Investment Q&A

Q: With the NASDAQ at a 3 week low and technology stocks seemingly being used as a source of cash to fun other sectors, do you think it is a good idea to start researching big technology in the U.S. Names like MSFT, NVDIA and GOOGL? While they may not be in favour for a quarter or two, it seems like they will still have strong earnings momentum for years to come. Your thoughts?

Thank you,
Jason

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!! Peter, I would like to thank you for your article in the National Post this weekend! It gave me quite a bit to think about. I am stepping into retirement next month with a very comfortable nest egg. 60/40 stocks and GICs. Stocks are diversified dividend players and growth. It seems though, that any direction you turn, if the stock market develops one kind of an issue or other, we are getting hit. If inflation goes up( which anyone who does the grocery shopping will tell you, it is happening at a goodly pace), and interest payments do not, there goes the purchasing power of your money. Gold could be a portfolio holding...but how much of the stuff is effective to protect the portfolio ? Dividend players may not offer much protection....well there goes that idea. GICs pay piddly amounts. Bitcoin? How could something that technically is based on nothing have so much value??? Real Estate? Stupidly expensive...So, I have a come to two conclusions: 1) start a small hobby farm in my backyard and grow my own vegetables, should things really go egg shaped. 2) Ask for a 5i article, which outlines specific portfolio protection advice considering the times we are living in. Right now, like you, I am trying to stay optimistic,, though sometimes it is hard, and I am staying the course. Thank you for all you do! Cheers, Tamara

Q: Dear 5i,

I don't have any margin accounts and definitely do not plan on getting any but, I do have many questions regarding them.
1. what accounts can use margin?
2. how does one generally qualify for margin?
3. can the broker essentially make a margin call at any time?

thanks

Q: whats behind the demand for the CAD, causing its constant rise. Is the reason the lack of demand for the USD? but why,can you explain a bit more.
Art

Q: What cycle in the economy are we in?

Q: Can I transfer stock from my CASH a/c to a TFSA a/c WITHOUT having to SELL it first in the Cash a/c and then BUY it back in the TFSA a/c? Obviously, I don't want to incur Cap Gains on a stock this is up 200%.
Many Thanks!

Q: Is there an ETF focused on environmental theme companies in Canada?

Q: Hi,
This is more a big picture question.
For several decades the concept of "Inter-market Analysis" had high "currency" value. Simplistically summarized thus: Stocks go up and bonds go down. Inflation goes up so does Gold. US goes down and Emerging markets go up etc.,
That idea seems to be dead now. It appears that having a long and short position even within sectors seems to be popular. Or the correlation exists still but with different asset classes. For eg., inflation and Bitcoin are now linearly correlated!
Or Bitcoin and Gold are negatively correlated! (Bitcoin hit another record today>50 k and Gold went down below 1800$!!)
Should one really forget about fundamentals and enroll in classes for Options trading strategy?

Q: Hello 5i Team
I have questions about the market run up in general as of late ?
I own all 5i research stock in the portfolio and plus others that 5i has recommended . I am getting mix signals about the market for this year. I have done very well with your recommendations , looking for directions on the market outlook for 2021? Please deduct credits as appropriate.
Regards
Claudio

Q: Hi, how often should we look to high grade our portfolios? For example, in many questions you rank stocks and today in a previous question you ranked these stocks in the tech sector - CRWD, NVDA, TTD, SHOP, LSPD, TEAM, KXS, PLTR, TOI, MITK, DOCU, AVLR.
If I currently already own SHOP, LSPD, KXS and DOCU, should I look to high grade from DOCU/KXS into CRWD/NVDA/TTD since these should show higher growth? Can you shed some more light around your process and how we can best manage quality in our personal portfolios. Thanks!

Q: Bonds are one place that I do not understand well. Can you point me in a direction where I can learn more about bonds, especially related to predictions of interest rate rises over the next few years.

Q: Hi Guys
How do you think Mawer International fund will perform going out 5 or 10 years, or would you choose Emerging Markets instead, Would China be a risk ?
Geographic Allocation
45.9% Europe Ex. U.K.
20.0% United Kingdom
14.2% Asia Pacific Ex. Japan
10.7% Japan
5.3% United States
3.9% Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.0% Middle East/Africa
0.0% Latin America
0.0% Canada

Q: Can retail investors are allowed to lends out our securities to short sellers and received a fee. If yes which account are we allowed to do it? (ie RRSP, TFSA, and Non-register). What are the advantages and disadvantages and how safe it is for us to do it.

Thanks for the great service

Q: Hi 5i Team - I have heard good reports about Peter's presentation at the Moneyshow this week. Unfortunately I missed the event and presentation. Is there a video available of Peter's presentation and even perhaps the whole show. Thank you.

Q: I heard Peter at the virtual money show some great ideas, thanks for those. and thank all of you at 5i. Your advice pays for its self in so many ways.

Q: Hi Gentlemen . I am trying to learn to use and better understand the tools available here on your website. Let's say I type in a stock to view. Example: AC. Then, from the drop down box I click on "view AC profile".
When I scroll down to the Analysts recommendations box I notice currently there are 3 lines of different colours. Dark green - strong buy Light Green - moderate buy Yellow -Hold . So are these 5i Analysts? and which line should I pay most attention too? The highest one? I would appreciate some assistance in clarifying the lines shown and the degree of importance they play when I am doing my homework here. Thanks, John

Q: Janet Yellen - Federal Reserve - talking about taxing unrealized capital gains - year after year even if you have not sold. Your opinion on this. Now that everyone including young people I know are getting information through Reddit and buying all these risky plays, i.e. Koss, and Gamestop are making a lot of money for new people in the market. Will there be enough to go around for people who just want to buy safe stocks and hold on to them for a period of time? Most of my stocks in this area have gone a fair amount over the past while, whereas these highly promoted risky and shorted stocks - seemed to be skyrocketing and more money will gravitate to them. Your opinion on that?

Q: From what I understand this company is going public in February. Apparently it has been in business since 1973, and is a leader in supplying plastics to the car industry.
Do you have any information about this company, its team, and its past performance??

Thank you
Steve

Q: The IPO for ABC Technologies is upcoming and it is still open for expressions of interest. What are your thoughts on this company based on the prospectus?

Q: Is it possible to create a list of USA and CDN stocks that are heavily shorted if not is there a site that you can refer to?

Thanks for the great service