A French multi-national pharma that he owns. They get research going and buy smaller companies. They only need one or two promising drugs to make out well. A good long term hold.

A successful drug company that has made many acquisitions that have led to good value and promising drugs. Healthcare stocks are under pressure in general as the Trump Administration is threatening to bring down drug costs. He thinks this will end and you will make good money holding.

The expectation was that the parent company would take what was left over after the sale of Trans Mountain. That has not yet happened, so the stock has dropped in value and returned capital back to investors. There has been no discussion on future plans, so there is nothing to get excited about here. No reason to own it.

Dividend safe? He bought this when it was under temporary trouble last year. It was involved in front running customers and other issues and still do face sanctions. It sells at a discount to other US banks. The dividend is safe, he thinks. Not much downside here.

Historically the time to buy auto stocks is when things look bleak for the industry. This is a top quality company in the space. The auto cycle has been softening and this is causing auto parts stocks to sell off. He would not sell out of any holding at this time.

China impact? An unusual company that it is a multi-national demand consumer product manufacture. It is not a value stock. He holds it personally, but not for clients. It did sell off when tensions over China began, which caused them to delay a Chinese store opening. Long term this will be a great company to own. In the short term, you also have to consider this as a luxury item and the global economy appears to be slowing.

He did own, but as the trial date with Apple approached, they decided to exit when they thought the risk became more to the downside. Now the FCC is after them for some of their business practices, so they are staying away. Too volatile for him.