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Q: Hi everyone!

I have a 2% weighting in technology. I am deploying a lump sum from a real estate sale and so far I've deployed 35% of my total, with 1% each in Kinaxis and Lightspeed, although Lightspeed is now probably a 2% position with its advance. Looking to exchange some money to U.S. dollars and was looking at the Companies above. My target weighting for technology is 14% so I can add a few companies. Which are your favourites? Any others to add to the list?

Thanks,
Jason
Read Answer Asked by Jason on December 29, 2020
Q: Thanks for all the advice and enjoy some quiet time over the holidays.
After the year end flurry of tax loss selling and portfolio adjustments, I will have new contributions to well balanced RESP and TFSA in 2021. Could you suggest 3 companies to add for each for long term holds and growth ?
Cheers, Peter
Read Answer Asked by Linda on December 29, 2020
Q: Peter and Team:
I own 15K score Media @ 35cents. The takeover of Great Canadian looks more certain and that means very few public gaming companies to invest in, Score being one of them. Do the chances of it being licensed in most of the canadian provinces look like it will come to fruition? The USA states? The last cash raise should help the balance sheet, but for how long? Your opinion please about adding to my position forgetting about sector weights. Would you also compare it to Mitek, which you spoke favourably about on Dec 24th. Which would you go with, if either, or would you wait until the possible retraction in Jan. ( Sorry, market timing. )
Thanks,
Ben.
Read Answer Asked by BEN on December 29, 2020
Q: Your thought on Takeda vs Roche for investment account. Would you recommend trimming ABBV (10% of my portfolio) and acquiring both Takeda & Roche?

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Nhung on December 29, 2020
Q: Hi. On the above six stocks, I am down today alone (Dec 28) more than 6% on half of them and down 4% on the other half. On a day when the 3 major markets are up. The question is, is this a theme of investors thinking these are stay at home stocks with a view to normality returning and therefore more downside on these type of stocks to come as the virus wanes, or more just tech, growth, high flier stocks having their usual ebbs and flows.
Read Answer Asked by William on December 29, 2020
Q: I see the request for "top picks" is a question that gets asked a lot, is there a section for most recent top picks? Any chance we could get a filter to filter by most favourited from other 5i users?

thanks for a wonderful 2020, love this site, zero hesitancy when it comes to resubbing. happy holidays!
Read Answer Asked by dan on December 29, 2020
Q: I have seen the Vector Vest ads on BNN over a period of years. Do you have an opinion on how useful / accurate their system is? Thanks for any opinion you might offer.
Read Answer Asked by Pat on December 29, 2020
Q: If I wanted to add a single ETF for each of the following what would be your suggested ETF: S&P 500, TSX 60 and Dow 30?

Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Read Answer Asked by Ronald on December 28, 2020
Q: Can you please recommend a couple of ETFs for an RESP with a six year time frame? Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Susan on December 28, 2020
Q: Hi, You already mentionned here that ZEM was more "tax efficient" than VEE, since "there is no US withholding tax" with ZEM. From what I can observe,VEE is only including emerging market stocks (and no ETFs or US stock), could you explain to me why VEE would be less "tax efficient" than ZEM ? Regards,JY
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Yves on December 28, 2020