Investment Q&A

Q: Could you please order these in terms of best anticipated growth and what you would buy first.... Thank you!

Q: This came as one of my email updates from Seeking Alpha .... The author makes a case for MSFT as a sell ...... What does 5i think of his thesis ?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4891641-microsoft-don-t-buy-the-dip-a-30-percent-correction-is-still-ahead?

Q: Do ETF Splits have the same effect as Stoc Splits after they split?, Go up because the price is lower and so more people buy? On Monday VGT is splitting 8 for 1, so from $805 to $100 and VUG is splitting 6 for 1, so from $493 to $82?

Thanks for your insightful service!

Q: I was thinking of selling Tourmaline Oil (TOU) and PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) and buying back into Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), which is down about 15% from when I sold it. I am interested in the best overall return, not just the dividend. I would appreciate your thoughts on this move. Also, which is the better hold today, Hydro One (H) or Fortis (FTS). Finally, how big of position would you be comfortable letting BAM be in a portfolio? Thank you.

Q: Hi Peter & 5i Team,

I know that you like stocks with momentum. In the Industrials sector, our major holdings are WSP, which has been held for a long time, and STN, held for less time, and I'm somewhat disappointed in its performance. Please comment on these three possible scenarios:

(1) Wait until May 13 when BDT and STN post their earnings. BDT is presently displaying excellent momentum. If prudent, sell some or all of STN to deploy into BDT.

(2) Realizing that WSP is currently under pressure and trading at a reasonable price, sell some or all of STN to deploy into WSP.

(3) Perhaps 5i may have a better idea.

Thanks as always for your valuable insight.

Q: Our current Utilities holdings are BEP.UN, BIP.UN, CPX and FTS. We are overweight on each (compared to our other holdings). I'm comfortable with these companies and had been comfortable with the weightings, however we recently added BAM to our Financials for diversification (by trimming our CDN Bank exposure).

I'm currently thinking of adding another Utility, in part to reduce our overall Brookfield Exposure and to bring each of our utility holdings closer to "equal weight".

I'm not looking to add a covered call position or utility etf. (We already have full positions in PPL & ENB). We are retired and can be characterized as income investors.

Based on current market conditions, and our other utility holdings, which 2-3 companies (other than BIP, BEP, CPX and FTS) would you recommend for income and modest growth and why? Is there any one Utility company that you feel is currently the most attractive?

Q: Hi Peter
it was one of the top picks on market call BNN 1-2 weeks ago
it has Pulled Back alot
likely the Strait of H is opend
looking for an entry point for a partial position
for some dividends and a 3 years hold
what is a decent price for entry?
if there is an alternative or comparable name, please
educate us
many thanks
Michael

Q: Hello Team,
Could you share your thoughts on TOU please? It's been sliding for a month or so. Is this a good time to add?
Many thanks!

Q: Despite its stunning volatility, OWLT’s current valuation and good-looking balance sheet makes me think its current stock chart & point & figure numbers suggest, at least, a short put position. What are your thoughts on this firm?

Q: Hello team,
With today’s announcement of the strait open for business , should a person now be selling oil stocks to put into other growth names? Or trim? I currently hold a 6% weighting in wcp and a small amount of cve . Both of which are down big today already with the news.

Thanks ,
Shane

Q: Given the AI threat to software, both OTEX and TRI are down about 40% in the past six months. What is your assessment of the rebound potential of these stocks? If you were holding OTEX would you switch to TRI and vice versa? Or would you hedge your bets 50/50 and hold both?

Q: Down $30 today,worth buying.what happened.

Q: Hi, I am trying to get my daughter investing in her TFSA. She is very risk averse. I was thinking of EIT.un as a starting point. Can you recommend two or three etfs that would be fairly low risk. Thanks for your help. Clare

Q: In a registered US account I have the following companies. They have all done well. Thanks to your advice. I wanted to raise some cash in the account and looking to trim. Are there any that stand out to trim? They are all roughly 12% of portfolio with NBIS being slightly more. Any preference?
Thanks very much

Q: I am looking to simply my portfolio by transitioning part of my portfolio to broad market etf.

I have a few concerns with the often mentioned Xeqt and veqt.

With Canadian assets around 25% of holdings, is the Canadian market over represented?

Secondly, if I were to split my ETF holdings between a VEQT (or Xeqt) and a second, growthier ETF, which ETF would you recommend for some added torque?
Would the default choice be a QQQ. I ask because I am worried about the long term prospects for SAAS.

Your advice please.
Thank you

Q: I know it is a milion $ question.
Do you expect the oil/gas stocks swing to negative regardless of oil shortages all based on sentiment?

Q: This is sort of a follow up to a question asked by Shane on Mar 12 2026. In it your response was an overall positive view of CECO's long term prospects, but I believe it has since been subject to an investigation by the law firm Halper Sadeh for a possible violation of securities law. Details of which can be found at: https://halpersadeh.com/actions/ceco-environmental-corp
Considering this additional information, would you continue to have the same overall opinion of CECO, and would you consider it to be a hold or sell if one is already underwater on the stock since its rather large drop of 22% on Feb 24th, which I believe was due to an earnings related event. As it is in a TFSA there are no tax implications to be taken advantage of.
Thank you, as always, for your valued opinions - we appreciate the hard work that goes into providing them.
D

Q: Hi Peter,
I have KRMN in my TFSA and with its negative momentum, I want to sell it, even though at a loss (no tax loss harvesting available) and reinvest the proceeds in another name. TER is an option though it has moved up quite a lot lately. How do you feel about TER at this price and its near term growth? Is there another growth name that you like better with higher upside potential? Thanks.

Q: ASML Holdings (ASML) stock has really run up and is approaching its all time high. I have a small position with a nice return. With the high valuation, do you think most of the upside is already baked into the stock price? Would you sell today or continue to hold? If hold, what should I watch for to know when to sell? Thank you.

Q: I have a small position in Karman Holdings (KRMN). It has dropped since I bought in. I know it had some issues with filing its 10-K and has a new CEO. And there is not a lot of information on the company as it just went public last year. But the company designs, tests, and manufactures key components for space propulsion systems, rockets, and missiles, which is in big demand these days. My question is, would you be comfortable adding today and what is the max position size you would take? Also, does it have a lot of competition? Thank you.