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Group 14 - Rama, Aarna, Sid, Mei, Kaitlyn, Iris

Stock Picking Presentation

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Recommendation

Expert Picks

Random Selection

Stocks that experts believed would increase in value.

U.S. and Canadian stocks completely at random.

Benchmark portfolio made up of a 50/50 weighting of two NA stock indices.

Stock Indices

Should we buy stocks on the basis of:

We recommend investing in stock indices because they provide better diversification and lower risk.

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How might this recommendation be affected if the “experts” were to charge you a 1.5% annual fee?

Recommendation

Expert Picks

Random Selection

Stocks that experts believed would increase in value.

U.S. and Canadian stocks completely at random.

Benchmark portfolio made up of a 50/50 weighting of two NA stock indices.

Stock Indices

Should we buy stocks on the basis of:

We recommend investing in stock indices because they provide better diversification and lower risk.

  • Fee reduces overall net returns for expert picks
  • Experts would have to outperform the benchmark by at least 1.5% annually

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Our Expert Portfolio

GE Aerospace

-11.2%

Amazon

-13.2%

Chevron Corp

24.6%

Constellation Software Inc.

-18.3%

General Dynamics Corporation

-4.0%

Restaurant Brands International

4.7%

Aritzia

-11.1%

Lockheed Martin Corporation

8.1%

Verizon

39.5%

Apple

-2.4%

Microsoft Corporation

-20.2%

Bank of Montreal

-2.2%

Expert Stock Picks

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Expert Stock Picks

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Expert Stock Picks

External Events

Interest Rate Uncertainty

Persistent Inflation

Defensive Market Shift

For Example: Verizon (top performer)

616K Subscriber Growth

Broadband growth + strong cash flow

Reliable Dividend

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How were these stocks originally selected? What industries do they represent?

  • Well known companies chosen
  • No expert analysis used
  • Mix of industries
  • Technology: Tesla, Shopify, DoorDash
  • Financial: TD, Manulife
  • Retail: Nike, Lululemon
  • Food: Kraft Heinz, Yum! Brands
  • Health: Biogen, Ventas
  • Entertainment: Disney

Random Stock Pick

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Our Random Portfolio

Walt Disney Company

-16.8%

Biogen Inc.

12.9%

lululemon athletica inc.

-26.4%

Ventas, Inc.

7.1%

Nike, Inc.

-19.7%

Yum! Brands Inc.

-3.0%

Kraft Heinz Company

-11.4%

Manulife Financial Corporation

-8.7%

DoorDash

-27.9%

Shopify Inc.

-27.2%

Tesla

-15.5%

Toronto Dominion Bank

-1.7%

Random Stock Picks

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Together, both indices hold 560 companies between two major economies, much bigger than any 12-stock portfolio

S&P 500

Country: United States

# of Companies:

500 large-cap U.S. firms

Exchange:

NYSE & NASDAQ

Tracked in:

US Dollars (USD)

Sectors:

All 11 GICS sectors

Top Holdings:

Apple, MSFT, Amazon, Nvidia

S&P TSX 60

Country: Canada

# of Companies:

60 large-cap Canadian firms

Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Tracked in:

Canadian Dollars (CAD)

Sectors:

Financials, Energy, Materials

Top Holdings:

RBC, TD, Shopify, CNR

Stock Indices

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Expert Stocks

-0.5% ($461)

Indices

-5.0% ($4,992)

Random Stocks

-11.5% ($11,531)

ABSOLUTE PERFORMANCE

Portfolio Performance

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Geopolitical tensions

Technology Trends (AI)

Inflation

Y-O-Y Earnings

Key Catalysts

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1.5% Advisory Fee

Portfolio

Before Fees

Fees

After Fees

Return

Expert

$99,539

-$316

$99,223

-0.8%

Random

$88,469

No Fee

$88,469

-11.5%

Indices

$95,008

No Fee

$95,008

-5.0%

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Conclusion

Conclusion

We recommend investing in stock indices

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Appendix - Expert Stock Selection: Data

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Appendix - Expert Stock Performance

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Appendix - Random Stock Selection: Data

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Appendix - Random Stock Performance

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Appendix - Index Performance & Data

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Appendix - Exchange Rate

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Appendix - 1.5% advisor fee