Q: Technology
The following report was published this am by TD Waterhouse, and I although I have similar confidence I was wondering if you agree. Also what else would you recommend, I currently have ESL which is performing quite well, was considering Kxs and would this be appropriate for an RRSP. Should we be considering a US holding
I look forward to your usual excellent response.
"The technology sector has, in our view, taken over market leadership within the
broader U.S. equity market. Not only do we see relative price strength in the S&P
500 Technology large-cap sector, but also in the S&P 600 Technology small-cap
sector. Other growth sectors do not exhibit this wide breadth in relative price
strength. This has become most evident in the healthcare sector, which has lost
market leadership, in our view, and in the consumer discretionary, where small-cap
names are exhibiting very poor relative price strength. In addition, the technology
sector has historically been highly insulated from potentially rising interest rates
and higher commodity prices, unlike consumer stocks. It also has less relative
sensitivity to a rising U.S. dollar. We continue to take the view that the market is
closely following the sector rotations of the later 1990s — a period when the
technology sector dominated performance (also in a rising U.S. dollar and interest
rate environment). We would not expect the technology sector to enter into a
speculative bubble as we saw at the end of that cycle, but we do expect its relative
strength to continue. We are well overweight technology in both our large- and
small-cap model portfolios.
Following its positive Q4/F15 results (year-end September) and the
subsequent upward revisions to F2016 ($3.43 to $3.47) and F2017 ($3.62 to
$3.75) consensus EPS estimates, we are raising our position in CGI Group
Inc. (GIB.A-T, $56.90) to 3.0% from 1.9%".
The following report was published this am by TD Waterhouse, and I although I have similar confidence I was wondering if you agree. Also what else would you recommend, I currently have ESL which is performing quite well, was considering Kxs and would this be appropriate for an RRSP. Should we be considering a US holding
I look forward to your usual excellent response.
"The technology sector has, in our view, taken over market leadership within the
broader U.S. equity market. Not only do we see relative price strength in the S&P
500 Technology large-cap sector, but also in the S&P 600 Technology small-cap
sector. Other growth sectors do not exhibit this wide breadth in relative price
strength. This has become most evident in the healthcare sector, which has lost
market leadership, in our view, and in the consumer discretionary, where small-cap
names are exhibiting very poor relative price strength. In addition, the technology
sector has historically been highly insulated from potentially rising interest rates
and higher commodity prices, unlike consumer stocks. It also has less relative
sensitivity to a rising U.S. dollar. We continue to take the view that the market is
closely following the sector rotations of the later 1990s — a period when the
technology sector dominated performance (also in a rising U.S. dollar and interest
rate environment). We would not expect the technology sector to enter into a
speculative bubble as we saw at the end of that cycle, but we do expect its relative
strength to continue. We are well overweight technology in both our large- and
small-cap model portfolios.
Following its positive Q4/F15 results (year-end September) and the
subsequent upward revisions to F2016 ($3.43 to $3.47) and F2017 ($3.62 to
$3.75) consensus EPS estimates, we are raising our position in CGI Group
Inc. (GIB.A-T, $56.90) to 3.0% from 1.9%".
