Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning,

If one wanted 15% exposure to Canadian banks, would you buy TD and RY for 7.5% each, or would you buy TD, RY and ZEB for 5% each?

Thanks as always.

Q: A question for the 5i team that will likely be of interest to a lot of us do it yourselfers. With 2026 in the headlights and big gains in the TSX where do you see opportunity going forward. 1-Could you make recommendations on sectors you think will out perform or under perform. 2-Which markets do you see with the best potential. 3-Your three top picks in growth and three top picks in income. I have a lot of built up questions that you are welcome to, hoping for a good in-depth response as per the norm. Crystal ball gazing but better you than I!

Q: Good evening. I’m wondering what would be your choices for dividend etfs in a non registered account. I already hold xdiv. Can you kindly suggest a US market ETF and a couple for international exposure?

Thanks

Q: Few days ago I asked about DIS.
Now please provide your view on Netflix, with or without the WB deal and what sort of impact it would have on the stock in both outcomes

Q: Is there an advantage to holding an ETF like ZAG compared to holding an ETF like GLB X HIGH INT SVGS-A? Which is more profitable in a non-registered portfolio?

Q: Noticed big increase in price lately. Is it time to sell in RRIF small lost.News said Trump might legalize Cannabis

Q: Hello 5i,

Tom asked about timing to transfer portfolios. IF you were informed it takes a month, add one more month as a minimum time. We have transferred 2x over the last 7 years. SLF is a nightmare. It took 9 months to get the funds from SLF to RBC. There was a hidden fee from SLF too. Even if you don't add to your RRSP, they used dividends to buy stocks, therefore they said the 7-year rule was not valid (not adding new money to a portfolio exempts you from withdraw fees) and tried to charge us 9k in exit fees.

We changed to Questrade this year. It was too expensive at RBC and their investment site is garbage. That process took 11 weeks. We had purchased GIC's through RBC which Questrade could not accept. Unfortunately, the transfer started a week before the market turn down in March. By the time funds were in place the market was already going up BUT, some stocks that fell 60%-80% have still not recovered today. Luckily, we had put 50% into cash before the transfer. Cash is your only protection from delays.

Our two bad experiences though should not deter a transfer though we would suggest going into a lot of cash as one stock, ETF, or GIC that can't be transferred can add weeks or months to a transfer.

Hope that helps.

D&J

Q: Hi 5i team,

Are there any interesting and investible stocks that are showing up on your radar that are close to turning a profit (maybe a quarter or 2 away) or have just turned profitable? Similar to a company who just initiated their first dividend, these types of stocks tend to get noticed quickly in the investment community. I assume these would be small and/or mid cap and thus higher risk but that is fine.
I/we sincerely appreciate your sage advice throughout the year and especially in the difficult weeks ...keeping us calm.
All the best to your entire staff and families during the holiday season and into 2026!!!

Cheers,
Steve

Q: Almonty seems to be gaining traction with the imminent mine opening in S Korea. It has purchased another mine in the US and is moving its head office to the states. With the price for tungsten doubling in the last year and the demand growing, this appears to be a small cap with lots of upside. Thoughts?

Q: Morning and Happy Holidays to the 5i team,
Can you give your thoughts on these names and if the are a buy for a 3 to 5 year hold?
What would be a good entry point for all three of them and in order of preference.

Thanks
Joe

Q: I have full position of both Telus and BCE, both at substantial losses in a margin account. Should I leave them be, reduce, or get out? I do not have much in the way of capital gains this year. If reducing these stocks is a good idea, what would you replace them with in today's very expensive market, not worrying about sector, more about regaining the losses? Could GSY be a replacement or would you consider this much more high risk? Thank you!

Q: What happened in 2024 that drove down ESP for that one year? The number of shares went down and total revenue went up and gross profit went up. Was it some one-time non-cash event? Thanks!

Q: I sold PRL for tax loss reasons and I can buy it back now. However, your opinion on PRL has gone from hot to cold over 2025. Should I even bother putting it back in the portfolio or move on to something else? If something else, what please?

Q: How are these ETF's created, and do they degrade as would a leverage ETF such as TQQQ? What would you suggest to be an equivalent on the Canadian markets?

Q: Further to my prior question re Canadian dividend tax benefits, would HDIV qualify?
It holds both Canadian & US securities.
Thanks again.

Q: I have taken advantage of tax loss selling and have sold all my Canadian telecommunication stocks. At this time I don't feel any pressure to buy them back after 30 days. However, I would like to have exposure to the telecommunications sector for diversity and for the dividend. Could you recommend some non-Canadian alternatives for a long term hold? Many thanks!!! All the best for the holidays!!!

Q: NFI has announced a Recall against its battery supplier XALT and my guess is that resolution of this issue, which does not seem to have made the front pages(?), along with your own comments on Chinese competition might make a significant difference to NFI prospects. What do you think?

Q: AI related spending/margin concerns have hit the market over past week and CLS has declined to below $400, again.

Any concerns ? Do you still expect the stock to trade to $500 over 12-18 months ?

Is it safe to add now or wait for a further pull back ?

Thanks

Q: KKR are very bullish on Canadian infrastructure opportunities(see article in globe) can you list some Canadian companies that KKR might buy or invest in partnership with thanks Richard. ps please exclude PPL. ENB TRP and BIPC from your list

Q: Hey everyone, I’m developing a Canadian portfolio with XEI as the core. XEI is heavy into energy and financials so as part of my core it will only be 40 to 50 percent of the entire Canadian portfolio. If you could help me by picking stocks from your three portfolios to round out the portfolio it would be greatly appreciated! It really doesn’t matter how many stocks you pick as it’s $10 a trade and will be in the portfolio for a long time (hopefully). The only consideration is that it pays a dividend.