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Q: Hi, AMZN and NFLX have always been hard to buy due to expensive valuations. I managed to accumulate AMZN shares, a few months ago when stock dipped due to Mr Trump's rhetoric. NFLX price has dropped after its recent results due to lower subscriber growth and softer guidance. How do you see the thereat of competition from Hulu, Disney and Amazon etc ? Do you think, it's an opportunity to buy/accumulate for a 5 years or longer hold ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on July 23, 2018
Q: Hi 5i, thank you for your service , the Q&A alone is worth every dollar.

I have big gains in (NFLX – 8%, NVDA – 8%, FB – 8%, GOOGL – 8%, AMZN – 7%) and I have already sold some of these companies previously but they keep rising! Some may say I have let these ride for too long already BUT… based on the Q&A I get a sense you think all of these “tech” stocks are market leaders and have lots of room for earnings growth, so part of me wants to keep them going as I can see them continuing to rise and rise until of course there is eventually a recession or market crash, but again I think a few years after that event they will still be dominant companies, but please give me a good reason to sell these stocks, because I am struggling to justify selling some of them again. I do not need this money for a min 20 years and do not shy from risk.

Also, I have cash available even if I don't sell anything, any recommendations for 2-3 stocks to finish the portfolio ? TD or BNS or both would be adequate? I don’t have an appetite for an energy/oil company, or mining at this time..
Here are the rest of my stocks (SHOP – 5%, BRK – 5%, XYL – 5%, GSY – 5%,TOY – 5%, SIS – 5%, PBH – 5%, PHO – 4%, KXS – 3%, TSGI – 2.5%, GC – 2.5%, SPOT – 2.5%, RHT – 3%, COV – 3%).

Thank you!
Mike
Read Answer Asked by Michael on July 23, 2018
Q: Hi Peter and Staff
Looking to start small positions in some US growth stocks for a daughter with a long term hold in mind. If you would not buy any of the ones below, please indicate that. If not, would you please rank them in order of most desirable to buy .
FB, SPOT, NFLX, Visa,JNJ,HD,AAPL,MSFT

Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on May 09, 2018
Q: Which FAANG stock(s) would be most attractive today for long-term growth? I plan to hold longer than Trump will be President.
Read Answer Asked by Brent on April 04, 2018
Q: I am not understanding why NFLX would be caught up in the tech slide. It's more of a media than a tech stock, no? In any case, these large cap techs with high valuations seem to be suffering disproportionately. I am down considerably from the highs but still up nicely on both of these and am seriously considering getting out now. Do you think that would be a mistake?
Read Answer Asked by John on March 28, 2018
Q: I want to invest 20 K USD into my TFSA portion of US stocks.
I already have FB 3.6%,SHOP 6.1%,CGNX 5.1%,AMZN 3.3%,NVDA 4.7%, SQ 4.7%.
Im thinking of buying MA & NFLX. Please provide me with an idea of 2 or 3 additonal
US stocks with growing trend like the one I mentioned in my portfolio. What is your
opinion of adding MA & NFLX in contest of my existing US portfolio.

THANKS ANDREW.
Read Answer Asked by Andrzej on February 28, 2018
Q: Dear 5i
How does the earnings growth look for DIS , NFLX , ATVI , EA and CAT over the next 2 years ? Is the gaming space a good place to be . This seems to be a popular and growing area .
Thanks
Bill C.

Read Answer Asked by Bill on February 13, 2018
Q: Thanks for your recent reply -- but I think my question was misunderstood.

While I thank you for the recommendations on SQ, CGNX and ALGN, they are all in the Technology sector, which is something I would like to move away from at this time.

Even if I retain a 5% position in Netflix, Nvda and Shopify, that would bring me to a 15% in my portfolio, which I think 5I suggests should be a good enough weighting at this time.

Could you please provide a few names, with good growth, outside of tech? Your favourites?

Please deduct as many points as is required -- as I've got lots in store. : ) Sorry for being such a pest, but I suppose my first question was misunderstood?

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Sylvia on January 25, 2018
Q: I am wanting to sell partial positions in each of these. They have become dangerously overweight in my portfolio and am looking to take profits in order to reinvest in other companies/sectors -- either in Canada or US. ADRs would also be acceptable. While I see huge growth in the technology sector, I think I would like to move away from it, since my weighting in this sector is also "dangerously overweight" ... at almost 25%.

(It's hard to move away from something that's giving you such good returns!)

1. Which 3 stocks might you suggest for equal/similar torque?

2. What is a good weighting for the above stocks? All of them have reached the 7 percent range, and even to me it sounds a bit risky.

Thanks for your advice.

Read Answer Asked by Sylvia on January 25, 2018
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
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on October 19, 2017
Q: From 1-5, how would you rank the FAANG stocks on growth prospects over the next 5 years? How would you rank them on risk profile over the same 5 year period?
Great website.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Dave on September 27, 2017
Q: I am trying to identify the best E-Commerce to buy now for solid growth. You commented 6 months ago on Stamps.com (stmp-q). How have your views evolved since then on this company and how would you compare it to Priceline (pcln-q), Mercado Libre (meli-q), Netflix (nflx-q)and Alibaba (baba-q) ?
Very grateful for your views,

Jacques
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on February 16, 2017
Q: Hello Peter and Ryan
I was at todays investment seminar and i like how much information was shared .
There were many take aways from todays financial literacy.Please give me 5
new companies that i can hold for the next 10 years that has the potential of becoming a Google.I know that is impossbile to do , but based on what you know today .

Kindest Regards

Claudio
Read Answer Asked by claudio on January 23, 2017
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