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Q: Given the current debate between the merits of commodity and tech stocks, just for fun, who do you think wins the following hypothetical stock picking contest? Total return.

"Chip" has picked CSU, KXS, DSG, OTEX, LSPD, TIXT, TOI, NVEI, CTS and TCS. "Rocky" has picked TECK.B, LUN, AEM, CMMC, NTR, CNQ, ARX, TOU, WCP, TVE.

I would like to know your opinion for 1 year from now and for 2 years from now. Who wins and would it be a close or a wide margin?
Read Answer Asked by Dan on February 22, 2022
Q: Like many people. I'm currently down quite a bit on a lot of growth stocks even though I bought them well below their all-time highs. For example, I'm down 50% on PYPL, 45% on Roku, 35% on Shop.

I have decades before retirement (and I do have a pretty balanced portfolio) so I'm not worried about my investments over the long-term, but it still hurts to see quite a bit of my positions so deep in the red.

I know it's impossible to predict (and it's always possible that some of these growth stocks will never recover), but in your experience how long do you think we could reasonably expect it to take before some of these growth stocks recover?

For example do you think it's reasonable for us to expect it to take 3 years, 5 years, 10 years for the above mentioned stocks (like PYPL, ROKU, SHOP) to recover?
Read Answer Asked by Patrick on February 22, 2022
Q: Hi team,
Given the tensions around Russia and Ukraine and the increased likelihood that we may see a war in Ukraine, what sectors do you think would be less likely to see a negative impact from this conflict? Are there sectors that may benefit if we do see war in Ukraine?

Appreciate your insight on this.
Paula
Read Answer Asked by Paula on February 22, 2022
Q: Hi Team;
I know that you often say “no one rings a bell at the bottom” but I do seem to recall some time ago you suggested a number of indicators one could watch for? One of them might have had to do with intra-day reversals, and maybe another was volume related?
Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Stephen R. on February 22, 2022
Q: I have very little exposure to staples and industrials in my portfolio, which is mainly composed of ETFs. What do you think of these companies, which are all rated outperform by RBC? Is KPT a good proxy for staples? If not, what would you suggest? Please rate the other three in the industrials category in order of preference. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Paul W on February 22, 2022
Q: Hi,
In recent weeks so many blue chip/ growth companies stock has fallen any where from 5% to 40%. That includes PYPL, SQ, BABA SHOP etc. These are growth names and were trading at high multiple. But there are some stocks but are not trading at that high multiple, consistently paying dividend like DHR, AMT, APD are also down. I understand it because its market. My question is how much ( say 20% or 30% price drop from its high) drop is considered a good value and a time to deploy fresh capital for a small investor. I keep my US$ portfolio of 10 to 12 stocks.
I will appreciate your views.
Thanks
Piyush
Read Answer Asked by Piyush on February 22, 2022
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