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Q: A recent article in the Globe was citing an RBC analyst as saying it was time to go underweight on tech stocks.
I have the following weightings in my portfolio -
ENGH - 6% ; SYZ, KXS and DSG 4% each.
Do you see any of these as being seriously overvalued? I have very good gains on all and have taken profits on all except KXS as they have moved up.
Any comments are appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Robert on April 13, 2018
Q: Good day...I hold both kxs and dsg and other 5i tech stocks ...my overall tech allocation is 17%...my question is whether it makes sense to hold both kxs and dsg as their software tends to be similar but different ...could you please help me with this concern....Eugene
Read Answer Asked by gene on April 06, 2018
Q: Hello Peter, Ryan and Team,

Which 5 management teams are currently the best capital allocators in your view. I am guessing CSU would be up there. Who else?

Thank you,

Wes
Read Answer Asked by Wes on March 20, 2018
Q: Hi there,

Outside of your Balanced Equity Portfolio, what would be your top 5 ideas for growth today?

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on March 12, 2018
Q: Hi Peter
RE: reducing weight in Financials and adjusting to non dividend companies.
I am very overweight in Financials and well balanced otherwise in other sectors except Gold and Energy. I would like to trim the former into opportunities for growth.
Can you suggest 3 companies that have been had some "correction" but remain good picks for future growth ? (prefer non-dividend)
Thanks,
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Linda on March 06, 2018
Q: I would like to buy one of the above companies. DSG's share price is expected to go up nicely in the next year, but it does not appear to have the push the other two have. What would you recommend?
Read Answer Asked by Bruce on February 08, 2018
Q: Hey guys,

Nice dip on DSG which leads me to my question after reading that it was removed from the portfolio. I wrote awhile back about it being a top pick and asking what the expected catalysts were. I understand that since then we have seen an acquisition which was among the reasons for expected increases. My question then is two fold

1. In light of the removal from the portfolio, would you guys walk back the inclusion as a BNN top pick or would you make that pick again today?

2. Would you have expected the recent acquisition to create a leg up if it had not fallen in the midst of a grumpy market? Did that acquisition make it more or less appealing?
Read Answer Asked by Tim on February 08, 2018
Q: I am trying to trim my portfolio from 38 equity holdings down to about 30. Largest # of holdings is in the Tech Sector which is 19% of my total portfolio. They are:
SYZ, OTEX, ENGH, DSG (held in my 'balanced' RRSP)
ABT, ET (held in my RIF for income)
ITC,PHO,SHOP (held in my TFSA for growth)

All are between 2% and 4% of my total portfolio with the exception of ET at 1.7% and ITC @ 0.7%

I would also like to purchase KXS !! I am turning myself into knots trying to decide what I should drop in order to buy it (if you think it would be beneficial ?) . Plus what other stocks could I sell/increase/purchase in order to trim the # of holdings and still have a robust tech portfolio.
Any suggestions would be appreciated... Thank goodness you are there as an experienced and wise sounding board !!
Read Answer Asked by Alexandra on February 06, 2018
Q: Hi Peter and Team,

Greetings for 2018!

For my daughter's RESP, I am trying to decide between 2 tech stocks, Kinaxis (KXS) or Descartes(DSG)? Which do you recommend? What is the optimal number of stocks to hold in the RESP, 5 to 6 stocks?

Thanks.

Read Answer Asked by Marvin on January 15, 2018
Q: What is the real difference between CTC and CTC.A?
And what is your opinion about DSC for the next year?
Thanks
Margita
Thanks
Margita
Read Answer Asked by Margita Elisabet on January 11, 2018
Q: I saw Ryan's pick of Descartes on BNN and wonder if you can comment on what catalysts you see for this to go a leg up? My admittedly basic technical analysis doesn't suggest any upward movement so I assume this is underpriced based on fundamentals. My question then is when do you expect it to move and what factors will cause the stock to move upwards?
Read Answer Asked by Tim on January 08, 2018
Q: Greetings 5i team:
I own CGI Group in a non-registered account. Without regard to tax implications or trading costs, just looking at the fundamentals and expectations for each company, would you make a switch to either Open Text or Descartes assuming a 3 year or greater time frame?

Thanks as always for your analysis.
Read Answer Asked by Stephen R. on January 05, 2018
Q: You've liked Descartes in the past and have said it's a good company, but have tended to prefer other tech stocks such as Open Text, primarily because of the valuation of Descartes I believe. I'm wondering what has changed in the last month that you've started to make it as a top pick. Is it simply the 10% approx. pullback after last quarter? Are there any other changes that have occurred that have impacted this decision also? Thanks for your comments.
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on January 04, 2018
Q: Your answer to Don today re the best tech stocks are CSU KXS DSG & SHOP.In today's market,please rank them,best first.Thanks for your normal great services & views,Ryan was great on BNN market call,Great answer to my Q on KWH.un resulting in price increase
Read Answer Asked by Peter on January 04, 2018
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