COMMENT
Tech portfolio.

He owns MSFT, but getting a bit pricey based on valuation. Also AMZN and AAPL, neither is too pricey. GOOG is a name to look at. AMZN is rebounding and in a clear uptrend. On his radar is FTNT.

He's very careful of the tech market. We had a pretty decent run until a month ago, but now rotation out of tech. If you look at the S&P Tech sector, it's trading around 7.1x price to sales. 10-year average is 4.5x. Years 1999-2000, it was around 7.5x or so, and then the S&P Tech index dropped 83%. Not that that's going to happen, but we need to be aware of valuations in the tech space in general.

See his Top Picks.

HOLD

Loves the dividend of 6.75%, happy to hold. Share price has been tough lately, as with most telcos. In a rising rate environment, these dividends look less attractive. Hopefully, these names will look better in 2024 with lower rates.

WATCH

Prominent names. Be careful of the valuations of NASDAQ, as the average PE is 38x on this ETF, average price to sales is 4.3x. Makes sense as part of a portfolio, but watch the valuation.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jul 27/22, Up 9%)

Clear definite uptrend channel. Clear leader in the e-commerce space, with unparalleled scale. Advertising is very high margin. AWS cloud is growing well. Growing popularity of Amazon Prime can't be understated, very strong ecosystem. Still sees revenue growing 12-13% YOY for several years. Not a pricey name.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jul 27/22, Up 8%)

Exited, and allocated proceeds to UNH, as it's a better performer, larger scale. He also had concerns over customer concentration. Not expensive at 12x forward earnings plus 1.7% yield.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jul 27/22, Up 1%)

2023 has been disappointing compared to 2022. Still seeing 15% free cashflow yield. Yield is 5.3%. OPEC+ are actively trying to keep oil price high. Economic and population growth will result in long-term demand against a backdrop of limited supply. 

COMMENT
Oil plays.

Many ways to play the sector. He owns SU and CNQ. There are also US names such as XOM. You want to have a few names, as each of them will have its own issues with management, safety, and the like.

HOLD
Take profits?

Very few competitors, and those types of names tend to perform well long-term. Largest grocery retailer, so procures good prices and controls distribution. Shoppers Drug Mart provide lots of earnings. Loyalty programs doing well. As a consumer staple, won't participate with more cyclical names. Defensive part of your portfolio. If you're up nicely, you could take some profits.

HOLD

Done well, 52-week high today. Nice yield of 5.15%. Growth probably mid-high single digits. Somewhat diversified. Prefers MFC, as it's cheaper on price to book and is more diversified, plus Asian exposure gives it more growth potential. Insurers usually do well in this type of environment. Nothing wrong with it.

HOLD

Rising interest rates make its dividend yield less attractive. Hopefully rates will fall sometime next year, and before that telcos should start to base and move up higher. Interesting place to be for income-seeking investors. Yield is 6%.

HOLD

Valuation is not pricey at 1.36x PEG ratio. Clear leader in Search. Good ecosystem. Running on all cylinders. Making higher highs and higher lows since bottoming last October. New 52-week high today. Still upside. September tends to be a weaker month, could be a chance to buy more.

HOLD

Disappointing. Be patient and you'll be rewarded. Stock's at multi-year lows of 17-18x forward PE. Expanded too quickly. Disney+ has not been profitable, box office flops. New CEO will make changes to increase profitability. Parks are benefitting from travel boom. Great franchise name.

WATCH

On fire. AI frenzy has pushed these stocks on price and valuation. Trades at 45x trailing price to sales, 23.6x forward price to sales. Growing quickly, future looks bright, but the valuation is unheard of. There's momentum, so you can hold, but keep an eye on it. He'd prefer names with similar growth rates, but much better valuation. See his Top Picks.

HOLD

Disappointing since Covid. Great pipeline, good drugs that can become blockbusters. Valuation is 11x forward earnings, 6.5x trailing. Stock is basing around $35 support levels of 2020-21, and he's watching closely. Don't sell now. While you wait, you're getting a pretty decent yield of 4.5%.

TOP PICK

Cutting-edge semiconductor technology. Provides equipment to TSM, Samsung, and INTC. Trades at 9.9x price to sales. Compare that to NVDA. Dominant in the space. The one behind the scenes to create the technology for AI, 5G, and cloud computing. Strong revenue expansion and ROIC. Good earnings growth. Beat expectations and boosted guidance. Yield is 0.91%.

(Analysts’ price target is $760.57)