Investment Q&A

Q: Morning 5i!!!

Are APP and CRWD becoming a buy here, although we may drift a little lower on sentiment? Anything you like or don’t on them in the current state?

Q: Thank you for your answer to the question (copied below) that I asked a few days ago.

I wasn't so much asking about my own strategy, but whether you think such a strategy (moving some money out of tech and into the broader market) is a good move in the current climate.

NVDA and GOOG are part of the same theme. Do you think these are winners to be held on to, or whether trimming a bit to put in the broader market would be wise?


Question: Given that the market is broadening out and that I would like my portfolio to follow suit, I am thinking of switching half of my money in XUU, a market-cap weighted fund which makes up about 10% of my portfolio, to EQL, an S&P equal-weighted fund.

What would your opinion be on that?

Also, along the same line of thought, I'm considering trimming NVDIA and GOOG although the mere mention of it has my investing friends screaming "NO!". They understand the sentiment but think it's not the right time.

Answer: We think XUU is a solid fund, but if diversiifcation is a goal then we think EQL makes good sense. For example, XUU currently is about 42% tech. EQL is barely at 10%.

Q: Hi team,
Is gsy tanking today from trumps tariff uncertainty? Or is the late earnings date release now of concern? Many growth names are again in free fall today I am assuming must of it is back to trade uncertainty and again software sell off.

Thanks

Shane

Q: Good Morning Team 5i & Everyone,

Do I have this right? The cybersecurity sector is selling off because of the fear that AI will eat their businesses? I’ve heard that Claude has the ability to scan databases for vulnerabilities and suggest targeted software patches for human review, allowing teams to find and fix issues that traditional tools miss. What I don’t understand is why Crowdstrike and the rest wouldn’t just use the same AI or some clone of Claude to make themselves even better at cybersecurity? Can you flush this topic out for me if you’re able to please? I’d like to understand the bear and bull case going forward.

Thank you very much & hope you have a nice weekend,

Sandra

Q: Crowdstrike a buy at these levels? Almost at pounding table buy? Thanks

Q: I want to free up some US cash, in what order would you sell these stocks.

Q: Are there any foreign tax implications holding this in Margin/TFSA/RRIF account(s)?

Q: You seem to really like WELL and feel it is undervalued right now - Is that right ? Please give us an update on WELL as well as AIDX. On February 12 you answered a question regarding AIDX saying there was no news in 2 months. On that same day (likely after you posted your reply) there was in fact news on AIDX as well as more news on Feb 19. Are you liking AIDX more now and if WELL's stock price increases do you think AIDX would follow?

Q: if choosing between SGR.un and IVT, as they are both grocery anchored reits which would be the best . IVT has 1/2 the dividend payout of SGR , but SGR has double the payout ratio.

Q: Can you please recommend 6 US large cap long term buy and hold stocks in different sectors with some dividend (say 2%+). Thank you.

Q: Do you consider these all industrial?

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If so, what would your current ranking be? Or if it's a better question, what would your ideal 5 stock portfolio be?
Replace with other industrial stocks as desired.

Would you agree that industrials look good going forward? And any preference to Can/USA focus for the sector right now?

Q: Hello, can you please confirm these 2 ETF would not be subject to Withholding Tax? Also, can you please recommend 2 diversified stock ETF for exposure outside Canada which would not be subject to Withholding Tax, with decent dividend and buy and forget type of security. Thank you.

Q: With regard to US stocks or ETFs, can you please confirm RRSP and LIRA accounts are treated the same way (not subject to Withholding Tax). Thank you.

Q: I am looking to invest in liquid natural gas. Which company would you recommend?

Q: I'm a little upset with the Fact that Newmont, after such a year in gold, has decided to only increase its dividend by 1%.

I understand that they'll need the money to probably buy Barrick american asset.

What would you think of selling part of my NEM investment to buy Barrick.

Since NEM in on the US side of my porte-feuille, what would you think of replacing this investment by Royalgold?

Thank you

Q: this company has dropped quite a bit in the last month. Pays a good dividend. Seems to me that the share price is lagging the earnings growth. No debt. what am I missing?
thanks Dave

Q: What would be the best Consumer Cyclical ETF in Canada & the USA to buy?

Thank you.

Q: Hi Guys ! I would like your comments on these stocks. Some of them I'm down a lot eg: ALAB, DASH, NOW. I would appreciate any comments on the individual stocks and also are they hold or sell ? Thanks.

Q: Koryx Copper Inc .XTSX: KRY

Your opinion on this one, buy or not?

Thank you.

Q: Can you describe the growth potential of TER and whether you feel current prices are sustainable or I should wait for a pull back?

For other robotics and automation stocks and broader ETFs what would your suggestions be ? I am currently in ROBO how does it compare to the others?

Lastly, do you feel robotics and automation is one use case of AI where there is a strong business model right now? I can’t see why this sector will not increase exponentially