Investment Q&A

Q: Hi,
I'm looking at a clip from the Kobeissi Letter which reads as follows:

BREAKING: Nvidia, $NVDA, and AMD, $AMD, have reportedly agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenues from chip sales in China.

This is being described as an "unusual agreement" with Trump in order to obtain export licenses for the chips.

2025-08-10, 1:56 PM

Having done some quick math, I am thinking this could amount to as much as 2.5 billion based on the value they sold to China last year. If that's correct, then is it possible 2.5 billion amounts to just over 4% of 2024 revenue for NVDA?

These seem like very large numbers to me, but I have to ask whether or not you feel this could be material to NVDA or not?

Of course this tidbit happened to be published on Sunday afternoon, which seems to be the usual time Trump decides to find yet another monkey wrench to hurl at the US economy. I also wonder about the 'unusual arrangement' comment, as that same thing was mentioned in the deal that allowed Japan to purchase US Steel, was it not?

Any thoughts you have to offer would be most welcome.

Thanks!

Q: A lead article in the NYT this morning stated that NVDA and AMD are expected to pay 15% of the money they take in from selling AI chips to China. It appears to be the price they must pay to do business with China. There is some concern about security issues. I would appreciate your take on this news,

Q: Hi,

What is the reason for sharp drop in Slf? Is this a buying opportunity? Thanks.

Shyam

Q: hi. can you comment on the earnings. and can you comment on why the downturn in the US was not known to investors etc.? quite a shock to those of us following ...
cheers

Q: Crypto is up and the market is strong yet this one has performed poorly since they executed that big bitcoin sale. Am I being impatient or is there a reason to sell and move onto something that is performing better right now? I realize that the stock is up huge on the year - unfortunately I bought after the gain and am now a bag holder (down 13%). Thanks,

Jason

Q: Hi,
I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you think CRWV will fair on next weeks earnings. A lot of analysts seem to have it on 'hold' and I'm not sure that's just due to earnings being close, or lack of confidence in the stock.
Many thanks for all you're insight!

Q: Is tyhere an archive for your best stock ideas. I knoe CLS was there last month not sure what else.


Thx

Q: Your current view on Astera Labs please following this recent quarter.

Q: Premium Brands Holdings (PBH) is part of 5i’s Balanced Portfolio. It reported today and appears to have met or slightly exceeded analyst range of estimates both on EPS and Revenues.

It has completed its sale and leaseback of its Tennessee Sandwich Plant, and used the proceeds to repay a $172 debenture that matured in April, slightly reducing its total debt to EBITDA to 4.2:1 from 4:6:1 for the quarter.

They have also posted a 6 page letter from the CEO to Shareholders entitled “The Future of Food is the Past”

It would be appreciated if you could review both the results and the letter; and provide your comments, as well as sentiment on the company/strategy.

Thank-you!

Q: Would you start a new position today in AEM? What is your outlook for the price of gold for the next three years? Thank you

Q: Your thoughts on the quarter? The share price seems to be rocketing today.

Q: Is it too late to buy or not? Which one if buying AEM and/or another?.

Q: RBC makes up 25% of my equity holdings. I have a profit of 42%. Based on my purchase price I am receiving a 5% yield. Several months ago I reduced RY holdings by 20% due to gains. If it were you, at what % would you be comfortable?

Thanks for all your help,

Mike

Q: Thoughts on earnings report?

Q: May I have your comments on Nutrien’s earnings?

Q: I am overweight in FTS and wish to reduce it and diversify into H or another utility. Do you think that H would be impacted if Ontario decides to retaliate to US tariffs by cutting off US electricity? Is there another utility company that you prefer? I already own some EMA.

Q: Hi 5i
Sezl down 43% this morning...How would you view sezl going forward ...would you continue to hold is and is this just part of the volatility risk?

Just to be clear regarding your answer to michaels question regarding TTDs massive decline this morning....you say "we would not HOLD"..... ie so you mean you would be sellers?
thx

Q: Remote Driving Cars. Are they the new Apple iPhone or a dud?

What company's would be the pick & shovel company's to invest in.

Is something else the new Apple iPhone?

Thank you.

Q: Can you please suggest a US listed inflation-protected bonds ETF?

Are there any global ones or is it really just US TIPS for this product type?

Thanks!

Q: I read an opinion piece in the Globe & Mail on July 25/25 titled "A billion-dollar bet on artificial intelligence is about to hit reality." The gist of the article was that companies are pouring billions of $'s into AI on the premise that it will "lift global GDP by trillions, create entirely new industries and transform how we work." That is to say, the underlying bet is that machines will eventually deliver what humans can’t: scale, speed and 24/7 output. The author believes that while there will be some benefit from AI, it will not be as big as people believe. He says, user results to date remain mixed. More than 80 per cent of businesses using AI technology are not yet seeing significant earnings gains, and most (new) AI deployments have a failure rate of up to 80 per cent. Yet, the spending keeps increasing even though results underwhelm. An MIT economist and Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu estimates AI may lift U.S. GDP by a mere 1.1 per cent to 1.6 per cent over a decade, translating to annual productivity gains of 0.05% (nowhere near the level implied by current valuations). If this opinion turns out to be true, I'm wondering if the (tech) market is setting itself up for a massive fall or correction down the road (not unlike the dot com bubble burst of 2000). I'm curious as to what 5i's view is?