A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert (A Commentary)
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What happens to my stocks when the company is bought out? There are two scenarios. One is that you get shares of the acquiring company instead. This way is often used if the purchasing company's stock is overvalued. The second way is that you get straight cash, the method used often when the purchasing company's stock is undervalued.
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Picks from 5i Research. The upcoming throne speech should not affect how people manage their portfolio since it would just be a guess on what might happen. Infrastructure companies should benefit from increased spending on large scale projects. Tax rates and rules are not expected to change. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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Big financial research institutions drive markets; the Fed doesn't as it appeared today after Powell's comments. These big companies hold morning meetings to pitch certain stocks as buys and hold and occasionally sells. Covid changed the way the US does business. E-commerce has soared. FedEx, for example, has soared on delivery packages because of e-commerce spikes. But this is a zero-sum gain for those thriving sectors. A FedEx exec said in an investors' call because spending has shifted from the service industry into other sectors like goods. Is the US turning into a manufacturing economy or the service industry is in a downturn (temporarily)?
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Why did the Nasdaq sell off today? It sold because investors sold their FANG stocks and bought the IPO, Snowflake, which turned out to be the most successful software IPO in Wall Street history. Problem is, we're facing a flurry of tech IPOs this fall and we will see more of this sudden tech selling. (The only big tech name that didn't get hit today was Salesforce.) The buying is healthy for these tech IPOs, but unhealthy for tech stocks as a whole. Beware.
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While most stocks are flat or down, big tech has gotten ahead of themselves, so the recent sell-off was needed. Her picks today will be defensive. Ahead, there is Covid uncertainty with lockdowns possible and the looming U.S. election. Defensives include income stocks and consumer staples whose valuations are far more reasonable than the momentum stocks. We saw a very fast recovery this year. It's difficult to time the market. if you had sold at the (March) bottom, it's hard to chase and get back in. Six months after March, some highs have surpassed those March highs. She owns financially sound companies, even though their share prices may drop in the near term, but will ride out this storm and come out well in the end.
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Federal Reserve. He doesn't think the Feds will do much at their meeting this week. However, there is talk about the huge liquidity that they have put into the economy. Yield curve control and long term low interest rates will be a focus. Europe and Japan have been doing similar quantitative easing and yet they do not have markets at all time highs. If we look closer, we see that the rise is mainly due to FANG stocks and not the general market.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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Educational Segment. There has been a massive amount of small investors playing the option markets. There has been hedge buying that has propelled stocks up. Although there is a lot of exciting developments in tech, earnings growth has not kept up with stock price. There is rampant speculation from non-institutional investors on companies like Apple. We must wait for pullbacks. He would write a put for $80 a year from now for Apple to be paid while you wait.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAUnknown
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Market. The party is not over on these giant FANG stocks. Those that cater to working away from the office will do well. He does not think companies are pulling employees back into the office in great numbers. Multiples on tech stocks around the world are high. The sector has done incredibly well globally. Canadian tech stocks have done well, although the oil sector has not. There could be a directionless market until the US election, while infection rates will go up. You are going to see a lot more volatility in the markets. The VIX makes it look like people are complacent, but in fact they are worried. You may see pullbacks.
Paul Harris, CFAUnknown
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Oil Sector and Impact from E-cars. He thinks they will continue to grow over the next little while. TSLA-Q is not the only one. GM, Ford and all the majors are coming out with electric vehicles. Tesla has grabbed the imagination of consumers. He thinks E-cars will be more and more of the auto industry. It is hard to recommend getting out of the oil business just because of E-cars. The oil curve is still in co tango. Hydro carbons are not going away tomorrow.
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Picks from 5i Research. We saw a sharp sell-off in March and the tech sector recently sold off by up to 10%. It’s hard to predict when the next correction might come. We might see more volatility because of the US elections, but 5i does not expect a sharp correction. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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Stock splits Some believe that stock splits create value, but that's not true. Splits allow retail investors to enter, because shares are more affordable to newbie investors. Tesla and Apple are examples where existing shareholders sold a few shares after the split. The time to buy would have been a little time after the split, the post-split pullback, and not immediately when there is a new influx of buyers, as we saw recently.
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Year to date, 30 stocks are up more than 100% and another 90 stocks are up more than 40%. However, none of the big 5 have gone up by 100%. The 5 top stocks are up because of speculation from better margins, faster sales and earning growths and less debt. The market is probably stretched. The bond yields will probably go higher. Equities are technically overbought. Trading below the 50-day moving average would signal a correction of around 11%.
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The correction may last over 1-2 months, but stocks should rise over the course of the year. There is no other alternative because of low yields from bonds. Stocks offer a compelling argument against bonds or short-term money. Looking at price to earnings growth, the big names are still at reasonable levels.
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Picks from 5i Research. Today’s picks include Canadian technology as well as a Brookfield fund. The Nasdaq has tumbled whereas the TSX saw a lift to finish off the week on a high note. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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Volatile markets these days. Tech started strong today then fell. But this volatility won't last. New investors who jumped in will get a rude awakening this month and bow out. When stocks go down, they go down hard. That's why you need to hold cash....Housing has been strong given low rates and government support. Will Lennar turn offices into houses, given the flight to the suburbs? Drug stocks have been horrendous lately given political pressure, but everyone is focused on the vaccine race. But how do you make big money off the vaccine if governments will limit that cost? The market badly needs another stimulus package, which will lift this market doldrum.
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