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• Alphabet Inc. (GOOG $313.52)
  • $313.52 P/E (TTM): 29.48X Cap: $3.76T
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• Micron Technology Inc. (MU $419.69)
  • $419.69 P/E (TTM): 35.48X Cap: $461.84B
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• JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM $301.66)
  • $301.66 P/E (TTM): 15.76X Cap: $846.13B
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• Teradyne Inc. (TER $314.00)
  • $314.00 P/E (TTM): 111.27X Cap: $50.34B
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• RTX Corporation (RTX $198.48)
  • $198.48 P/E (TTM): 39.35X Cap: $263.77B
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Q: Keeping current market conditions in mind and assuming we still have more downside to come, can you share 5 US and 5 Canadian stocks/ETFs on your shopping list? I'm not worried about diversification - just looking for your top picks regardless of sector overlap.

Thank you!

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Read Answer Asked by Gurdeep on February 05, 2026

Q: In a LIF account, I believe that dividend income, Canadian and US is not taxable, is this correct?
Are there circumstances where it would be, for example, in a Canadian ETF holding US stocks?
Thanks so much.

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Read Answer Asked by Catherine on February 05, 2026

• Southern Company (The) (SO $92.49)
  • $92.49 P/E (TTM): 22.57X Cap: $100.04B
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Q: Hi could you please give an update on SO - it’s kind of moved sideways in for quite awhile so wondering if you see it moving any time soon.

Thanks

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Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 05, 2026

• Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX $74.62)
  • $74.62 P/E (TTM): 39.71X Cap: $108.91B
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Q: Hello,

Can I please get your thoughts on the most recent quarter? Looking to add to my position here, thoughts?

Thanks.

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Read Answer Asked by Satish on February 05, 2026

• Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (PMET)
  • P/E (TTM): -21.5X Cap: $186M
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Q: Hello. What are your current thoughts on PMET? Can I get your analysis of recent drill results?

What assets do they own and what metals are they expected to produce and when?

Can you give me a summary of their current financial state?

Would you be a buyer?

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Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 05, 2026

• Halliburton Company (HAL $33.94)
  • $33.94 P/E (TTM): 22.68X Cap: $29.33B
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• CES Energy Solutions Corp. (CEU $15.40)
  • $15.40 P/E (TTM): 19.6X Cap: $3.30B
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• VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH $369.98)
  • $369.98 P/E (TTM): 15.15X Cap: $2.18B
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Q: What would be your 3 favourite drillers/service companies in the US and Canada? Thanks.

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Read Answer Asked by Michael on February 05, 2026

Q: - what would your top recommendations be for the sectors basic materials, consumer staples, industrial and energy?

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Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 05, 2026

• Haivision Systems Inc. (HAI $8.62)
  • $8.62 Cap: $239M
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Q: What are your thoughts on Haivision? The 4th quarter results released on Jan 14th looked very strong, and the company turned a nice profit, with good revenue growth. The stock has increased about 60% since then. Is it worth a speculative buy here, or better to wait and see another couple of quarterly results?

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Read Answer Asked by Dan on February 05, 2026

• Dundee Corporation Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (DC.A $4.57)
  • $4.57 P/E (TTM): 3.51X Cap: $424M
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• DPM Metals Inc. (DPM $50.42)
  • $50.42 P/E (TTM): 21.91X Cap: $12.20B
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Q: Is Dundee Corp. a good way to invest in materials? Is it a well run company?
What exactly does it do?

Is DPM a well run mining company - what kind of metals does it mine?
Does it have a promising future - is it a good investment?
What is the relationship to Dundee Corp.

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Read Answer Asked by Reg on February 05, 2026

• Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN $198.46)
  • $198.46 P/E (TTM): 28.86X Cap: $2.19T
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• Alphabet Inc. (GOOG $313.52)
  • $313.52 P/E (TTM): 29.48X Cap: $3.76T
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• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT $400.10)
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Q: Hi There. Please correct me if I am wrong but I understand that Google, Microsoft and Amazon are stake holders of Anthropic. Can you please tell how much % ownership they have in Anthropic? Do you think this is a reasonable way of getting exposure to Anthropic? If yes, which stock if any would you purchase? Many thanks.

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Read Answer Asked by Ian on February 05, 2026

• Blackstone Inc. (BX $130.15)
  • $130.15 P/E (TTM): 38.34X Cap: $98.56B
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• Brookfield Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (BN $64.02)
  • $64.02 P/E (TTM): 93.01X Cap: $142.15B
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Q: Hi Team: Bx looks attractive after the recent pullback. Do you like the company?
Is this an opportuity to buy? How does it compare to Brookfield for long term growth and income? Thanks for all you do.
Gary

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Read Answer Asked by Gary on February 05, 2026

• iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV $79.99)
  • $79.99 P/E (TTM): 41.52X Cap: $6.87B
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Q: Hello Team 5i & Everyone!

I occasionally listen to Lance Robert's posts. Today was one of those days and anyone worried about the software sector may find part of this video interesting to watch. He answers a question from his audience about A.I. and the sell off in software stocks at the 15 minute mark approximately.

https://x.com/LanceRoberts/status/2019017021019894158?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Thank you,

Sandra

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Read Answer Asked by Sandra on February 05, 2026

• Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF $92.28)
  • $92.28 P/E (TTM): 22.19X Cap: $49.09B
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• Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW $63.59)
  • $63.59 P/E (TTM): 13.72X Cap: $40.41B
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Q: One of the factors I consider when comparing companies is Debt/Equity. 5i lists SLF as 7.16 and POW as 0.05. Could you please rationalize this difference for me.
Do you have a preference?

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Read Answer Asked by Doug on February 05, 2026

• Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call ETF (HDIV $21.21)
  • $21.21 P/E (TTM): 17.11X Cap: $1.33B
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• Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER TM ETF (UMAX $13.59)
  • $13.59 P/E (TTM): 15.01X Cap: $1.11B
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Q: UMAX has been going straight down since 2022. Time to let it go? I have individual utility stocks ( ACO.X, BIPC, BIP, BEP, CU, FTS,
H.TO ).
If so what dividend paying replacement would be suggested, or just keep it, or sell it and add to my winning covered call ETF's ( NXF, HDIV, HMAX, HYLD, IWO, NXF, QMAX, SMAX, VDC, VDY, XLY, ZQQ, ZRE, ZWE, ZWH.U)?
Healthy 80 year old value /dividend investor with stocks and ETF's in all sectors with an outlook of 5-10 YEARS (I hope).

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Read Answer Asked by STANLEY on February 05, 2026

• CI Tech Giants Covered Call ETF (TXF.B $29.06)
  • $29.06 P/E (TTM): 0.25X Cap: $78M
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• TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF (TEC $49.77)
  • $49.77 P/E (TTM): 31.1X Cap: $3.28B
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Q: What ETF can you recommend that focuses on the tech giants but does NOT sell covered calls?

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Read Answer Asked by Donald on February 05, 2026

• Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF (DIV $19.42)
  • $19.42 P/E (TTM): 14.18X Cap: $712M
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Q: Hi 5i,

Would a Canadian holding this ETF inside an RRSP be subject to extra taxes because of MLPs?

TIA!

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Read Answer Asked by Wayne on February 05, 2026

• Constellation Software Inc. (CSU $2,204.64)
  • $2,204.64 P/E (TTM): 55.81X Cap: $49.25B
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Q: Unless I am mistaken, I believe that CSU only reports GAAP earnings, yet every website I check seems to list their "adjusted" earnings. If this is in fact the case who exactly decides on these adjustments and comes up with the adjusted EPS figure?

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Read Answer Asked by Steven on February 05, 2026

• Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Subordinate Voting Shares (FFH $2,312.12)
  • $2,312.12 P/E (TTM): 7.83X Cap: $49.17B
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Q: Fairfax Financial is down 14 percent YtD and it trades at a very low P/E around 8. What would stop you from making this a core holding when much of the market seems expensive?

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Read Answer Asked by Ray on February 05, 2026

• Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (SHOP $145.69)
  • $145.69 P/E (TTM): 92.54X Cap: $208.73B
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Q: Hello Team,
Is SHOP a buy today for two year hold?
Many thanks!

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Read Answer Asked by Issaku on February 05, 2026

• Apple Inc. (AAPL $265.39)
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• Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN $198.46)
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• Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST $999.78)
  • $999.78 P/E (TTM): 67.49X Cap: $434.16B
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• Meta Platforms Inc. (META $652.64)
  • $652.64 P/E (TTM): 28.55X Cap: $1.69T
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• Eli Lilly and Company (LLY $1,045.19)
  • $1,045.19 P/E (TTM): 50.15X Cap: $959.76B
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• Walmart Inc. (WMT $132.96)
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• Enbridge Inc. (ENB $70.61)
  • $70.61 P/E (TTM): 26.48X Cap: $152.58B
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• ARC Resources Ltd. (ARX $23.86)
  • $23.86 P/E (TTM): 5.82X Cap: $13.80B
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• Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TOU $61.78)
  • $61.78 P/E (TTM): 17.45X Cap: $23.83B
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• WSP Global Inc. (WSP $235.42)
  • $235.42 P/E (TTM): 39.84X Cap: $33.07B
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• Celestica Inc. (CLS $383.81)
  • $383.81 P/E (TTM): 48.15X Cap: $46.22B
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• TFI International Inc. (TFII $156.17)
  • $156.17 P/E (TTM): 31.47X Cap: $14.03B
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• Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (SHOP $145.69)
  • $145.69 P/E (TTM): 92.54X Cap: $208.73B
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• goeasy Ltd. (GSY $119.57)
  • $119.57 P/E (TTM): 9.34X Cap: $1.94B
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• Teradyne Inc. (TER $314.00)
  • $314.00 P/E (TTM): 111.27X Cap: $50.34B
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• Fortis Inc. (FTS $56.14)
  • $56.14 P/E (TTM): 21.19X Cap: $27.54B
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• Boyd Group Services Inc. (BYD $234.92)
  • $234.92 P/E (TTM): 238.45X Cap: $6.84B
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• Nvidia CDR (CAD Hedged) (NVDA $42.83)
  • $42.83 P/E (TTM): 64.13X Cap: $6.26T
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• Costco CDR (CAD Hedged) (COST $44.92)
  • $44.92 P/E (TTM): 53.33X Cap: $584.29B
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• Microsoft CDR (CAD Hedged) (MSFT $28.40)
  • $28.40 P/E (TTM): 30.3X Cap: $4.07T
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• Alphabet CDR (CAD Hedged) (GOOG $50.59)
  • $50.59 P/E (TTM): 39.63X Cap: $5.10T
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• GE Vernova CDR (CAD Hedged) (GEV $55.69)
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Q: Hi Group took some profits on Google (still hold 6%) any have some cash would like to pick 3 from the above list and start 3 new positions . Please give me you 3 to add to as well suggestions in 3 new positions Amazon Apple Meta i no longer have maybe they qualify

Better to add or start new positions is the question please list in order of preference in both Growth and value are the target thanks

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Read Answer Asked by Terence on February 05, 2026