Investment Q&A

Q: Hi,
Could you name five companies that benefit from the AI boom but have been beaten down recently? I'm also interested in your thoughts on fintech and financial companies.

Q: From your answer to Neil’s question yesterday: “We feel the key for investors is owning a mix of names across sectors, HALO, AI-HALO, and not chasing into the latest 'hot theme' with a large weighting, but taking a measured approach to names that have long-term secular tailwinds in growth industries.” For a new long-term portfolio (5-10 years+) could you supply the sectors you are referring to and a stock or two for each sector? Thanks!

Q: Thoughts on earnings? Buy sell hold?

Thanks

Q: Kindly provide your thoughts on ANET earnings and its future outlook.
Thanks.

Q: Thoughts on the fibre optic industry in general as it relates to data transfer. Thoughts in general?Is the pull back a good time to invest in it? Specifically these companies. COHR, ANET, CRDO, FN, LITE and STM.
Thanks

Q: Good morning 5i,

Enjoyed the BNN segment as always.

Which current US stocks are in the midst of hot momentum with room to carry. Such as NBIS. Ones preferable with reasonable balance sheets and worth holding on a fundamental basis. Add to my momentum portion of my portfolio.

Thank you.

Q: Our core long-term holdings - not full positions. Please advise those that could add to full positions, hold or sell or those that you would replace with better potential. Please rank.

Q: Dear Peter et al:


I am long term holder of CSCO. I have made decent profit. Sometime ago to my question, you mentioned that it can be held still didn't see any problem with it.
But more recently I am hearing rumblings that ANET is better suited for AI going forward? Should one switch? It is in my Regd a/c. So, no tax implications.

Q: Is this a good price range to pick up some Arista stock?

thnx

Q: Can I please have your feedback on APH vs ANET.

What would you prefer and why for buying today with long term hold?

APH seems to be safer and more diversified (bonus points for unique decentralized management approach) whereas ANET is a bit more growthy but comes with higher concentration risk. Both have similar market caps and P/E and have minimal to no dividends so easy comparison there.

Appreciate your thoughts...

Q: Your thoughts on the etf MTRX.

Q: Hello Team 5i & Everyone,

With regard to the A.I. theme: If you had to pick 9 American stocks to watch that have been already running since 2023 because of A.I., which stocks would they be?

Nividia & Microsoft seem obvious. Maybe VST, AVGO… Gemini provided a list, but I’d like to know what you think please.

I find that the MAGS etf is a simple way to track the big tech stocks, but I’m not sure if the SMH etf would be too specific to track the A.I. stocks/theme?

Thank you for your help!

Sandra

Q: With regards to 5i AI special report is there any advice for members as to where to start. There are a lot of companies in your report. Maybe if you could narrow things down to 5 or 6 companies from different areas of AI that could be a core holding.Thank-you for the report and helping me to understand theAI process.
THX

Q: Hi Peter and 5i,
Between CLS and ANET which company would you currently invest for future stock appreciation? Say 5+ year time frame.
Thanks so much for your always stellar advice.

Q: Can you give me your opinion on the actual state of these shares Astera labs and Arista networks ? And how you see their possible evolution in the next future (1-2 years)?

Thank you in avance and thank you for your professional service

Q: Thank you for the excellent market update comparing the AI boom to history. What are the top 'capex-light' companies that you feel may participate in the AI boom?

Q: Would you recommend taking a small position in AI at this point, and if so what would be your first choice in a stock and/or ETF?

Q: Hello team,
Based on a bit of research I have done, I would like to buy these companies in the following order: ASML, SMCI, ANET, AMD, AVGO, SITM, ARM, PWR, PLTR

I am buying them to further focus my portfolio on AI for the next 5-10 years. I already have the hyeprscalers and the usual AI suspects but, somehow, I missed on the companies listed above.

Please deduct as many credits as needed for the following questions:
What do you think of this list?
Would change the order based on their resent declines/Valuation?
Would you drop any of the above based on their excessive valuation which may not meet the expected growth in next 5-10 years?
Would you wait a bit more before you buy or just proceed today?
Is there a better company that can substitute any of the above based on moat in AI? Any other company that you think I should also consider?

Thank you as always for your invaluable help and insight. (Without you I would have quit investing a long time ago!)

Q: Hi, Could you please comment on ANET earnings. Thank you

Q: Thanks for the recommendation on CLS!! To further the AI supply chain theme...What do you think of these other companies that are wiring, cooling, and building data centres for the future? Besides CLS, which of these do you think offer good upside from today with reasonable risk/reward?