A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert (A Commentary)
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The caller asked whether money managers can use ETFs to beat indexes. There is always the option to go with actively managed ETFs that try to beat the index. The other aspect is asset allocation. ETFs allow money managers to move easily between stocks and bonds instead of liquidating and buying numerous equities. This makes it easier to change allocations and maximize returns.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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Canadian dollar. If the constraint of oil supply gets squeezed, we can see the Canadian dollar higher. Fair value is around 75 cents but it is obviously higher right now.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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Educational Segment. Looking at moving averages and market breadth. It's important to look at how many stocks are participating in the rally. Market breadth is telling us what the current quality is like. Looking at the moving averages within the S&P 500, we are seeing a pullback coming soon. However, when is the important question. We are seeing market breadth lessening and so this indicates retracement. This week, if the S&P 500 does not close above the 50 day moving average, then it will be closer to the 200 day average. Don't chase the bounce today.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. 5i doubts there will be a big crash soon. There is always a possibility of a correction. However, in general, corporate earnings are fine, interest rates remain low and the world is awash in cash right now. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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Risk vs. reward during Covid short-selling craze: does this mean a new risk to markets? Ask, is it systemic risk or any other risk? He isn't worried; we can handle with this rationally.... Semiconductor shortage: he had no idea it was coming. A buy during volatile times....Other opportunities lie in tech like Facebook and Etsy...The reopening trade: Disney and Boeing. The latter didn't go down despite a bad quarter....Other bullish themes during volatility: cybersecurity, 5G (Qualcomm), China (don't play it through commodities, but buy Apple, Nike), healthcare (Eli Lilly, Teledoc), e-cars (GM on weakness), housing (Home Depot), clean energy (Plug).
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Market outlook. The vaccines are coming slower than we would like. It is a persistent virus but it is a natural event. In terms of the Reddit frenzy, we have seen this before but not to the same extent. He got lucky and sold into this rally for BB. Robinhood had to suspend to ensure solvency. Buyer beware when the market itself is threatened.
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Robinhood. People are engaged now and after 2008, there was virtually no retail investors. They are slowly coming back, and more liquidity is a good thing. Democratization of ideas is also a good thing. The market mechanism is to find truth. Stories can persist for a while but it will reflect the truth eventually. Hopefully people won't be burnt too badly.
Greg NewmanUnknown
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. A bear market is definitely coming but it’s hard to say when. It is a natural part of markets. A crash is not expected, but a market correction is normal. The short squeeze is not healthy but it is only a small sub-section of the market. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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What's trends are catching your eye? Condo market is quite different than publicly traded real estate. CAR, for example, is focused on the upper tier suburban market that isn't competing with condo rents. Condo rents are being affected by a shutdown in population growth. Return of immigration and foreign students will make a big difference to the condo market downtown. In the meantime, apartment REITs such as CAR are well positioned.
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What about retail trends? Retail properties need to reinvent themselves, and this will take a lot of capital. First quarter will be choppy. More store closures than last year. He's staying away from retail. Winners continue to be logistics and industrial warehouse real estate. There's growth there. Consumer hasn't stopped shopping; they're just shopping differently.
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The current mega short squeeze (i.e. Gamestop): this could mean the tail end of a bubble market, though not in every area of the current market. Also, people have money to spend these days, so these buy stocks in apps like Robinhood. The retail investor used to buy ETFs, but now they buy specific stocks, which worries regulators and institutions. There's no clarity in terms of regulation about Reddit (which is the origin of this short squeeze).
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. In regards to the short squeeze on Gamestop, the failure of a couple hedge funds is not going to bring down the whole market. The weakness is popular stocks is fairly short lived. The situation does not change economic fundamentals asides from increased volatility short term. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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The short squeeze propelling Gamestop and Blackberry There are many similarities to the dotcom bubble. We have seen this movie before. But it's rich that these hedge funds are calling foul on chat groups beating them on their own game. That said, these stocks are speculative, not investments. He invests. Gamestop and BB don't have net income, so this is blue-sky. However, he has a soft spot for people sticking it the hedge funds.
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We can never know with certainty what might pop the bubble. If you look back 20 years, and the excess in the dot com bubble, we see similar things. While all good, there are evidences that point to a bubble. Few people recognize it as so however. You never know when it will pop.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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Are ETFs prices valued by their underlying stock values or what investors are willing to pay for the ETF. Futures are some times open during holidays so that is why the S&P500 ETF trading on the TSX gained during the US holiday. In general, ETFs trade very tightly to underlying stocks. There could be slight premiums from time to time.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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