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Q: Hi team,
Grateful for your views on these two stocks.
BJ seems a good competitor to Costco, more risky, more growth ? Is it likely that SONOS be an acquisition target for GOOG, AMZN, or AAPL ?

Best greetings for the season,

JD IDS

Read Answer Asked by Jacques on December 11, 2020
Q: Hello 5i
Could I have your opinion in PNSL please?
Also who would their competitors be?
Thank you
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on December 11, 2020
Q: In my RRIF I need a Communications service sector. In my PA you suggested VOX, but I am wondering if there is a Canadian ETF in this sector that you could recommend?
Also an alternative is XGD.TO okay to invest in a RRIF?
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on December 11, 2020
Q: I have room to add one of these to my TFSA now and another in January. I see 2 of these are in your model portfolios. In what order would you purchase these 3 or am I getting too picky ? SCORE had a huge recent run up; would you wait for it to settle down. I like it’s theme and strong insider ownership Thanks
Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on December 11, 2020
Q: How would you rate Mullen's risk/reward proposition based on past performance, its new business plan and dividend increase? Is this a good entry point? If not, can you suggest safer bets in the trucking industry?
Read Answer Asked by Jean on December 11, 2020
Q: Your thoughts on:
1. Stock Rover versus any other of your suggestions for stock & portfolio tracking sites/businesses (that include tracking Canadian stocks (e.g. TSE) stocks)?
2. How secure is it to have these companies (e.g. stock rover) track our individual portfolios? They are gathering such personal financial information on us that i imagine other third parties would love to get their hands on- How much risk of our data ($ personal holdings/worth) being shared, or not so much?
Read Answer Asked by stephen on December 11, 2020
Q: What is 5i's opinion on Hello Pal? Is it worth taking a position in it?
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on December 11, 2020
Q: Hello 5i Team
I am calculating 3, 5, 10 and 20 year compound annual growth (CAG) rates for dividends for select companies.
The questions I have are:
1 – Are CAG rates calculated for the company fiscal years (i.e. the Canadian Banks fiscal year ends October 31) or the calendar year (December 31)?
2 – Are CAG rates calculated for the dividend declaration date, record date or payment date? For some companies the payment date is after their fiscal year ends (i.e. CNQ with a year end of December 31 and the fourth quarter payment date is January 01 of the following year).
3 – Do you know what Bloomberg/Eikon/TSX use in their calculations?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on December 11, 2020
Q: Morning team,

It seems like base metals, especially copper, have been on a run lately, and I keep hearing the narrative that all the global government stimulus is/will fuel a bull market based around infrastructure spending. My questions are; 1) do you generally agree with this theory?, and 2) which base metals companies do you prefer? So far I've been looking at RIO, TECK, and FCX.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Read Answer Asked by Tristan on December 11, 2020
Q: Hi 5i,

Do you know where you can find the "downside beta" and "upside beta" for TSX listed stocks?

Thanks
John
Read Answer Asked by John on December 11, 2020
Q: From today's Wall street Journal:
Tesla’s 125-fold increase isn’t even the best gain since it listed. That honor, at least among the top 3,000 stocks in the U.S., goes to Xpel Inc., which makes film to protect car paintwork. It was a penny stock with a market value of a bit more than half a million dollars when Tesla came to market, and has since soared almost 170,000%, leaving Tesla in the dust.

I cringe when I read this. I bought 400,000 shares of this company at less than 15 cents in 2011. Just goes to show you, that it never hurts to hold on to some position. Alas I sold after making a 10 bagger.
Read Answer Asked by Murray on December 11, 2020
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