Investment Q&A

Q: Would you please recommend some high dividend ETF for low risk. It can be either only Canadian stocks or mixed with US and Canada. May thanks

Q: thoughts on Hycroft Mining Corporation (HYMC)?

Q: It seems that the most efficient gold mining companies are selling gold for about four times the cost of production. Is that already reflected in the share price?

Q: Hi, looking at the 5 and 10 year charts as well as the current price targets it looks like TD is overvalued. Despite being a solid company should I stick with it and it's solid dividend or consider moving to another stock. Please recommend some from your dividend or balanced portfolios? Thanks.

Q: Hi there,

Rick Rule has Amerigo Resources as a top pick due to the copper mine in Chile. Is 5i research is bullish on the company as a small cap. What is the mine life of the copper and is there more growth in the name.

Q: Happy New Year to all of you at 5I. What are your thoughts on MCHI? I've owned it for a while and it has done nada. China is an export juggernaut with a domestic market in a shambles. The real estate vortex continues. Would India offer better prospects than China, at this time and for say a three to five year hold. Or, back to Japan? I want some exposure to Asia but what say you? Many thanks

al

Q: Hi 5i Team,

I was reading one of your recent responses where the idea came up that small caps are “long overdue” for a run. I’ve been hearing the same sentiment on CNBC and from other market commentators, so it got me thinking.

I’m not fully convinced that something is necessarily due to outperform just because it hasn’t gone up in a long time. I’m not sure how much of this is genuine opportunity versus a narrative around sector rotation. Large caps have treated me fairly well since I started investing, whereas my early experience with small-cap mining stocks was, frankly, a disaster.

That said, markets often move on sentiment and momentum as much as fundamentals. If enough people believe small caps are about to run, they often do — regardless of whether they’re truly “overdue.”

With that in mind, I’m curious:
If you had to narrow it down to five small-cap names to choose from for a potential small-cap run, which ones would you consider most attractive right now — either due to fundamentals, positioning, or momentum?

I realize Nike isn’t a small cap, but if I can’t get comfortable with a small-cap thesis, I’d likely just default to something like that. I’ve also wondered whether a beaten-down name like Krispy Kreme would qualify as a small-cap candidate with rebound potential.

In short, I’m looking for a short list of small caps that could realistically double or triple if the “small caps are going to run” narrative plays out.

Thanks, and I appreciate your insight.

Best regards,

Q: Happy New Year!
What drives FRU share price? Is it tied to the price of oil and gas or is it more like a utility such as ENB, PPL, etc.? Or perhaps a combination of both?
What do their royalties look like? Percentage of barrels of produced or sold?

Q: I currently own 500 shares of CSU and I am up 50%.

It’s recent performance has been totally under, performing the market in a significant way


What would you think of the idea of selling the CSU and buying CLS i( which I do not own currently)



In today’s answer to a question you rates CLS as second best grower over the next 3 years.

Thoughts please
Sheldon

Q: Hello everyone
For a 3-5 year hold, what would be your top 5 picks in order for each.

Canadian small cap
Canadian mid cap
Canadian large cap
Canadian listed total return ETF
Canadian listed income ETF

Thank you so much

Q: Do you have 2026 earnings estimates for Aritzia and Groupe Dynamite? They trade on pretty high multiples of 2025 earnings, so just wondering how the p/e multiples look using the 2026 earnings estimates. Which do you prefer? Are they still buyable at the current prices?

Q: Greetings,
From a response from your office, I interpreted these five were suggested as still being good opportunities at present day prices. Did you mean full position or tranches etc?

Like many, I'm terrified of the impending pullback, especially with Tech names and what if prices fall by more than eg: 15%?

Secondly, what is your opinion on what might happen to the market, in the short term, if Trump keels over and dies?

With thanks, A

Q: How affected do you think the pipelines will be by Mr. Trumps latest foray in to Venezuala ?

Q: Where would you put money in copper for a 5 ​year or more hold.
Please recommend stocks from a conservative and​ from a moderately aggressive perspective. Please do the same using ETFs.
Can you buy ​into the metal easily itself and ​do you think it is a good idea? If yes, how would you do it?
Subtract credits as you see fit.
Thank you for this excellent service.

Q: Hi Peter and team,
I would like to get exposure to gold, silver and uranium, would you please recommend individual companies or ETFs for a long term hold.
Thanks,
Harry

Q: I am looking for income replacement for BCE - I am chasing dividends. I looked at HDIV and noticed most of the 10 holdings are covered call ETFs (HMAX, AMAX, QMAX, EMAX, UMAX, RMAX, CDAY,,,).

Given the 2026 climate, is it better to have HDIV with its broader sector diversification but many covered call ETFs or pick one.

Q: Citigroup or JP Morgan? C has the higher yield and the better six and twelve month performance so I am leaning that way. Valuations are similar. Your views?

Q: If Musk does an IPO for Spacex, what impact would it have on Tesla. I am wondering if spacex stock would take off while Tesla stock might crater if Spacex is not a part of it. On the other hand, perhaps Tesla stock would do well if shareholders are awarded spacex stock (eg a dividend) as part of the spin off/ipo. What do you think will be the impact on tesla stock of an ipomoea for spacex??

Q: What is holding Brookfield Corpn from being included in S&P 500 ?

Thanks

Q: My current allocation to International markets go as this: EEM 5% XEF 5% EFA 3%. I would like to raise my exposure through CAD. What level of International exposure do you suggest for 2026 and what ETF would you use? Would you buy China? India? Europe? Asia? or stay the course with the current geography?

Thank you for your advised opinion.

Yves