Investment Q&A

Q: I'm wondering if you have strong feelings about the prospects of any of these or similar mega cap tech stocks, in terms of their values against each other or others similar. I own most of these but on their own they are fairly small holdings. Could you please rank, and which would be worth trading up for the others? Also how many would you recommend holding?

Q: I am 60 years old, and I don't need the upcoming major problems that the world central banks are creating lead to the destruction of my retirement. So I am diversifying.

I currently hold the traditional Canadian dividend paying stocks, growing exposure to Emerging market ETF's, Gold bullion / ETF, commodity stocks, Infrastructure / Renewable Energy via the Brookfields, a few big name US stocks, and now entering the crypto world.

Here is my question: I read a recent article on Cathie Wood - CEO of Ark Invest. She claims:

"Seeded during the tech and telecom bubble more than 20 years ago, the five main platforms of innovation that we think will transform the global economy are: DNA sequencing, robotics, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology. These involve 14 technologies including gene therapies, 3D printing, cloud computing, big data analytics, and cryptocurrencies."

I already have a pension from a Robotics-related company, and I am investing in crypto. Do you have any recommendations for anything else from what she mentioned, in which you would share her outlook? I have both CAD and USD accounts. Could be company or ETF - big or small.

Thanks.

Q: Happy New Year 5i,
A question was asked on Jan 04 which I will expand on. Can you rank the following in order to purchase for a 1-3 year hold at a minimum.
AT, XBC, U, FSLY, TTD, PINS, ABNB, CRWD, CRM, WDAY, SNOW, ZM, DOCU
Many of the stocks are in a consolidation period after a sharp rise this year. Of the list, which 5 stocks would be considered a higher risk that they have not bottomed out or a correction may yet be due?

Thank you for your great service.
Cheers,
Debbie and Jerry

Q: for 2021 and beyond who are your 2 favourite hardware companies and your 2 favourite software companies to take advantage of the growth of the cloud thanks Richard

Q: CRM has been trending lower. Is this a buy at this level or does it have more short term downside? Looking to buy for a 1-2 year trade.

Q: You seem to really like Salesforce. Why is it one of your favourite companies?

Q: I am thinking of buying Intel for my grandchildren's account. Do you see any potential for growth in the near future? Please provide recommendations that you see have a good entry price at this time. As well would this be a good time to buy US funds? Thank you.
Stella

Q: Hi guys, I have 80 WORK stocks and 25 CRM stocks and was wondering if I should sell my WORK stocks or keep them. With the Slack acquisition from Salesforce, I am not sure what the implications are. Can you please explain and what is beneficial in either keeping or selling my WORK shares. Thank you so much for your service. Keep up the good work! No pun intended.
Dan

Q: Good morning 5i,
I am wondering if you think it is still reasonable to be selling covered calls and puts on tech stocks? Are the work from home stocks going to be declining because of the announcement of vacine? If you thing that is still a profitable avenue what stocks might you suggest these days for this strategy. Thanks for your help and all the best on your new venture.

Q: Please list and rank up to 10 US stocks which you see as having the best potential for capital returns over the next 3-5 years. Also, please provide a risk rating for each, using a scale of 1-10 with 1 being low risk.
Thank you for your highly valued opinion which has proven to be excellent for my investment over the past several years.

Q: The above positions are held by my daughter's trade account and I would like to transfer a few into her TFSA. Of these, what order would you do it in, aka rank?.......(For information purposes, she currently holds these US positions in her TFSA...PLTR, ROKU, TTD and VEEV in addition to a diverse group of Cdn positions.)......Please deduct extra credits!!!
........Many thanks for the wonderful advice...Tom

Q: Good Morning
Where does TEAM fit in after the Salesforce buyout of Slack? Are they now competitors along with Microsoft or are their offerings different and possibly a takeover target themselves?
Thank you

Q: Hi 5i team,
The market is not very impressed with either CRM’s guidance and/or purchase of WORK. This pits CRM directly against MSFT in the work collaboration space. Is this a wise move by CRM? Is this a good entry point for CRM or is MSFT the better long-term bet?
Thanks again for the insight.
Dave

Q: Can you please give us your opinion on the WORK and CRM deal? Do you think there will be another deal? I have 100 shares of WORK - how many CRM shares will I get.

Thanks for your great service
Hector

Q: In your reply to Dan regarding Amazon and high valuations you mentioned being cautious on companies with “commodity like” businesses receiving high valuations.
Could you give a couple of examples with a couple of explanatory comments so members will have a guideline on these things and know what to watch for.
Thank You for your great service
Clarence

Q: I am looking to buy a position in U.US (Unity Software), but I need to sell one of the other listed companies to raise the cash to do this. Which one would you sell (or trim) to do this, taking into consideration this would be a long term investment. I am looking for maximum share price appreciation. Thanks

Shane.

Q: Hi Peter and Team
Your advice on options, specifically covered calls is very much appreciated. Some time ago you had advised on opportunities in the US market for selling covered calls. As I believe that with the US election done that there may be some return to normal, is this a good time to again consider selling calls and could you advise 3 Canadian and 3 US shares that might offer good premiums ?
Thanks so much for the ongoing advice. Peter

Q: Hi team ,
What’s up with the lack of investor enthusiasm over the last few months in regards to the bigger players such as crm ? Is the investment opportunity gone stagnant here? I am overweight this position , should I be looking at other smaller cap plays.? If so , which ones do you have high conviction of today for the long term ? Thanks

Shane

Q: Hi Team, Without considering any factors other than growth who would you invest in NVDA or CRM and why?
Mike

Q: I am looking for a few stocks that are good for day trading. I know this is not something you guys really do but can you list a couple stocks that would be good day traders?

Thanks