Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, I have my own spreadsheet to split my portfolio by sectors. Where would you put Preferred shares? In the same sector as the issuer or in a special category? Cash/GIC, Mutual Funds and broad-sector ETFs have their own ‘columns’. Thanks again.

Q: Please help me out. One of the metrics I find very important is ROE or return on equity. When I look this up look this up on 5i’s site under profile I get an ROE of 128% however when I look at the April 25/24 report it shows 2%? The current Morningstar Quant Report shows 3.99%. So 1st. question is does 5i consider ROE to be an important metric?
Secondly how can I get an accurate measurement?
Thanks

Q: According to Yahoo Finance average vulume for Canada is 1.2 million shares and for the US IT IS 5.5 million shares per day. Where did 5i get your numbers from?

Thx

Q: Celestica trades up to 25% of its outstanding shares on a weekly basis and up to 50% some weeks lately. Any thoughts as to the turnover of shares? Could this be hedge funds churning the stock ?

Thx

Q: The last Q&A about TSU appears to be from February of this year. Can I get your updated opinion, please?

Q: I am up 103% up on Galaxy digital. I am thinking of taking the money and running . But before I do, what do you foresee ( in your crystal ball) the future of this stock? My experience is that I sometimes sell too early.
Cheers,
Tamara

Q: Good Evening

1. In buying and selling stocks how much weight one should place on technical analysis ?
With respect to BAM, a broker's technical analysis section indicated, on March 7/2025, that this security could drop to a range of 50-54. The event on March 7/2025 was described as "Megaphone Top".

2. Is there any explanation as to why BAM dropped 23% from its peak while the TSX dropped only 7% as of today ? Do you recommend adding at this level or holding ?
I will appreciate as always your insight.

Q: Is the income from this fund "tax free" in a TFSA

Thankyou

Q: SHOP has received some so-so analyst ratings recently. Some are buys and some are hold and sell. I know 5i likes SHOP. But if you had to put a bad report together on SHOP, what would be the negatives that would result in a poor rating. I guess I'm asking what does one have to worry about specifically with SHOP?

Q: HI Peter,
Would you continue to dollar cost average into Dollarama at $164+? Or do you think it's fully valued? The investing site I use for company historical data shows the current PE as 38.3 (high) and in between the 38.3 and 20.9 for the last 10 years. The forward PE for the next 2 years as 36.3 and 32.5. We've been slowly DCAing and it's worked out OK thus far. Thanks for stellar advice during these tumultuous times.

Q: Is it reasonabl buy some Well before its Q after market close as appears to be very oversold on the delay of filing Q report .Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: Hello,

Your earlier reports included comparisons with peer companies and competition. It is missing from the newer reports. In my opinion it is valuable to have this information and I request you to consider including this in your reports, although the methodology to arrive at valuation may be different. Thanks.
Sincerely, Shyam

Q: What is the outlook and past performance for CNQ, CES, CEG and SHOP? Do you think its outlook is still intact? Would you buy / sell today?
The trend from past performance for CEG looks quite good. How heavily dependent is CEG on AI demand?
Thank you for your valued insights.

Q: Which 5 Canadian growth stocks would you start to accumulate today? Cash account.
Which 5 USA growth stocks would you start to accumulate today? Cash account.
Five year hold.
Thanks

Q: These seem to be your favourites in the O&G sector. Which would you buy at this point?

If they not your top two, please add your recommended company or ETF.

Thanks!

Q: Hi,

We could very well be heading into stagflation, which I understand to be slowing or negative growth, high unemployment, weak demand and rising inflation.

In such a scenario, which would be the best stocks or ETFs to favour ?

Many thanks,

Jacques IDS

Q: What are your top dividend paying recommendations for a long term hold?

And how does SouthBow compare to them?

Q: Could you please provide a more detailed rationale for your latest addition to the Balanced Portfolio. GFL.

How is the current valuation and debt, compared to its competitors ?

Could you also explain the recent secondary offering by some of its institutional share holders and the shares buyback by the Co.

Although, stock dropped on Friday, alongside the market, but do you consider the Co to be a decent hedge during uncertain tariff times ?

What will 5i rating for the Co, if you were to provide one ?

Thank You

Q: I just noticed (better late than never) that you sold your full position in Stantec in your model GROWTH portfolio in February. How come? Any concerns with the company?

Q: Only within the last two months we were at record highs, now we’re in a bear marker for the Nasdaq and S&P nearing one. Futures are selling off again here Sunday night. US administration is digging the heels in on these tariffs.

What are your thoughts on the Trump and Fed put? If they don’t change course soon, the economy is going into a recession and midterms next year will be ugly for the GOP. Looking back at all previous crises, what do you think will happen in the next 6-12 months and what’s the game plan? VIX at these levels and large consecutive down days have resulted in nice future returns 1,3,5 years out. Let’s say you had 100k to invest now, how would you deploy over the upcoming weekly or monthly interval? Which 5 CDN and 5 US stocks would you continue to buy on any weakness, assuming only market related? Thank you!