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Q: Good morning...first thanks for the great year so far...my question is we have about 18% of our portfolio in u.s. stocks...bac - mfst - fisv - ge - csco - utx - td and nvda...if I was to move these to Canadian stock market what stocks would replace them...I also have a complete weighting in your balanced portfolio ... I appreciate your looking into this for us....
Read Answer Asked by gene on April 12, 2017
Q: NVIDIA (nvda) has done very well from November to February but seems to have lost its momentum since. My question is which is the next NVIDIA and in which sector of the semiconductors do uou think it is best to focus ? For instance, any of the followings would you consider most promising or too risky and why ? Applied Material (amat), Broadcom (avgo), KLA-Tencor (klac), Lam Research (lrcx), Microchip Tech (mchp), Micron Tech (mu), OCLARO inc (oclr), ON Semiconductor (on), Skyworks Solutions (swks), Taiwan Semiconductor (tsm), Texas Instrument (txn). Or any other you have in mind outside that list ?

Love the way you work, you are most helpful. Thanks.

Jacques
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on April 06, 2017
Q: For US tech I own NVDA,BIDU, FB and GOOG. BIDU has been underperforming and I am wondering about your opinion of it from a growth perspective. I am considering selling it and adding to the others.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on March 16, 2017
Q: Hi Peter et al
I’m overweight in the technology sector due to significant growth (20% of portfolio) and am thinking of trimming. I currently have ENGH, CSU, AAPL, NVDA and GOOG in fairly equal weighting. I’m not sure whether to sell one of these outright, or just trim one or two back. I’d appreciate your thoughts. With the proceeds, I am considering adding CGNX to my Industrials, which currently includes SIS, WSP and NFI. Do you think CGNX would be a good addition, or can you suggest another CDN or U.S. stock to add in this sector? Thanks so much!
Read Answer Asked by Lois on March 08, 2017
Q: In answer to another reader's question, you recently recommended the following 4 US tech stocks (NVDA, QCOM, GOOG, CGNX) and four US industrials (FLIR, LLL, UTX, ITRI).

If you had to narrow it down to two in each of these categories (tech and industrials), which would you pick at this time?
Read Answer Asked by Carla on February 13, 2017
Q: I have listed the tech stocks I currently own. As much as I like all of them, I am very over-weight in that sector and need to re-balance my portfolio. I think I should sell 3 of them. Which 3 would you suggest?

Thank you, Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on January 11, 2017
Q: I am just looking to expand my breadth of knowledge in the 'self driving car space.' With the exception of Texas Instruments (which I already own). Are there any other companies with exposure to this area that look like interesting investments?

Thank you,
Read Answer Asked by Liam on January 06, 2017
Q: This is the thesis you offered in early July, on NVDA. It is really about gaming and virtual reality. Its chips have one of the best reputations for speed and quality, both very necessary for these industries. Itis expensive at 25X earnings, but growth should be 40%+ this year. It has $3 billion in cash and generates very strong free cash flow. Revenue growth looks good and it has a solid record (7/8) of beating earnings estimates. It looks like chip applications are widening, as NVDA is also showing good growth from the data centre industry. Autonomous cars are another growing market for the company. It pays a small dividend and we think it is very well managed."

I'm having a very difficult time seeing that anything has changed. If anything, NVDA should be on the cusp of something even better, and yet the Citron thesis says "all the easy money has been made." How can this be? If the easy money has been made, that would suggest that NVDA will be grinding to a halt soon, and yet with the ever-increasing demand for all the areas of technology it covers, I'm at a loss on Citron's approach.

Notwithstanding your usual advice that there are always two-sides to a trade, there still has to be someone who is "more right" ... and I think it's you, and the position you offered in July. Is this still worth a 3 year hold ... my ultimate time frame for this particular account.

Thanks as ever. Happy New Year! ... Thanks for another great year of superlative service!!





Read Answer Asked by Sylvia on January 03, 2017