A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert (A Commentary)
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Bonds. With interest rates so low, bonds now are yielding very little. There is virtually no return after inflation. It is a problem for retirees. The central bank is also seeking more inflation, which is a big problem for bonds. Dividend yielding stocks are okay to replace bonds only if you can handle volatility.
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Volatility. The stock market is not reflecting what is going on in the real economy. This is largely due to central bank stimulus and speculation. The froth is coming off, but how low it goes is hard to say. He does not think there will be a major recession however. The correction may last a couple months, especially with election uncertainty.
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Educational Segment. The death of RBG is the latest wrinkle in the US election. There is litigation against the Republicans making it difficult to vote. There were negotiations for a support plan, but the new appointment issue will be the new focus. This means there might be no stimulus bill before the election. There may be testing at around half of the market rally.
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Picks from 5i Research. Today’s sell off most likely comes from concerns over increasing virus numbers in Europe. There is also a shift out of tech stocks which has been a trend in the last couple weeks. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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Forget about a lack of further stimulus; there could be a US government shut down next month. Small businesses in restaurants and bars need financial help the most. Many will go out of business. Airlines and the travel sector also need a bail-out. House-buying is booming, but apartment renters are sinking. With the US election looming and Trump threatening to immediately replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, there are jitters among investors, enough that he urges them to hold (not sell) stocks.
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The Covid trade We're seeing the Covid trade now, as 17 states see an uptick in cases. Buyers sell anything remotely related to a lockdown, namely bars and restos (Dardens), and buy stocks that, say deliver good, like Dominos, or fill your pantry like Campbell's. Walmart and Amazon will be able to sell online and thrive. Square and Paypal will be used by small businesses. Cybersecurity like Palo Alto are also buys. The stay at home stocks that have been working will continue to do so. We've been through this pattern twice and will continue until a vaccine emerges.
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The current rash of tech IPOs Red hot tech IPOs are killing us, because investors are piling into them, but selling off the tech stocks and pressuring overall markets. New stock is overloading demand. Unity today soared 31% in its IPO today, for example. Some buyers dropped Salesforce and FAANG names, hence the decline in those tech stocks.
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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Picks from 5i Research. The announcement from the Federal Reserve stating that interest rates are to stay low for a while will likely be positive for gold and stocks. Q2 results were pretty good and it should remain strong when the world reopens. The "anything is better than cash" mentality from low interest rates is likely to stay for a while. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
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Strategy on oil. Two dynamics at work, inflation and growth, and those dynamics cross and you get 4 regimes. Different asset classes respond differently to the different regimes. Oil does well in rising inflation or accelerating growth. We've had a significant increase in liquidity to fight the pandemic. If suddenly there's a vaccine, commodity prices could take off and overwhelm the opportunity for the economy to grow. So, have a balanced portfolio across the 4 regimes. Make sure it hasn't been thrown out of whack by the disinflationary boom where large tech stocks have come to dominate the market indices.
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Fixed income ETFs. Potential for inflation. Investors should have a solid holding in sovereign bonds. You can add some US bonds like HTD or TLT. If rates fall, something in your portfolio will go up. TIPS in the US are inflation-protected bonds and a nice addition, as they'll respond positively when inflation goes up. XRB, ZRR and XBB in Canada. He'd skew more to the sovereign bonds.
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