Q: hello 5i:
I've held CRM for a number of years and have a good gain on it, albeit nowhere near what it was. I am content with the amount of tech in the portfolio overall, but am a little light on consumer.
The question, realizing that SHOP is not purely a tech play: do you see SHOP as having a better return forecast than CRM? Can you elaborate?
thanks
Paul L
Q: Did 5i have a chance to listen to the conference call from CSU and if so was there anything of note for members to know?Also any insider buying in any of CSU or LMN or TOI? post earnings?
Thx
Q: So these companies have had real nice return in the past year. Are they the picks and shovels of the AI boom and do you see this to continue. Would you rate one over the other for a buy today? Thanks Again.
The software sector has taken it on the chin in the last few weeks based on the "AI will eat software" theme.
In my opinion, you buy software companies that own things AI cannot generate or scrape.
Therefore, the survivor software companies should have two broad “moats” in the new AI age:
1. Data that is unique and private. If an AI can't get the data elsewhere, the value of this data increases.
2. Regulation. Hospitals won't switch to a chatbot that isn't FDA-approved. Same for governments.
Therefore, I wondering which companies will likely face challenges while others will thrive in this new world. I offered a few below, but please feel free to jump in or revise:
Thrive - For example: CSU, TRI, CRWD, PLTR, SNPS/CDNS, SHOP (not sure) etc.
Challenged - For example: CRM, Adobe, SAP, SNOW, NOW (not sure), etc.
Q: Firstly apologies to the 5i membership. I saw what I thought was a great chart in TER and then a long term recommendation from 5i. My purchase just so happens to be the start of a 20% decline. Any concerns? Do you still have the same conviction?
Q: Hello, I just realized there is an ETF covering drone makers, DRNZ. It is a new ETF, but what is your opinion of its holdings? Any other comments? Thanks
I've recently read two investment articles suggesting that the memory chip rally may likely have peaked. As I hold Micron and Teradyne, I'm wondering if you can share your thoughts on the subject. Thanks very much.
I like what I am reading about TER and your thoughts from 5I's Q&A. The stock price has recently retreated with the tech selloff, and I am looking to nibble slowly. At what price would you jump in?
Thank you as always for the wonderful commentary and the great questions posted from the 5i community. Cheers.
Q: Hi gang at 5i.....just wanted to say thank you. A few weeks back you guessed on a capitulation price on CSU. You said maybe $2,200. I bought some around the $2270 mark or so. The low turned out to be $2,196.. looks like you missed it by $4 LOL. Keep up the good work
Q: The market seemed to like KXS earnings. Do you have any comments to add to previous ones based on conference call? What do you see for KXS going forward?
Q: If a giant like OpenAI is choosing to work with The Trade Desk instead of building their own ad tech from scratch, does that prove TTD has a 'moat' that even the best AI companies can't cross? Also, seeing that Jeff Green personally bought $148 million in stock the same week this news leaked—does that suggest this partnership is a much bigger deal for their 2026 growth than the market originally thought?
Q: Currently have LMN only now as 1% of the portfolio . Would you be comfortable making it 2% now? This is for a RESP and I will not need the funds for 10 years.