Investment Q&A

Q: The dynamic of how business operates in the US has continued to change and there are now new creative
few structures being charged for international
business, most notably this week to American chip manufacturers for exporting to China. To what degree do you see potential for Canadian companies to be hamstrung for US operations in new creative ‘pay-to-play’ ways? It seems increasingly possible that anything is possible, especially where it doesn’t directly impact the US voter base.

Q: Looking to add to a diversified portfolio. What would you pick from this list for 10year hold. Looking for best possible return potential. Is there another to consider that’s not part of this list?

Q: What would be a good entry point for SHOP?

Many thanks as always for your great service.
Joanne

Q: I’m looking at adding a position in one of the above.
Your opinion on the best growth for the next 5 - 10 years.
Thank you for your valuable service.

Q: I'm going through some portfolio trimming. If restricted to 10 growth stocks today, what would be your choices?

Q: My tech holdings have once again climbed to a big part of my portfolio (37%). So it is time to trim/sell some holdings. Can you please rank the above holdings, favorite to least favorite right now. Portfolio allocation recommends 16 %, but i will probably aim for 25-30%. Does that sound reasonable? Tech companies seem to be the ones that are growing the fastest.

Q: Looking at these Canadian tech heavyweights, could you rank what you would buy today for long term hold and why?

Q: What is your highest conviction growth stock for 1) Canada & 2) US. Also, what is your highest conviction ETF? Thank you!!

Q: Hi, all of these stocks look quite over-valued. Please rank them in order of which ones you might start nibbling on, along with general entry prices. I know you don't like to time the market, but there may very well be dips coming up! Thank you.

Q: good morning 5i,
I know that your usual response to selling when capital gains tax is involved is to sell down until you can sleep at night. Well, when I pay taxes I cannot sleep at night? What is the solution? Currently, with Shopify, Nividia, Meta etc, I have very high capital gains. Some are up to 10 or 12 percent of my portfolio. Should I just bite the bullet and sell down to a reasonable holding? or, just sell up through the end of my next tax bracket? I know these are impossible questions to answer. I had a worker going up on my roof the other day and I was surprised to see him having a very lively conversation with himself about how he should or shouldn't place the ladder. At first I thought this odd. But realising the danger of going straight up 30 feet in the air on a bouncy ladder, I thought it maybe not too stupid. Sometimes I feel that these are not the right questions to be asking you, as they are practically impossible to answer. But, maybe we are talking to ourselves like the ladder guy. You always end up having something useful to say, though, none the less.
thanks

Q: So, with the blockbuster results and a strong guidance this morning, SHOP stock is flirting with the $222 high recorded on Nov 19, 2021, during the day's trading.
Amazing !!!

What would you do with the stock, if you own a decent position ( 6-7% : similar to 5i portfolios, after today's 20% jump) from a Technical, Fundamental and Portfolio management perspective ?

Thank You

Q: Earnings look very good. Can you comment after the call with emphasis on what the key strengths are and what potential dangers might be going forward. It seems they are the complete masters in their field and aren't resting on past performances.

Q: I know the conference call has not occurred yet, but can I please get initial comments on earnings.

Q: Hi 5i team,

How significant is WooCommerce’s strong global market share and zero-fee open-source business model as a long-term competitive threat to Shopify’s growth and valuation?

Best,
Matt

Q: Hi there, if you had to buy 3 Canadian and 3 US stocks today that you feel have multibagger potential, looking out 5 to 10 years, which stocks would they be? Not looking for names that high a decent chance to go to 0 either however!

Q: hi group what's going on with following stocks and are they buy sells or holds and why? also suggested buy /sell targets

Cost
FFH
AC
TFII
NVDA
LLY
TOI
MDA

Q: Good morning team. I'm sitting on large gains on these three in my TFSA. (thanks 5i) As might be expected their position sizes have become rather large and I am cognizant of the concern that "pigs get slaughtered"! Sooo, what to do. I sold half of Shopify some years ago and diversified into Unity Software and Lightspeed. We know how that went. Should have kept all the Shop! I'm comfortable with a large position in CSU but I'm wondering if it's time to trim some Nvidia. What are your best 3 tech ideas for diversifying my TFSA. (I also hold most of 5i's other canadian tech companies.)Also, could you suggest 3 good ideas for diversifying away from tech? Thank you, Rod

Q: Been reading that Shopify will likely partner with OpenAI with Shopify powering purchase transactions via Shop Pay. If this was to happen what do you anticipate the impact on the stock and revenue will be?

Q: My daughter's portfolio consists of the above stocks (CSU, ENB ,IFC, ISRG, SIS, SHOP, WSP, ZSP). She likes to hold good stocks for along time. She Is comfortable with moderate risk and has a long runway for investment. She has money to invest and would like to add stocks which would improve the balance of her portfolio. Could you suggest a few stocks to help her achieve her goal. She is not adverse to owning 1 or 2 higher risk growth stocks. Thank you for your help.

Q: Given a 3 to 5 year holding period, what order would you buy the above stocks?

Very much appreciate your service.

Howard.