Investment Q&A

Q: I think you believe all of these companies are buys.How would you rate them and which would you prefer to buy today? I already have small positions HPS.a and PNG.

Q: Happy New Year to the entire 5i community.

It is time to make my 2026 TFSA contribution. My TFSA is a high conviction portfolio focused on a few US securities with a risk profile somewhere in between that of the 5i Growth and Balanced portfolios. Currently, I hold AAPL, ADBE, CRM, GOOG, NVDA, QCOM, and TOL in this account. Which should I add to? I am very overweight NVDA and slightly overweight in GOOG.

If you think initiating a new position would be preferable (US securities only, and not MSFT, LLY, IBM, or MDT since I own these in another account), please let me know. No consideration to sector or market cap necessary as I am diversified in my other accounts.

If you believe any of my current holdings 'do not need to be owned', please let me know as well.

There are several questions here, please deduct as many credits as deemed appropriate for a complete response to each one.

Thank you as always.

Q: What would be your top 5 small cap recommendations in order 1 being your highest conviction

Q: Could you please rank these companies from from most to least desirable for a new position:

GRID, TRI,ENS, STN, WSP, PSN, URI, KRMN, PNG, CECO, AXON

Q: Dear 5i
What would be your order of preference for the above noted stocks with regards to earnings growth over the next 3-4 years within either a non registered acct or a TFSA ?
Thanks
Bill C

Q: I would be interested to know what your suggestions are on US growth stocks for long term hold in a RRSP account (sectors not important).

Thank you.

Q: I’m doing a fairly major portfolio clean-up and account optimization exercise.
Specifically, I’m removing dividend-oriented and income-generating stocks from my TFSA and RRSP that are better suited to a non-registered account, and reallocating TFSA/RRSP capital to assets that benefit most from tax sheltering.

At a broad level, I’d appreciate your perspective on:

• Which CAD and USD names are best suited to an RRSP (e.g., U.S. dividend payers, global compounders, cyclicals, etc.)
• Which CAD and USD names are best suited to a TFSA (long-term growth, compounding, low income leakage)

I’m less interested in yield optimization and more focused on long-term after-tax efficiency and proper account placement.

If helpful, feel free to answer at a category level (e.g., “U.S. dividend aristocrats,” “Canadian compounders,” etc.) or with specific examples you think are particularly well-suited.

Thanks — looking forward to your thoughts.

Q: Hello 5i!

I have held VRT for 2.5 years and done well and have a full position in it. It has drifted lower as AI waffles around and other AI related players get more attention.
Do you see VRT as a “must own” for the space or do you have another stock in this space with more momentum and growth potential?

Also, Would you endorse selling a half position of VRT to buy ENS?

Sending all you fine folks at 5i the warmest wishes for the holidays. Thank you for all of your guidance throughout the years. It is appreciated. Enjoy some time off!

Q: If you had to pick one, which would you buy and why?

Q: What U.S. companies would you recommend for a US $ TFSA ?

Q: Could you please rank the above industrial stocks in order for purchase now? I currently hold some and looking to add 1 or 2 more. Thank you

Q: What would be your top 5 picks for a minimum 5 year hold

Q: Many Small/Mid cap stocks have seen added volatility over recent weeks. What would be your current top 5 CDN and US Small/Cap stocks in this market?

Thanks
Tim

Q: I have held the trade desk for many years and it is still a double for me. This is my high growth stock in my portfolio. I am planning to sell it and buy a better high growth stock for the future. Could you provide me your best idea ? Thanks

Q: Dear 5i
What conservative CDN ETF with a focus on dividends would pair well with XIC that is currently owned within a registered account ?
Does ENS , GRID or CLBT have a higher earnings growth rate over the next couple of years ?
Thanks
Bill C

Q: Hello 5i,

Following my SEPT 30th question and joining portfolio analytics I’ve embarked on my retooling. Following some of the great suggestions, still entering haha.

Long, Eq Wt; JPM, BN, NVDA, GOOG, META, NBIS, HOOD, COIN, GLXY, ORCL, AXON.

Starters; KRMN, CLS, SHOP, URI, WMT, CSU.

If this is YOUR U.S. portfolio what are the
next 3 full positions? And 2 starters to build out?

Yours truly, acutely aware of the risk etc etc.

Q: The above stocks make up 80.4% of my holdings. Goog and BN @7% each. The next 5 @ 4% each and the rest at or close to 3% each. For a 10 year horizon, with risk/reward in mind, where would you invest if you had 10% of the portfolio in dry powder- new cash. Any you would sell? Note, I have been trimming CLS, VRT and NBIS to control AI exposure.

Thanks again for all the insights - love the service you provide.

Q: Buying opportunities?

Please give us your best buying CA & US stocks that have been unduly beaten up by this mini correction and hints on your reasonning.

Thanks to you for your great expertise

Q: What are your favourite US and Canadian non-tech stocks at this moment. Thank you.

Q: Firstly, thank you for your services.
Please list “in order” your top 10 US and top 10 CND growth focussed stocks, long term hold.

Entry prices for the top in each.

Thank you