Record close of 2020 i talked yesterday about the stunning market cap gains this year for some names like amazon which has added 674 billion in market cap this year is it out of hand . Is this too much i think its a little too much maybe thats why youre coming to me first. You know i might be a little provocative here and say you can trim this doesnt have to be a digital on off decision of youre all in or all out of tech obviously, tech has fundamental business tail winds propelling the stocks higher. The top five stocks in the s p 500 are 23 . Unless youre used to running a 20 stock portfolio, which most people arent, that means the names are over weight. If you trim them and take two Percentage Points off and bring them down to four Percentage Points, now youre running a 25stock portfolio and youve taken 4 points out of the tech area, you can put it into whether ever you want. You can put it in health care which is on fire Energy Stocks are rolling today. Its okay to say things are h
Information from dan is taking these new positions in the Second Quarter according to his quarterly letter in disney, amazon, alibaba. Well focus on disney first and foremost josh, i just got off phone with dan who told me the following about why they initiated this position he said theres no close second to disney when it comes to an entertainment company. He says they have slate of tent poll releases. We know the titles they have he said some of the commentary,s the narrative of how disney plus is being thought of in the context with netflix its not a winner take all environment. They have to take market he thinks is easily split between those two and some other players. He also, which was interesting as well likened disney to microsoft 7 or eight yea8 years. You have a time old business and youre able in some respects to reinvent yourself. Much as microsoft has done we know how well that stock has done lately. He seems a similar scenario for shares of disney josh, let me get your ta
Storm here now insurers bracing for damage claim as millions remain without power along eastern United States it is thursday august 5 on cnbc. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome from wherever you may be watching thank you for joining us good morning there are so many big stories to get to everything updated it is looking like this one could be too look at that futures could be higher across the board. The nasdaq making a record fifth straight positive day and 30th for the year. Nasdaq up 32 year to date not just technology. Retail surging the sector etf xrt hitting a high since back before the pandemic stocks and bonds go up yields hit a record low. Closing at a record low 0. 5 we are at 0. 525. Truly amazing. Mortgage rates could tick lower again. Gold stays red hot closing above 2,000 for the first time in history. The new nominal record in the past 13 for gold we have a good market stat in the rbi that you can wow your friends with at virtual cocktail parties. Tw
Bought bank of america for 12 Straight Days. You own it, what do you think . The stock is still down we like it, we like it for its diversified businesses ive been wrong for the last, you know, year owning this stock, but as we get forward to i think closer to a normal market, whenever thats going to be, bank of of me and j. P. Morgue aren in a good place. They have a lot of businesses and are trading when you look at the market at a very cheap value. Yeah, the catalysts are not there yes. He as got a good position in it. Jo he, 12 Straight Days, right . Stocks up 8 in that time frame, maybe giving it a bit of a jump start, 337 million they know own almost 12 of the outstand, should investors following the oracle into bac and maybe the banks more broadly . Well, i mean, colt he could buy it for another 12 days he cant fix the headwinds you know im in pmorgan. Thats the one bank in the best in breed the reasoning behind why i am not in that is just the significant consumer exposure that
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