Investment Q&A

Q: Understanding that volatility goes hand in hand with Shopify, will the quarterly results that came out this morning have a settling effect or will it have the opposite effect? They had a clear revenue beat but are there negatives that will cause LT concerns?

Q: Can you comment on shopify earning thx Kim

Q: I've noticed that SHOP has consistently made lower lows and lower highs over the last 6 months. It's a high flier and I don't completely understand the company but do have it as a holding.
Is the revenue growth slowing? Is there any reason to be concerned?

Completely different stock but BNS has been consistently making lower lows and lower highs for the last year. Looking deeper at the chart, I see that the stock did nothing for 5 years from 2011 to 2016 (admittedly, comparing a peak to a trough) Canadian Banks have generally become accepted as a 'no brainer' investment based on the monopoly and returns over the last 30 years. Most industries seem to get disrupted over time, is it reasonable to expect Canadian Banks to have the same growth over the next 10/15/20 years?

Thanks!

Q: Hi,

I just took my loss for RHT. In my TFSA, so that stings a little... but its all good, I'm plus 225% in SHOP and plus 30% in KXS.

Question - which of these 2 companies should I be topping up today, SHOP or KXS? the small sale proceed from RHT is not big enough to start a new position, and my TFSA is capped out.

Thank you.

Q: SHOP and SQ seem to have a lot of features in common wrt their digital commerce platforms.
Do you have a preference for one over the other or should one simply hedge the situation by holding equal positions in both?
And also, are there any competitors out there that could significantly interfere with their high growth rates.
Thanks - James.

Q: Do you notice any short sellers attack on shopify recently? The price drop percentage on this counter is much higher than many other tech stocks in the last few days including some high valuation stocks. Any concerns that we are missing ? What is the expected third quarter EPS an EBITDA ? Thanks for your advice.

Q: Hello team,
What are your thoughts today on SHOP? Good entry point?
Thank you

Q: I need to raise a bit of cash, and would like to take it from the Tech Sector which is a 23% weighting in my portfolio. I have 9 tech stocks in total. The top 4 largest holdings (approx 15% each of my tech holdings but none of them exceed 5% of my total portfolio) are KXS, OTEX, SHOP , SYZ.
Any thoughts on which one(s?) would, at this time, be best to trim ?
As always, thanks for being there !

Q: Hi guys,
I hold one ETF and a mix of equities (selected from your portfolios) in my TFSA, with the following weightings:
COV 5.48
CSU 6.70
GSY 5.42
KXS 4.93
PBH 4.26
PHO 4.50
SHOP 7.57
SIS 6.59
TOY 6.05
TSGI 5.63
VUN 30.35
WEED 12.51
Everything is up from initial purchase (many thanks) but some have grown much faster than others. I am considering rebalancing and/or adding a new position. Is there a notable position that you would add/remove (e.g, VUN in exchange for equities)? I have VXC and VCN in my RRSP so maybe VUN is better located in there.
Thanks for the amazing service and knowledge base that 5i provides.
Mark

Q: Hi there,

I've held Shopify for almost 2 years and have had great gains on it. I noticed in the last ~6 months or so, when people have asked about your favourite growth names, Shopify is not being mentioned as much. I believe it was often mentioned as one of your favourite growth ideas about 18 - 24 months ago. How would Shopify rank in your top growth ideas and what are your current top 8 growth ideas?

Thanks!

Q: Good Afternoon 5i,

What are your current thoughts on SHOP? Are you worried about the news that Instagram is preparing their own eCommerce program?

Thanks!

Q: I am thinking of selling off my profit in those companies. What do you suggest that are safer for the next year.
margita

Q: Shop has taken quite a hit over the last few days. Are you aware of any reasons to account for this.Thanks John

Q: Hi !
What is the difference between Shopify and Square ?
If theirs services are similar, which one would you recommend ?
Grateful for your assistance,
Jacques

Q: Hey guys,
I am a big believer in a healthy corporate culture being one of the keys to running a successful business long term. Having strong leadership, as well as a desire by employees to come to work and be proud of being part of the company, and a management team that is focused on the long term and not quarterly results or analyst expectations.
Do you know any canadian companies that meet or exceed this criteria?
Thank you

Q: Hi 5I team, of the above mentioned companies, which one would you add today to bring into full position ? thanks.

Q: Hello, I am a young retiree in my sixties I have a portfolio focused on growth while promoting dividends. I would like to add to the titles mentioned so that they reach 5% of the portfolio. Could you place them in order of preference according to these criteria with a horizon of 3 to 5 years. Feel free to suggest reducing or eliminate any of them to free some cash to add to others. Thank you

Q: Good Morning;
Both companies appear to have been caught in recent Tech sector selloff. Both also continue to struggle to recover. Has anything changed in underlying fundamentals of either company that would cause concern or limit growth prospects going forward? In addition, was the market reaction extreme and would you expect a (partial) bounce back up or will both companies require some catalyst to maintain/gain growth and regain lost share value?
Thank you
Ian

Q: Prices are down quite a bit from their highs.
Do you think one of the reasons for the decline is a switch by some investors from growth to value?
If so and faced with higher interest rates in the future it might time for you to consider starting a value equity model portfolio
Please comment

Q: Hi 5i. I trust your summer is going along swimmingly well. I
In my Info Tech I own; NVDA, CSU, GRUB, GOOG, FB, KXS, SYZ, SHOP, ADBE. and RHT. I am looking to sell and or shave one or more to purchase TEAM and SPOT. Can you suggest which please. Or would one add to my existing. My Weights are good and in line.
Thanks again ahead of time..I'm still very happy with all you do for us.