Investment Q&A

Q: Shopify got an immediate boost from the announcement of its partnership with Walmart. It sounds like the two are vying to compete with Amazon, selling third party goods on the Walmart website. I had been thinking that the best way to play this for a more conservative investor would be to buy Walmart's more reasonable valuation. Interestingly, the deal did little or nothing for Walmart's stock. Is the deal insignificant from Walmart's perspective?

Q: Will the new arrangement SHOP has with WMT hurt it's business with AMZN? and why?

Steven Roach was speaking yesterday and says that he feels that with what the fed actions are and have been he sees the US$ retracing by 35% in the future. Do you agree and why? Also, what do you reccommend 5i readers do if they have substantial money invested in US equities?

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: Hello. Further to the Walmart deal, are there any one way limitations built into this deal prohibiting SHOP from pursuing similar deals with other large retailers? If not, does this serve as something of a template for future deals, or is this a one-off because of Walmart's specific attempt to grow its web presence? Any other details or thoughts on how this specific deal affects SHOP would be appreciated. Thank-you.

Q: Hi 5i Team:

I have been taking profits of SHOP but only to see it going up. Currently I still own some 8% of it in my portfolio after selling some early this morning. My capital is more than fully recovered. Should I still trim it down to 5%?

Thank you.
LL

Q: Kim Bolton on Market Call had 2 charts one for Cloud Consumer and Cloud Producer.
Cloud Consumer Stocks
TWTR, SPOT, SNAP, SHOP, NFLX, JD, Googl, FB, EA, DIS, BABA, AMZN, AAPL, ZS, ATVI.
Cloud Producer Stocks
ZM, WORK, WIX, WDAY, SPLK, RNG, ORCL, NOW, MSFT, INTU, DOCU, DDOG, DBX, CSCO, CRM, ADBE.

Can you please suggest 5 top picks from Consumer and producer in order which one would you suggest has Little or No DEBT and good management.

Thanks for the great service

Q: I know this is tough to answer but are there any companies out there you see today that could potentially duplicate the great returns of the SHOP,CSU,NFLX, LULU etc.. either in US or Canada? thank you

Q: Good day team i would like to hear your thoughts on shopify as a future hold What are the downside risks at current levels versus earnings Thank you

Q: Good morning,
I own a small house in Ottawa that is free and clear with a current market value of approximately $350,000.
A recent discussion with my trusted mortgage broker confirmed that a 5 year term (Closed & Fixed) term mortgage can be obtained at a rate of 2.29%. This mortgage is said to be:
a. insured through CMHC,
b. portable, and
c. transferable.
At that rate of 2.29% and given that the interest paid would be tax deductible if I use the funds for investment purposes, I'm seriously considering borrowing around $200,000 and investing this amount for an initial 5 year period with an expected net rate of return on investment of 4.5% .
Q1. With $200,000, what are your thoughts of splitting this amount in 5 different chunks of $40K in the following instruments:
a. Mawer Tax Effective Balanced Fund,
b. Mawer Global Balanced ETF Fund,
c. Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio,
d. IShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio, and
e. BMO Balanced ETF

Q2. As an alternative to the above and given the 5 year time frame, would your preference be to invest the $200,000 in a selection of best in class individual stocks split between different sectors and if so, would you be so kind as to provide me with ya listing of your best ideas at this time.

I thank you and look forward to hearing your thoughts on both of these investment strategies.
Francesco

Q: I am intrigued - why did you trim your position in SHOP to 6% while at the same time allowing your position in KXS to run? ram

Q: Hello,

My partner and I heard about 5i from a friend whose been using you for many years. You came with the highest recommendation.

I feel like I should be copying one of your portfolios, especially due to my lack of knowledge, but it is very important for me that my investments to follow my ethics.

I would like to know which companies on your balanced and growth portfolios would be highest on positive environmental, social and corporate governance, which are low and should be switched and for which companies. I'm happy to do research, but I'm struggling to navigate the important statistics and feeling incompetent in finding good resources. I have seen your ESG scores (https://www.5iresearch.ca/blog/ESG-tsx-companies) and would be keen to know where to find information on how they are created. I would also appreciate other resources that you think would assist in building a portfolio, or simply which companies you would put on it.

Thank-you,
Ellen Perkins
Ucluelet BC

Q: Which stock of these three have the most up side.

Q: Hi , it is always great answers from you all. Can you comment on the high trading volumes at the end of day on 27th (+) and 28th (-). Thanks.

Q: I recently trimmed my position in SHOP in my TFSA. I would like to put the new found cash to work. Looking for growth at a reasonable risk and would appreciate your top 3 suggestions other than the companies named above.
Thanks ram

Q: It looks like there's some mean reversion going on today with some of the tech names that saw big spikes of the last few months. Any names you'd pick up today, or would you wait to see how this shakes out over the next little while?

Q: What the heck is happening to SHOP?

Q: Hello , any ideas why the drop in these stocks today ? All indexes in Canada and the US were up.
Was there any particular news for the over $ 100. 00 drop in SHOP?
Do you still like both stocks.
Thanks
CR

Q: With regard to Mike selling all his shares in SHOP too early; what I have learned from 5i is you do not have to sell your winners just because they are up; you trim if the stock position gets too big. What I have also done is sell enough shares equal to my original cost and let my profits ride until the position gets too big.

Q: Hi 5i, Stocks for a 5 year hold, I was thinking of Shop, CSU, GOOGL, how do you see growth of these stocks (inside my RRSP). Any suggestions ? Thank you!!!

Q: One of my investing mistakes I’ve made in the past is selling my winners too early. For example, I purchased Shopify at $30 and sold it at about $125. Never in my dreams did I think it would be as high as it is today - the largest company (by market cap) in Canada today. I always thought to myself: “how high could this really go? Isn’t is really expensive!?!”. I still don’t understand why Shopify is valued the way it is, but nevertheless I missed out and I don’t know how often these 30x baggers comes in one’s lifetime.

I now find myself in a similar position with Kinaxis. Thank you to 5i for the recommendation and I am up over 300% on this. I find myself asking similar questions - is it expensive? How high could this stock possibly go? Could it be another Shopify?

I know you like the stock, but is the move in the past few months sustainable? Do you think once the Covid crisis settles down, will the stock price comes down as well? Could this be another 10 bagger (or more)?

On a side note - how often do these 10x (or more) stocks come along in ones investing lifetime?

Thank you for this awesome service. I’ve learned so much for following (and not following) your advice.

Q: What is the difference between these 4 companies and could you rate prospects in growth, risk and management. is there much overlap between them?