Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly MRNA is now a well known name in the production of COVID-19 vaccine and is only one of three that have received approval in the US. Purchase agreements amounted to $18 billion, allowing cash flow reserves of the company to balloon. The company is now working on a single-dose product that does not require extreme refrigeration. The pullback in the share price, and a forward PE of 9x earnings, offers a good entry level here. We would buy this with a stop loss at $90, looking to achieve $175 -- upside potential of 29%. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $174.25)

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly The semiconductor space saw global chip sales up over 14% last year and there is now a global shortage of supply. UMC is a Taiwan based chip producer and recently released sales were up 14%. It has beat earnings estimates in each of the past three reporting cycles. It trades at 31x earnings, cheap compared to its peers at 68x. It also pays a small dividend. We would buy this with a stop loss at $7, looking achieve $11.50 -- upside potential over 20%. Yield 1.56% (Analysts’ price target is $11.55)

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly VIAC is a media monster. Recently reported earnings beat analyst expectations and showed streaming sales were up over 70% and operating cash flow was $2.2 billion and cash reserves are now over $3 billion. Recent stock price volatility has been associated to a forced liquidation by hedge fund that impacted several other unrelated entities. This creates a good entry point as it is now trading at under 20x earnings, compared to peers at over 45x. It pays a modest dividend, backed by a payout ratio under 25% of cash flow. We would buy this with a stop loss at $25, looking to achieve $57.50 -- upside potential over 32%. Yield 2.19% (Analysts’ price target is $57.48)

Tracks investment grade corporates in the US. Expensive right now. The spread is so narrow, it's hard to get excited. The bond market is having a hard time finding value. Strongly avoid right now.

With rising rates, bonds are not ideal. It comes down to risk/return. You might not get a great rate of return, but you preserve capital. If the stock market trades off quickly, the bond market will trade higher. He'd hold his nose and realize that everyone needs a bit of bonds to stabilize their life.

Heavily into retail, so has had a difficult time. Trades at a significant discount to NAV, and it's finally under-distributing, which is safer. Hold it, and hope for the recovery. Expects numbers to improve. Projects are coming online. The worst is behind them.