Investment Q&A

Q: I am looking to invest in a solid high quality company with a good balance between dividend growth and earnings growth. Would you please add your 4 other favourites to my list of 4 and rank them from highest conviction to lowest for total returns over 1) a 1 year hold and 2) a 3-5 year hold.


Thanks for the great service
Scott

Q: Your thoughts of the unwinding of Japan's carry trade What should your clients
do to protect their portfolio's? For example sell high beta stocks as their values may drop. Will there be pressure on the value of short term money market funds? Will the interest rate paid on the short term market increase or decrease? I know this sounds extreme, but should there be a portion of ones portfolio in cash?

Thanks

Q: Hello Team 5i & Everyone,

Is Palantir's tech officially (or unofficially) being used by ICE and other agencies to make the new data base of all the US citizens who oppose the current US administration? (Ie: the protestors, individual states voting records that show which candidates individuals voted for in the past, etc).
With all the people recording everything with their cell phones in Minneapolis, you can see and hear that ICE Agents have started taking photos of protestors and telling them as much about the data base. Gemini summarized that the Palantir’s ImmigrationOS is designed to track “migrant” movements and streamline deportations, which, anyone with critical thinking skills can easily understand how that can also be used to track anyone & everyone.

I don’t mean to put you in an awkward spot, I’d just like to know what you’ve heard please.

Thank you,

Sandra

Q: What is causing the dramatic drop in PNG today?

Q: Good morning,

I thought I would pile on to what I am sure is a significant number of questions on MSFT today. Seems that the quarterly numbers were not all that bad, but clearly the data centre focus/spend, without the commensurate returns on AI, have spooked the market.

Would you see today's move as an opportunity to slowly add to an existing 2-3% position, or would you suggest waiting a few days to see if things stabilize?

Thanks as always.

Q: Automatic Data Processing(ADP), just came out with their earnings report can you comment quickly on how you think that went? But more importantly can you tell me how changes in interest rates affect this companies profits and what you think of this company long term in the portfolio. For the most part it looks like a great company long term can you comment on the pros and cons and WHY did it have a correction of roughly -23% since it's all time high June 6th/2025? This a screaming buy now?

Q: I understand the debt to equity is 55%. Being around 20 years, what was there worst year??
Regards
Capital direct income fund

Q: I currently don't hold any companies in the software space and I am looking to add some of these to my current portfolio. How would you rank them in order of purchase for a long term hold?

Q: Hi,

In October ’24 I asked 5i to identify:

A) ~10 favourite stocks drawn from its 3 model portfolios
B) ~6 highest conviction US picks.

The answer was:

A) From portfolios: CSU, TRI, TFII, WSP, BAM, BN, GLXY, CLS, SHOP, DSG

B) US: NVDA, ISRG, BKNG, LLY, BRK.B, GOOG

If asked the same question today, what would the 5i response be?
( Goal is best total return, long term )

Thank you.

Q: I know it’s not in your wheelhouse but would you have a good suggestion to invest in India? With the European trade deal and potential for increased trade around the world including Canada, it seems like a good place to begin investing a small portion of one’s portfolio

Q: I must have missed the news release that sent Atz shares from about 140 to 108 in the past few weeks.
What happened , any idea .

Q: If one sells ADBE at a loss and buys IGV, is the loss accepted by CRA or because it's included in IGV will not be accepted.

Thanks

Q: Hi! I keep seeing commercials for Sofi accounts in the US, and it seems enticing. I never see commercials for Robinhood. I hold HOOD and am wondering what the difference is between this and Sofi. Why should one continue to hold HOOD, and is the negative momentum due to competition? Does one hold through this negative momentum? Thank you for your insight.

Q: I bought and traded out of HME and then re-purchased at the recent low... It is a fairly small producer and the stock price seems to be range-bound... $1.89 to $2.20 ± . What are the long term prospects for this company ? Should I just keep flipping it for a profit , or do you see it pivoting upward ?

Q: Hi,

Sorry my last question meant to ask about individual stock compounders, not ETF's. Can you list 5 Cdn and US names that you would DCA into over time? For example, I'm assuming BN would be on that list. What other names? Looking for names that can CAGR +10-20% over time. Thanks!

Q: Would have any concerns or recommendations for a retired senior with a employment pension. Having a total portfolio consisting of xuu.ca, xaw.ca and xic.ca?

Thanks

Q: Can you suggest some stock and ETF's traded on both US and CDN exchanges that employ many blue collar workers that may not be effected by AI implementation. My thinking is that one always needs humans to do "actual" labour like building homes, plumbing & electrical maintenance etc. Does this make sense?

Q: Every year I take 10% of my portfolio and invest in a specific sector ETF. Last year it was financials with a 36% return thanks to your recommendations 😊. What one sector would you invest in for 2026 and which ETF would that be?
Thank you for your excellent work!

Q: What do you think of this Harvest ETF as way to play Cameco and uranium. Paying a hefty dividend. Sustainable?
Guy

Q: GRGD is down 15% last 30 days. Any concerns? What may be causing this decline?

Still bullish?

Thank you