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Investment Q&A

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Q: If I sell a stock in an unregistered acct. at a loss, do I still have to include it in my tax's or can I just forget about it, and not bother entering it as a tax loss.

If I move a stock which is at loss from my unregistered account to my TFSA do I still have to enter that stock in my tax's for that year.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Ross on July 04, 2025
Q: This is a hard stock to stomach. Do the wild swings in price have to do with the fact that it is not heavily traded? What size of a position would you recommend that an aggressive investor hold in a portfolio? My thinking with this name is that you either have to trade it or hold it and forget it. I am inclined to go with the latter option, subject to your comments about valuation. I note that the short float has increased recently which always makes me nervous. Thank you, Jason
Read Answer Asked by Jason on July 04, 2025
Q: Are all of these companies buyable in your opinion? And how would you rank them if they were bought today while keeping in mind dividends, safety, growth there are a few sectors here so that aside. I do think some of these companies are being forgot about with all the focus on tech.
Read Answer Asked by Mark on July 04, 2025
Q: Peter, could you comment a little about yesterday’s piece of Scott Barlow in G&M about the 11 market aberrations - citing BMO chief economist Doug Porter? Thks
Read Answer Asked by Ray on July 04, 2025
Q: I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the above 5 ETFs proposed for TFSA. Any tweaks? The plan is to tilt towards growth without getting carried away. Your thoughts and suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks again for this super service. Dan
Read Answer Asked by Danny-boy on July 04, 2025
Q: Everyone, I have made a few dud investment decisions, such as waiting too long to sell Valient and Lightspeed. If you are in that position what metric(s) do you use to say - it’s time to move on. Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on July 04, 2025
Q: Any reason why pipelines are down so much considering oil is up?
Read Answer Asked by Paul on July 03, 2025
Q: Please give me your opinion on the following bond from Top Aces Inc. Is it a good buy and is it safe to invest in it? The details from CIRO are:
CUSIP: 890523AA1
ISIN: CA890523AA10
FIGI: BBG01SQB5TM1
Read Answer Asked by Samira on July 03, 2025
Q: Hi Peter and the 5i Team,

John Heinzl on June 20 rated EMP.A as a “star” in his Stars and Dogs column in the Globe & Mail. We recently purchased a smallish amount in Empire EMP.A to round out our Consumer Defensive holdings which include COST, DOL, XST, and L.

As far as Metro MRU is concerned, it’s held in XST which also contains some of the other smaller firms in the sector.

Do you believe that the troubled takeover of Safeway by Empire several years ago is now a ‘thing of the past’, making Empire a reasonable investment, given its successful takeover of Farm Boy as well as its 51% share of Longos? Both Farm Boy and Longos are quite busy in our Oakville location.

Thanks as always for your insight. Happy Canada Day to all at 5i as well as my fellow 5i members!

Read Answer Asked by Jerry on July 03, 2025
Q: Hello,

I’m currently organizing the holdings within my TFSA. At the moment, tech stocks make up 50% of the TFSA, even though the tech sector represents only 25% of my overall investment portfolio. This imbalance is mainly due to the rapid price growth of these tech holdings.

I’m wondering—should I place all high-flying stocks in my TFSA, regardless of sector allocation? The strong performance of these stocks is taking up a lot of space in the account. I'm trying to decide whether it's wise to focus on growth potential alone or maintain sector balance.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Read Answer Asked by Esther on July 03, 2025
Q: Everyone, if you had to list five (or more) stats / data / verbiage that would convince you to buy a stock what would they be? Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on July 03, 2025