He has been avoiding the utilities as they get compared to the yield curve. However as the yield curve has narrowed, profitability has increased and the share price this year reflects that. Looking out 5 years, if rates go up it may hurt them.

A lower risk exposure to the tech space. It has become mostly an iPhone play. He thinks 2018 was the first decline in iPhone sales. They should continue to have dividend growth and good a continuation of recurring revenues. He just doesn't see the same level of growth in the past. They have been impacted by the China-US trade war as well. Yield 1.6%

(A Top Pick Jun 29/18, Down 32%) The flat yield curve, along with a riskier play resulted in this holding being stopped out. A collapse of a proposed merger also hurt them.

(A Top Pick Jun 29/18, Down 12%) He still owns it and really likes it. Longer term, China still has an absurd amount of future growth. You want to have an allocation in this space. It has been impacted by the trade war between China and the US, even though their business is really all Chinese domestic.

(A Top Pick Jun 29/18, Up 8%) A very simple company. An older US housing market needs a lot of work and the population demographics of millennials becoming home owners. Yield 2.6%

A well run company. He is interested because it is difficult to find quality at a good valuation. He would be a buyer in the low $50s.

US Home builders. The US home builders market is still way behind from the peak, despite a rapid population growth. Existing home sales are also not substantially higher. He has chosen the play the space through a Home Dept instead.