Investment Q&A

Q: Dear Team:

After reading many of your Q&As. I understand the drawbacks of Covered Call ETFs!

IF I want to hold Canadian Covered call ETFs in my Non-Regd accounts, which two or three would your favourite (in a tax advantageous manner withdrawal).

Also, if you can direct me to the issue that addresses Covered Call ETFs in your ETF &MF Newsletter, I would appreciate it! May I request you once again to add search function in ETF&MF Newsletter! At least a yearly index for the articles. That way, I don't need to bug you often!

Many thanks.

Q: What does the market expect from these 2 next week?

Thx

Q: I own CSU, TOI, and LMN. What are your thoughts on the selling LMN to buy CLS for better long-term growth?

Q: Does Ayar Labs have a call sign? My phone shows its call sign as AYARZZX "Ayar Labs - Company Level" on the NASDAQ exchange and indicates trading since December 2025 but RBC doesn't seem to recognize the company. I believe NVDA & AMD are so called strategic investors. It seems their chips use fibre optics instead of copper which may help reduce costs, as silica may be less expensive to make compared to copper. Fibre cabling may also generate less heat buildup and so demand less cooling. Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jim

Q: Hello, can you comment on these drone makers? I know DPRO is very small but is Canadian. Otherwise, between KTOS and AVAV, what would be your pick today and why? Thanks.

Q: What are your thoughts please on these two, thanks.

Q: Follow up to John’s question regarding this etf: given the strength of south Korea’s economy would today’s drop which I think you agree is an over reaction be a time to add to this etf. I have held it for a few months and the performance has been great as you pointed out. So is the a “buy the dip” time?

Q: With the announcement yesterday, what could go wrong? What is the worst case scenario? And conversely, what is the best case scenario? You recently indicated the stock price might move to $10. Now with the acquisition, where do you feel it will be a year from now? 5i has been bullish on the stock. Has the acquisition changed this opinion? It certainly has performed very well - thank you.

Q: Was the stock reaction over blown to the most recent quarter or do you think justified given the missed estimates?

Q: I own NBIS shares and continue to hold with the thought that the market is not either recognizing or giving credit to the company for the expected surge in revenue and hopefully earnings growth in the coming 12-15 months. Do you continue to support this premise?
Also what are your thoughts on this company as a takeover possibility? Who might be interested and why?

Q: With good management in place it looks like it has good potential in the pharmacy space. It is small but seems ready to acquire more stores and grow. Your thoughts please.

Q: Your thoughts on this co. which has had avery big move lately. Thanks

Q: Visa has been sporadic as of late. Might switching to JPMorgan within the Financial sector be a valid move?

Q: Hi There! Given the huge deployment of drones in Iran, what are some other Drone Mfg. Stocks? Also, why are all Memory stocks like MU dropping today?

Thanks so much for the excellent service!

Q: Dismayed as I watch my portfolio drop in value. I'm paralyzed and hold. Watched AVAV go into negative value. Any recommendations on what to do in this type of market besides hold?
Concerned particularly for the investments of my young adult children. Any strategies or recommendations?
Sorry for the vague question, deduct as many credits as needed.
Thanks for helping get me this far! I've been a loyal client since 2013.

Q: These two stocks have been dropping like a stone of late.
How do you feel about these two stocks in terms of risk/reward, and are these stocks approaching a support level where one can consider adding to their position?
Thank you and I look forward to your sage advice.

Q: Why is Blackstone Inc. (BX) falling so much and is it a good time to buy? What's the long term prognosis for this company.

Can you please comment on this...."Blackstone allowed investors to redeem 7% of the $82 billion fund in the first quarter, exceeding the typical 5% withdrawal limit. Blackstone employees redeemed an additional 0.9% of the fund.

In all, Blackstone allowed investors to pull $3.7 billion out of its namesake private credit fund, commonly referred to as BCRED. The fund saw new commitments of $2 billion, leaving it with $1.7 billion worth of net withdrawals.

The news is expected to have ripples across the private credit sector, which already has been under stress in light of developments at Blue Owl Capital. The fund sold $1.4 billion in assets and halted redemptions at its private retail debt fund last month, rattling investor confidence."

Q: Hi team,
I am curious about TRI, yet a bit critical at the same time as a growth stock. I see it is in the growth portfolio. In the last quarterly release, it just put out I see that overall revenue growth is only 3% or so. This number is not so appealing to me in a growth sense. However, the stock has been more than cut in half, and perhaps has good recovery potential with a decent dividend? I am trying to wrap my head around this name and if there is potential here buying it at these levels. What, if any are the catalysts to get the growth rate more than the current 3%? Do you see much upside for the name over the next few years? Would it be on your list as among one of the better buying opportunities out there in today's market? I already own the CSU family, and NOW but TRI seems to be beaten up even worse than most of those.

As a second question if you would be so kind as to touch base on...LMN is continually mentioned as having the most potential as a buy today in the CSU family. Is there any reason for this other than it is the smallest? LMN seems to consistently have the worst earnings numbers out of the 3, specifically in terms of organic growth. Is there a specific reason for choosing LMN over TOI for example in which TOI has superior organic growth numbers? Just trying to understand.

Thanks
Shane.

Q: Hello Team 5i & Everyone,

If no one has already asked, may I please have your take on Crowdstrikes earnings?

Thank you!

Sandra

Q: Hello 5i, I am a current unit holder of ERE.UN and would like you to comment on the latest news release as to the current shareowners are being offered.
Are there options for cash or shares of CAR.UN and what are the chances of another
bid for the company.