Investment Q&A

Q: Hi. I watch various Youtube videos on investing, usually hosted by different people. I often notice that these individuals present various graphs showing change in EPS over many years or change in cash flow or change in revenue or change in <etc>… Do you know of different graphing tools that may be providing this data? Most graphing tools I see usually show change in stock price, dividends, volume, … The ability to see all the different fundamental data over time looks enticing. Thanks.

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Q: Hi there! Long time subscriber here, and love your platform!

I'm currently developing a plan to align with my goal of purchasing my first home in about eight years, alongside a long-term investment strategy. I’m seeking your insight on how a person in this situation could responsibly proceed (I understand that nothing here is considered actionable financial advice).

I'm currently contributing $400 biweekly to my FHSA, aiming to reach the $16,000 contribution limit this year. I also have approximately $5,000 in my TFSA, with all funds currently held in cash in both accounts.

For the FHSA, I’m considering investing in a high-growth American ETF, such as VFV, IUSG, or IWO, to balance growth and risk over the eight-year horizon. However, I would only like to invest in CAD (I'm not sure which ones only allow USD). Could you provide guidance on which ETF might be the most suitable for this approach, and why? If you have other recommendations, I would appreciate your insights.

For my TFSA, I'm interested in an aggressive investment strategy, potentially utilizing one of your growth or balanced portfolios. Given my exposure to cryptocurrency, I aim to diversify into equities for greater stability while still pursuing substantial growth over the next 45 years. I'm comfortable with higher volatility during this period. With $5,000 currently in my TFSA, would you recommend specific securities or a strategy that balances high growth with diversification?

While I’d prefer to follow your portfolio exactly, my current funds are only 5% of the $100,000 needed to follow it exactly. As an alternative, I'm considering selecting stocks from your portfolio and eventually investing evenly across the entire growth portfolio when my TFSA grows to an appropriate amount. Given my current $5,000 and my $100 bi-weekly contributions, which companies would you recommend selecting from within those two portfolios? Should I allocate $1,000 each to five different stocks or focus on three stocks with an initial $1,600 investment in each (the more I diversify on such a small number the less the potential return)? Your advice on which equities to select for both approaches and your opinion on the most responsible approach would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance! :)

Q: I have a 1% position in PBH, and an extra 1% cash to deploy: I am debating between doubling my PBH position to 2%, or selling PBH and initiating a 2% position in COST. My time horizon for this investment is quite long (greater than five years): which would seem to be the more prudent choice?

Q: I am trying to decide what to sell in my children's RESP account to generate cash flow for withdrawal to pay for upcoming tuition.

the portfolio consists of 5 investments in the associated %
BCE 45 %
TD 15 %
BMO 15 %
RY 15 %
Telus 10 %

What would you sell today? which one do you think has the best upside of doing well in 2025, that we should hang on to with the hope that it will perform well in 2025 ?

thanks

Ernie

Q: Hello,
I was wondering why vital hub is going down lately whereas topicus is slowly inching upwards yet it hardly moved after its great results.. Also, what are your thoughts on sentinelOne in cyber security area.. Much appreciated.

Q: Hello, I like these two stocks and already have a 2% position in them. I'd like to continue building, but I keep reading how they are both currently overvalued. However, they seem to continue climbing in price! My positions are considerably lower than today's prices, so do you think averaging in would be okay or wait for a dip that may never come? Or could you suggest a couple other options for stable but high growth over the next few years? Thank you so much!

Q: Are you able, also, to comment on the quality of Nutrien's top management?

Q: Good Morning

I have to raise some cash for a riff payment
Which would you sell out right AW.UN or BCE
Both are about equal in a in a loss position


Thks
Marcel

Q: I hold Stn. It's it an upgrade to switch to wsp? Non taxable account so no capital gain considerations.

Q: Now turning to Canada - Will TRI make the list???....Can you please provide your top 10 Canadian Stocks (In order ideally) growth focussed for the next 5-10 years. Please provide a management rating for each, and an entry point for each.....Thanks much-lee.....Tom

Q: after the latest Q would you still hold it or move on to ATZ for better growth?

Q: Good morning,

Both BYD and TFII seem to be strong compounding industrial 'transportation' stocks that have stalled for awhile. I seem to recall that TFII is expecting a weak Q3/Q4 before beginning to ramp up again. I'd like to get into TFII but am not sure if it's worth waiting for a further drop in 2024.

Could you please give a quick comparison of the two stocks, including which one you think will grow more quickly in the near/long-term, including suggested entry prices?

Thank you!

Q: three of my favourite things are salt , fat and sugar . Im already invested in rogers sugar , which seems to just chug along with a dividend . What else could I invest in to cover salt and fat ? or even better sugar investments . Thanks

Q: I am considering selling Magna for the tax loss. Would you suggest buying it back in 30 days, or would you suggest an alternative in the consumer space. I already have a full position in ATD.

Q: Hi,

If you had an 80/20 split of funds in a cash account and a TFSA account, what securities would you put in a TFSA, based on the models current allocations? And would you move AW to a cash account after its merger in October.

Thx as always.

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan & Team,

Thanks for your recent report on SVI.

In a non-registered account, we own DIR.UN, but not SVI. Looking at the charts, I see that SVI is outperforming DIR.UN over all time periods. Would you endorse selling about half of DIR.UN and using the proceeds to buy SVI?

Alternatively, we own Telus in this account, which is at a loss. Would you endorse selling all of T (for tax loss purposes) and use the proceeds to buy SVI. In this scenario, we wouldn't sell any DIR.UN.

Which alternative would be preferred?

Your valuable advice is always appreciated.

Q: What do you think about these two at current prices for a new position?

Q: I would be interested in reading 5i's new "Free-AI-Report". Can't find it. Would you please send me a link? Many thanks.

Q: Value investor with some growth, 78 years old with good pension. I am slightly overweight in financials as above. I now see that I own both BKCC and HMAX. I do not seem to need both. I intend to sell BKCC and buy AW.UN to take advantage of its current situation. Does this sound like a plan or are there pitfalls?
Thank you