Investment Q&A

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: How would you define a "core holding" in a portfolio? The above listed companies I consider to be core holdings. Does this list broadly match your definition of what type of companies should make up core holdings in a portfolio? Are there names in that list that you would NOT consider to be "core holdings"?
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Q: I currently own MSFT and GOOG . MSFT is at a loss((down 20%) in a Registered Acct and I am reviewing switching to GOOG or AMZN for better returns. I am currently 10% of portfolio in on GOOG so am pondering the switch to GOOG. Do you think a bounce is expected with share price of MSFT in the next 6-12 months is possible?

Q: Hello 5i - please take the number of credits you need. I began investing last year and have the following portfolio/down rounded up: GOOG: 6%, BN 7%, CSU 4%, DOL 4%, ENB 7%, HXS 9.5%, IFC 5.5%, META 4%, SHOP 7%, WSP 5%, AXON 4%, BRKB 6.5%, ISRG 6.5%, NVDA 2.5%, CRM 2%, AEM 1.2%, BAM 6%, H 1%, LMN 2%, AMZN 5%. I have about 40% cash to add in. Can you please advise of the following: 1. any key stocks you would recommend I add? Please prioritize with 1 being highest recommendation and 5 being lowest recommendation. 2. Any stocks you would recommend I sell? I am interested in a 5 year view. Thank you so much!

Q: Hello fantastic team,
Could I have your thoughts on Amazon please. I am thinking adding ...
Many thanks

Q: goog msft, and amzn together constitute 39% of my portfolio. Is this too much? Would you reduce some or all? Are gsy and png still among your top picks? Thanks Jim

Q: BKNG has been falling for three months, which has accelerated in the past few weeks after GOOG announced a new platform for searching vacation travel. It has dropped about 25% in the past 3 months. I am wondering if Google's platform is a major threat or not. Is BKNG earnings still going to grow going forward?

Q: For a five to ten year hold, which of these two gave the best upside, in your opinion? thanks

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: I’ve held BNKG for a little over a year at a very small gain.. It appears to remain fairly resilient in this market which is obviously comforting, yet I struggle with how stagnant the share price seems.

There are plenty of opportunities right now in the market, and was thinking on selling my BKNG. Using that money towards a “better opportunity” at a discount.

This is somewhat of a timing question, yet I feel taking advantage of this correction right now only makes sense.

Thoughts ?

Which 5 companies provide the very best opportunity at their respectful discounts? In order ideally. Thanks

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: TTD Your thoughts please on the quarter? Thanks

Q: Hello folks,
I am interested in knowing your 1 year price target for GOOG, MSFT, AMZN and META.
I currently own all 4 stocks, and looking to add.
In your opinion which two would have have the higer probabilities of better returns over a 3-5 year time frame?
Secondly, is there any difference stock price appreciation buying them on the US market vs NEO? Any tax difference on what exchange you buy these stocks.
I understand I will be be using up more credits as there is more than one question asked here.
Thank you

Q: Why is NBIS down almost 8% today? Is this something to be concerned about?

Q: Hi 5i, please provide thoughts on this new deal between Amazon and OpenAI. Is there a downside to Microsoft? Thx

Q: My goal is to have $1,000,000 TFSA, currently at $320,000 (CAD) but have $40,000 USD cash in there from trims to CRWD (ty from 2018 <3) and PLTR. For US stocks I own SOFI, CELH, AMD, GOOG, META, AMZN. My plan for my TFSA is put new contributions in CAD and put in your CAD recommendations. But for the USD I have, can you recommend some US stocks WITH buy prices (willing to wait for drops to pick up stocks at a lower price)

Q: Hi 5i, What technology companies are likely to be in business in 20 years from today.
Of the above ?
Thanks

Q: I am looking at the growth of EPS at Amazon since the beginning of 2020. It has grown tremendously, especially since it bottomed in Q4 2022 but the stock price does not appear to followed suit. Amazon is trading at a much lower P/E than in the past and the stock price is slightly down YTD, with the S&P up in the low double digits YTD (alongside most other Mag7 stocks (aside from Apple) being up in the high signal or double digits YTD). Any reason why Amazon is trailing the other Mag7? Is this a good time to buy Amazon? Their R&D investments are mind boggling. I have to believe that the stock price will eventually turn around? Would you be a buyer? Thoughts? (Putting aside the AWS disappointment last quarter, is it also possible that Amazon is being repriced so that its P/E and forward P/E better align with some of the other Mag7 stocks.)

Q: Hi 5i,

Many thanks for your very helpful and thorough reply to my question on covered call ETFs.

I realize that I still lack some financial education to become a better investor. Since I work full-time, could you suggest practical ways to build up this knowledge? For example, would you recommend evening classes in Montreal, online courses, or perhaps a good reading list?

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

With gratitude,

Jacques IDS

Q: Got my first 10 bagger today!! Thank you to everyone at 5i bringing us such good stock ideas and portfolio analysis. Thought Nvidia was going to be my 10 bagger but Galaxy Digital has been on a tear and takes the prize. Now that I have to trim them both(again) what stocks might be worth looking at in Communication services(US or Canadian) as I am presently low in that sector.
Thanks again.
Perry