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Q: I am just starting to do the Smith Maneuver. I am planning on "deploying" about $200k to start and then CDA monthly and then, if and when there is a market drop, buy more.
My time horizon is at least 10 years but maybe more, if all works out.
Please recommend stocks and/or etf's; both Cdn and US.
Thanks for your knowledge and help.
I appreciate being a member.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on April 15, 2026
Q: Last week Amazon reports cloud unit’s annualized AI revenue exceeds $15 billion and gets rewarded by market while SHOP gets beaten up. Coincidence? Is SHOP competitive in the cloud, or is the moat weak here?

Read Answer Asked by John on April 15, 2026
Q: I was wanting your opinion on this fund that holds private company shares. I know the valuation is silly and the MER is high but I was wondering with SpaceX going public and that being the largest holding how will this effect the price of this fund? This funds other holdings of note rumored to go public this year Databricks, Open Ai, Kraken, if these all go public successfully how does that effect the fund? Fun money buy or stay away?
Read Answer Asked by Kolbi on April 15, 2026
Q: Hello 5i

What is your opinion about MOAT. It is a new ETF with little track record but I would like your opinion on the strategy used to generate monthly income, safety and suitability for a retiree for safe income. Are there other ETF Canadian or US dollar denominated, with better and well established track record that you would recommend.
Read Answer Asked by Joseph on April 15, 2026
Q: May I have your comparative analysis of risk/benefit of having your assets in a bank, caisse populaire (Québec) vs fintech (like Wealthsimple)? A friend in corporate legal domain was suspicious of the soundness of fintech vs banks in Canada. She was refering to the 2008 financial crisis and implied that fintechs would be a liability for investors. What do you think?

Thank you as always to Peter and the great team for expertise that goes well beyond stock analysis.
Read Answer Asked by Jean on April 14, 2026
Q: Can I get your thoughts on LMAT please. Seems to be doing well. Near its 52 week highs. Thank You
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on April 14, 2026
Q: Nebius has hit 10% of my total portfolio today. What % would you par this back to? And what top 5 alternative names in sequence of priority would you consider re investment? Assume portfolio is currently diversified in a balanced manner. This would be a long term hold > 5 years.
Read Answer Asked by Chris on April 14, 2026
Q: Re: Income Portfolio

What was the basis of consideration for the construction of your Income Portfolio?

I assume that you were not considering a diversified sector allocation.

Was it constructed on the basis of the constituent securities being stable, reliable in payment, and well established?

Is there a reason for not using covered call securities?

What advice would you give someone considering establishing an income based portfolio?
Read Answer Asked by Danny on April 14, 2026
Q: I'm looking for exposure to the infrastructure/materials area. Would you think more pure plays for aggregates like VCM or MLM are preferred over CRH or AMRZ which also have construction exposure? What do you think of this idea and what would your preferred companies be? Thanks very much!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 14, 2026
Q: How important to SHOP is this news?
""TALLINN, Estonia, April 09, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Katana (katanamrp.com) announced its evolution from cloud inventory management software into the Modern Merchant Operating System, a unified platform purpose-built for product brands selling across multiple channels and locations. The announcement comes alongside the launch of Katana’s native Amazon FBA integration, the first in a series of platform capabilities designed to give multi-channel merchants a single source of truth for their entire operation.''
Read Answer Asked by Yves on April 14, 2026
Q: Typical Canada/BC that they pulled approval for Chem trade to produce sulphuric acid right at the time of a major global shortage and when the need for a North American supplier is critical.

Is the 17% drop today about right based on this news? What do you think the chances are this get overturned? I recently bought after looking at the macro situation and need to decide whether to drop and move on or if there is recovery potential. Given that Vancouver and BC is involved this could drag on for years, no?
Read Answer Asked by Kel on April 14, 2026
Q: I asked question last Sunday past regarding top 6 sectors (in order of preference complete with top 2 picks in each sector along with reasons behind the picks again everything in order of preference please. No sure what happened but no answer was given...thanks
Read Answer Asked by Terence on April 14, 2026
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