Investment Q&A

Q: Do you know if the big drop is due to the multinational Defence, Security, and Resilience Bank (DSRB) announcement? Maybe the competition from engineering firms outside Canada ? ..

Q: Hi! Any reason for the 12% today? Thanks!

Q: What is happening with WSP today?

Q: Which 10 Canadian or US companies are most attractive for a +5 year hold? In order ideally

Also, what one thing is worrying you most about current market conditions? And why

Thank you

Q: WSP is down quite a bit this morning. I don't see any news. Any idea what's happening?

Q: Hi Group took some profits on Google (still hold 6%) any have some cash would like to pick 3 from the above list and start 3 new positions . Please give me you 3 to add to as well suggestions in 3 new positions Amazon Apple Meta i no longer have maybe they qualify

Better to add or start new positions is the question please list in order of preference in both Growth and value are the target thanks

Q: Can you suggest some stock and ETF's traded on both US and CDN exchanges that employ many blue collar workers that may not be effected by AI implementation. My thinking is that one always needs humans to do "actual" labour like building homes, plumbing & electrical maintenance etc. Does this make sense?

Q: Hi 5i
What 2-4 industrials are you excited about currently ? Please could you separate US and Cad and provide a brief comment on why,
Thank you

Q: Hello
How would you rate the following in order for each group for a buy today at todays price for a 3 year hold on a scale of 1-10. With 1 being don't buy and 10 being a great buy.

Group 1
CSU
SHOP
CLS
BN
WSP
TRI
BIP.UN

Group 2
GSY
GLXY
LMN
VNP
ZOMD
VHI
DCBO

Thank you for letting me ask this question

Q: I do not have any engineering co's in my portfolio so am thinking about adding STN or WSP. Could I have your thoughts please: which is best, what would be a decent entry point, would you recommend at these levels for a long term hold or wait for a pullback? Any other companies you would recommend. Thank you!

Q: i own above shares can you rate the top 6 regardless of sector in order of preference so i can add to them based on you top picks from the group also list your top 6 picks in order of preference as well please

Q: Would you consider BDT a reasonable compliment to WSP/STN/ATRL? Of the latter 3, which would be your 2 favourites? Thanks for your response.

Q: What etf's or companies might you recommend for infrastructure that would benefit from Carney's special projects going forward?

Q: I have an incorporated business investment account. There will be no new money coming in and I will not need the money for five to ten years. Currently, I have roughly 5% in each of CSU, SVI, WSP, MELI, and TSLA, and 10% in ZSP. The remainder is split between EIT and FIE, whose distributions are primarily capital gains and eligible dividends. Would you have some suggestions on how to tweak the portfolio? Thanks.

Q: I am looking at starting a position in ENS, and I am at a loss in terms of what investment to sell in order to fund the purchase. I am targeting an initial position of 2.5%-3%, and ideally I would like to sell another investment in the same sector, but there are few candidates in my portfolio which would fit this need. The potential candidates I have listed (WSP, REGN, HL, ATD, CRWD) are all in different sectors, and for all but ATD (small gain at this point) and CRWD (in registered account), would involve recognition of significant capital gains.

I would rather not use margin to initiate such a position, but I could if absolutely needed. I am trying to think outside of the box in terms of starting this investment, but I would prefer to stay disciplined in regards to funding new positions while maintaining diversification. If it helps further, my materials exposure has increaseOnd a fair amount over the last year (as has everyone's), and I have a relatively robust exposure to the technology sector, so if it was prudent for me to trim there, I could probably manage.

I'd appreciate any insights you may be willing to share. Thanks so much, and I look forward to reading your response.

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: A number of anlaysts have this rated as a buy, what is your opinion?
Thanks

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.

Q: Hi Peter

I was wondering what you think of the valuation of WSP vs peers. Can you provide your metric to rate and the current valuation. Also would you buy at this level or what price level would you begin to buy. To me it looks expensive. I would appreciate your expert opinion.

Thank you

Q: thoughts on the deal - looks accretive and sizable - enough to move the needle?
how does the bal sheet look pro forma