Q: I'd appreciate your thoughts on when to throw in the towel for stocks in taxable accounts. When companies in my registered accounts plateau or backslide, it's an easy decision to move on. I find it much more challenging to sell previously profitable stocks in taxable accounts. By way of example, at one point, I was up some 150% with TFII. That has now slid to just over 100% and it appears it will be a while until this cyclical stock recovers. In instances such as this, do you advise patience...or taking the tax hit and moving onto a company that has a clearer growth profile going forward? Thank you.
5i Research Answer:
We always find it difficult to 'leave' a long term winner and generally if it is not the company...