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Q: I currently hold small positions on the following. Based on current valuations and growth expectations, which Companies would you add to? in order of preference,

Thanks Valter
Read Answer Asked by Valter on January 03, 2019
Q: I can move stocks in kind from my RRSP to my TFSA account,
Looking at some of listed stocks that have had a bad year. Which ones would you pick to move? Please rank them in preference,

Would you make the transfer early in 2019 or wait till later in the year.

Thank you,

Bob
Read Answer Asked by Robert on December 31, 2018
Q: I would like to invest for long term and am looking at either KXS or CCL as both are down. Would you have a preference? and what are the risks with either stocks?
Read Answer Asked by Donna on December 27, 2018
Q: the insider buying by tsgi 4 top execs was very impressive nov.27 at prices 5 dollars higher than where the stock is today, and i agree the leverage to the upside in better markets is huge, on the other hand another one of your favorites kxs has seen consistent insider selling, month after month and this sicard boasting about how great their doing in globe article, yet he is the biggest seller of all, can you comment, why do you like kxs when you see this. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on December 27, 2018
Q: Happy Holidays,
Looking for some TFSA investments ideas. Could you suggest 3 names CDN or U.S. that you think have a chance to hit it out of the park over the next 10-15 years?
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on December 27, 2018
Q: Would you buy constellation or kinaxis ? Or share the allocation 50 / 50 between the 2 ? Buy and hold for 10 yrs. Can you please also explain why ?

I have owned Descartes for a few years and did well.... tks to you ! Is it a good time to add ? Or should i just buy more of constellation or kinaxis ? Thank you for your comments and happy holidays to the team !
Read Answer Asked by Pierre on December 27, 2018
Q: Internal Damage?

When companies go through a major drop from their 52 week high (TSGI -60%, SIS -41%, GRUB-51%, NVDA-53%, KXS-35%) What kind of internal damage is created? I'm thinking employee moral, to stock options, to the ability to finance future growth? Other items? It's very tempting to continue to average down (although my dry powder is getting low) but when a company loses 40%-50% of it's value is it the same company anymore? Or is buying something like a Microsoft (down only 11%) a more prudent investment? (i.e. it hasn't breached a point of internal damage)

My holding period is very long, but I'm wondering if the current steep discounts currently are somewhat false illusions...
Read Answer Asked by Steve on December 20, 2018
Q: Peter and Team:
At this time of tax loss selling and general carnage, what would be your top 3 picks from the balance portfolio to add to regardless of sector.

Thanks

Phil
Read Answer Asked by Phil on December 19, 2018
Q: Hi Folks
Looking to add some companies with the following qualities to my portfolio. 1) in a fast growing non-cyclical industry 2) must be the best company or companies in it and 3) excellent management today and hopefully, in the future - can you provide some names that you feel meet the three criteria.
thanks for a great service
Read Answer Asked by JOHN on December 18, 2018
Q: Each of these companies have a 2% weighting in my rrsp.I have losses of 20% for TOY,4% for SIS,11% for GSY and 13% for KXS.
Buy,sell,hold?
Your recommendations please.
Read Answer Asked by John on December 18, 2018
Q: The market is again very vicious today,hitting all,including the above 5 darlings (& RAY.A)of 5I,Any reasons? Buy/add or hold or sell.Please rank them starting with best for buy Txs for u usual great services & views
Read Answer Asked by Peter on December 18, 2018
Q: Hi. I contributed some money to my RRSP account and would like to buy 3-5 stocks that have a lot of upside potentials given the latest drawback of the market. Though I have a 10+ years holding period, it would be nice to see short term gain. I don't mind buying US stocks (or Canadian stock) if you can recommend.
Read Answer Asked by Yiwen on December 13, 2018
Q: Hello 5i Team,

I have done really well with CGI and am thinking of swapping it for KXS. This move is purely for growth, I am comfortable with risk and have a long time frame (3 to 5 years).
Conversely, I am significantly down on both MAXR and HCG, and am thinking of selling one to add to the other. Which one would you recommend keeping and why?
Please deduct credits as you see fit.

Thank you for spreading the wisdom.

BK




Read Answer Asked by Bekaye on December 12, 2018
Q: Hi Peter and Team,

The Info Tech component of equities in all our accounts is 16.2%. The following stocks and ETFs are held, followed by their weightings:

CSU 7.1%
ENGH 1.4%
KXS 2.2%
OTEX 2.3%
SYZ 1.0 %
TXF 1.9%
XIT 0.3% (used to put small amounts of cash since there's no commission with iTrade)

Would it be prudent to trim CSU, and if so, to what level?
What is your opinion of the other holdings, and are their weightings appropriate?
Are the Info Tech holdings too high a percentage of the overall portfolio?

Thanks in advance for your valuable guidance. Please deduct as many credits as you deem necessary.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on December 12, 2018
Q: 5 Cos for an entire TFSA
Read Answer Asked by j stuart on December 12, 2018
Q: Thinking of selling a portion of holdings the above to buy XQQ.
Some are in my cash accounts and the in my RRSP.
The tax loss and gain is zero in my cash accounts.
Gain a bit of D/E and get US exposure.
Thoughts

Thank you

Mike

Read Answer Asked by Mike on December 11, 2018
Q: With the recent market correction, I have several stocks that are down quite significantly and others that stayed flat or went up a little. This involves that the weightings changed quite a bit for some stocks. I know 5i isn't a big fan of averaging down, but in such context what would be your advice? I have the followings (%loss, weight) :
SIS (-19%, 4%)
PHO(-41%, 1.7%)
KXS(-10%, 3.3%)
NFI(-32%, 2.6%)
PBH(-28%, 3.4%)
TOY(-23%, 2.5%)
MX(-22%, 3.1%)
I currently have 13% cash and would consider reducing it to 7-8%. My sectors are well diversified. Which of the above would be your favorites today for a position increase?

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Julien on December 03, 2018
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