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Q: I am seeking your opinion on gold investments in light of recent announcements in China requiring insurance companies to hold 1% of assets in physical gold. Could this have a material impact on price of gold? already factored into price of gold? Would you consider AEM an attractive opportunity at these prices or have a more reasonably priced alternative? thanks
Read Answer Asked by Steven on August 21, 2025
Q: Would you be comfortable starting new position in these companies while these are at all time high?

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Gurdeep on August 11, 2025
Q: If you had a pretty well diversified portfolio of Canadian stocks and didn't own any of these 10, how would you rank them in order of desirability to add to the portfolio for long term growth? Which ones would you definitely add?
Read Answer Asked by Dan on August 06, 2025
Q: Good morning,

I am underweight gold at the moment, and know that this needs to change for a whole host of reasons, particularly heading into what traditionally has been a volatile time of year. The problem is that when I look at price charts for both AEM and FNV I struggle to add at these lofty levels. Do you think initiating a 1-2% weight in total split evenly between these 2 names would be prudent in light of ongoing and expected future market volatility?

Thanks as always.
Read Answer Asked by Trevor on July 22, 2025
Q: You recently responded to a question suggesting investing in materials as ‘inflation protection’. I have zero exposure to the sector. I have 10% of my portfolio in IBIT in lieu of precious metals.

Would you consider bitcoin exposure as an effective alternative to materials for inflation protection?

Also, please offer your top 3 names in the materials sector, Canada or US, ranked if possible.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Karim on June 27, 2025
Q: Based on your reply to my last post, can you name 2-3 utilities and 2-3 material investments worth looking into regardless of location (US/CAN/Other).

Thank you for the incredible insights. Have a great day!
Read Answer Asked by Don on June 25, 2025
Q: I have $24,500. to invest in a gold stock, what would be your choice for a long term hold?
Thanks very much.
Dorothy
Read Answer Asked by Dorothy on June 24, 2025
Q: Ross Healy, who typically does not make sensational statements lightly, spooked me yesterday during a podcast interview with Amber Kanwar. He sees tech stocks dropping 60% which will invariably pull other types of stocks down for the ride. He suggests moving to gold... could you suggest a couple gold stocks with strong balance sheets? A mix of large, mid and small caps would be great. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Samira on June 17, 2025
Q: Materials sector in Canada or US
In my 80s and we have very little to no exposure to any companies in any of the Materials subsectors.
I know that at our age we should probably invest conservatively and consider capital retention as imperative, but the advisers we had in our early income generating years had that strategy and we missed out on massive growth.
Since becoming a member of 5i, I have become bolder and made up a little lost ground, so I have some appetite for growth, but steer clear of absolute gambles.
What would you suggest for any stocks in the materials sector, where there is a moderate dividend, but ample room for growth?
Read Answer Asked by John on June 06, 2025
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