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Q: Hi 5i
Thanks for your update.... I dont really understand the mechanics of how a deal like this unfolds....24 M share + another potential 4M as you said thats a lots of shares, especially compared to daily trading volume... I imagine this deal would not be feasible if only listed on TSX...

ie: So Who takes these shares, and then how do they sell their shares, are there conditions to meet and what determines the purchase prices for these buyers?
thx
Read Answer Asked by jim on May 28, 2025
Q: Hi group what the suggested strategy to deal with proposed increase in withholding tax . I am hesitant to buy any more us stocks in my non registered +TSFA accounts ...maybe even sell some? i know we should wait until the prosed increase happens ...looking at US verses Canada stocks in general. Presently CAD are doing better so selling and replacing with CAD stocks may just work out just fine ...thoughts
Read Answer Asked by Terence on May 28, 2025
Q: If you submit a trade with a stop loss, can other people in the market see that stop loss. Is it true that someone can trade the stock down, pick out the stop loss and then the stock price goes back up? How does that work?
Read Answer Asked by Steven on May 28, 2025
Q: Re Fannie Mae FNMA - not in your system- but number one on the 5i blog's Rockets and Duds weekly list and others that seem to be exclusively US names, I would have more interest in following this feature if it had Canadian names, which I thought was 5i's expertise.
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on May 28, 2025
Q: Investment Philosophy: When to Sell Winning Stocks

I’m happy with my portfolio’s success, Stocks like PLTR (+400%), CSU (+270%), and ORCL (+140%) and others have skyrocketed over few years, but I’m facing a tough question: when should I sell? I understand risk tolerance, age, and retirement status are key factors, but how do I know when to take profits on stocks that could climb higher?
Thank you 5i, you are the best!
Read Answer Asked by Fernando on May 22, 2025
Q: I receive quiet a few emails for the above website, recommending stocks and ideas for investment. This happened during the last one week.
Do you have any idea of this website? Is it dependable, reliable or it another bogus one? I would like to have your considered opinion on this website.
Thanks and regards,
Antony
Read Answer Asked by ANTONY on May 21, 2025
Q: How do we get to see the recording of Peter on BNN this morning?
Read Answer Asked by Brenda on May 21, 2025
Q: Hi,

I was looking to purchase some Tesla US this morning and I, for the first time, saw the Canadian CDR currency hedged option. Can you provide any guidance as to the preference of one over the other. (I do get that the currency risk (or alternately, reward) is reduced (or eliminated). Is there any other information should be aware of ?
Read Answer Asked by Jim on May 20, 2025
Q: Hi, easy one for you, I hope!
When you talk about opening a position, or 1/4 position, and so on, how much is a position? 4% of the total portfolio?
thank you
Read Answer Asked by Jay on May 20, 2025
Q: I've been doing some research about CDRs, and noticed that CIBC charges a hedging fee of 0.6% per year. I know that this isn't quite the same thing as an MER, but I don't think I've seen this hedging fee mentioned in the 5i Q&A's. If an investor is looking to hold a US investment for the long term (10+ years), does this mean it might make more sense to do a currency conversion (through Norbert's Gambit) instead?
Read Answer Asked by Mike on May 20, 2025
Q: There are two stocks for this company NVDA.to and NVDA. One is on the US stock exchange and the other is the TSX. The difference in the stock price is more than just the US and Canadian exchange rate. Why is that? Is the stock on the TSX a B non voting share? Do you recommend buying this company and on which exchange?
Read Answer Asked by Chant on May 16, 2025
Q: I have some USD to invest in my usd TFSA . how do I go about ensuring I maximize my TFSA without going over my allowable amount in canadian dollars acording to CRA
Read Answer Asked by Dave on May 16, 2025
Q: Everyone, how much of the market is driven by professional money mangers, and how much is driven by small individuals like me. Today there was a trade on one stock that I own that was for more than $100,000 - and I thought is that an individual or a money manager? Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on May 15, 2025
Q: Good morning 5i
I am always interested in your strategy for options and the question about selling call options for Microsoft this morning raised some. I know that selling options can have many variables and will be context specific. And I realise that you cannot give a hard and fast set of rules. So, I hope you will bear with me on these questions. This morning you said that you would likely sell a call on msft going out a month for about $470. Today msft is at about $449. So, about a $20 difference. In previous posts you said that you would sell a call option just a few dollars above the price. I would take this to mean more like say $455 than $470. $20 represents about 5%. Is that what youwould see as a good point.?

Also on the idea of selling a put immediately upon exercise of the call. Would it be reasonable to sell both a call and a put at the same time and then if it was called away, then sell another put at $470?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by joseph on May 14, 2025