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Q: I reserve a small portion of my portfolio for a few more speculative names and am taking a look at Fastly. It came down from very lofty levels but seems to have formed a bottom over a decent period of time and has been breaking out. Do you feel this breakout is warranted based on current fundamentals and what do you think of the company going forward? Is it worth buying at current levels?
Read Answer Asked by Nick on April 20, 2023
Q: Fastly has a 1 year high of $58 but has been in the $110-120 range prior to then. On its way up, services like Motley Fool's "10X" suggested it could be a stock to go up in multiples (from $50+ where it was at the time) with seemingly strong conviction based on their positioning in content delivery and a belief that they would be more in demand as people consume more and more online. It has fallen off a cliff and I am wondering if their analysis was just dead wrong or if it was too early? Is Fastly's offering something we can expect to see capture more market share and create revenue growth or was it all hype? Please analyze.
Read Answer Asked by Tim on October 03, 2022
Q: I am thinking of the selling the above stocks for a tax loss as I am down significantly. Could you rank these stocks as to which you would sell first to last.
Also I still have quite a bit of stock in technology and was thinking of investing the money in a general ETF mimicking the market. Which ETF would you recommend.
Read Answer Asked by Jacquie on August 18, 2022
Q: Hi 5i Team,

I currently hold FSLY in my RRSP (3%) and Non-reg (5%) accounts. My average holding cost is approx. $65. I have only been a DIY investor for approx 2yrs and I purchased this stock with the intention to hold 5-8 years.

I would appreciate your opinion on FSLY at this point in time in terms of Risk/Reward and whether my funds would be better deployed elsewhere.

I am beginning to question my original thesis on the company due to high debt ratio and the possibility of bigger market players targeting FSLY should they continue to succeed on a larger scale. The past/future volatility in the stock price does not concern me as much.

Thank you in advance.
Read Answer Asked by GREGORY on January 17, 2022
Q: I am down on average 50% on all of the 5 above noted US stocks. I am wondering how many of these you would consider averaging down on to buy more and hold for a recovery and which you would cut your losses on and sell now ?
I am prepared to hold all of them if their prospects of returning to previous highs are reasonably good within the next 12 months or so and as always value your opinions.

John
Read Answer Asked by JOHN on January 13, 2022
Q: Hi 5i,
FSLY reported earnings today and stock is up....How were their earnings and forecast. What does the future look like for them today?
Currently own this stock down -35%. Would you continue to hold ORsell and move on. There are no tax loss benefits to capture.
If sell what would you suggest to replace with in similiar space?
Thx
Jim
Read Answer Asked by jim on November 04, 2021
Q: I own all 5 of these stocks and they all reported in the last 24 hours. Thoughts on the latest quarter for each ?
Read Answer Asked by Randy on August 09, 2021
Q: Thanks, 5I Team, for all the good work. I owe GILEAD SCIENCES since 2017. It is still around the same price I am down about 1.5%. Would you recommend holding on or moving on. If moving on, what would you recommend in health care sector, I already owe Cardinal Health & ABBVIE Inc. I am looking at long term investment.
Secondly, I owe FASTLY INC and am down about 40%. I am a long-term Investor and can hold on. Would you advise to hold on or switch to Lightspeed or something else? If it really has potential, I can wait it out don’t need the cash.
This is general question not stock specific. Normally I prefer to buy US stocks in RRSP and Canadians in TFSA and non registered due to withholding Tax. I am unable to make up my mind as to where to put the riskier growth-oriented stocks. In TFSA I am unable to write off the loss if the investment goes sour, If I put in RRSP eventually, one pays tax on withdrawal in retirement, but can’t immediately write off the loss when I sale and book a loss. In a non registered account If the stock takes off I end up paying tax on half the gains. What would you normally recommend?

Please deduct credits as required.
Read Answer Asked by Nimish on May 31, 2021
Q: I have more tech equities than I want going forward. Please help me strike one or two off my list by ranking these in order of potential growth over the long term /min 5 years. For fun (since it probably won't affect my decision), please also rank from least volatility to most volatility. Thank you very much!
Read Answer Asked by David on May 31, 2021
Q: Please rank them according to upside potential. Thanks for your excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by Lai Kuen on May 06, 2021