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Q: Can you please rate these companies according to growth opportunities and another rating for risk? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Sandy on December 15, 2020
Q: Which companies (CAN/ US) and/or ETFs would you recommend to buy today for the best exposure to AI? This would be for an 80 year old investor who wants to allocate 8% of his portfolio to AI.
Thank you for your guidance.
Read Answer Asked by Yvonne on December 03, 2020
Q: I hold the above 7 stocks in my RRIF. I have to sell part of one of them soon.
Ignoring sector balance; I am concerned with maximizing long term growth whether it be capital gains, dividends or interest. So I would like to sell the one with the poorest prospects for gains over the next 2-3 years.
I should also note that my largest holding,NVDA, is over 7% of my entire investment holdings. This is a level where I would normally start to trim a bit but it has been on such a tear that I have been reluctant to trim it. And I note that you are still keen on it as a growth stock.
So I am comfortable to leave it alone if you agree.
Which would you suggest be sold?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Elliott on December 01, 2020
Q: Do any of the mega tech names stand out as good buys ? I’m contemplating buying MSFT.
Read Answer Asked by Albert on November 25, 2020
Q: Good morning to the best investing guys ever.
I'm interested in the above. PINS , SNAP are soaring this morning. Which is your fav? OR are there others in the space you prefer? Should I wait and watch before I hit the buy button?
Thanks for keeping me on track and doing well for 6 and a half years.
Read Answer Asked by El-ann on October 21, 2020
Q: With all these lawsuits, tariffs and inquisitions going on these companies due to their overall dominance / killing competition etc..How much is it affecting their ability to conduct business.. or the costs are so small, it is just a cost of doing business for these companies? Is it really impacting their revenues, profits etc..I can see it affects their ability to buy new businesses.. Thanks. Regards, Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on October 20, 2020
Q: What are your best HIGH Growth ideas in Canadian and US stocks.
I'm willing to accept high volatility and RISK.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Valter on October 13, 2020
Q: My understanding of the network effect is that it creates a virtuous circle of growth and increasing strength for the best companies - they become more valuable as they gain size over time, e.g. SHOP, AMZN.
What are your favs in any sectors that meet this criteria?
Read Answer Asked by sam on October 13, 2020
Q: Hello,
I read somewhere that AAPL took 42 years to reach a 1 trillion market cap and only took 2 years to reach 2 trillion! Sounds like compounding at work. How common is it for mature companies like AAPL to grow at this rate? Which of the other FAANGM companies would you expect some thing like this? Thanks.

Regards,

Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on August 24, 2020
Q: What do you think of Twitter? The platform, for better or worse, has become one of the main ways in which people get their news. Trump can't seem to leave the app despite publicly criticizing it and its founder. Despite this, the stock hasn't exploded in price like other social media platforms e.g. Facebook. I assume this is because a lack of profitability. What do you think of the long term prospects? Good buy for exposure into social media and technology? Bad idea if you already have a lot in Facebook?
Read Answer Asked by Bashir on August 17, 2020
Q: Hello Peter,
After these companies reported this evening, which one would you buy first? I would appreciate if you could give your buy ranking starting with the best first.
Thanks a lot.
Read Answer Asked by Rajiv on July 31, 2020
Q: I have only one US Tech stock QCOM and have done well with it. However, I would like to reduce or replace it with a couple of other US Tech stocks. What do you suggest? I already have CSU and KXS in my CDN portfolio.
Read Answer Asked by Dev on July 20, 2020
Q: Good morning team,

In a bit of a portfolio cleanup in my TFSA yesterday I sold some laggards and reduced my Shopify shares to bring it more in line with my targeted weighting. After completing Norbert's Gambit, I will be deploying the funds to buy US stocks. Please share your 2 or 3 favourite growth stocks for 5+ year hold in each of the following categories: Health Care, Communication Services, and other non-Tech (if you have more compelling options than those listed in Health and Comm Service).

Thanks in advance,
Rory
Read Answer Asked by Rory on July 16, 2020
Q: I've held Facebook for 3 years and it has been a rollercoaster. It's a company that everyone loves to hate, and I am thinking of taking my profits and investing elsewhere. What would be a replacement stock in a similar area?
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on June 29, 2020
Q: Would like your opinion om this fund for my US account, its performance is excellent five star morningstar rating. MER at 2% is high. Is there a similar ETF with similar performance? Or should I just be contented paying this fee considering its return? Do you see this sector continuing to outperform?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Saad on June 25, 2020
Q: I am thinking of putting a substantial portion of my portfolio in the MAGA stocks Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Apple + Facebook. I understand that this will not be diversified as probably most would like to be but these stocks have performed incredibly over the past 10-20 years and I don't see much changing in the future. Any thoughts on this strategy other than lack of diversification.
Read Answer Asked by Michael on June 18, 2020
Q: I have the following sector stocks and would like your expert opinion on which stocks I should keep, sell, buy more OR please suggest new stocks I should buy. Please take into account the survivability of the company if economy takes a 1-2 yrs to get back to "normal".
Financial - BNS,ECN,FSZ,MFC,TD,ZBK
Technology - FB,GOOG,IBM,KXS,LSPD,PHO,QTRH
Industrials - AFN,FDX,QST,RUS,SFL,SIS,STN
Energy - FRU,HWO,RDS.SU,VET
Materials - LIF,MX,NEXT,NTR,SJ,TECK,TV
Consumer Discretionary - BOS,BPF,CCL,CGX,DIS,GC,MG,NFI,PDYPY,TCL




Read Answer Asked by Sandy on June 10, 2020
Q: I would appreciate 10 US and/or Canadian small cap growth stocks to invest in for the next two to five years.
Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on June 09, 2020
Q: Hi 5i, acknowledging these are all different companies, but would like to hear your thoughts on them and how you would rank them.
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Haifeng on June 08, 2020
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