Investment Q&A

Q: Bloomberg Headline-- Medtronic Unit Raises $560 Million in US IPO Priced Below Range.
Is it the spinoff unit that investors are not interested in or MDT as a company?
I thought MDT had positive momentum but it looks otherwise. The price today is lower than when we bought in 2020. We were holding on thinking that the firm would harness AI. Do you see any evidence that they are? Or that they could, and improved their performance? Would you hold on or let go? Many thanks for your views

Q: Long long term holder of WSP, trimmed multiple times. I have their non-Canadian allocation at 82%. What is their exposure to the middle east? Any significant risk? Thanks...Steve

Q: So these companies have had real nice return in the past year. Are they the picks and shovels of the AI boom and do you see this to continue. Would you rate one over the other for a buy today? Thanks Again.

Q: what do you think about the new quarterly report? I was watching it, looking for signs to jump in. But I was quite disappointed they eliminated the dividend - should one infer that they are expecting some problems ahead?

Q: Good morning 5i
A member recently asked who is the right kind of person to borrow in order to invest. It seems that a lot of people do this. I have always wondered, though, how many people could actually do it, since most people have a fixed income component to their portfolio. It doesn’t seem to make sense to borrow money when you have low paying fixed income available. Am I right about that or is there a benefit to borrowing to invest even with this fixed income?
Thanks

Q: Dear Awesome team:

A different type of a question on the most frequently mentioned stocks on 5i !

Please "Don" your fancy Technical Analysis "Fedoras" !! Are we seeing clear signals of "Trend reversal" on one year daily charts?

Q: Hi,
Down by quite a bit on these two about 35% in my TFSA. Asking what you would do knowing weights are personal.
Would you add to one or both?
Would you sell one or both?
Would you have them in equal weight? Right now I'm at 60% GLXY and 40% HOOD between the two with both combined at 3.5% of my whole portfolio. If not, what would be your suggestion.

Would appreciate your view. Thanks

Q: SaaS and Software Companies at Risk

The software sector has taken it on the chin in the last few weeks based on the "AI will eat software" theme.

In my opinion, you buy software companies that own things AI cannot generate or scrape.

Therefore, the survivor software companies should have two broad “moats” in the new AI age:

1. Data that is unique and private. If an AI can't get the data elsewhere, the value of this data increases.

2. Regulation. Hospitals won't switch to a chatbot that isn't FDA-approved. Same for governments.

Therefore, I wondering which companies will likely face challenges while others will thrive in this new world. I offered a few below, but please feel free to jump in or revise:

Thrive - For example: CSU, TRI, CRWD, PLTR, SNPS/CDNS, SHOP (not sure) etc.

Challenged - For example: CRM, Adobe, SAP, SNOW, NOW (not sure), etc.

Thanks 5i and Cheers.

PK

Q: What’s going on with BLK? Is it worth hanging on or should I sell?

Q: do you think the energy stocks have taken off a little to much. have a 6% weighing on cnq and just wondering if it would not hurt to trim a bit and possibly buy back later or do you think this is getting to cute to do and would just leave alone

Q: CSU just posted quaterly report today. Your thoughts on results and going forward. Thanks.
Robert

Q: In the last five days, the S&P is down 1.58% while the TSX is down 3.29% (as per G&M). I'm curious about why Canada's stock market, heavy with oil companies, would fare worse than the US, which is actually the one at war. Any ideas?

Q: Hello 5i,
I appreciate your thoughts on why nexg.ca is down about 25% over the past five days. Thank you .

Q: Firstly apologies to the 5i membership. I saw what I thought was a great chart in TER and then a long term recommendation from 5i. My purchase just so happens to be the start of a 20% decline. Any concerns? Do you still have the same conviction?

Q: Based on responses to previous questions on PNG's acquisitions, I'm trying to understand the dynamics of what might happen to the stock price going forward. The closing of the new share issue at $8.50 should close around March 12 and if I have it right, the shares will be active when the deal closes, expected in the April - June timeframe. The new issue has brought the share price down to the issue price as you previously indicated it could. Once the issue closes this week, is the weight lifted from the stock price and could it start to react positively or negatively to the deal? It seems the market likes the deal so is it reasonable to assume the share price might start recovering the 75 cents it lost starting after issue close? I realize there are no absolute rules as to what might/will happen.

Q: How do you feel about SIKA, a Swiss materials company? It can be purchased as a CDR (CAD hedged). It has an 8% CAGR for revenue and EPS for the last 5 years and pays a dividend of 2.5% at its current price of CAD$6.70. I am looking for quality international individual stocks and this looks like one.

Q: Hello, I just realized there is an ETF covering drone makers, DRNZ. It is a new ETF, but what is your opinion of its holdings? Any other comments? Thanks

Q: Hi Folks,
I am looking at adding one of WCP or CNQ to my RRSP and TFSA accounts. May I have your opinion as to which one you would recommend for each account.
Thanks

Q: Is there an ETF where you can short crude oil on a longer term basis? What would likely happen if you purchased this ETF if the price of crude hit $105 and you held it for a few months and theoretically the crude price dropped to $80. Would this ETF work for a longer period of time or is it only meant for short term fluctuations? Do you have any other ideas for this type of trade without using futures?
Thanks

Q: Good Morning,

I've recently read two investment articles suggesting that the memory chip rally may likely have peaked. As I hold Micron and Teradyne, I'm wondering if you can share your thoughts on the subject. Thanks very much.

Brad