Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter & team,

Could you please recommend two Canadian Consumer Staple and/or Discretionary choices to add into a portfolio?

Thanks for all you do

gm

Q: Good morning,
In the industrial holdings in my portfolio I hold SIS and WSP. I’ve held SIS for quite some time. SIS seems to be a bit stagnant so I’m thinking of replacing it with AXON for increased growth. What do you think of such a switch?

Q: Can I please get your comments on Shift4 Payments latest results? Thanks

Q: Thanks to Peter, Ryan and the 5i Team, my portfolio has recovered from the Tech Wreck of 2022. Much of this is due to my holdings in Nvidia and SMCI. I have been trimming some along the way up, but Nvidia is now over 12% and SMCI is over 6% of my portfolio. This time around, I'd like to hold on to my gains (unlike in 2022).

My questions are: What "sleep at night" ETF or stock might you suggest to put some of my profits into (sector doesn't matter)? Also, what percentage of your holdings would you be comfortable with SMCI going to?

My pension covers my living expenses, so I am able to take a little more risk.

Thanks,

Brad

Q: On February 14 Zach presented an overview of Payfare on the Monthly Roll Up Podcast . It sounded intriguing and it is now on my watchlist. Any further evaluation would be welcome. What metrics are important to watch as this company continues to develop?

Q: CSCO reported miserable earnings on February 15 and guidance was also poor. I understand the company will also raise more debt. I am not clear on the company’s reasoning for yet more debt. CSCO was added to AAII’s “stock super stars” list in February 2016 under its “good values” strategy. I was thinking of selling CSCO last year but held off when I saw the business was added to Morgan Stanley’s global dividend portfolio in June 2023. I continued to on to CSCO, especially as hardly any of my other holdings pay dividends. Given CSCO’s latest report and guidance, is it worth holding on to CSCO for investors whose folio is all US, and who are getting concerned that their folio generates little dividend.

If its worth holding on to CSCO, please comment on the company’s business model, the strength or not of its suite of security products. Please also comment on CSCO’s PEG ratio, its debt to equity in addition to its competitive position and moat referenced above. Many thanks.

Q: BNE has been one of my worst performing oil and gas stocks over the past year. Your last answer on BNE mentioned that it is cheap on all metrics and my spreadsheet shows it screening well against other oil and gas companies. What do you think is the problem?

Q: Making my annual TFSA contribution. Please rank the above and rationale and entry price. Also other ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks Steve

Q: How are the prices of the indexes calculated? Like the TSX is at 21,000, the S&P at 5000, and the Dow at 39,000.

Q: please comment on hbm earnings and particularly guidance release.
thank you

Q: What’s your view and opinion on BNS’ quarterly result?

Q: If you had to put a value on SMCI today based on it's fundamentals and earnings potential what price range would you put on it?

Thanks in advance.
David

Q: I have a question about Topicus.com Inc

Do you still regard TOI as favourably as you did in March 2023 and consider it to be growing as rapidly in the European theatre as CSU does in North America?

Q: name your 5 top hedge funds with a fairly good track record

Q: Thoughts on the quarter and commentary ? We already have a big position. Is there any good reason you would'nt add more ? Thank you.

Q: looking for small to midcap Ai stocks might be referred to as adaptors.
would CTS be considered?

Q: Good morning
3 questions plse take 3 credits

1. I purchased AW.UN at around 44$ a couple of years ago and since then it has now slid to 30$ what will it take for it to regain some value back up to around 44$?

2. BIP.UN looked like it was recovering but now has slipped back into the high 30$ any particular reason for the fall back?

3. Currently own GOOG which cant seem to get any traction but wondering for a long term hold would AMZN be a better buy for long term growth? Which would you buy if only one can be held?

Thks
Marcel

Q: Can you please comment on:
(1) Insider Ownership
(2) How is management compensated - salary, options, common shares purchased in open market?
(3) Do they dilute shareholders? Perhaps share count over the last 3-5 years and if it was warranted in your opinion

Thank you so much for your valued information. I am really appreciating 5i Research.

Q: Just a little unsure if VRT should fall under Tech or Industrials in my portfolio.

Thank you.

Q: BIP.UN is checking back a little bit lately. Anything the might cause a problem going forward?