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Q: Hi 5i Team,

I'm interested in your views of buying something like UMAX using a margin account. It seems like the math works out provided a particular financial institution has a reasonable margin rate. I'm wondering if there's an angle I'm missing here. If not, is UMAX a good option for this idea? Or something else? I need more utilities and industrials in my portfolio so this would also help add to these.

Thanks as always for this wonderful service!
Lisa
Read Answer Asked by Lisa on August 18, 2025
Q: Some of my favourite smaller cap stocks. Would appreciate a ranking on 2 fronts. First, please rank from 1 to 12 for the upside potential for the stock price over the next 5 years. Second, please rank from 1 to 12 the downside risk for the stock price over the same time frame. Understood that all are higher than average risk. ATZ, BRM, CPH, GRID, HPS.A, KSI, MDA, PNG, PRL, TGH, VHI, ZDC
Read Answer Asked by Dan on August 15, 2025
Q: When an ETF is sold at a loss, does the loss increase because the ETF had received a Return of Capital as part of the annual distribution and you are supposed to reduce your cost by the annual ROC received? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by george on August 15, 2025
Q: Galaxy glxy/t getting hit 8+% on the $1.5B finance announce for the Helio project....does everything seem in-line with the financing, in your opinion, and longer term...how much will the project be beneficial to Galaxy, in their relationship/partnership with Coreweave. and finally....is the C$35 level a good price (longer term) to add to a position....thx as always for great Service, jb
Read Answer Asked by John on August 15, 2025
Q: Hello Chris/Michael:

Kudos for your YouTube podcast. Great data dense presentation with some actionable ideas! I posed this question on YouTube comments section. Hee it is for all of us, the subscribers.

If 1% position is a reasonable position to take in Cryptos, what would be the "intra group" percentages for ANY investor. I know percentages are personal. Here it is about slicing that 1 % ! More in the ETF than in the "miners?

Also, I remember Peter mentioning that Tom Lee is one of his favourites and he follows him. I don't recall Chris mentioning Tom Lee's Bitmine?

Best wishes to these young men!
Many thanks!

P.S. My Twitter/YouTube handle dovetails nicely with Chris's percentage based approach! My handle is 3P Investor. Investing is P for Personal, P for Percentage based and P for Portfolio/Probability. The three legs of a Financial stool. :)


Read Answer Asked by Savalai on August 15, 2025
Q: RUS has proven it continues to operate as a going concern through highly stressed markets (2008, 2020) and can be highly leveraged to industrial steel consumption. CDN has several major 'Nation Building' projects that will kick off in 2026/2027 and take years to complete. (Ports, LNG, Pipelines, Ships) Tariffs on CDN steel mean CDN should have excess steel to be consumed in these domestic projects.

Does this thesis make sense to you? IF the thesis plays out - would you expect outsized growth in RUS relative to other alternates?

Thanks for your continues great service!

Glenn

Read Answer Asked by Glenn on August 15, 2025
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