Investment Q&A

Q: What is you opinion on the expected performance of the materials sector for the next 3-5 years? What is your recommended portfolio allocation (as % of total) for materials? I am 58 years old with 7 years before retirement and have $2+ mln well diversified taxable portfolio mainly consisting of sector and market ETFs. Medium tolerance to risk. I am currently at 10% in materials, thinking about adding 1.5-2% by buying XLB. Thanks.

Q: Dear 5i team.

I see TOU has announced the regular divident payable 6/28. I understnad they intend to pay "special" dividends based on results as the FY carries on.(and as they have done in the recent past) What is the timing for these, and when/how do they declare them?

Many thanks for your help.

Q: Like every investor, I'm trying to maximize growth while minimizing risk.
Of the following stocks, which do you believe provides the optimal combination of safety AND growth over the next 3-5 years? Please rate each for risk/growth on a scale of 1-10: LLY, ULTA, CELH, BKNG and NXT. Thank you.

Q: I have owned BPO.PR.I for while,it pays a 12% dividend and I just purchased the othe a few days ago,pays a 10% dividend.My reason for buying them is of course for the yield,but they also will probaby out perform the company shares if rates drop.What's your opinion??

Q: Hi
What are your favourite Canadian Stocks that pay US dividends? How do you feel about aqn? mg?
Thanks

Q: Considering the (excessive?) rise of stock based compensation and the evaluation of how management treats their shareholders vs how they treat themselves, who would you recommend as a management team that consistently behaves and demonstrates respect for their shareholders, please, thanks.

Q: Between June 20th and today, June 24th, NVIDIA’s stock has decreased by 14%. While profit-taking and normal volatility might explain part of this decline, is there any other factors? Thank you

Q: Do you thing Small/Mid cap companies will do well in next 2 to 3 years?

What are your top 5 Canadian and US names in this space that you would buy today?

Thanks
Tim

Q: Hi 5i;
Which stock is more stable / less risky - BIPC or BEPC ?

Q: Please comment on the latest results released after market closed today and going forward.Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: I'd like to assess the following group of ETF's I am considering purchasing from a conservative and safety point of view ...... HYPT has been used as the fixed income part of the portfolio . Please advise if this is appropriate and if not a suitable replacement ? The 5i income portfolio has Canadian preferred, convertible bond, and high yield US bonds for around a 15% weighting as the fixed income section ...... Please give a rating of between one and ten with one being the most " conservative and safe " for the following group of ETF's . I will assign the 5i income portfolio a four just so I can see how my choices rank against it using the criteria I suggested ...... Also everything I have chosen is a Hamilton product. Does 5i consider that problematic ? Thanks for your terrific service .....

FMAX 10%
HMAX 10%
QMAX 20%
HYPT 15%
SMAX 20%
LMAX 10%
HYLD 10%
HDIV 5%

Q: Dear 5i team.

I know these Qs are all asking for opinions, so appreicate your input on the following:

At what price does SPB look attractive for income and limited capital risk?

What % does Brookfield own of SPB and at what point do you think this gets cheap enough for them to take private?

What seems to be the problem with mgmt getting this business to achieve profitable growth, and create shareholder value?

Seems to me propane distribution and use business has many years of runway left in our lifetimes.

Appreciate your insights.

Q: would you buy the stock given the news of capital returned and 2 new stocks being issued?

Q: Hi, what’s your thoughts on this company as a buy? Thx

Q: Ref Gordon question today, BBU recent weakness might be related to CDK Global serious cyber attack, one of their businesses bought in 2022. Cheers.

Q: I see trading on payfare has been halted. Can you give the reason why.

Thanks

Q: This and another preferred are going to be redeemed by CIBC. While I lose a nice dividend (and it was about to reset at a higher rate), I profited from the redemption. My holdings are about half they once were due to redemptions. So I am wondering if I should return to the preferred market (which has been nothing but erratic), or reinvest the funds back into Bonds and Stocks.

Q: Maybe a little out of the box but I have come into 800K and was thinking about venturing into private equity with 10%. Can you provide any suggestions?
Thanks James

Q: Two questions, deduct accordingly. What is the consensus for MU and regarding VLE, with the stock dropping regularly these days, why wouldn't they do a stock buy back at these prices with the cash at hand. Please give your opinion on VLE. Thanks

Q: What is going on with BAM? Why the loss in so much value recently? Thanks.