Investment Q&A

Q: Is ZS a buy at these levels?

Q: Hi! Doing some cleaning up and wondering if these are buy, sell, or hold. In reference to Shane's comments I also agree that it wasn't too long ago that so many advisors were recommending growth stocks at lofty prices. Having always been a more of a value investor I dipped my toes, but am feeling like I'd be too scared to ever enter any kind of a growth stock again. I know if interest rates peak you feel these can do well again but only time will tell and many investors have lost lots of money on the high growth names like in Cathy Wood's funds. Happy to hold any of these names if there could ever be a turn around. Thank you!

Q: It would seem that the future looks bright for the nuclear industry focusing on small modular reactor (SMR) technology. I would appreciate your thoughts on investable (and hopefully potentially highly profitable) companies in this area. Thanks very much for this great service. Dan

Q: Please provide your opinion on this fund. Returns are superior to most CDN etfs and seems to have a relatively low MER .

Q: Your latest thoughts? Thanks

Q: I need more exposure to health care as well as small caps so I have been investigaring NBLY. I assume Neighboorly is considered health care and not consumer staples? There seems to be an investment company, I believe it is PCP, that has over 50 per cent of the shares. Is that a good or bad and why? Obviously I am a retail investor so liquidity is not a big issue since I won't need to trade large blocks of shares. But does a small float, assuming PCP does not intend to sell shares, create a more volatile share price? I don't mind volatility as long as the trend is up and to the right. Apparently they raised money in secondary offerings in the high $20's. That means that people supposedly far smarter than me thought Neighboorly is worth more than it's current share price. Should I take comfort in that?

Q: Hi 5i Team - Could you comment on the background of the new CEO of Diamond Estate and whether you think this will lead to a better outlook for this company.. I realize it is a micro cap with all the inherent risks but is the balance sheet enough to give it a chance to grow and eventually become profitable. Also what are the insider holdings. Thanks.

Q: I have a few questions on PLTR. What annual revenue growth rate has the company set and what will it achieve if it meets its q4 revenue target? What affect has the employee remuneration in shares having on total shares outstanding? The optics of PLTR missing analysis estimates each quarter is problematic. Do you believe the company will improve it's ability to meet or exceed analysts estimates (and its own) or do they just don't care? Maybe there is a better explanation for these misses. Alex Karp ses to revel in and seek out a guru status, but can he deliver the results he promises. He certainly isn't conservative in setting targets and seems to have new explanations each quarter for missing expectations he has set. That said, the business is growing, I'm just not sure how investable the stock is. I am considering selling at a loss in a registered account, but can hold for a very long time if the value of shares could improve over time.

Q: Chesswood, North American Construction and Hammond Power Systems all produced some very good Q3 results. All look very cheap on a p/e basis. Would like to hear some comments about each as possible purchases in a diversified portfolio. I hold some HPS, but not the other 2.

Q: Would you buy or add to any of these 3 “relatives” / spin offs?

If not is there a competitor you like?

Thanks.

Q: Good afternoon 5i
I read recently that it is possible to donate shares which have had a capital loss to charity. I was aware of the capital gain rule but not this. I tried to search this question but with no luck. I am sure that you would know. Is there any big advantage to doing this if one also has sizeable capital gains?
Thanks

Q: Why is CFO increasing but FCFA2S not increasing? And is this important? Thanks!

Q: Peter; I’ll be the first to ask - didn’t they blow the doors off ? 🤗 thanks. Rod

Q: Believe ATA is one of u past picks.Today Globe & Mail picked it as a B.O. stock stating that it spiked 8 out of the 9 past Qs after reporting with gains of 7% or more each time. It reports on morning of Nov 9 .Please comment. Is it tmely to buy? Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: I am puzzled by how CEF’s function. ie. RLTY.
Could you explain the concept in simple terms?
Thanks.

Q: I’m losing patience with Disney after another poor quarter and poor management performance. I don’t want to give up on the franchise, but wondering if holding this stock at a time is costing me staying out of other opportunities at this his time. What are your thoughts on Disney? Hold or sell and move on?

Q: I would appreciate if you could provide me with the following for United Health.

REVENUE {LAST FISCAL YEAR}

NET INCOME {LAST FISCAL YEAR}

EPS {3X TRAILING YEARS}

Q: Now that we have updated earnings, what are Topicus’ valuation ratios currently, p/e, p/s, p/cash flow etc? Thanks

Q: Dear 5i
I am lacking stock exposure in 3 different sectors , namely Healthcare , Materials and consumer staples . If you could only pick one or two per category what would they be .
Thanks
Bill C

Q: Dear 5i
From what i`ve read over the years , it is my understanding that for every 1% increase or decrease in interest rates there is a corresponding 10% increase or decrease in bond prices . Is this generally accurate ?
If so would it be advisable , once it is believed that interest rates have peaked , to purchase a bond ETF ( with longer term holdings ) ? If so what would be your bond ETF of choice ? That being said if interest rates have indeed peaked it would also be favourable for stocks as well . As such i suppose the best scenario is the add to both with new money . Do you agree ?
Thanks as usual ,
Bill C