Investment Q&A

Q: Would you be invested in a covered call bank ETF or a non covered call bank ETF for the next year or two?

Q: Hello Folks:
Unfortunately we have lost approx. close to 30% of our EMAX investment in the last few months. The current dividend is 16%; up from 13% upon purchase.
Should we accept this loss, move on or wait? Are there superior choices for this stock (we did primarily consider it an income investment, although a little growth potential would be okay). A goodly proportion of our investments are in energy; how do you view this sector and it's outlook?

Thank you for your most terrific service!!!!
brian

Q: interested in a good ETF for Africa and also one for Eastern Europe

Q: What do u think about having a Euro investment account in order to invest in overseas companies and what's the best way to do that?

Q: Hi,

Can you suggest an ETF for materials exposure? I hold NTR but am looking to expand my exposure through an ETF.

Thank you,

Robert

Q: Hello 5i,
Is there an exceptional amount of ROC for NXF.B and if so is it meaningfully detrimental to an investment in this. I enjoy the distribution but I do not want it to bite me in the butt when I finally sell. I have nine such cover call ETF's ( HDIV, HHLE, HMAX, HYLD, NXF.B, QMAX, SMAX, UMAX, ZWH.U) out of 48 positions making up 11% of the portfolio of mostly blue chip solid dividend payers. Am I heading for a disaster when I sell in a 5 to 8 year time frame? 79 year old value investor enjoying dividends.
Stanley

Q: Do the results of the last quarter, published today, do anything to restore confidence in the stock? I would like to have your opinion.
Thank you!

Q: Hi 5i, Which stock do you prefer today for a new cash deployment TSLA or PLTR ? 3 years hold.
thanks

Q: Looking for some growth and a good dividend. Which two CDN banks would you go with?

Q: Gap is down $ 5.00 today on China Tariffs effect . Would you buy it here for a trade .RAK

Q: I have and RESP account for my kids. My son is scheduled to start university in the fall. So I have a couple of questions.

1) can I contribute to his RESP while he goes to school to capitalize on market gains and,

2) is there a preferred strategy for withdrawing the funds.

Thanks

Dave

Q: Having recently reported quarterly results could you review them and discuss whether you think the company is continuing to recover and represents a good retailer to buy at this point? Thank you.

Q: I would appreciate your current thoughts about the company and comments on Costco's recent earnings report. Thank you

Q: Regarding TFSA.

Are you allowed to withdraw say $20,000 in December '25 and deposit $27,000 in January '26 ?

Thank you

Q: Peter; Having owned RUS for multi years I am reluctant to sell - huge cap. gain. But the Trumpaffoon’s jump to 50% is a little unnerving . Will this damage RUS’s earning badly - sit it out ? Thanks,
Rod

Q: Hi - Would you consider this a good entry price for SFM, taking into consideration valuation and growth potential? Or do you think it is a bit ahead of itself?

Q: Actual profit didn't seem to be discussed after Shop's recent quarter (I believe they reported "gross" profit, and free cash flow margin, whatever that is). 5i's comment (May 8) also referred to EBITDA of 337 M. My question: how far are they from actually making money, do they have a present and future P/E (none indicated on my Stockhouse website), and when might they actually make a profit? (I'm trying to look at them the way Warren Buffet might, recognizing this isn't a value play.)

Operating expense as a percentage of revenue to be 39% to 40%;
Stock-based compensation to be $120 million; and
Free cash flow margin to be in the mid-teens, similar to the first quarter of 2025.

Q: I enjoy all the questions that pass through. I’m not into day trading but certainly add a couple swing trades in as a boost as well as selling calls.

With the question you answered about Canadian companies for day trading would you please provide a few US names that would fit your criteria.

Thank you.

Q: Hello Team, CSU - Any idea what cause the spike 3X volume into the close on Friday? I don't see any news. Repositioning for month end? Doubt it was shorts, covering.
Any thoughts? Thanks for your excellent service. Gord

Q: Goldman has ETFs that are advertised for downside protection. The 3 ETFs that I stumbled across are GBXA , GBXB AND GBXC. Are these good for investors who find their portfolios are heavily tilted towards aggressive growth? If not these ETFs, any other method or ETFs you can suggest ? (US markets only). This question is prompted by an uneasy feeling that too many US businesses are again overshooting to unjustifiably high valuations. (I did trim but the related capital gains taxes around 34%, make me wonder if I should perhaps have left all those flowers in peace. Understood, one should not allow tax considerations to influence a decision to trim. Nevertheless, I am reluctant to trim more than I already have. Hence the search for a safety net that is available at a reasonable cost for downside protection. Thank you.