Investment Q&A

Q: Seth Klarman's fund reported a recent trimming of Alphabet and a new purchase of Amazon. Since he is a renowned value investor how would you explain that trade from a value investor's perch? Could it be that a company like Amazon which operates many global businesses and that may be poised to move into several others meaningfully (healthcare, etc) and potentially dominate in those cannot be traditionally valued because it provides future growth opportunities like no other company can and because of that isn't able to be predictably valued? Could it be that someone like Mr Klarman is investing in Amazon for the long term because he sees no company that compares with its potential, not even an Alphabet? Could it actually be reasonably priced as a "one-of-one" company? Would like your opinion on this "analysis" of Amazon. Thank you.

Q: Remind me what the diff is between the two and which would you recommend.? My research (TD) gives the identical description for both companies.

Carl

Q: Hi

Contemplating selling either MS or JPM to purchase GOOG. Is selling financials good timing and if so, which one? And, is it the right time to by GOOG?

Carl

Q: Is it timely to buy Goog? Ai is the big game nowadays.What is a good entry point?.Txs for U usual great services & views

Q: Hi 5i - which company do you like better for a 10+ year hold today?

Thanks, Neil

Q: Hello 5i,

If you had to pick ONE US stock, regardless of sector, in the current market that you believe to be undervalued and offers the greatest potential return what would it be?

I am a long term investor and have a high risk tolerance. Thank you as always.

Greg C.

Q: Hi Folks,
In my RRSP account - thinking of selling my 2% position in AQN. I am currently down 33%. I also have FTS and BIP.UN as my Utility holdings with a 11% weighing for these two.
With that money I would buy a 3% position in APPLE. I also have MSFT and CSU as my holdings in the Tech sector. I currently have a 10% weighing in the Tech sector. ( I also have a 4% position in GOOG not included in the Tech sector weighing)
I have a fairly diversified conservative portfolio.
May I have your opinion as to whether this would be a wise move to make at this time. I am looking at a 10 year time frame and looking to add some "zip" to my portfolio.
Thanks

Q: I own both GOOG and AAPL in my portfolio. AAPL has been taking a bit of a hit in the past few days. Would you recommend holding both and which one do you see as the best performer in the next three years. Your comments on both companies would be appreciated. Thank You.

Q: Hi Team,
Shop is falling again today despite earnings beats and price target increases across the board. Is it a good time to buy the shares from todays profit takers? Also in general do you see this market sell off sparked by the fitch downgrade of the US credit rating a buying opp? There has been some brutal sell offs over the last 2 days. Which names would you be looking to buy in this weakness? Thanks

Shane

Q: I’ve been holding qualacom at a loss for 2 years or so and am now considering moving on after the earnings release tonight as I don’t want to ride it back to the lows. Is there a stock that is down after today’s big drop that you would suggest on a trade? I was considering either sedg or PAyc. Thank you!

Jason

Q: Hi. My son recently put 15K into a TSFA and he intends to put 10K/year into it until it is fully funded. Can you suggest, say, 8 equities/etf's (US and or Canadian) that he should buy to start his investing career? Thx. JR

Q: I have done well with AMZN and am considering a switch to GOOG. Which do you think will fare better in the longer term? Please explain. I'm a big nervous about AMZN's PE ratio.
thanks. al

Q: 5 must own stocks (US/Canada) in your opinion for long term-10 years irrespective of sectors.

Q: Which of the NEO-listed CDR’s do you see as having the best current valuations (top 3 picks) along with the likelihood of having the greatest share price appreciation over the next 12-18 months? Thanks.

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!!
I have hit the breakeven point with ICE and am thinking of selling it and buying another more growthy US holding. This is in my TFSA. I was thinking of adding it to my Microsoft. shares. I have Nvida already. Could you suggest any other US stocks? Would you consider keeping ICE??

Cheers,

Tamara

Q: I have this in my TSFA account. Should I sell it? If so what stock should I replace it with?

Thanks

Q: What would your top handful of stocks be in a TFSA with a 5-10 year time horizon.
Assuming nobody likes capital losses, especially in a TSFA.
Thank You

Q: I currently hold these 9 stocks with the noted weight in my portfolio: ADBE (4%); AMZBN (3.5%); CRM (2%); CSU (4.5%); CRWD (1.5%); NVDA (1,5%); QCOM (1.5%); SHOP (2.5%); GOOG (4%).

This adds up to about 25%, and to make matters worse, I recently reduced NVDA from 4% for a temporary wait on the sidelines and I intend to restore that in the next while.

So although most are all fairly different, there is too heavy a concentration in tech and reduction is in order. If you were me, which of these holdings would you sell? Trimming across the board is not impossible but as I wish to add some new ideas and already have more stocks than is probably efficient, so selling one (or more) is somewhat more preferred.

FYI, my goals are mostly growth and capital preservation, dividends are less important.

Thanks for your excellent assistance.

Q: Hi 5i
Can you comment on what’s expected from the “Mag 7” stock price action from Tsla, Amzn, Goog, Msft, Nvda, Meta and Nflx this coming week as the Nasdaq 100 is being re- balanced over the weekend and some of these names could be affected price wise?

Thnx much
Dave

Q: I currently own Brookfield Corp Preferred Share, BN.PF.A.
And I'm wondering whether I should hold on to it. It has a dividend yield of 6.31%, but I'm interested in knowing where you see the share price going. Or perhaps you can recommend something with better prospects at this point in the cycle.

John.