He does not generally buy ETFs. Gold producers have a long history of messing up their own good fortune. There are often operational disconnects between the share price and bullion prices. He would prefer to play gold with GLD-N. He feels doing so creates a good hedge against other asset classes. If we head into recessionary pressures, holding GLD-N could play well. Don't hold more than 5-6% of your portfolio in gold.
He does not generally buy ETFs. Gold producers have a long history of messing up their own good fortune. There are often operational disconnects between the share price and bullion prices. He would prefer to play gold with GLD-N. He feels doing so creates a good hedge against other asset classes. If we head into recessionary pressures, holding GLD-N could play well. Don't hold more than 5-6% of your portfolio in gold.
Write downs caused by Amazon? He holds this in the large cap portfolio. The macro issues surrounding trade issues with China has impacted them. They will no longer be shipping for Amazon, but it was only a couple of percentages points of their business. He is excited about their involvement in e-commerce. Their cost model is highly adjustable to new technology -- like autonomous vehicles. It is trading at the lowest valuation metrics in the past two decades. He thinks this is transitory for the most part.
There are lots of cross currents with this one. An Apple settlement in April helped the stock price. A court ruling that the company's royalty strategy was illegal and now up the air again. Now China stealing intellectual property from them could be harmful as well.