COMMENT
Nasdaq? He owned a short Nasdaq ETF as a hedge for a while. Now that there is blue sky for the technology names, he covered that. He is expecting a pull back soon, so be cautious and patient.
COMMENT
CAD $ ETFs in other countries? It depends on your view of the Canadian dollar. He is not bullish on the CAD. He would not be afraid to buy the US dollar equivalent for other country ETFs. He would caution about being too clever about moving away from the US markets, which have a good thing going.
RISKY
He bought AC in late-March. He thinks that was a mistake as he got his head handed to him. If you are in the camp that things will get better for travel in general (including hotels, ride-sharing, airlines, etc.) this will be a great investment. He would not go in guns a blazing -- take a small position and average in. All bets are off if the cases of COVID continue unabated.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
A great success story out of Montreal. They specialize in hospitality point of sale and their earnings report was very positive. They are doing something right and the adoption of their technology is growing -- over 600,000 merchants use their product. Maybe a little rich today.
COMMENT

QQQ vs XLK? XLK has a large position in MSFT and AAPL, whereas the QQQ is more diversified. To broaden the exposure he might add KWEB that adds exposure into the Asian marketplace, including BABA. He thinks these holdings will continue to crush things.

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QQQ vs XLK? XLK has a large position in MSFT and AAPL, whereas the QQQ is more diversified. To broaden the exposure he might add KWEB that adds exposure into the Asian marketplace, including BABA. He thinks these holdings will continue to crush things.

COMMENT

QQQ vs XLK? XLK has a large position in MSFT and AAPL, whereas the QQQ is more diversified. To broaden the exposure he might add KWEB that adds exposure into the Asian marketplace, including BABA. He thinks these holdings will continue to crush things.

HOLD
You will own Canadian utility companies, while they right covered calls. If you think the market is going sideways, it would be a good play. He likes the dividends utilities spit out. Yield 7.8%
WAIT
The uncertainty around bank stocks are only up about half of the general market from the March lows. There are credit concerns and fears of write-downs. He would advise to wait to see how earnings shake out. The dividend is pretty safe as the group payout ratio is only about 71%. The banks will have to prove to stakeholders they have compassion on loan forgiveness. Starting March 26 the banks will begin to show earnings.
TOP PICK
They make speakers for the home connected to the internet. Their marketing has brought new buyers in sound bars and smart speakers. He thinks it is a great opportunity. Their revenues have jumped 400%. There were rumours they might be a take out target in the next year. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $11.93)
TOP PICK
He has owned this for some time now. They are in cleaning, sanitizing and waste management. Bill Gates owns a big chunk of their shares. Yield 0.94% (Analysts’ price target is $187.86)
TOP PICK

It has already rising over 160% this year. Its time is now. He likes how analysts see this on an Amazon type of trajectory, with revenues about to soar. They are partnering with Facebook. It is exploring entering into commercial payments beyond the mom and pop type entities he thinks. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $715.11)

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Market. They EU is going to back a Euro bond. It is yet more effort from government to put unprecedented support behind the response to COVID-19. The world is awash in debt and they are throwing more debt at it. They will eventually have to monetize it. There is the battle between the US and China and between China and Hong King and these are just more hurtles to get over. China has dropped its economic growth plan.
COMMENT
Bonds. There is not much yield left anywhere in the world and if you factor in inflation, you have negative yield. Once we get through the deflationary effect of COVOD over a year or more, we are going to have a massive run of inflation. The Fed is planning on buying all bonds above a certain amount. The bond market will be owned by the Fed.
BUY
They do a screening and pick some of the best companies in the US. They write puts on the stocks they want and take the yield back. On stocks they own, they write calls on them at higher prices. It is a strategy he really loves. See the BMo web site.