Today, The Panic-Proof Portfolio (Stockchase Research) and Cole Kachur commented about whether NCNO-Q, AMD-Q, CRM-N, IFC-T, FFH-T, BA-N, SQ-N, MG-T, ERIC-Q, ULTA-Q, BAM.A-T, ZWB-T, ARKK-N, CPG-T, XIU-T, ABX-T, FTS-T, LSPD-T, DND-T, PE-N, VRSN-Q, LLNW-Q, IMVT-Q are stocks to buy or sell.
In an unloved sector, but this offers a fine dividend yield with upside. Emera, too. If the TSX moves upward, then FTS will underperform, but if we move sideways, this stock will do relatively well in comparison. Also, very cold weather like now helps these utilities. A boring, but core name. All told, this should return you 8-10%.
An ETF to buy? There are so many ETFs, so it depends what you're looking for. XIU offers growth and income for retirees. This is a core holding for any investors. There's also a BMO utilities ETF offering a yield and upside. Also, a Canadian bank ETF from any vendor will give you income and growth, like ZWB-T. An ETF reduces volatility vs. owning individual stocks.
Its portfolio manager has outperformed the index for a number of years. However, he hears concerns about the Ark ETFs in general is the amount of inflows of around $50 billion; as funds get bigger they have trouble exceeding return expectations. ARKK is a core strategy that he likes. Ark will continue to have new ideas for ETFs, maybe space exploration. Michael Barry (of the Big Short) is shorting these Ark funds, but long term they should return well because innovation is here to stay. But ARKK is pricey now, given holdings like Tesla. Wait for a better entry point.
(A Top Pick Sep 02/20, Up 35%) It was part of his barbell strategy. At the time, the economy was going to recover. Now, it's happening a lot more in the US than Canada. Ulta has done well selling via e-commerce, and a strategy partnership with Target moved the stock up. The core market is here to stay and Ulta will likely continue to outperform.