Asks for thoughts on the significant market sell-off across major indices following weekend events.
Nicole Petallides
Eddie Ghabour
Current sell-off is a healthy flush that creates a buying opportunity. The investment theme for 2026 is to bet on the US economy and be underweight technology. The market is one headline away from snapping back.
Asks where to position cash in this environment.
Nicole Petallides
Eddie Ghabour
Buying industrials, small caps, and housing on dips. Also a time to start dipping into emerging markets. Expects all these areas to be higher in 2-3 weeks.
Asks for specific emerging markets to consider.
Nicole Petallides
Eddie Ghabour
Prefers broad EM ETF (EEM). Specifically likes India due to demographics, infrastructure spending, and corporate investment commitments.
Asks for outlook on gold, noting it's still above $1500.
Nicole Petallides
Eddie Ghabour
Fundamental story for gold is very strong. Took profits recently due to high volatility and client gains, but still holds 7-15% positions. A correction would be a buying opportunity.
Asks for outlook on oil and its inflationary impact.
Nicole Petallides
Eddie Ghabour
Sustained high oil prices are the biggest risk to the bullish US economy theme, potentially causing stagflation. Expects a global effort to stabilize prices soon, possibly this week.
Asks what would get him back into tech.
Nicole Petallides
Eddie Ghabour
Will return to tech once the AI trade chatter stops and after a bottoming process, likely in late Q2. Currently, many other areas will outperform tech in the next 3 months.