Is Intact Financial (TSX:IFC) a Buy Right Now 7 What is a Good Entry Point for Waste Connections

If I may, here is the analysis I received from my brokerage regarding IFC stock

A weak volume challenge of its 200-day and declining trend line at $288.00 was turned back.
 Short-term momentum indicators are now turning down.
 Renewed weak relative performance is bearish.
 The chart is set up to test key support at $255.00.
 Failure to hold $255.00 completes a top, pointing to further downside tests

That said, I agree with Dan — trying to perfectly time the market rarely works for quality names like IFC. These are long-term compounders, and small differences in entry price don’t matter over 5+ years.

One approach could be to enter with 50% of your intended position first, then invest the rest gradually over 3+ months. This is just my personal opinion, but it can help manage short-term volatility while still getting exposure to the stock.

Hey Steve. For companies like WCN and IFC, I just buy them at any point, unless valuations become extremely expensive. Neither of them are at that point right now.

I really do feel a lot of people overthink stuff like this. They try to time the perfect entry. When a stock goes down 2-3 months after purchasing it, they think they've made a poor buy, and when the stock goes up after 2-3 months of buying, they think they made a great buy.

Ultimately the only thing that matters is where a stock is 3,4,5+ years after you purchase it. So, debating whether to buy IFC at $270 or $260 seems irrelevant. You won't remember saving $10 a share in half a decade or a decade.

In terms of EQIX, My core concern is pretty simple. The long-term economics of third-party data centres look less compelling if hyperscalers continue shifting toward their own infrastructure. These companies are no longer just tenants; they’re effectively becoming competitors, which does worry me, and is why I've never really been drawn towards EQIX