Asset Allocation

A revenue warning from Hexo Corp. and concerns about a lack of profits in the marijuana sector sparked a massive re-rating of risk by analysts last week with investors making moves to price in heightened risk which caused the sector to experience double-digits losses by week's end. Here is a review of what happened and why. 

We are living in a highly globalized world with U.S. large cap companies generating a high percentage of their profits from abroad. As such, their exposure to a trade war has never been higher and, should tensions continue to rise, we believe we are set for a disaster to happen. It begs the question: "Where should one invest to “trade-proof” one's portfolio?"

An investor won’t learn anything useful by comparing margins of a retailer to the margins of a consumer packaged goods company and, as such, it is imperative that companies within each of the 5 cannabis-related sectors in the industry have their relevant metrics compared directly with each other to provide competent analysis.

Remember, the trend is your friend and now you have an arsenal of such indicators to make an extensive and in-depth assessment of whether you should be buying or selling. If ever there was a “cut and save” investment advisory this article is it. Words: 1579

Historically, junior mining stocks tend to fluctuate between extreme boom and bust cycles and, given that we just completed a major bust cycle, the setup for a major rally in gold stocks is right in front of us. Those with the courage to buy low, and the discipline to sell during a frenzy, could quite possibly realize 10-bagger or even 100-bagger returns that could be worth a million dollars or more. Hold on to your hat!

The World Gold Council data shows that...26% of 2018 gold demand was for investment purposes while another 15% was demanded by central banks. Against that backdrop, there are three arguments for holding gold in a portfolio:

Beating the S&P 500 is so difficult that the index outperforms most active money managers but Warren Buffett has consistently done so. Over the last 30 years BRK.A has had an average annualized total return of 14.9%, while the S&P 500 has returned 9.4%.

The Dow:Gold ratio is a powerful tool in order to determine major turnarounds in the DJIA and/or gold so, if you are heavily into equities, this article should make you very nervous.

It’s natural and even prudent for an investor to wonder if a particular asset is a good investment or not and that’s especially true for silver, since it’s such a small market and doesn’t carry the same gravitas as gold. At this point in history, however, there are 10 compelling reasons to add physical silver to your portfolio.

With the stock market seemingly reaching new highs every day, should we worry about a crash that puts an end to the party? If so, how should investors prepare? Let us explain.