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Q: I do not know if it me doing it wrong, when checking the chart for ERE.un on Itrade from Scotia bank, I found a really weird chart , on 10 years it shows the price was never much over 2.50 cad, when chequing other sources ERE was above 4 cad in 2022, is anybody experiencing these strange problems with Itrade ?
Read Answer Asked by Alejandro (Alex) on January 06, 2025
Q: FINN is an actively managed etf from Fidelity Global. It has a high MER but its returns so far in its short life have been impressive. What do you think of this ETF? What risk level would you place on it?
Read Answer Asked by John on January 06, 2025
Q: Hello
I would like your opinion on managed bond ETF's vs passive bond ETF's? Are they worth the extra fees in your opinion?

Also I have some short duration bond ETF's and 5 year ladder ETF's in my portfolio, should I just sell these and replace them with longer duration bond ETF's?

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Stephane on January 06, 2025
Q: If you were setting up your investment portfolio for 2025, what would you want as your optimal concentrations per sector?
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All the best in 2025!
Read Answer Asked by John on January 06, 2025
Q: Hi, can you tell us how covered call, and leveraged ETFS will behave in a market pull back, will they follow the benchmark indexes, and to what extent.
Thank's
Read Answer Asked by James on January 06, 2025
Q: I have a question regarding bought deals.....is it wrong to think of them as setting a 'floor' on stock prices in the short term with the reason being that if some organisation bought a large multi-million position in the company at a discounted price (usually vs the current market price) that it would mean that they value the company at least the purchase price of the stock but would most likely believe it has room to grow.

Therefore, you could see this is a potential short-term ceiling on the price of the shares and that 'value' is seen by others at this price? I also realise it may take away some of the demand for the stock as the 'news' settles but I'm curious what I can learn from reading the 'bought deal' news announcements.

Am I missing anything and what 'insight' can you read into a bought deal?

Happy new year and thanks for your help as always!
Read Answer Asked by Cathy on January 06, 2025
Q: Hi there
Could you please rank the noted stocks in order of "buy now" preference? (CN, AVGO, CRM, KSI, APP, BEP.UN, DOL, TTD).
Thanks so much! Appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Judith on January 06, 2025
Q: Could you provide some information on QTUM - Defiance Quantum ETF, trading on the Nasdaq, in particular, its assets and fundamentals. Is this a good ETF to hold as the development of quantum computing progresses. In general could you comment on the idea of investing in quantum computing and are there any individual companies that may have potential going forward. Canadian and U.S. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Rob on January 06, 2025
Q: Hi,

Do you see a pathway for SMCI to be re-listed again in NASDAQ? What are the impediments/enhancers for it to achieve this goal? What do you think is the probability of it suceeding? (In terms of percentage) And if they do succeed, when do you think it will happen? 2025? or 2026? To my untarined and non-professional eyes, SMCI mgmt seem to be doing the right things. But then that's what I thought before it tanked :)
How many Billions they have to pay to settle the law suits or make them go away? If they decide to issue more shares to deal with all these issues, the stock may go down further, no?
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on January 03, 2025
Q: What is the difference between ROE and ROIC and which should investors focus on (if not both)? For growth, what would be a favoured % range to mind? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on January 03, 2025
Q: The 6 stocks are down from their peak
Which of these would you buy at today's price and in what order? Can you order them in terms of growth potential for a 5 year hold and also for risk. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by V on January 03, 2025
Q: These are 3 Canadian stalwarts in my kids' RESP. Expected 1st year of withdrawal is 2035.
CSU - today's price is $4481 ish
ATD - today's price is $79 ish
BN - today's price is $82 ish

I only have enough money to add to 2 of the 3 positions today. Which 2 names would you add to, at today's prices?
Read Answer Asked by Anh on January 03, 2025
Q: Dividend investor interested in long-term dividend growth. I know you like both TIH and BAM. I can only initiate a position in one of these today, which gets the slight nod today? For long-term hold.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Walter on January 03, 2025
Q: Hi 5i Team,

I have held DFY for awhile and have doubled my investment. Experience has taught me to take some money off the table when one of my stocks has reached this point. I'm thinking about selling 1/3 of the position and reinvesting the rest in 2 or 3 of the following stocks:

I have partial positions in BCE, EIF, NWC, WCN and X
I have full positions in T and TD and open to averaging down

My questions are:

1) Would you trim a position in DFY given current market conditions?

2) How do you currently rank the 7 other stocks listed

3) Would you add to existing positions in T and/or TD given their current outlooks or look elsewhere?

These are a held in a TFSA and are planned to be 15-20 year holds

Thanks for the Great Service and Happy New Year!

Colin
Read Answer Asked by Colin on January 03, 2025