Investment Q&A

Q: Today you replied to request for your 10 US/Can highest conviction names and left off Google and BAM (my two largest positions). Is there a reason and if so why?

Q: Your opinion on PLTR. Buy,hold or sell? Thank you. Fooklin

Q: I'm overweight financials - almost 20% of my total portfolio. In relatively equal proportions I hold: BAM, GSY, SLF, X and V. Should I trim across the board or do these stocks have sufficiently different economic drivers that being 20% overweight is not a concern? Thank you.

Q: Hello Team,

I am interested in your opinions on both of these companies at current levels. Would you add to these names here? Also, at what price would you find them overwhelming attractive?

Thank you.

Q: Time to do a little spring clean up on the portfolio. Thinking of selling DCBO and buying FSV instead. Your thoughts?

The idea is to take a little risk off the table.

Leo

Q: Which stocks do you currently have a A or A- rating on?

Q: why the big drop in GRT.un today - about 4% (almost 4$)

Q: Hello Team,
What do you perceive to be the reason behind the recent move in Newmont Corp?
Thank for the great service,
Andrew

Q: Hi 5i

Can you assign a rank on the future potential for each of these companies on a scale of 1-10? 1 being dead in the water and 10 being amazing potential from current levels?

If you have 1-2 favs from this list, what makes them better than the rest?

Thanks!

Q: Note that DIR is one of u favourite Industrial REIT. Recent Bought Deal was $6.30. & has since consistently traded below the above price,currently $16.13. Have a 4% postion .Can I add?.Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: if the electrical grids have to be beefed up to accommodate charging many more EVs , what infrastructure electrical companies { power lines & transformers }and parts suppliers{ charging stations } that are publicly traded ,could be considered a wise investment with lots of future upside ?

Q: I see GIC’s rates in Canada are gradually moving towards 3%. With talk of BOC successive rate increases - I am dreaming of 4-5% GIC rates as a possibility by year end. My questions is this. Is there a traditional benchmark ratio relationship between the prime rate and the average GIC rate? In other words, if prime gets to 3% or 3.5% - what might one expect GIC rates to do. Thanks in advance.

Q: with the Liberals aggressive agenda towards having many more EVs in Canada in the not too distant future , is there an auto parts manufacturer that is a maker of EV specific parts that will have good upside potential if this agenda is do able.

Q: Hi Team, I need to raise some cash and would like some help deciding which company to let go.
Just looking for your input on the best companies to keep for upside potential.

Thanks Dave

Q: Thank you for your quick response to my previous question about this stock. As a follow-up question, given its high valuation, what would you consider to be a reasonable 'buy' price for this stock?
I find valuation to be the most difficult metric to figure out and have over-paid for some now hard-hit stocks in the past so I know valuation needs to be considered carefully. Thanks again,

Q: Would you average down on XBC now?

Thanks

Q: I had planned on removing both of these stocks after 5i discontinued them. Unfortunately, I waited too long on and am now down 75% on REAL and 10% on GUD. I heard a speaker on BNN Bloomberg recently say that it is too late to sell stocks that declined since the fall 2021. My question is - should I continue to hold these stocks if I don't plan to use the cash from their sale to purchase anything new (they will stay in cash)? Is there any hope that they can improve?
thanks as always for your help

Q: in your response to Dano on Feb 22nd/22, you recommended a 15% financial weighting which is lower than the TSX weighting. Could you explain why you recommend not going over 15%? also, do you think there is more upside to BNS and other financials in a rising rate environment. I have been reading conflicting views.
thanks

Q: Hi 5i
Due to unfortunate domestic circumstances my son has just had to sell his house. His net share after the dust clears is $80,000. He has signed a lease on a rental for one year, but plans to buy a new place of his own after the year is up. He has a good job, and all his expenses for the year ahead will be taken care of by salary. His intent is to use the 80k and whatever growth / income it can generate over the coming year to put down on a new home.
My thought is he should put half into BNS and half into ENB and then forget about it for the year and let the money do some work.
But I'd really like to know, based on the facts above, what you would do if you were in his shoes?
Thanks 5i - I will value your response. $75,500 of the $80k could go into a TFSA - he has that room.
Peter

Q: Hello 5i,

My overall portfolio weighting in energy has grown to 20.49% and I am looking to trim and/or get out of a position in the next few weeks/months.

I currently hold SU 9.62%, TOU 4.74%, PXT 1.11%, KEY 1.07%, ENB 3.95%.

Leaning towards selling my entire position on PXT and some of SU but would appreciate your opinion. I still have a high conviction in the energy sector but I am uncomfortable with my overall weighting in it. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts and how you would rank each stock to each other.

I am also underweight in industrial/healthcare/utilities and looking to purchase a stock in those sectors with whatever i sell in energy. Would appreciate a recommendation in each of those sectors.

Please deduct credits for above as you see fit and thank you again for all that you do.