Investment Q&A

Q: Relate to a AI driven energy demand, any investable companies or ETF you could suggest? Thanks.

Q: Inspired by Ryan's recent webinar (bought Ouster thank you) I spent some time over the holidays looking at other companies in robotics and automation. I would appreciate 5i's input on which (if any) they see as being set up for success based on the idea you discussed that robotics had yet to have its Chat GPT moment and therefore was not overbought.

Please provide a brief evaluation on the growth and prospects of each one and whether they are a buy today or provide a suggested entry point if they are overpriced. Please rank from highest growth potential to lowest without respect to risk and then again with a 50% weighting on growth and 50% on safety.

SYM - Warehouse automation, robotic vehicles, automated storage. Fast growth, Walmart account (concentration risk?).

PRCT - makes the AquaBeam Robotic System, a specialized surgical robot for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Seems like something a lot of people could use. 43% YOY growth through Q3. Acquisition target?

Alient Inc - designs and manufactures specialized motion control products that are used in advanced automation systems (robots). Under 1 billion market cap so little coverage. Profitable

CGNX - smart cameras, vision sensors, and AI-based image processing software that allow machines to see, identify, and guide

NOVT - Smaller market cap. Limited analyst coverage driving stock price. Comonent maker for automation, medical robots and industrial systems. Profitable if expensive.

AEVA - I wish I'd asked this before today's announcement. Sell FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) LiDAR-on-chip, which detects velocity in real-time, unlike standard LiDAR. NVDIA partner on self driving cars. Still a tiny company after today with limited but very positive analyst coverage.

AIT - They design and install robotics cells, fluid power, and motion control systems for US manufacturers. Profitable and reasonably priced. Moving from distributor to higher value robotic engineering?

Note I left out TER, KTOS and AVAV intentionally but if you feel that either have higher potential, please insert them into the rankings. Lastly, any better suggestions that the 5i Team feels strongly about would be a welcome addition. This is a lengthy question so I would support consuming an extra credit or two if that helps you allocate time to provide an in-depth reply.

Q: Happy New Year to 5i research communities!

Recently, the term "quantum computing" has been heard and read from all kinds of media often and people believe this theme might be a thing for 2026. How do you think of this theme? and any investable ideas you could suggest? Thanks.

Q: The stock continues to struggle here- what are the catalysts to get the recovery going - is the prediction markets threat making this a trap? When are earnings due out? thanks

Q: What 6 high dividend paying canadian companies would best survive or go down the least in a market selloff. Thanks.

Q: I’ve held The Trade Desk for a long time and it is at a very low price at the moment compared to historic prices, but it sounds like you're skeptical about its near-term growth potential. Should I look to exit? Between Crwd, ens, app, and png …which offers the highest growth ceiling for a five-year horizon? If you have another company to recommend, feel free … Thanks

Q: Good Morning 5i,

Thank you for advice over the 5 years we have been with you. Can you help us understand the negative momentum on TT. At this time the technical side is showing a possibility of $310 to $320 as a bottom but we don't have insight into the last two quarters in 2026 or 2027 and beyond. Their moat is large so the decline is somewhat of a mystery. We do not own the stock and are looking at purchasing it if it falls below $330.

Thank you for your help.
D&J

Q: I have a significant position on these 2 stocks .At this stage, and with accelerating loss ( 15%) on paper on arx,,would it be a "hold" ," buy more " or " sell " for each if safer dividends and investments are considered in the actual geopolitical context? Your excellent comments are always appreciated

Q: Hi Peter
this stock is lagging in the gold sector compared to FNV and AEM and K
I wonder is there any value in it vs risks
with the pullback in gold today, would you add to FNV and AEM and K
or start a small position? thanks
Michael

Q: Constellation Software and Lumine Group were the only two companies in our Portfolio, which had a negative return during 2025, being a rare event after years of spectacular growth. Software stocks, in general, have also been weak, for past several months, due to AI related fears. Some market watchers are hopeful to see a recovery in software stocks, during 2026 and Tech-Software ETF was up in Wednesday's trading by 1.23%, against a flat tape at Nasdaq.

1. Do you believe that investors may shake off the concerns with Constellation Software group and shares could recover in 2026, from last year's steep losses ?

2. With our combined holding down to 10-12% (CSU 7%, TOI 2.5% and LMN 2.5%), due to price declines, and road to recovery at least a few quarters away ( plus a need to raise some cash), would it be wise to trim, across the board, or consolidate into one/two names and eliminate the other ?

Thank You

Q: is there any news to explain the recent price drop ? are you still in the opinion that this is a decent investment option ? thanks and wish you happy new year.

Q: Which company would be best to own?

Thanks Dave.

Q: Everyone, if you were the new CAO of CSU what would you do in the short term? Clayton

Q: Mawer Global Fund has just experienced a down year and I assume they are experiencing significant redemptions. December 2024 they paid a dividend of 20 cents per share. December 2025 they paid a dividend of $2.30 per share.

Is the large dividend simply an enticement to keep people invested? Why would they paid such a large dividend when they just experienced a year of less than stellar results?

Thank you

Paul

Q: Which one would you choose today? Thank You

Q: Hi, any thoughts on the ~20% rise in FOM over the last 2 weeks? I don't see any news to explain the rise. Thanks

Q: Dear Peter et al:

Happy Healthy Peaceful and Prosperous New Year to all the members of your excellent team. Including the lovely folks at CMS/MF Update!

My first question of the year!

A really "tough" and bit unfair question!
How can anyone choose a "favourite" child amongst their four terrific "kids":)
But here it goes.

Which is your favourite "child" for this year's TFSA contribution. For a "buy and forget" period!
CSU or LMN or TOI or.....BN :)
I have them in varying amounts in different portfolios!
All of them are up though CSU and it's "family" have lost a lot of their lustre.

Look forward to another good year with your team.

Make Portfolio Analytics "bit more personal", then I will come on board there as well :)

Q: Hydrogen stock Nel ASA, Thyssenkrupp and dynaCERT.

Do you think Hydrogen will ever become popular?

Do you think any of these company's would be worth investing in?

Thank you.

Q: Happy New Year 5i Team - I noticed the category 'Hidden Gems' in a communication from sometime in the past. Would you be able to provide a list of a few stocks that might fit into this category now, solid companies that have sold off for whatever reasons in spite of solid fundamentals and good growth prospects, US and Canadian. Any market cap is fine but with emphasis on small and mid caps
Thanks.

Q: What are your thoughts on this ETF ? Good investment if one feels banks are quite highly priced at this point ? Are there other similar ETFs out there ?

Thanks,
Mark