Investment Q&A

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor with a well diversified portfolio (in my opinion anyway). My proxy for the technology sector is XIT and it has performed very well over the long time period I have held it. I like using your charting ability to compare XIT to QQQ or other related tech companies or ETFs....great feature!


Question #1 = With all of the "AI" interest right now, I wonder how much exposure does XIT have to the AI theme? Which of the embedded companies within XIT have AI exposure?

Question # 2 = Is there is an ETF that focuses on AI-related companies or is there an ETF that focuses on AI-generated stock picks (in any sector) and what your thoughts are?

Thanks....Steve

Q: I am considering selling my nvda and buying goog or qucom to replace. Please advise if this is good or any other replacement for nvda.
Cheers , Doug

Q: Announcement today by Nvdia taking a $5 billion stake. I own AMD which is down on this announcement. . Switch from ADM to Intel make sense?

Q: Hi 5i
With respect to previous response to michaels intel question july 31 , Does the Nvda announcement of taking $5B stake in the company change your view? Share price has responded quite positively today.
Would 5i be interested in intel now going forward.

In addition AMD seems to have responded negatively to this news...how do you see this affecting its SP going forward and would you continue to hold AMD?
thx

Q: Hi Peter - NBIS had a 50 % bump recently and the next earnings are still to come. Any thoughts on how the earnings will impact the share price? Thank you!

Q: I own the above listed US Stocks. Please rate each one as a BUY, HOLD or SELL and the reasons for your rating.

Q: Can you explain how Nebius expects to become profitable, and when?

Despite the nice Microsoft contract, its business has very high capital expenditures to pay for data centres, latest GPUs, power, humans, etc. I wonder about things like how much cash it has, how long that will last, the cost of its capital, how it raises capital, the risk of inflation on costs, etc. I also wonder if it's other businesses (Toloka, Avride, Triple 10 and Clickhouse) are at all priced in, and whether any of these would possibly be spun out.

Any further insights you might have would be appreciated.

Q: With the the huge future revenues announced from Oracle yesterday what are some other companies in similar space or competitors that could also benefit?

Thx

Q: Is this a generational opportunity to get into CSU? How compelling of a buy is this on a scale of 1 ten 10 (being the highest) Your thoughts please on perceived threat of AI to SAAS companies?

Q: Csu is down almost 20% from its record high.
When was Csu last in bear market territory and at that time how long did it take for it to hit a record high?
Insiders must be getting nervous.
I have held Csu for over 10 years in my tfsa.

Q: A couple of days ago I think VW released a video showing the performance of a Ducati motorcycle using a QS battery. The stock responded with a 20% increase on high volume. The stock gave up 10% the next day, but that’s OK. EV Motorbikes exist but they seem to be fairly small and slow. My question…do you think the Ducati is a powerful racing type of bike so it is reasonable to infer that QS’s battery is more powerful than the current battery technology?
Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jim

Q: Oracle's outlook seems to have reverberated through adjacent companies with VRT, MOD, etc., etc., all popping. Ellison has made some pretty remarkable statements about expected growth over the next 4 years, and he does not appear, to me anyway, to be overselling.

My question is about three areas to look at:
1) Other cloud service providers.
2) The nuts and bolts builders of the data centers.
3) Companies in the electrical storage areas that might service the above.

However I have one main caveat, I am only interested in companies that have not had a 1,000% gain in the last 5 years. I know that might seem like a ridiculous criterion, but I keep imagining MOD or STRL investors running for the hills on a serious market pullback.

Thank-you again.

Q: There is growth here but the market did not like quarter report. What do you see here?

Q: Thoughts about Mark Leonard agreeing to shareholders call to discuss AI impact on software ? Mark Leonard is breaking from his strategic playbook. Does CSU settle, rebound or plunge with the call ?

Q: Hi,
I know, lots of names here - feel free to take extra points. These mostly looks pretty good to me technically and I believe they've had good earnings. Of the list which are your favourites? Do any have negative things to be aware of, and if buying what order might you accumulate them in?
Many thanks for all your helpful insight!

Q: Can you evaluate the potential growth of SERV? I saw it as one of 16 names in AI that Wedbush was profiling as an under the radar play among larger players. Average target prices suggest 66% (from what Trade shows) upside which makes me skeptical. Is the autonomous delivery market big enough to justify this optimism? Small market cap and pretty flat this year. Worth a small position or too speculative?

Q: Hi again,
Like CLS, these stocks have risen quickly and might be overvalued. Like CLS, some analysts seem to think the ride can continue.
Would you be comfortable initiating a position, at which price and why, please?
Thank you

Q: Given recent big leap in share prices of both companies, especially ORCL earnings were a slightly miss while NBIS's recent financing, both shares are still a buy now, or waiting for the hyper to be settled for a better entry point ? Thanks!

Q: What are your thoughts on this company and how it rates as an investment?

Q: How many shares has CLS bought back this year? Were most shares bought in April after the market dip? Thx