Investment Q&A

Q: Which FAANG stock(s) would be most attractive today for long-term growth? I plan to hold longer than Trump will be President.

Q: To what extent do you see Alphabet being caught upon the same issues surrounding Facebook at the present and in the near future? Would you recommend lightening a 4.6% GOOGL position for the near term, similar to your FB comments to Brian on March 19?

Q: Hi 5i: I'm still on my quest to reduce the number of stocks in my RIF in the most defensive way possible. In my IT sector I hold:
AIF (or is that in Real Estate?); GIB.A; KXS;
FB; GOOG; RYT (ETF).
Could you suggest the best way to reduce this to 3, say? Any suggestions on how to proceed given the current sell-off? Thanks Roland

Q: I want to add one of these two names to my portfolio for a five year time frame. Which of these two securities would you recommend and why? Thank You

Q: I have virtually no direct exposure to the US market at the moment and wish to rectify that. My risk tolerance is moderate with a minimum hold of 5+ years.
I am considering adding IWO and MTUM to my RRSP plus 2 or 3 other stocks for diversified exposure. What are your thoughts with this strategy and can you provide a couple stock suggestions, your reasoning behind them, and perhaps how best to allocate the funds?
Thanks for the great service.

Q: Here it is again same old question in case something came up. I have room for 4 US stocks in either disc or tech tilted towards growth.
What would you favor ?
Thanks and health, prosperity and happiness to the team and families for the new year!

Q: Can you provide assistance with 2-3 US names you would consider "balanced equity" and 2-3 for "growth".

Thanks.

Q: Hello 5i. I owe the above noted stocks. Weightings= amzn-8%, goog-6%, avgo-4% and apple-12%. Please advise how would you adjust weightings going forward in 2018 and 2ndly, would you substitute any of these tech stocks with any other ones you deem better plays?

Q: Hi, I'd like to invest in AI(artificial intell). Would you side with a company like NVIDIA or a company using the technology like amazon, google, tesla or other car companies? Also would you have a under the radar canadian company in this domaine. thanks.

Q: Hi Peter and Staff
Do you suggest GOOG or GOOGL
Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: Hello 5i.
Could you please give me your top 3 U.S. and 3 CDN stocks you would buy full positions in this week (risk and sector not a concern) with good momentum leading in to 2018.

Thx.

Q: Hi 5i team, what's ur thoughts on AI/AR/VR stocks. would you recommend any ?is there any canadian companies in this category to consider for my TFSA.

Q: Good afternoon 5i. I own the following stocks. Today there`s been talk about possible sector rotation of funds going from tech to financials. The Nasdaq is down 1.3% today. My portfolio stands as of right now at 22% tech and 15% financials. Would you recommend I leave my portfolio as is or should I lean more towards financials going forward?

Thx/Rob

Q: Hello,
Can you name a few interesting companies in the tech space in Canada, US and overseas which are involved in cutting edge and new technologies. Of these which would you consider interesting stocks to watch?

Q: WHY DO THESE HIGH PRICED STOCKS NOT SPLIT --WOULD IT NOT ALLOW THE SMALL RETAIL INVESTOR TO PARTICIPATE ?
THANKS
DON

Q: I have a recollection that about a month or two ago you suggested a company engaged in artificial intelligence that would be a cheaper alternative to Nvidia. Can you remind me of the name of this company? Thanks.

Q: My 22 year old son is a great saver with a long term horizon. His current investments are as follows and he holds approx $3,000 - $4,000 in each name:

$40,000 in a balanced TFSA with the following stocks: BCE, CHE.UN, CPH, ECN, KXS, MRE, MAXR, NA, PTG, SHOP, TOY and WEF

$12,000 in a Cash account with: OTC, PBH and SIS

He has another $10,000 to invest in his cash account. What 2 or 3 stocks would you suggest he adds - either to increase existing holdings or to establish new positions? To make it a "teachable moment" can you please give the rationale for your suggestions.

I have been a subscriber for a year now and my portfolio has never done better. I recently renewed for a 2 year period and never make a move with any of our family's investments without checking with you first. What a FANTASTIC service. Thank you

Q: Which would be good addition AMZN, FB,GOOG, SHOP, NVDA,NETFLIX, MSFT.Or all.

Q: I have never owned amazon, apple, google.microsoft, Facebook. I owned intel, Cisco and nvdia (sold way too soon) over the years. Could you rank which you would buy first in order of safety for five years. Thanks.

Q: Hi Folks,

I'm interested in purchasing 1 or 2 of the FAANG stocks for a long term hold. How would you rank them at this time? Do you consider all to be good buys at today's prices?

Thanks as always...

Dennis