[Is Europe a bad bet?]  He would broadly stay away from European banks.  They have a limited history as public companies.  Europe is terribly over banked.  He suggests you are better off with an American bank that serves Europe.

Talk about entry with an advisor.  They have solid underwriting and solid operating costs. 

They sell under different brands internationally.  (Analysts’ target: ILS 8,200.00).

The inventor and world's largest producer of foamed plastic and aluminum composites.  They have superior material strength to weight ratios.  They are made from recycled materials and are themselves recyclable.  They have an excellent balance sheet and can make acquisitions.  They recently grew at about 10%.  (Analysts’ target: CHF 1,210.00).

They make drug ingredients.  They take a drug from the development stage through to the production stage on behalf of a biotech or pharma company.  They are a global low cost producer and own some of the enabling technology.  (Analysts’ target: CHF 345.93).

It's been hammered because of this lawsuit and report by a short-seller. Normally this would be a buy based on valuation. There's a tiny chance that MFC will lose this case. That said, he'll wait for the decision before buying this. The judgement may pass in late-2018 or early-2019.

He's long owned it and it's a major holding. All the FANGs have been hit lately. Google's last report beat, but their revenues were light. It went down today because of the general sell-off and a possible UK digital tax is rearing its head. The markets are overreacting now. Google has 21x earnings for 2019, so it's still reasonable. Now, is a great entry point.