Investment Q&A

Q: Hi there,

I’ve done ok with these stocks but I want to raise some cash for diversification - in what order would you reduce/sell?

Ok thanks!

Q: Can you give suggestions for your three best Canadian and us quality value, largecap stocks ?
Similarly your three best Canadian and US quality growth large cap stocks?
Pls give a compelling entry point and rank best first
Appreciate all your advice

Q: In the US Consumer Discretionary sector, what would be your top 5 companies? Thank you

Q: Hi team, Amazon DSP.. I think people just assume it’s always going to be a two-way race between Google and TTD. Can I get your take
on Amazon’s DSP and if it *could* become the 2nd most dominant player after Google? I have a 3% position and looking to make it 5%. Are you a buyer today? I have a 3.4% position in Apple which I’m considering selling completely to fund this.

Q: Happy New Year to all of you,
I am heavily weighted in US.. I would appreciate your thoughts for US investments under Trump, for next two years: what do you think will be the top 3 performing sectors? And, what would your top companies be in each sector? Thanks

Q: YAMZ This ETF is yielding 8+% . What are the risks in holding it with regard to capital security?

Q: I have made some updates to my portfolio before heading into the new year and am looking for your thoughts on total portfolio. I have it all in TFSA and am 28 years old with a long time horizon. Could you give me your opinion over next 1, 3, 5 years of portfolio.

What changes might you make to this portfolio to stengthen it?

Portfolio Breakdown:
Stock Amount Invested (USD) % of Portfolio
NVDA $6,500 12.04%
SHOP $2,840 (converted from CAD) 5.26%
AMZN $2,650 4.91%
MSFT $2,520 4.67%
MELI $2,483 4.60%
PLTR $2,250 4.17%
TSM $2,000 3.70%
CRWD $1,830 3.39%
GOOGL $1,780 3.30%
TTD $1,767 3.28%
ISRG $2,180 (converted from CAD) 4.04%
META $2,150 (converted from CAD) 3.98%
BRK.B $1,470 2.72%
AXP $1,560 2.89%
LLY $1,500 2.78%
DIS $1,280 (converted from CAD) 2.37%
NBIS $840 1.56%
CELH $700 1.30%
SMCI $392 0.73%
SPCE $188 0.35%
XRP $120 (converted from CAD) 0.22%

Thanks,
Dan

Q: Happy New Year !
What are a handful of top picks please for this year's TFSA and RRSP contributions? Max long term growth is the goal here.
Thanks very much.

Q: AAPL, MFST, GOOGL & AMZN are 24% of my portfolio. What would you considered a proper allocation for the Magnificent 7?

My financial position is 30% of my portfolio and include V (6%). Where would you classify V? financial or consumer?

Best regard for the New Year
Ray

Q: FINN is an actively managed etf from Fidelity Global. It has a high MER but its returns so far in its short life have been impressive. What do you think of this ETF? What risk level would you place on it?

Q: Good Morning and Seasons Greetings to the 5i team and everyone out there.
If you had to start a new TFSA account what 15 to 20 stocks, ETF,s Etc. would you buy in order of first to last. US and Canadian mix?

Thank You

Q: Peter, our one true source of help in this investment purgatory, thank you for your response to David yesterday regarding covered calls. Moving forward, could you please provide us with some companies that you use in this endeavor?

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Q: If you have to create new balance portfolio that includes CDR and CDN stocks.. Which 20 to 25 stocks portfolio would you recommend that includes both.


Thanks for the great service

Q: Can you please give me your opinion of Amazon's recent quarterly earnings and future outlook for 2025?

Q: With the CAD losing ground to the USD, is it still worth converting Canadian dollars to buy US stocks? If yes, what would be your 5 top growth stocks for 2025?
Thanks

Q: I currently hold the above investments in my non-registered account and will invest some additional funds before the end of the year. My plan is to top up my investments in approximately 8 stocks and 1 ETF. The investments will be a 5 to 10 year hold. Please provide a ranking for the top 10 stocks in my non-registered account. Which ETF fund do you suggest topping up for a 5 to 10 year hold? Thank you 5i

Q: For a three year or longer time frame I intend to buy two of these stocks: SYK, ISRG, UBER or AMZN. Which two would you pick and please give your reasons.

Merry Christmas to all your staff
Elliott

Q: Looking to invest $20,000 Canadian in the TSX.and Neo exchange. Any recommendations for growth companies for 2 year hold?

I already own the following but can add more to them also:

DRX 3% DOWN
EQB. 2% Up
XSU 6% Up
HPS.A 9% Up
AMZN 35% up
BN 56% Up
CLS 133% Up
DOL. 40% Up
LMN 58% Up
NVDA. 68% Up
PRL. 57% Up

Thanks

Q: I provided some funds to my two grandsons approximately 6 months ago. One grandson invested his funds in the stocks and ETFs noted above. He is very pleased to see an increase in market value for all his investments. I will be providing my grandsons with additional funds to add to their existing investments. Please rank the existing investments shown above for long term growth. I will submit a second question for my other grandson. Best wishes for the Holiday Season.

Q: The existing investments for my other grandson are shown above. Please rank his investments for long term growth. Best wishes for the Holiday Season.