Markets continue to hang on every word of Beijing-U.S. The trade development, with a report the US and China have agreed to cancel the tariffs on each other in phases that set up a bullish Thursday for stocks.
The truth is that no one even wants to entertain the idea that a big deal will never be done, which can trigger a global recession and bring the beef market to its knees. With that in mind, it's worth checking today's ring from CEO and Investment Investment Officer Vitaliy Katsenelson, who has said that investors need a "terrain" portfolio now more than ever.
In a speech with the financial media group Real Vision, Katsenelson expressed some major concerns about the road ahead for investors ̵
“How do you construct a portfolio for it? You basically want to own companies as if things hit the fan, "he said. That is, high quality companies with "significant competitive advantage, high repetition of revenue, very little debt" and whose business is not related to the health of the economy.
For example, Katsenelson said the portfolio has a lot of exposure to health-care stocks due to growing demand for the services of those companies, which offer predictable cash flows, price strength and solid balance sheets. As a value investor – someone who looks for assets that seem underpriced – he said the health care system fits the bill right now.
The final safe harbor property, gold, is not in that terrain portfolio, but he said they & # 39; warms up to it as they try to figure out the best way to invest. "We're in the world where you have negative interest rates, so suddenly gold doesn't sound like crazy anymore," Katsenelson said. More about his "terrain" portfolio in this podcast.
Katsenelson writes periodically for MarketWatch. His latest views on the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and electric car manufacturer Tesla can be read here.
Market
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S&P
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and Nasdaq
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futures are climbing after that trade development. European markets
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and Asia shares
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also get a lift. The pound
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falls after the Bank of England kept rates unchanged, but revealed that two members voted for a cut.
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Disappointing results from Seaworld theme park
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sends the shares lower. Video game makers Activision Blizzard
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and take-two
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Disney entertainment company
DIS, -0.14%
and action camera manufacturer GoPro
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reports after closing.
Shares to Baidu
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climbs after the Chinese technology group beat revenue forecasts. Roku
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Shares fall after news of a sharply higher loss for the video streaming hardware maker. WW International, formerly Weight Watchers
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Two former employees of the social media platform Twitter
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has been accused of spying for Saudi Arabia. Twitter acknowledged that it cooperated in the criminal investigation.
Governing Google's General Alphabet
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has opened a probe for charges of sexual harassment and mistreatment of leaders. The alphabet confirmed the news in a statement to MarketWatch.
On the data front we get unemployed claims and consumer credit numbers.
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