
Vice President and Partner at Campbell Lee & Ross
Member since: Jan '12 · 2215 Opinions
He bought at $146 and trimmed it earlier this year. In mining, he prefers the royalties. FNV carries no debt and benefits from new mines coming online without taking operating risk. Historically, metals stocks get traded and do little, but in the past two years have moved up a lot. These stocks are vulnerable to rolling over here.
For new money, telcos (as well as REITs and other sectors) have been hit as interest rates keep rising. The telcos, though, have aleady cut dividends, so they are relatively defensive. Getting more income into your portfolio now makes sense. So these sectors act like a bond proxy, which are buys.
The fear was that AI would kill companies, including this one, but the reality is that companies like this will adopt and include AI. He likes Adobe, though it's business is somewhat at risk. While he's not excited by this space, those AI fears are overblown. If you're down on Adobe, take a tax loss, but look what happens in 6-12 months and follow the reporting.