Apple Inc (AAPL)

They both have good growth rates and are looking good at these levels. Still pretty expensive. Both trades at 28x forward. Both are quite similar. Price to growth, Apple is the better buy and would add. Microsoft is a good company but it has always been pricier and so he would be more comfortable with Apple.

You must distinguish megacap names where they've seen massive valuation rises. These names, after running up in 2020, will come to some hard compares in 2021. Meanwhile rates are rising. So, you must readjust to the decelerating growth in this tech names. Apple was down 20% from its January highs. If you believe there's another leg to this bull market, this is exactly where you initiative a position or add. MSFT and Amazon also show good relative strength.

He read Warren Buffett's letter; he loves this stock and last year bought a lot of it. Apple is well-positioned with a strong customer following and the company can gradually expand market share. He traded out of this a few years ago--a mistake. You can re-enter it here. He owns Facebook, Google and Amazon in this space, instead.

iPhone 12 is a 5G enabled phone. Problem is the apps are geared to 3-4G. There are other ways to play 5G. A bit over its skis. Take a bit of profit. You can still participate in the Apple ecosystem through Skyworks Solutions and Qualcomm.