Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning,

May I have your favourite ETFs (Canadian or American) for:

- Iron ore
- Aluminum
- Platinum
- Palladium
- Rare earth

Thank you very much.

Q: Wondering what you think of this fund. Read this manager was particularly good in materials. Would it be better to just buy AEM and Capstone for gold and copper, -I only own PAAS and PSLV for silver and have no other materials at the moment. You usually recommend AEM for gold exposure; what is a good entry point? Do you think there is room to grow from here? - it seems to be consolidating. Thanks.

Q: Each of Joby, Rklb, and Metc have done well recently for various reasons. Does Metc's metallurgical coal business make it the more financially solid hence most conservative of the three? Which is best from your perspective?
Thanks!
David

Q: This is a small cap company in Canada. I have been a bag holder since $0.27. What is your view on this stock?

Q: Hello,
Any idea why Lumine Group and Topicus are surging? Lately Arc resources has been going down and is it simply due to the price of natural gas? Also, i was thinking i am down alot on brookfield energy partners from the time i bought it, should i stick to it for long term or take a loss and move the monies into the parent company? Thanks very much

Q: AI is routinely reported as a massive resource drain both for electricity, space and other resources. Who is paying for this in the end and where has it proven to be profitable?

Q: block has risen since the last question asked what do you think currently? thanks very much

Q: Good afternoon,

I’d like to commend 5i on the well thought out updates!

Looking to form a healthcare position. 3-5 positions. Long term growth in a TFSA.
These could be pharmaceutical, equipment etc etc.


Thank you very much.

Q: Is there any recent news on this company? I'm thinking of moving on from my investment.

Q: ISRG has been limping along for the past several months. I am now down 2%. I also note this stock is not owned by any 5i staff. And yet 5i consistently recommends it as one of the solid high growth stocks to invest in for the next 3-5 years. What is it going to take to get the stock moving again...and (gazing into that crystal ball on your desk) how long before momentum shifts and it starts behaving better? Running out of patience here, especially when there are so many stocks out there that are performing better. Thank you.

Q: Dear 5i team.
The following was your response to a bond question I asked in '24.

"Nothing is guaranteed, but bonds' leverage is highly correlated to their maturity. CLF has a relatively low duration of 2.8 years, whereas XLB is 15 years. As a general rule, for every 1% increase or decrease in interest rates, a bond's price will change approximately 1% in the opposite direction for every year of duration. With a bond ETF in theory the move should be similar, and thus XLB in theory should see a much larger move than CLF when rates move (either way). In reality it is not so concrete, and depends on variables in the yield curve and other factors (supply/demand). But we would be very confident in saying that if rates move lower XLB's bond portfolio should do significantly better than CLF. Owning XLB is essentially a 'bet' that rates will drop. As such, we would be fine owning both XBB and XLB for a bit more diversification of bonds. XBB's duration is 7.5 years so a good middle ground between CLF and XLB."

Been watching XLB/XBB for some time now, and both appear to be in downward trends in terms of share price, and close on yields. Rates have been steady, or in decline, so I'm completely confused.
Please take a look and try to make sense of this for me?

Many thanks for your help.

Q: With the latest news release indicating that there is an acquisition that will likely take place some time in the future is there any reason to hold this stock until then to basically get the same $$ as where it is trading now ? I suppose there is always a chance another offer is made at a higher price.

Q: I would like to hear your opinion on investing in silver and uranium. Can you give me 2 or 3 stocks in each sector preferably on thr TSX. Thank you.

Q: Back in May, Craig had asked a question about BRK.B and its current valuation, and the response was:
"Historical multiples have been in the range of 17X to 33X, with an average in the low 20s. It is 25X right now so on the high side of history."

A few questions:
- was this referring to a PE ratio?
- now that it has declined a bit, what is the current valuation multiple?
- is this ratio listed in the BRK.B "profile" page on 5i?

Q: Hi Team,
If adding between these two names (GENI vs SRAD) would you add to one over the other or add to both? Should one "deserve" to be held at a higher weighting?
Thanks

Q: I've set aside $50,000 to pay tax instalments in September and December. can you recommend a fairly safe investment that would provide decent income while I wait?

Q: I would be interested in your opinion on this investment, and the appropriateness of holding in a non-reg account for income with a reasonable level of capital protection for a retiree but not necessarily requiring the income to live on.

Q: Hi, when looking at what sectors your companies fit in, what source do you use and why are there many different sites that give different sectors? For example, Dollarama. I see that you have it as cons cyclical in your portfolio, as well as does Koyfin. But when I look at yahoo, tmx, morning star, and globe and mail, they have it listed as cons staples? Which trusted source should we go with when allocating %'s to our sectors because it could throw off our sector allocations if not allocated properly. Thanks!

Q: Looking for an additional, fresh, minor holding in Consumer sector-- Bath & Body Works.
PE 8, well covers the dividend of 0.80 on $32USD price
Analyst earning forecast positive.
Morningstar Analyst rating 5 star. FV of $61USD.
For comparison: often-covered ULTA is 2 star now.
Thoughts? (any big red flags?)
With thanks.

Q: Gordon Reid recommended Mas Tec this morning on Market Call. Can I have your opinion on the this company please?

Thanks for all your help.

Mike