Investment Q&A

Q: What are your top suggestions for the best positioned Canadian and US dividend paying stocks where dividend is safe and where the stocks have some potential for growth? Thank you.

Q: I am watching stocks like coreweave (CRWV) and I'm curious about the IPO market. In the lifetime of the IPO market, when is there a bigger flood of them and when does the release of initial public offerings slow down. How does one catch a good one? By looking at the supply/demand market of their product, how they did as a private company, who is invested in them with a great track record of calling the right shots when it comes to future winners....does 5i research look at the pre IPO market? Or do you just wait until a company comes out and establishes a track record with quarterly earnings? So how do you pick a future winner that might become a Magnificent 7. Do you have any picks that have IPO'd in the last 5 years or coming up that you think will hit it big time?

Q: Good morning,

I'm short on discretionary stocks. Looking at above 2 companies although Decker's is plunging this morning they have strong brands, they beat expectations but would not provide guidance. Buying opportunity?

Any other you like better even if not in this sub industry. Loaded with US cash

Appreciative of your services tried Jim Cramer for 4 months on a Christmas deal, Don't know how people can work with him quite the character and he makes my head spin. Loll

Have a nice day
Denis

Q: SHOP seemed to catch a bid in anticipation of its addition to US indexes and then has drifted down, wondering what a decent entry point might be?

Q: Baytex BTE is my worst performer in my oil & gas sector portfolio. What is your assessment of the management? Is it a quality company? Will it be able to survive this down cycle? Assuming $70 WTI by the end of the year, will it outperform most other well known oil & gas stocks in Canada? I.e. Does it have good leverage to the price of oil? Or is this a value trap and should now be sold?

Q: Hello 5i Team, I'm quite overweight CSU and was thinking about trimming some (or lots). I've held CSU since 2014 and think it might be time to reduce my exposure. If you were given a blank sheet and could pick 5 quality US and 5 quality Canadian names; which would they be?
Thank you Brent

Q: Your suggestion for an international equity ETF that excludes the USA please.

Bill

Q: Hi 5i, If you had to hold only one gold position, which would you choose...AEM or PHYS? btw...what is the MER of PHYS and would this be a factor in your decision?
Thanks

Q: Just took about a 30% jump but cant find out any news

I think somebody in Big Pharma has taken an interest

Have you heard anything?
Thanks

Q: Can you please go over Decks earnings

Q: Hello,

I own a little TRP and ENB which have both performed well. Thoughts on starting a position in PPL? Seems to be underperforming. Would you be comfortable buying a full position here? Long term hold.

Thanks.

Q: A lot of talk that the Private Equity market is a bubble about to pop and cause deep challenges. Any thoughts? Jamie Dimon very vocal about stagflation and again, a pop perhaps likely to occur. Any comments and insights would be welcome.

Q: Adding fixed income in individual bonds is made complex by bank-owned brokers, for some reason. I finally thought of adding Bond ETFs. Please give your thoughts on the following high yield bond ETFs : FALN, BINC, JBND and USHY. Any that one should stay away from?
Thank you.

Q: The TSX website puts CCL.B in the consumer discretionary sector. Whereas 5iResearch puts it in the material sector. For my spreadsheet of stocks owned, which sector should I put CCL.B in & why. Thanks … Cal

Q: Hello Team,
Which of these do see providing the greater total return over the next two to three years and why?
Thank You,
Barry

Q: ZOMD's share price has exploded upwards in the past month, aided considerably by blow out Q1 earnings late last week. Its market cap has also doubled to more than $100M so perhaps it's time for an analyst or two to sit up and take notice. Appreciate your views as always.

Q: Here is a part of the Globe and Mail article

"On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Republican legislation, titled the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, with a narrow vote of 215-214. If it becomes law, it will override the Canadian-U.S. tax treaty that has been in place since 1942.
The 1,100-page document includes section 899, a tax proposal created as a retaliatory measure against what the U.S calls “discriminatory or unfair taxes” of foreign countries, including Canada’s digital services tax (DST), which was introduced in 2024.

The U.S legislation is still required to be passed by the Senate and receive presidential approval before it can become law. The White House expects the President to sign the final bill by July 4.
Canadian corporations that receive dividends from U.S. subsidiaries are currently subject to a 5-per-cent withholding rate under the tax treaty between the U.S. and Canada, much lower than the statutory rate of 30 per cent.
But under section 899, Canadian companies would see their tax rate increase by five percentage points each year until it reaches 20 percentage points above the statutory rate, or 50 per cent. It would remain in place until the “unfair tax” is removed.
Similarly, Canadian individuals who own U.S. securities directly are subject to a 15-per-cent withholding tax rate under the current treaty, reduced from the statutory rate of 30 per cent. Under section 899, the withholding rate could ultimately rise to 50 per cent."

July 04 is not far from today. If US government impose such taxes and the Mark Carney Government failed to address it, it will impact my portfolio which is heavily dominated by shares of US corporations. Such bill may also tank US market as Candian have the largest share of foreign investment in USA. What would advise in such situation, wait to see whether Senate approved it and then President signs it or take action and encash a part of the portfolio?

Q: There is an article in today's G&M "trump's new bill threatens major tax increases for Canadian companies". Could you comment generally on how this may play out in various ways and sectors. And specifically to PRL, SLF, BAM, CSU, CLS and ENB.
Thank You and please deduct accordingly.
Tim

Q: Your opinion as to the future prospects for BTQ Technologies Corp

Q: Is TD as sell at this moment???.....Tom