Investment Q&A

Q: Please add TVAL to your list. I have purchased 600 shares.
Would appreciate confirmation that this is a Fixed Income Investment

Q: I have 15k in a savings account at my bank, at a very low interest rate. I'm thinking of putting the savings account funds into ZST and get a total return in the 6% range. This would be in a TFSA account. What are your thoughts, maybe ZST.L or another ETF?

Thanks.

Q: Thoughts on BMNR please.

Q: What is the Bloomberg U.S. Pure Momentum factor index?

Q: Hi 5i
Lidr (AEye) is not in your data base. They just announced the companys flagship lidar system has been integrated into Nvidia's self-driving vehicle-technology platform.
Stock has made a big jump on this news ....
Looking for opinion on this one. Would it hold any interest to 5i going forward.

thx

Q: What are your thoughts? I got it from Fission. Thinking of selling. Do you think it has much upside? Thanks.

Q: CLS earnings are comming up; I am holding onto a decent gain, do you think the recent stock run up is too excessive ahead of earnings? Would you hold / sell all / trim ahead of earnings ?

Q: In an otherwise diversified TFSA - I'm looking at adding a small (aggressive) position - given the current price on some of the above and many recent questions/comments on others - I've come up with some candidates.

Can you give me your thoughts on which one(s) you might choose?

Thanks,

Terry

Q: When I look at what the insiders are doing on a company which is available on some sites, with the stocks they hold, I see:

Sell post exercise?
Exercise?
Sell;
Award?

Which of these should be concerning? Could you please explain the terminology of the ones above with a question mark.
Thank you.

Q: I currently hold half positions in GOOG and AMZN, and both positions show current gains. I also have a full position in GLBE, which is currently underwater. I'd like to consolidate and wonder what to sell and why. Long term hold and taxes not really a consideration. Many thanks

Q: Could we have your opinion on the Canadian Banks please? What would be your top 3 picks?

Thanks

Q: " I am increasingly interested in shifting from US to Canadian growth stocks and have been looking a little closer at the 5i growth portfolio as a result. I recently acquired a position in PNG.V and am actively looking for another great Canadian growth story. Could you comment on the company (or companies) you would recommend from your growth portfolio that would be the best bets to put new money to work in the current environment?"

Q: I am coming into a $50,000 gift from aging parents, and would like to invest for my 10 month old son’s education. I want long term growth until he needs the money (probably 18 years or so). Would you recommend 100% ZSP or some other ETF? Also, should I buy in one shot as soon as I have the money ?

Q: Hammond getting whacked again after earnings. Is it because of the lower backlog, share based comp, lower gross margins? All of the above? What are your thoughts going forward? Its had a nice run since the April lows. Would you add here or wait? Have a 2.15% position in the name after the drop today. Thanks!

Q: Hi 5i, this stock always trades the same, slow escalator up, earning release: "Net earnings of $13.4 million in the quarter, significantly impacted by share-based compensation.", and then it takes the elevator down.

Please provide review of results and whether it is still holdable or are there better options.

Thx

Q: I have a small position in Lululemon, which has recently become smaller after the downturn in share price. My impression of the most recent quarterly results from the company were that they were not robust, but roughly in line with previous estimates (if slighlty below them). It appears that market sentiment is currently holding the company in disfavour: share price has continued to slide downward after the substantial correction weeks earlier.

Is holding onto this company still a prudent measure, or is it time to cut losses and move onto other opportunities? I would be very happy to read your thoughts on this company. Thanks so much, and I look forward to your response.

Q: Have a very small position in TSLA. Would you add a bit more today?

Q: hi 5i
I heard this morning that Cenovus was preparing an offering bid for Meg...is there any truth to this news?
thx

Q: What happened to "flex"? Suddenly dropped over 5% in one day! buy more or sell?

Thanks,

Q: I'm trying to understand how some of these high yield ETF's work . Specifically YMAX . Looking on their website they say they are a " fund of funds " and they change things up every month . They also refer to themselves as " high risk " .... So could 5i explain just exactly which funds they own and what and why they change things up monthly ? As well as what market factors will determine which direction the ETF will go up or down ? Looking at their history they came on the market in March of 2024 reached a high of $21.84 and trade now at $13.77 . That's a drop of 37 %. But with an annual yield of 68.32% . I'm not sure of how to calculate it's yield over the year or so of existence as that 68.32% number is at today's market price. But I'm pretty sure they're in the black. 5i has better information to tell me what the return has been since inception ? I also noted that it's steady drop occurred between March 24 and April 25 after which it has been on a slow but steady climb .... What market circumstances created both the drop and reversal in April ? .....

Basically this is a " what is it ?" a "What makes it move ? " a " why does it yield so much ? " and a " why is it high risk ? " question ? ....... Thanks for your terrific service ......