Investment Q&A

Q: All of these have had a great 25, are they still great buys and how would you rank them today?
Thanks Again

Q: How would you define a "core holding" in a portfolio? The above listed companies I consider to be core holdings. Does this list broadly match your definition of what type of companies should make up core holdings in a portfolio? Are there names in that list that you would NOT consider to be "core holdings"?
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Q: What U.S. companies would you recommend for a US $ TFSA ?

Q: Hi. I've built positions across the digital asset and payments ecosystem that I'd appreciate your perspective on. My current holdings include: direct Bitcoin ownership (DCA monthly for store of value), FETH (smart contract infrastructure exposure), GLXY (institutional crypto services plus AI compute optionality), and PYPL (established fintech playing multiple angles; PYUSD stablecoin, BNPL, crypto trading, traditional payments, and I use PYPL quite a lot myself). I do also own JPM.

I'm considering adding CRCL but struggling with the valuation at 79x forward earnings (although it is 31x 2 years forward). My thesis is that I already capture stablecoin growth multiple ways; FETH captures a lot of stablecoin volume, GLXY services institutional stablecoin users, and PYPL's PYUSD gives me direct issuer exposure with less regulatory risk since they have diversified revenue streams.

CRCL feels like paying growth multiples for what I think might become a "utility-like" business earning regulated fees. Also, if stablecoins become critical infrastructure the regulatory hammer could fall hardest on pure-play issuers like Circle versus diversified players.

I think my current portfolio seems to cover the bases; Bitcoin for macro crypto adoption, Ethereum for DeFi/Web3 infrastructure, GLXY for the picks-and-shovels institutional play, and PYPL for the mainstream fintech integration angle (+ maybe JPM).

Am I missing something by passing on CRCL? I'm interested your thoughts on whether CRCL offers unique exposure I'm not getting elsewhere? Or if there is something I am overlooking?

Q: Hello 5i,

Following my SEPT 30th question and joining portfolio analytics I’ve embarked on my retooling. Following some of the great suggestions, still entering haha.

Long, Eq Wt; JPM, BN, NVDA, GOOG, META, NBIS, HOOD, COIN, GLXY, ORCL, AXON.

Starters; KRMN, CLS, SHOP, URI, WMT, CSU.

If this is YOUR U.S. portfolio what are the
next 3 full positions? And 2 starters to build out?

Yours truly, acutely aware of the risk etc etc.

Q: The above stocks make up 80.4% of my holdings. Goog and BN @7% each. The next 5 @ 4% each and the rest at or close to 3% each. For a 10 year horizon, with risk/reward in mind, where would you invest if you had 10% of the portfolio in dry powder- new cash. Any you would sell? Note, I have been trimming CLS, VRT and NBIS to control AI exposure.

Thanks again for all the insights - love the service you provide.

Q: what is the best way to invest in stable coins ? does the genius act(USA) and the proposed similar legislation by carney 's liberals have any positive material effect on companies in Canada and the USA and if so what companies do you like? thanks Richard

Q: Conspiracy Theory???
For decades I have heard and read that JPM, as a bullion bank, has an enormous inventory of silver bullion actually owned by the firm. This is in addition to the bullion they store for other parties making a nice fee. Further, it is suggested that JPM backstops other institutions that may require an infusion of bullion to meet an emergent demand. ie. The London Metal Exchange. Fortunately, this rumour was what motivated me to choose JPM as my US bank stock a 2+ decades aqo.
I have searched JPM's 2004 Annual Report (330+ pages) in vain looking for some record of massive silver holding which would show up as a major asset on the Balace Sheet. As the price of silver has appreciated I would expect that this growing value would be reflected in the financial statements.
Can you explode the myth or confirm any of the above?
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: Is this primarily a tech company or more of a 50/50 hybrid with the financial sector?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: Hi there,

I'm looking for an indirect (and somewhat conservative) play on crypto. What do you think of these?

Q: Please rank these financials in order of preference with the sole consideration being overall return potential for a 5 year hold.

Thank you.

Q: Hi 5i, Would you please suggest a couple of USA dividend/growth stocks/etfs for my RRSP. Thank you!!!!

Q: In a recent response to a question, you suggested that US financials were your second highest conviction sector, after tech.


With that in mind, could you please share your top six U.S. financial picks, ranked by conviction? Does BRK.B make the list? I’d appreciate a brief justification either way.

Thank you,

Q: What sectors do you think will do well in the USA in the following months? Could you recommend 10 of your top picks in these sectors.

Q: Hello 5i,
New to portfolio analytics, can’t say enough about this team! Bravo.

Circumstances forced me to shuffle financially this past year.
43, pension, rentals. 55 freedom or forget it.

Highest conviction, growth, maj; tech, leaning themes to the next decade, a sprinkle of sector diversity, large/mid/small caps, predominantly US. I’m aware of course of all the caveats here lol. A 12-15 starter pack would be fabulous.

This is you starting today; You have 300k.
I do add 700 per week, please exclude
BN, TRI, ISRG, COST, HIMS, NBIS, NVDA, BKSY.

Eagerly waiting! Thank you.

Q: These stocks are all losing ground lately in my portfolio. Please reply in what order and at what price you would add to them I want to ensure I add valve at this point;

Also should i add to my holding in GDXJ? or start a position a silver stock (please recommend several in order of preference ) same recommendation for US bank ETF....Thanks

Q: Hello ,
Are the US banks still a good buy or are the PEs getting too high? I was thinking of an etf or JPM? Any thoughts please. Also, what is causing the renewables to surge as the etf is perking up.. Much appreciate it.

Q: Hey everyone, I have a nice amount in my TFSA account. What I’m trying to do is grow the account over time, let’s say a 25yr time period as I don’t need the money. With your crystal ball in hand and a mindset of holding forever what twenty companies would you buy today? Companies can be anywhere in the world and be in any sector but they need to trade on a North American exchange. Appreciate you playing along.

Q: I am overweight in financials. Can you order the noted stocks in terms top to bottom ranking?

Q: Hello 5i research
Do you think JPM and RY are correlated with the market even that one is in the USA and the other is in Canada?
Thank w