Investment Q&A

Q: Good afternoon 5i. I own the following stocks. Today there`s been talk about possible sector rotation of funds going from tech to financials. The Nasdaq is down 1.3% today. My portfolio stands as of right now at 22% tech and 15% financials. Would you recommend I leave my portfolio as is or should I lean more towards financials going forward?

Thx/Rob

Q: the cloud... I know of msft as a cloud co. any others in Canada/ us I should consider for long term hold? tkx pat

Q: I am thinking of switching my holdings in OTEX to Amazon. What do you think of this?
Stephen

Q: Hello,
Can you name a few interesting companies in the tech space in Canada, US and overseas which are involved in cutting edge and new technologies. Of these which would you consider interesting stocks to watch?

Q: I hold googl cgi full positions over longer term recently added csu nvda shopify sis gud half positions all doing good

nvda did best l for the shortterm.i held . AS s its likely the most volatile should I trim it?
my real question is should I add facebook Microsoft amazon as they all appear to have steady runway. if it makes sense I could add two half positions (which two ?}
or buy an fang etf ?if I buy etf that has googl I will sell half my current googl.
hope you can make sense out of this-

Q: WHY DO THESE HIGH PRICED STOCKS NOT SPLIT --WOULD IT NOT ALLOW THE SMALL RETAIL INVESTOR TO PARTICIPATE ?
THANKS
DON

Q: I own Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google plus others. The four stocks have done extremely well for me. I have reviewed the charts for each stock and they go from bottom left to top right; the 200 day moving average looks great, the stocks touch the line and then moves higher; the top line and eps are getting better all the time; they are all spending significantly on RD for the next AI or AR or self driving cars or whatever; and they are dominate in their respective industries to name a few comments.
What gets in their way to make them stumble? Is this or these event(s) soon?

I can’t see a reason to sell or trim.

Thanks as always.

Clayton.

Q: From the list of us growth play, which 5 would you pick for your rrsp with 10-15 yrs time frame ? Or any other us stocks that stands out in your mind.

Q: Hi David,
I'm looking to add three positions to my business passive account -- i'm up 15% year to date.
I have equal weight in each stock and am looking to add more diversity. A combination of income and growth US or Canadian -- minimum $1 billion market cap.

What would you recommend here.
Thanks,
Raymond

Q: Can you compare the business models of the three companies?

Q: I intend to reduce my equity holdings for two reasons – I need to free up some cash for other projects and, secondly, I am concerned about the current risk in the equity markets and want to discharge an investment loan I have against my house. I am happy with the securities I own and their % in the portfolio. Consequently, my plan is to generally reduce across the board.

I own both ENB and ENF. Should I sell one and keep the other or reduce both?

I also own ESP. It has been a wild ride and I am presently down about 25%. What is your outlook on this stock over the next couple of years? Given my plans for portfolio restructuring should I sell and book the loss or continue to hold?

In the US portion of my portfolio I own GOOGL, AMZN and FB among others. If the market enters a severe correction do you see these as more risky than the US market in general?

Q: Hi,

I have a few questions:

1) What is your comment on the current price of JKHY? Is it too expensive or overvalued?

2) Amazon's price rose almost by $130 this week. Is it too expensive now? Should I wait for pullback to add more or sell half position?

3) What do you think Apple's growth prospects are? Is it worth it to buy now?

4) What is your comment on OCLR?

5) I still have a number of question credits left in my account for this year's membership, will they carry over into my next year of membership (I have already purchased next year's membership)?

Thank you!

Q: I have never owned amazon, apple, google.microsoft, Facebook. I owned intel, Cisco and nvdia (sold way too soon) over the years. Could you rank which you would buy first in order of safety for five years. Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i Team.

Would you agree to selling Walmart and use the proceeds to buy Amazon ?
The dividend is not necessary , as I am more growth oriented.
I have held WMT in my portfolio for over twenty years.

Q: Hi Folks,

I'm interested in purchasing 1 or 2 of the FAANG stocks for a long term hold. How would you rank them at this time? Do you consider all to be good buys at today's prices?

Thanks as always...

Dennis

Q: I would like to buy either Amzn or Shop which would you choose for a long term hold? Or would you split between the two stocks - say 50/50?

Q: Hello Peter, Ryan and 5i team,

I recently sold my position in BYD.un and would like to instead deploy the funds to add another one of the FAANG stocks?
The ytd return on BYD.un is just about 10% and would like a growth stock for a 5+year hold. I own half postions in FB, GOOG and would like to know which would you add and have most conviction with for a long term (forever?) hold? I was leaning towards AMZN, BABA or APPL? Or would you suggest a half position in a two of these?

Thank you as always for your valued opinion,
Regards,
Romeo

Q: From 1-5, how would you rank the FAANG stocks on growth prospects over the next 5 years? How would you rank them on risk profile over the same 5 year period?
Great website.
Thanks

Q: Could AMZN prior to buying Whole Foods short stocks like Kroger, Costco, Target and Wal Mart and use the money made on the short to buy Whole Foods for the win?
Most companies use cash to buy equities. Or would this be totally offside?

Q: Greetings 5i,

My portfolio is well diversified across all Canadian sectors, but lacking in American holdings. I am therefore making an effort to increase my US exposure, and am considering adding one of the FAANG stocks to augment my Canadian tech holdings of OTEX and PHO. Currently. I am leaning towards AMZN (as I view it as a great mix of established market dominance and growth potential based on its diversification into brick and mortar), or APPL (due to its massive cash position and what appears to be excellent stability going forward).

I am 36, fairly conservative (although not totally opposed to risk), and am looking for something to hold for the long-term.

Do either of these choices sound like a reasonable course of action to you? Do you favour one over the other at this time? Is there another large American tech holding that you feel would be more appropriate?

Thank you.