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Q: My portfolio is currently down between 30% to 50% on the above stocks in a cash account. Which stocks would you recommend selling to harvest tax losses today and what quality names would you replace them with that have been similarly beaten down you believe will more likely recover losses because of valuation or other reasons.
Read Answer Asked by Eric on May 26, 2021
Q: I'm looking for tax-loss proxy ideas for GH and TTD.
Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on May 17, 2021
Q: Given Apple is restricting personal information flow used by advertizers, hence the Facebook, Google wars, are these companies detrimentally affected? If so, which company would suffer most and which least?
Read Answer Asked by Jeffrey on May 14, 2021
Q: With the recent sector rotation from growth/tech and rising interest rate concerns, are there a few Canadian and US companies you feel have been seriously oversold? Please indicate basement level pricing we should keep an eye out for.
Read Answer Asked by Robert on May 14, 2021
Q: One of the largest tech crashes .com bubble in the Nortel days took years for these companies that survived to get back to where they were. The same thing is happening today probably on a smaller scale. Would it not be better to get out of these and into something else or into cash as they just fall day in and day out? Or, do you think by the end of the summer will they have bottomed out and have some encouraging results? Waiting for your guidance. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on May 13, 2021
Q: Just wanted to confirm your earlier answer on TTD . With those numbers I find it hard to believe there isn't some other reason for the stampede for the door . An 18% drop on good numbers and outlook makes me think there has to be some negative news out there somewhere that a whole bunch of investors can see .... It makes no sense to me, and if there is no news it sure looks like an opportunity to step into a stock I have been following for a while ......Your thoughts ?
Read Answer Asked by Garth on May 10, 2021
Q: I'm looking to reduce the overall amount of positions. Of my tech names which would you suggest selling?

From what I can gather you prefer NVDA to AMD and would suggest one of either SHOP or LSPD. Is this accurate? Other suggestions or ideas to pair down?

Thank you very much
Read Answer Asked by Stefan on April 28, 2021
Q: I am up 145% on TTD (thanks!) and it is now 10% of my portfolio. Should I sell 25% or 50% of it, and if so, what should I buy to replace it? My other US tech holdings are PINS, VEEV, ICHR, PLTR, AMZN, FB, APPL. My US tech is the largest part of my growth sector, is there hole to fill in my list?
Read Answer Asked by Kim on April 27, 2021
Q: I'm looking at the rebound in these tech and consumer discretionary stocks and wondering whether you have a preference for some of these companies over others. Could you please rank your favourites based on risk/reward to buy now, and would you recommend trading any to exchange for others? I have holdings in most.

Thanks for your thoughtful review.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on April 13, 2021
Q: Hello,

I sold my shares in Alphabet a few months back (which I now regret!) and have some U.S. cash sitting in my RRSP account. I have purchased SBUX and MSFT but want to add some U.S. holdings. I am near retirement, however have a DB pension plan so I can tolerate average to above average risk. I would appreciate your suggestions.

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Sue on April 09, 2021
Q: What do you think of these stocks long term 3 yrs. Buy , Sell or Hold ?
Read Answer Asked by Frank on April 07, 2021
Q: Can you please compare and contrast the pros and cons of investing in each of these stocks in the ad space? How would you rank them from a valuation, risk, and upside perspective? thanks
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on April 01, 2021
Q: I'm down ~15-20% on these names and contemplating a tax loss swap.
For each of these, do you think there are suitable proxies or are they are hard to replace?
For FLNT in particular, I'm considering dumping it all together, so a similarly battered small-cap name you think will perform better will work as well.
Finally, when it comes to tax-loss selling, do you have a rule of thumb on the % down a name should be before it makes sense, or it's generally situation dependant?
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on March 29, 2021
Q: This has broken through support levels and is really acting badly. What is your
view on it given the Google news - still think its worth holding - or broken ?
Also TTD is similarly affected - any concerns
Read Answer Asked by Scott on March 25, 2021
Q: I became aware of this stock reading questions and answers and it has dropped quite a lot in the last little while. I am under water. Is this just market related or are there other issues with this company? Other stocks I have researched PUBM (Pubmatic)similar to Trade Desk, FIVN and GRWG (pot stock) - have been recommended by others - your thoughts and could you please rate them. Thank you again from a long term member
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on March 10, 2021
Q: I currently have full positions in BAM.A, GSY, WMT, VEEV with half positions in CRWD, KXS, TTD, U, and VZ. Are you comfortable with this portfolio? I am contemplating reducing KXS or removing U with ATZ, LMT, AC or MG. I'd appreciate your thoughts on any necessary adjustments to make at this time.
Read Answer Asked by Matthew on March 08, 2021
Q: The markets have been very nasty to some favorites in the past week or so. Can you recommend one or two companies or funds that you think have really been hit unrealistically hard? Your opinion would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Danny-boy on March 05, 2021
Q: What is your interpretation of Google's announcement of changes to third party cookies and their effects on online advertisers? From my amateur perspective this looks like an existential risk to the sector and either this or future changes could eliminate them; and google is both a competitor and market regulator via browsing interface standards.
Any guidance is appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on March 04, 2021
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