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Afghanistan. This will be a political problem for Biden. It makes it harder for him to get other agendas to move forward with spending. It may be one of the reasons why the Feds have been cautious about unwinding and tapering.
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Hurricane Ida and oil. Bullish on energy from a trading position. Disruption of supply is a positive factor for prices. OPEC reaffirms there is more supply coming. There has been underinvestment and the market may be surprised as to how high oil prices can remain.
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US Job Report. It will be another couple reports before the jobs lost will be recovered. There is a labour shortage and investment in technology will be part and parcel of the transformation for those low end unskilled jobs.
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China will be the biggest economy in the world one day. You do want exposure to this big market. Weakness is an opportunity to add to this.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Exposure to copper, aluminium and steel names. One of his favourites. With copper and other metals pulling back, it could be good to add. Has not sold any yet. It can probably go significantly higher. The greening of the world and electrification will benefit.
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Right now, you are getting more yield from the market. Once markets go down, having covered call exposure is not ideal. After a major market decline, it is not the best thing to hold however. Adding more to pure dividend holdings than ZPAY. However, if you want to play defence, then it is one of the more defensive ways to go.
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Getting about 50% US, 25% Canada and then 22% international developed markets, with the rest in emerging markets. Canada is however 3% of the global index. It is overweight Canada. If you think Canadian banks and energy will lead, then it is okay. Value is far more in the international markets than US large caps.
COMMENT
Would start emerging markets exposure through a broad exposure is a good way to play it. You get a little bit of everything.
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Would start emerging markets exposure through a broad exposure is a good way to play it. You get a little bit of everything.
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Would start emerging markets exposure through a broad exposure is a good way to play it. You get a little bit of everything.
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Educational Segment. A central bank is behind the curve when it does not raise interest rates to keep up with inflation. If we look at the market based expectations of inflation and transitory inflation, the expectations for long-run inflation has not moved. The market still believes in transitory inflation. The treasury cannot issue more bonds and the debt ceiling has been hit. QE and debt monetization will be part of the future and there will be inflation pressure. Financial markets will come under stress in the next few months because of it.
TOP PICK

A leader across the entire communication sector, set top boxes and all the things Rogers and BCE need. They have server farms and cell phones. Management has a strong record of growth, acquisitions and profitability. It generates 25% of its revenue from infrastructure software. The dividend has grown every year. He sees it growing its earnings 10% and its multiple increases 10-15%, it will generate a very nice return per annum for several years. (Analysts’ price target is $529.45)

TOP PICK
It suffered early on in the pandemic. You could double or triple your money due to re-opening. With the delta variant moderating in the US, he thinks the stock will start to come back. (Analysts’ price target is $68.11)
TOP PICK
It has been the most successful large oil company in his career. It has developed a diverse asset base. It has managed the down-turns of the industry extremely well emerging stronger every cycle. Demand for oil will recover with airline travel. (Analysts’ price target is $55.36)
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Dec 01/20, Up 5%) He would buy it again. It is continuing to grow and get more profitable. It is the largest provider of cloud computing and their prime membership base is continuing to grow. He loves it. It is a great long term hold. It could be $1000 higher in another 12 to 18 months.