Investment Q&A

Q: What is your current best pick (or top 5) for pure growth over 1-3 year term?

Q: Jumped on Kxs re:March 9th Report, at 99 You guys are Awesome!! Keep up the fantastic work and keep safe. Thank You 5i !!!

Q: Trust me I am not complaining, but what is behind KXS’s amazing run lately?

Q: Im intrigued by Kinaxis and have been looking at it as a way to increase my Canadian tech exposure. How were you able to get confortable with Kinaxis' very high valuation? How would you recommend initiating a position given the recent run in its share price?

Q: Hi, i have been patiently waiting for Kinaxis to retreat somewhat, but it keeps hitting new highs every day. My time frame is roughly five years, should i bite the bullet and go ahead and buy, and give up waiting for a pullback, thanks?

Q: I have room in my TFSA for one of DSG, ENGH, or KXS. Which would you choose and why. I'm in my late 80's so my time frame is 3 to 5 years.

Q: I think that this crisis might have an impact on supply chains, accelerating the globalization pendulum swinging in the opposite direction. I'm assuming KXS could benefit from more supply chains moving back to domestic markets like the USA - do you agree?

Q: I have held Kinaxis for a few years and it has always been fairly steady with growth. For the last few months it has really moved up. From your previous comments you indicate it has been adding new contracts with existing customers to explain this. My question is how could this cycle be disrupted. I feel comfortable not trimming on a stock like this.
What are your thoughts
Thank You, Peter

Q: The financial people keep on saying they are looking first at the company`s Balance Sheet. Therefore which, Stocks have the strongest and best Balance Sheet? Also, include US stocks as well as Canadian stocks, because I do hold both.

Q: I own all these as part of my tech sector which has now grown to 26.57% (getting a bit high I think)
CGI-1.5%
SHOP-11.77%
KXS-3.27%
CSU-3.7%
LSPD-2..21%
FB-1.05%
GOOG-1.81%
XLNX-1.25%

SHOP position has grown a bit larger recently, how would you balance this out? If I trim back SHOP a few %, what other names here would you increase right now?

Thanks!

Q: Morning:
I own equal weightings of these equities in my TFSA. I have some cash to invest, which one of these would you buy more of at their current market valuations? Looking for capital appreciation over the next 8 to 10 years. Thanks!

Q: Hi guys,

In today's environment, would you be more inclined to let these names grow a little larger than normal ie: instead of selling the stock when it grows to 7% (back to 4%) of your portfolio, let it get to 10%.
Thanks

Jim

Q: I currently have a full position in Kinaxis. I see that you continue to like Descartes. Do you see benefit in owning both, do their businesses overlap?
Thank you

Q: I hold 2 % weighting of this company and am a little nervous about the Covid effect going forward for IGM. I am down 30 % on it. What might be a better company, in any sector going forward to recover the 30 % ?

Q: I recently sold Shopify at a huge gain, as it had become more than 30% of my portfolio. Thank you for the recommendation. It was in my non-registered account, so I have a substantial capital gain. I have a lot of room in my TFSA, so I am going to move a majority of the proceeds there to avoid future capital gains. I will buy back into Shopify if the price retreats. Can you recommend any stocks, understanding that there is higher risk, that have a similar potential to Shopify? Can be Canadian or US. I have some Lightspeed already. Also, for future reference, did I make a reasonable move or should I have taken a different approach? Thanks

Q: Hello 5i team,
I greatly enjoyed your report on Covid 19 and investment themes. I have a pretty good idea as to 10 to 20 names of stocks that could fit into those themes.
Could you name just 10; I'd be curious to see how close I am.
Thanks,
Antoine

Q: Hi Team:

I think the market would be changing or, already changing due to the virus problem. People will value things in life differently. so, what sector would you recommend, and what 3 companies you would buy either in Canada or USA?

Thank you.

Louisa

Q: Hello 5i,

Imagine that you already have a diversified portfolio you are happy with and plan to keep intact with no changes over a 10+ year investment horizon.

Now, you've watched the recent few months of meltdown sitting with $50,000 of cash that you're considering putting to work, representing maybe 6-7% of your total overall portfolio value/net worth.

Give absolutely no consideration to sector/position weightings, geography (CDN or US or gloabl), or risk tolerance. The only consideration is a 10+ year time frame. You're investing in things for the long term. No trading.

Imagine this was YOUR $50,000. You show up to the office on Monday, April 13. What do you buy today, if anything?

Thanks for all your advice. Read the questions daily. Your takes on this current meltdown I have found to be quite insightful and of far more value than most financial news out there. For this alone I consider my subscription to be money well spent.

Keep yourselves and your families safe!

Ryan

Q: Governments are going to put a lot of money into the system because of the corona virus. I have been told that this can lead to inflation. Which sectors,and companies, will benefit?

Q: My Tech holdings are represented by csu; kxs; otex; shop; lspd. All held in TFSA. Have had good results with all except lspd which is a relatively new purchase and am willing to ride out my position in this company and wait for recovery.
You frequently mention DSG as a top pick in the tech sector and am considering selling otex and adding dsg. I do not want to increase my overall Tech position.
Your opinion?