RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:For All of You That Think BNS is A Buy Because it Lags FFS Dean, no where did I suggest, or do I think that "$40 a share gain was a better idea than a gain of $62."
When I purchased BNS back in March/April of 2020, I was able to buy at slightly less than $53 p/s vs. the $74 range that you suggest for RY in that same time period.
My 800 shares of BNS cost me $42,272. Had I bought RY at $74 investing the same $42,272 I would have been able to purchase 571 shares.
800 BNS with a gain of $40 p/s = $32,000 + dividends
571 RY with a gain of $62 p/s = $35,402 + dividends
Now, having said that... if I could have predicted the future of the market, I would have bought RY. But at the time, I did not know... nor did you... that RY would have a superior rise in share price. But, for the same $$$ investment, at that time, I had ~230 extra shares to work with and in fact, had I held the position until the very high, I could have made an additional $7K upon divesture.
Wouldn't it be grand if we could predict the future share price of the stocks we buy?! Obviously, our views are different... that's one of the reasons the market acts like it does... up one day, down the next... you buy, I sell... and vice-versa.
As I previously stated... it's my humble opinion that BNS will contine do just fine and make money for those of us who are fairly diligent in their timing.
Over and out!!