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Q: An alien spaceship lands outside your office. The alien leader, Blaarg, walks (crawls? slithers? floats?) into your office and says "We just sold some diamonds we brought with us, and got $10 million of your colourful Canadian currency. We want to invest in some of your Canadian stocks, about 12 - 15 of them. Please do so for us. We are going to tour your solar system for a decade. We particularly want to check out the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io and the rings of Saturn. When we return we expect to have made at least a 10% annual return. If the return is less than that, we will destroy your planet. Have a nice decade".

Which Canadian stocks are you going to select for the aliens?
Read Answer Asked by Dan on May 23, 2024
Q: Currently this fund makes up approximately 21% of my portfolio and is my only diversified holding. It at 7.6% yield makes up 40% of my monthly income and pension makes up balance.The mer.is 1.05% and of course a good % of yield is roc. Would you suggest any better alternative or ? Thanks Larry
Read Answer Asked by Larry on May 23, 2024
Q: On behalf of my kids I am about to begin to drawn down some RESP funds. My goal is to keep some invested but move to less volatile/risky investments. As part of that I want to keep 1-2 years worth of draw down as 'near cash' but in an interest bearing instrument within the self directed RESP. What are some suggestions that maximize the cash generated but minimize the volatility?
Read Answer Asked by Graham on May 23, 2024
Q: Greetings 5i Team,
What would your four 'Dream' TFSA portfolios (all Cdn companies) be comprised of today at: four, six, eight and ten securities respectively?

Sector diversification not necessary for my question and they need not be dividend paying securities either.

Thank you as always.
SP
Read Answer Asked by Steve on May 23, 2024
Q: My wife has been diagnosed with dementia and on a waiting list for LTC. I'm thinking of setting up her TFSA for monthly income to top up her government pensions.
Thinking of eit.un, zwu, zwe . Harvest and Horizon have higher yields but I am concerned about sustainability. Your thought please.
Thank you for your good works.
Read Answer Asked by David on May 23, 2024
Q: Yesterday I said that I have just sold all our shares in SPB:CA despite the high dividend, because the share price has been languishing for too long. In fact the share price has been steadily declining and it is this decline over a long period that has pushed me to sell.
I asked for alternatives in the energy industry, but you excluded oil and gas suggestions.
I have recently sold ENB because its share price has also been steadily declining. If a stock has a high dividend, I still like to see the share price remaining stable or increasing a little.
We have a 5% position in BEP:UN, but I have always considered this to be more of a utility than an energy stock. Your suggestions seem to be very similar to BEP:UN.

So can you reflect on this and give me a suggestion on a single company in the energy industry that is likely to provide the best ROI over the next 3-5 years, but include oil & gas in your answer.

Thanks in advance.
Read Answer Asked by John on May 23, 2024
Q: Currency . I went to TD bank and wanted to cash Euro's and put them in my US account in american dollars. Clerk advised this could not be done. I would have to change Euro's to Canadian dollars and then change Canadian to US. 5i is this normal I would have to pay all exchanges. I decided to go to an exhange and they did this no problem.What's is TD under such scrutiny from Gov't.
Read Answer Asked by Guy on May 23, 2024
Q: I purchased these two based on your recommendations. NXT slightly off but it is early days. NXT up 50%. Thank you your guidance. My question is about the volatility of these two stocks. They will trade +/- 5% in a day quite often. Does this kind of movement concern you or does it represent the kind of investor involved in these stocks?
Read Answer Asked by Greg on May 23, 2024
Q: What would you consider good entry points for the noted stocks? Is there any you would not purchase at current levels?

Thanks
Tim
Read Answer Asked by Timothy on May 23, 2024
Q: Hi, All these companies are on 5i's recommended list and have been added to Growth portfolio, in the recent past and have done well. Kudos to your Portfolio Team !!!

If the Balanced Portfolio had Cash available and room to add to Industrial/Material sector, which one/ones of these will qualify and be your choice ?

Also, if one owns all above companies, in small positions, in what order would you add, based on their respective valuations, presently and why ?

Thank You

Read Answer Asked by rajeev on May 23, 2024
Q: Hi team,

Very much appreciated your solid reply to Brant this morning. I am sure most members are happy the way you run your site.

Grateful if you could provide, in order, your favorite U.S smaller caps for strong growth, indicating the level of risk of each in your view.

Take credits as you see fit.

Thanks again for the outstanding work,

Jacques IDS
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on May 23, 2024
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