Investment Q&A

Q: I’m 75. My precious metals position is 20%. I have own SWM for many years ( cost is about 9.00. I have about 10 % fixed income. I am comfortable holding but at my age maybe trim? What would be a limit for the metals. It seems, it is still under owned. Maybe. I don’t hear or see it.

Q: Hi 5i,

My portfolio currently has a full position in XGD which has been brilliant. Looking forward, how do you view opportunities in base metals/copper and uranium versus gold?

As the commodity rally broadens I want to expand my positions beyond gold and am looking for ETF exposure. I see ZMT and XBM for Canadian listed base metals, and HURA for uranium. Are there any other ETFs that you focus on?

Thanks in advance and please remove credits as needed.

Q: Hi 5i,
Thanks for the great work. I'm a long-time FNV shareholder and WPM is continuing to outperform. How do you view the two companies today? Would you follow momentum and switch from FNV into WPM?

Thank you!

Q: A portion of my portfolio is invested in gold, and I have enjoyed the ride that more than tripled the price of gold since February 2024, when the European Commission officially approved regulations allowing the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine and stated that these assets would remain frozen until Russia repays damages to Ukraine after the war.

Even though I am pessimistic that Trump’s efforts will bring an end to this war - there is too much financial interest in the U.S. and Europe to continue it for as long as possible - there is still a chance he will succeed, and I expect that the price of gold may come down significantly following peace.

As PHYS doesn’t have options, is buying GLD puts the best way to hedge gold prices? Any other suggestions?

Q: Which of these would you recommend in order to take advantage of the AI spaceor would you own both?

Q: What would be the safest for dividends and longer term growth, PPL or WCP.

Q: Considering a small investment in companies that make LiDAR sensors for the auto, robotics, mapping systems, industry. Could you comment on the ones attached, in terms of most likely to rapidly increase share price, in a two year horizon

Q: What percentage of a portfolio do you think should be non North American? Does that change if portfolio size is 500k, 2 mil, 5 mil?
Do you recommend fund or etf or individual stock, for someone with no knowledge and only buy stocks based on your recommendations? Which fund or etf?

Q: With precious metal prices at all time highs. Is now the time to look beyond the mining operations and to companies that support them. Was thinking about NOA and MATR.
What’s your thoughts about the two names or any suggestions you like in the sector.
Thank you.

Q: Looking at some of my big losers. I see that Upstart is reporting for the year Feb 10th. Should I wait for the results or cut my losses now? I see that the analysts are mixed on this one. What is your opinion on the stock?

Q: Hi 5i team
HSLV, a silver miner is up almost 600% in the past year. What is your take.
GUY

Q: May I have your two top picks for silver producers, small caps, mid caps and seniors?
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: What 3 would you add today. Please give rationale..

Q: Your thoughts please on selling CLS inside aTfsa and buying the much cheaper Micron and Sandisk Thx

Q: Good morning,
Looking for both hedged and unhedged versions for:
A) global healthcare exposure, and
B) global & US consumer discretionary exposure

What would 5i suggest?
Thank you.

Q: I bought Target at $58.58. I am up $1400. Is it now a sell or hold? I think it is going to take care of its problems in 2026 with a new CEO at the helm. It shut its stores in Australia ans Canada with KMART going in canada.

Q: What are your top 3 choices in your growth portfolio. Please give rationale. Thanks Stephen

Q: What handful of small to mid cap companies do you see as having home run/Palantir type potential? I don’t care what exchange the companies are listed on. I’m willing to be patient and realize your picks are purely speculation.
Thanks

Q: Good morning,

So with the new Fed Chair nominee being announced today, I am surprised that gold is moving lower. For him to have been nominated, you know he is going to push for lower rates. But historically he has been known as an inflation hawk, thereby preferring higher rates to ward off inflation. There is the question of what this now means for Fed independence, which in turn could result in further volatility in the rates markets. All of this points to the ongoing theme of USD weakness amid a flight of capital away from the US.

In my small brain this points to higher gold prices, not lower gold prices - lower rates; lower USD; higher volatility; less Fed independence. But gold is moving sharply lower. What am I missing?

Thanks as always.

Q: My news feed just had an Australian article about gold/silver going down significantly overnight. I was thinking yesterday I might sell some or all of my CGC.VN stock as it hasn't done anything for a bit only to realize it was bought out by MUX yesterday. Please tell me about that (I seem to have made 33% on that deal?) and MUX's prospects so that I can determine whether to go through with selling it all or whether I should keep half. I feel like it's just going to start sinking as soon as the TSX opens this morning. I have AEM & LUN as well--how bad is this correction going to be this morning and will LUN be safer because it has nickel and copper mines as well?