Investment Q&A

Q: Assume you have a portfolio with the above names, and you decide to sell Hershey and Comcast. Which of Vertiv, Cummins, United Rentals or Quanta would you add to and why? Thank you!

Q: Which of the two would you prefer for a +5 year hold? A reason please

If not these two, which are your favourite US non tech names for +5 years. Growth focused

Thank you!

Q: In the event of a recession or at a minimum, reduced GDP growth, which you expect URI's business to increase or decrease? On the one hand. Slowing growth could mean less demand for their rental equipment. On the other hand, as growth slows, companies may turn to renting instead of committing to new purchases. How have they done in past slowdowns?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: NVDA position has reached 12% of my portfolio thanks to it being at all time high.
Google position has become 17% also to it being at ATH.
Together they compose of 29% of my portfolio!!.

I think I have to sell a bit to manage risk. Of course the playbook is to sell a portion of these guys to buy something under valued that has more upside. But what looks better than NVDA and GOOGLE at the moment?

Q: This is a follow up to Dennis‘s question on the number of stocks to hold in a portfolio. You have suggested that about 20 (15-25) is all that you need. This may be correct for a conservative investor, but I feel your client base is a little bit more aggressive. Hence 20 conservative stocks, and a dozen more aggressive ones. I have used your advice to help me invest in a dozen smaller or unknown companies of which some have done great, some have done well, some are treading water and some have done poorly. I have started all these at a quarter position, which has worked well over the years. My biggest problem is knowing when to trim the great stocks as a fourfold increase only brings them to a full position. A great problem to have. Thanks for your advice over the years.

Q: What’s your top 10 Canadian and US stocks that has a current decent valuation to purchase for long term? Thanks.

Q: All the above stocks are at a loss in my portfolio. some I've held for years. Which stocks are worth weeding? Thinking that BYD and WELL are lost causes for a while. Please give comments on each stock, why to hold or sell. I have many credits and please take them for a thorough answer. Once again, I'm counting on your feedback!

Q: hi
can you rate each as a buy/sell/hold please. and provide a lower price to buy each at assuming more market weakness.
cheers, Chris

Q: Overall, my portfolio is very balanced, but I have gone with higher growth in my TFSA. I hold GOOG, META, NVDA, NBIS, BN, AXON, MELI, LMN, and ZEO. What is the max percentage of the TFSA that you would hold in GOOG and NVDA? Could you suggest some new stocks with good momentum that would balance out my holdings? Thanks.

Q: Why are $PG and $URI so weak right now? Buy more or sell?

Q: What is your current top 10 Canadian and US non-tech stocks?

Q: Do you consider these all industrial?

uri ens grid.to png.v mda.to vrt stn.to gpgi wsp.to tri.to krmn eose ceco zdc.to axon

If so, what would your current ranking be? Or if it's a better question, what would your ideal 5 stock portfolio be?
Replace with other industrial stocks as desired.

Would you agree that industrials look good going forward? And any preference to Can/USA focus for the sector right now?

Q: Hello,
Can you provide a few names in US and Canada which you consider good value plays? Also, costco despite its PE being high continues to surge higher. Do you think it is worth keeping or sell some? Lastly, can you recommend a good website for stock charts as i find yahoo is not reliable as it used to be.. I like to see 1 , 5 , 10 year charts etc Thank you

Q: Comments please on URI quarter. This is the second time the stock has taken a big hit after earnings. I have held this for years but back to back misses and big stock declines have me wondering if something has changed.
Thanks for your great service.

Q: Hi,

Sorry my last question meant to ask about individual stock compounders, not ETF's. Can you list 5 Cdn and US names that you would DCA into over time? For example, I'm assuming BN would be on that list. What other names? Looking for names that can CAGR +10-20% over time. Thanks!

Q: I have a LIRA account and don’t plan to make any withdrawals for the next 15 years. I’m looking for “buy-and-hold” stock and/or ETF investment ideas that would suit this long-term timeframe.

I’m open to a mix of individual stocks and ETFs, across both Canadian and U.S. markets. Given the long horizon, I’m comfortable with experiencing periods of market volatility.

Any additional suggestions on how you would approach this situation if it were your own account would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Q: Ai décidé d'ouvrir un nouveau compte en us$.Quel serait les dix titres que je pourrais analyser qui serait peut etre prometteur? Il faut commencer quelque part

Q: I'm looking to clean up some of my TFSA and would like to get your thoughts on the following to either buy more, sell, hold: ABNB, TTD, PRL, LULU, CLBT, RS, PNG, JPM, LMN, AEM, BKNG, ATZ, AMZN, INTU, AXON, WSP, GOOGL, NVDA?


What are a few other CAD/USD growth stocks you would recommend that are not listed for a long term hold? Thanks.

Q: Could you please rank these companies from from most to least desirable for a new position:

GRID, TRI,ENS, STN, WSP, PSN, URI, KRMN, PNG, CECO, AXON

Q: I’m doing a fairly major portfolio clean-up and account optimization exercise.
Specifically, I’m removing dividend-oriented and income-generating stocks from my TFSA and RRSP that are better suited to a non-registered account, and reallocating TFSA/RRSP capital to assets that benefit most from tax sheltering.

At a broad level, I’d appreciate your perspective on:

• Which CAD and USD names are best suited to an RRSP (e.g., U.S. dividend payers, global compounders, cyclicals, etc.)
• Which CAD and USD names are best suited to a TFSA (long-term growth, compounding, low income leakage)

I’m less interested in yield optimization and more focused on long-term after-tax efficiency and proper account placement.

If helpful, feel free to answer at a category level (e.g., “U.S. dividend aristocrats,” “Canadian compounders,” etc.) or with specific examples you think are particularly well-suited.

Thanks — looking forward to your thoughts.