureoptics (France): A provider of network transceivers and cables.

Financial Information and IPO

I read that Röko AB completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Nasdaq Stockholm in March 2025, generating strong interest from institutional and retail investors.

My question is: Is this a copycat of CSU and would you invest in it considering it's market cap ?

Do you like the CEO Fredrik Karlsson, was previously the CEO of Lifco, another highly successful Swedish serial acquirer ?

Q: I have a portfolio of 25 individual stocks (diversified among most sectors) with no ETFs. Within this portfolio I own companies that trade in CAD and the US but have operations and/or varying degrees of revenue in other countries such as CLBT, AXON, TOI, VHI, UBER, BKNG, WSP, TRI, BN and some of the MAG 7 with their worldwide reach such as GOOG. I often wonder if this is adequate international exposure for a healthy portfolio or should I have a specific international ETF?
I have not been a fan of ETFs due to the often wide exposure that can include "the best along with less than the best" (and they are boring, :), haha). But for long term growth and healthy diversification I often consider opening a position in an international ETF such as VIU.
But then I face my conundrum. In the past 5 years the return on VIU has been 41.4% (Yahoo Finance). Perhaps my expectations are out of line, but I would not be happy (and I would be bored, :), ) with the same return from VIU in the next 5 years. Even a conservative Canadian bank with some international operations such as RY has done 90% in the past 5 years (Yahoo Finance). It seems to me that I must give up too much possible growth in order to achieve a healthy level of international diversification through the instrument of an international ETF.
Perhaps this is a conundrum that need not be solved, but do you have any thoughts that may lead to a wiser investment perspective or a needed tempering of my expectations?
As always, thank you for your excellent service.
Cal

Q: Could you provide a current opinion at these price levels and perhaps compare with Amzn from P/fcf etc and which is preferred presently and at what entry point. Thank u

Q: hi guys could i please get your opinion on this company . iI currently hold RTX just wondering if there is too much of an overlap thx as always

Q: I can't seem to find out much about this company Droneshield (DRSHF), but it keeps popping to the top of my momentum list. What do you think of them? They're not listed on site here.

Q: I'm looking at ALAR. ADR, from Israel. Could you provide an opinion on it? It looks to be growing well and is profitable.

Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
AEG has done well lately. I bought it several years ago as a contrarian play when it was out of favour. So I am up and wondering if I should take my profit. I remember the saying that bulls make money, bears make money but pigs get slaughtered...if you know what I mean.Ha! Ha! So do you think there is any further upside or has it run the course? Thanks as always!

Q: When comparing SAN to JPM, I was surprised to see that SAN-ADR significantly outperformed JPM over 5, 3 , 1 years and YTD. I did not compare appreciation in shares of SAN in €. Notwithstanding remarkable appreciation in share value YTD, SAN still trades at below market multiples in its industry. Having used SAN’s services (business and personal) I find this bank to be well-run, and customer focused, far superior to Barclays , Lloyds et al . Am I missing something that justifies the low valuation? If not, do you think SAN is a good investment that could also be a reasonably good diversifier? .

Q: Hi, Any ideas why a co. goes from $9.00 to $0.50 in a few hours Jun 26, 2025. Was it pump and dump ? This happened to "Ostin Technology Group Co Ltd" ("OST").
It is Chinese company, is it a tariff issue ? or something else.
Thank you

Q: Can you pls recommend any ETF`s that have some China exposure

Q: Hi, with everything going on in the world I was thinking of moving a sizeabamoule nt of Cdn $$ into a Swiss Franc Bank account in Canada through UBS.I just want to diversify away from the US$$ and the Cdn $$. And it seems the Swiss Franc is a really stable currency.
Then I saw the FXF:US Trust and wondered if you thought that was a better idea. I prefer to have less paperwork and easy access to tax docs at tax time. I'm not trying to avoid taxes in any way.

Q: What is your opinion of this company, its future growth and current valuation?

Q: Would you chose PID or ZDI for international exposure? Looking for dividends with some growth, X-Canada and X-USA. Thanks Ron

Q: Re. member question-on the OTC, eadsy is much larger (more liquid) than eadsf.

Q: If someone wants to buy shares of Airbus, the European competitor to Boeing, what would be the best stock symbol to use? I see at least 10 different ones. Two seem the most reasonable: EADSF on the OTC Markets in USD, and AIR.PA on the Paris exchange in euros. What’s your view of Airbus compared to Boeing? Thank you

Q: Hello. Can I get your best equity plays in the platinum space? Also, in palladium? Thank you.

Q: Emerging Markets, Developed Markets, Europe or Bonds. Which represents a buying opportunity now? Which does one need to wait for a pullpack before buying ETF in these areas?

Q: What does this ETF hold and how does the covered call work? It is off the high of the year. Would now be a good time to purchase in TFSA for income and some growth as international exposure is low. If you prefer something else what would it be? Thank you!