Investment Q&A

Q: Berkshire Hathaway has been very successful at buying wonderful businesses at good prices. Is there a Canadian company with an identical mantra?

Q: Hi Folks,
Looking at adding IFC or BRK.B to my TFSA account. May I have your opinion as to which one you would recommend if one is looking for growth and preservation of capital.
Thanks

Q: I am living in Canada now, and using $CAD most of the time. Due to the Tariff, I worry about the USD will be weak and CAD may become stronger in further. Therefore, I would like to sell 1/3 of BRK.B and covert to all CAD. Also, what kind of Canadian stocks should I buy, which able to have better return like BRK.B? Also, do you think the BRK.B is still able to strong under the Tariff situation. Would you please kindly advise.

Q: Appreciate your evaluation of this ETF (OMAH) and is it best to have it in a RIF? Thanks!

Q: We are down about 15% from the peak of the S&P 500. I have about 5% of my portfolio in USD cash to deploy. Would you advise going a fifth of my cash for every 3% further fall in the S&P 500? I have enough Google and Meta, but was looking at JPM and Apple. Any other US names you can suggest?

Q: What would be your top 10 US and Canadian stocks for a recession into 2028 with a 75% value ,25% growth protectionist portfolio strategy thanks

Q: Hi all,
This question is multi questions please deduct as many credits as you feel.
I’m struggling with the best strategy to start purchasing stocks into this correction. We have 15% cash to deploy. We own a lot of stocks across the 3 5i portfolio’s plus most of the Mag 7 and other outliers. Our portfolio has basically fallen inline with the major indexes of drops 5% each day on Thursday and Friday.

Option #1 start purchasing individual stocks hit hard across across sectors. But if say we buy SHOP and it drops another 20% do we buy more or pick another stock. With only having limited funds might be hard to prioritize and systematically deploy over a period of time.

Option #2 systematically purchase a group of index funds over the coming weeks to months depending on how everything unfold, This will capture many of our holdings.

If option #2 thinking XIC, XIT, SPY,QQQ and BRK or if you could please suggest a different mix?

Thanks so much and good luck everyone. This will pass!
Kerri

Q: Given the volatility of markets, I would like to purchase some small quantities of equities shares as I have some cash to invest. Which equities would you recommend, top 5 in Nasdaq, S&P 500, and TSX.

Best,
Neeraj

Q: In today’s and current turmoil what would be your favourite 5 Canadian and US Stocks to buy? Would you be averaging in over the next 6 to 12 months?

Thanks
Tim

Q: Hi Guys,

With ALL the uncertainty in North America, what would be your top 10 stocks for 3 to 5 year hold?

thanks

Jim

Q: In a recent answer there was a recommendation that BRK.B would be a solid growth stock for years to come. Just curious given the U.S./CAD exchange rate, what are the pros and cons to buy BRK.CA instead of BRK.B?

Q: Have some cash to deploy and redeploy. What would be your 10 absolute top conviction picks for long term capital appreciation? Thanks!

Q: Besides BRK & CSU, what other companies pay no dividend or only a tiny dividend since presumably they feel they can give sharholders a return higher by investing the funds. Cdn, US, or Global names appreciated. What would be your favorite to put away for 5 years with little need to check on them. Thank you for all your great work !

Q: I am looking to add to my TFSA for a long term hold.
Realising different sectors but considering their current valuations, please rank these companies for a buy.

Q: Good Day,
With the recent pull back, I am considering trimming my position in BRK.B (currently 7.7% of my overall portfolio) and starting a new position in ISRG. Would you view this as a prudent move at this point in time?
Thank you,

Q: Hi Peter,

Please advice 3-5 stocks to invest in now… which should be safe in the long term (10+ years) and have the max potential for growth.
Stocks can be Canadian or US.

Thanks
Harry

Q: I am really surprised with your answer to Steven on March 3 about Berkshire, especially "In other words, we wouldn't necessarily want to give BRK a weighting that is materially higher than the typical stock in a portfolio." Shouldn't BRK be treated similarly to an ETF with 40+ quality holding plus private equity? You recommend S&P500 ETF as an alternative... well, there are a lot of investors who want their portfolio to be properly balanced and don't want to hold 33% in technology stocks. BRK-B is much better balanced and stable than S&P500. It also delivered better returns over the past year and 5 years despite the technology boom. Some of us still remember dot com bust of 2001...

Q: What are your thoughts on Berkshire? For a retiree that does not need the income from investments and what would be appropriate holding % considering the diversification of the company, or if prefer another investment please suggest. Thanks

Q: I have cash in my US TFSA and am contemplating adding to my Brk.b or taking a new position in JPM. Considering these volatile times with the potential of tariffs what advice might you offer ? The other strategy might also be to keep some money in cash. Thanks

Q: Please rate the following stocks to purchase today for a long term hold.