Investment Q&A

Q: I was under impression from your answers on BN and BAM that BN would outperform BAM in share price since BAM pays a dividend. Looking at both stocks the opposite is happening. BAM is outperforming BN and even more so when the div is included. Could you confirm? If my observation is correct could you explain how this is happening? Again, if i am correct and BN was your holding, would you switch to BAM? At this point i am not looking for a div so i would be fine with dripping. Is there a possibility of this trend reversing? I guess i could own both. what would be the split ratio that would reflect the relationship between BN and BAM that you would suggest?

Q: Are you considering this recent drop in GOOG today a buying opportunity for the long term?You mentioned in a previous question that the news today is not new n’or great for the company.. Would you pounce on this opportunity or wait it out?

Thanks again

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Q: Just to clarify from my last question, would ACWX be a compliment, non correlated ETF to VIU or an alternative?

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!!
I own both of these stocks and have some money to deploy. Considering the need for infrastructure, would BIP be the better one to add the additional funds to?.

Cheers,
Tamara

Q: I understand GOT is planning to drive an exploration adit at its gold prospect. Do you feel they have done sufficient drilling to justify the adit? I anticipate the adit will escalate the exploration risks / costs. I note no major gold miner has taken an interest in the project as I don’t consider McEwan a major player. Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Jim

Q: Hi there you recently answered a question about which CDN companies qualify as Eligible dividends. Is it safe to say that all the “Brookfield.un” structures do NOT qualify?

Ok thanks.

Q: I would appreciate your comments on Nebius’s announcement today reporting that Bezos Expeditions has become a lead investor in AI Data Business Toloka. Nebius will also relinquish majority voting control of Toloka to provide them with greater independence and governance flexibility. Is this significant?

Q: Why the fall today?

Q: Hi,

Do you see much growth in the video games sector in the present context ?

Which are the best opportunities to invest in the sector with a potential of strong growth in the next 3 years ?

Thank you in advance for your answer,

Jacques IDS

Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
I thought their Quarterly Report was positive but the stock is down. What am I missing? Thanks!

Q: The above private equities companies have taken a significant dive over the last few months, disproportionally volatile coamoted to the SP500. Can you please

1. Comment on the reasons for market underperformance in this sector

2. Are any of these must owns ? (I know BN is a favourite of your’s, I own a 3% position)

3. Can you rank them in terms of preference for total return over 5 to 10 years? I am open to you including onex in the list.

4. if I wanted to increase my exposure to financial (I am underweight financials, and moreso on the US side), would you look to topping Brookfield or adding a second name?

5. How much sector exposure to this sub sector would you recommend in terms of Portolio allocation for a growth invester?

Thank you and please deduct credits as you deem necessary.

Best,
Karim.

Q: I found a company that I feel could be long term compounder and would appreciate your opinion. The CEO Brad Jacobs is stellar. Former founder of United Rentals and XPO. The CEO put in 1B of his family money. QXO will consolidate the building supply industry. And modernize warehousing and distribution with tech and AI. The company just started rolling several months ago so its early days. Huge TAM and secular tailwinds galore. Just completed an 11B deal to acquire Beacon Roofing.

Thanks.

Q: your answORC.B is quite small, and is the 'stub piece' of a company that was sold (Pan Ocean, by the same management) many years ago. So, the team has built and sold companies before. ORC is very small at $55M. Earnings have been up and down, and it currently has $60M net cash. Insiders own 18%. The company has been in a long running dispute with Tanzania, but this was settled this week with more money coming into ORC for natural gas sold in prior years. This is positive but highlights some of the political risk here. Two analysts cover the company. Shares have really underperformed, down 33% in ten years. Despite the pedigree of management, we would have little interest here, though certainly the company could get more active with its cash and this could spice things up if it were to do so. er was

I am wondering why dont we take the company private for no cost and stick 5 million in our pockets. Do you want to go 1/2 and 1/2?

Q: Will RHT.H ever solve their issues? Do think it is doomed? What is your advice on holding or should I exit?

Q: What are the street estimates for Topicus and Constellation ? Thank You

Q: Good morning. What are your thoughts on Arctic Wolf? Are there any new developments? I am not familiar with Forge Gloval or Hiive and would appreciate any information on how this works. Thank you.

Q: I bought DIS for a post-Covid turnaround, but here we are five years post-Covid and the stock is still well below its pre-Covid valuation. Could you please assess its earnings tomorrow and advise whether to hang in or move on?

Q: Can you please give me a brief fundamental analysis of DSG at this point in time (last report update was about last June). I don’t really understand technical analysis but do you see any signals technically? It is off quite a bit year to date, would you be adding here?

Q: It is difficult for a "non-expert" to invest and follow large tech stocks ,plus the fact that the choice is very limited in CDA in my view .Do you believe that CSU is the safest and most promising "large Canadian tech stock" , if yes ,what would be a great entry point, if not ,any other choice ?

Q: Hello 5i
I noticed one of your answers about Trump tariffs in which you cite Aritzia as an example of how difficult it is to predict which consequences certain actions will have on stocks. Fortunately, I did not sell that company. But, I did sell icln a few months ago, fearful of Trump’s disdain for renewable energy. But, icln has not moved much lower in those several months. In fact, it has risen a little. I wonder if you have any speculations on why that is? I am thinking about getting back in. How would you see that possibility?
Thanks