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Q: Good afternoon 5i;

I have been a holder of the TLT ETF for some time; only a very short period was it in the green. While the yield has been decent, I am now down 14% as the Jerome Powell cage gets rattled.

My question is simply, are the Trumpian risks becoming too much to hold this ETF? I believe he is radical enough to remove Powell, but likely won't and will just continue to make noise. Even the noise is having impact.

If yes, do you have a Canadian Bond Fund you might recommend of similar characteristics?
Read Answer Asked by Dave on July 18, 2025
Q: I’m approaching retirement and looking to shift my portfolio away from value and growth-focused investments toward an income-oriented strategy. My primary goal is to generate regular, reliable cash flow through dividend-paying stocks, rather than relying on capital appreciation.

I’d appreciate your recommendations on the following:
• Your top 10 Canadian dividend-paying stocks suitable for income investing
• Suggested sector allocations for building a balanced and diversified income portfolio

Thanks in advance for your insights!
Read Answer Asked by Ronnie on July 18, 2025
Q: NBIS market cap is much lower than CRWV yet NIBS has more offerings in autonomous driving, robotics, training etc. It was nice to see the recent GS price target of $68.

Do you see a pathway for NBIS market cap to expand further as they continue to execute and get discovered?
Read Answer Asked by Sal on July 18, 2025
Q: Keeps moving to the right. What is the current institutional ownership? Can't just be retail investors moving the stock higher. Seems like analysts want to like the stock but they keep putting out low share price targets because of valuation.

Did TSLA, NVDA, AMZN etc have stretched valuations and then they grew into them? Can you see PLTR at a 1T market cap valuation over time?
Read Answer Asked by Sal on July 18, 2025
Q: Are there any mutual funds or ETFs which invest in Private equity? Or simply buy the companies (Blackrock, Fairfax, KK etc) to get that exposure. I would like to add that for diversification but need direction.
Read Answer Asked by ZIM on July 18, 2025
Q: Does 5i use technical investing and are there any websites or resources you would recommend? Thx
Read Answer Asked by blake on July 17, 2025
Q: hi folks:

i try my best to avoid any counter party risk in my portfolio (because i am a luddite and think the derivative markets are in search of a pin)

2 questions:

are there any crypto etfs/funds that you are aware of that actually hold the underlying crypto asset?

seondly (with the same proviso) are you aware of a'one stop' crypto etf that would have say 50% BTC and the balance allocated amongst the 'others'

overall, looking for a one ticket solution with actual ownership

thank you

ps. as i understand it,. assets like IBIT, ETC ......do not meet the 'ownership criteria' noted; whereas FBTC (fidelity) and BTCC (purpose) do
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 17, 2025
Q: Hi, now that ATD has formally dropped the proposed take over of 7-Eleven, where do you see the stock price reverting to? Low-mid 70's ...until they announce their next deal.?
I have owned (and trimmed) over the last 10+ years so have done well but I don't think I will get the same returns as I have previously. Can you please suggest a replacement?

Thank you!
Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on July 17, 2025
Q: Hi group can you please give ne your top 2 picks (cad or us) in the top six sectors. Also rate them in order of preference c/w entry price and target % for each sector ...thanks
Read Answer Asked by Terence on July 17, 2025
Q: While very disappointed in what we will finally get for our PKI shares, I am thinking that the best option might be to take all SUN shares for my PKI shares and hope that the SUN shares go higher, perhaps closer to $44 over the next 6 months. I don't see anyone getting all cash for their PKI shares. What would you do with your shares? Also, I voted against the takeover and I am wonder when and how I will get the opportunity to indicate my choice of compensation? Thanks for your great service.
Read Answer Asked by Earl on July 17, 2025
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