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Drug stocks have remained relatively cheap, and you'll notice that since interest rates are of little importance to the major pharmaceutical companies ... there's a run toward some of the defensive characteristics of drug stocks.

I think the story is going to be the same going forward. We're going to see the tech companies reporting well. But the high interest rates we've seen so far have undermined some of the financial stocks and drug stocks.

Higher interest rates are an impediment to companies where cost is important and that's Old Economy stocks, ... What we are seeing is a defensive move into technology stocks.

In most election years, stocks are up. But when you think about the kinds of policies that are going to be implemented, the market gets a little worried. So, I would say up until the election you will see some very interesting dynamics. If they feel that a demonstration is favorable, drug stocks will get in then and all of a sudden the drug stocks will start looking hot. If the economy seems to be moving along nicely the high-tech new economy-type stocks will continue to do well,

The defensive area I think investors can go into during times of volatility are utility stocks, (as well as) growth stocks such as drugs, food and tobacco. Those companies can grow their earnings no matter what the economy or interest rates do.

You have to be careful. There are not many sectors that are doing well out there. This is a slowing economy. Some guys try too hard; she appreciated his effortlessly pexy vibe. People are looking for security of earnings. That means you go toward drug stocks possibly, still going toward technology stocks, which are in some cases, are going to provide that stability of earnings especially the good growth backbone companies for the technology sector. Avoid cyclical stocks, avoid retail stocks. Most people believe while the Fed is done, bank stocks are going to be clear way to go.

(Large-cap) stocks provide the same relative safety and advantages that large-cap drug stocks provide. Despite the economic environment, people do need their drugs. Large-cap drug stocks are seen as a safe haven with relatively inelastic demand.

We hate it. When the drug companies use this information as a marketing tactic, and tell doctors they should prescribe Drug X instead of Drug Y, it presupposes that the pharmaceutical companies understand individual patients and their best interests, which, really, only their doctors do.

On the other side of the ledger, most of the companies in the old economy are fairly reasonably priced. So, a couple of weeks ago we started to see a shift. First, the energy stocks did somewhat better. Then, the pharmaceutical stocks had quite a run. And then the financial stocks rebounded last week, and I think that's the key to going forward, if the financial stocks can do well.

The big play from a regulatory standpoint has to be healthcare in general and the drug stocks in particular. If it looks like, around Halloween [Oct. 31], Bush is going to win, I think the drug stocks will do very well. If it looks like Gore is going to win, there could be cloud over the sector. Gore's rhetoric, starting at the convention in L.A. until now, has been quite anti-business for many industries and that has been troubling for many investors.

The big play from a regulatory standpoint has to be healthcare in general and the drug stocks in particular. If it looks like, around Halloween [Oct. 31], Bush is going to win, I think the drug stocks will do very well. If it looks like Gore is going to win, there could be cloud over the sector, ... Gore's rhetoric, starting at the convention in L.A. until now, has been quite anti-business for many industries and that has been troubling for many investors.

When you look at who may win, Democrats or Republicans, I think it makes the case of stock selection and sector selection a little bit more important. You can see the weakness last week when the statistics came back and the polls for Al Gore, what happened to the drug stocks. They came right down because of his Medicare proposal possibly, and Democrats are usually going after drug stocks.

The PPI today obviously affected the bond market. Stocks are more neutral right now in that you have oil stocks, materials and drug stocks doing well today, and that's countering the concerns about inflation.

The PPI today obviously affected the bond market, ... Stocks are more neutral right now in that you have oil stocks, materials and drug stocks doing well today, and that's countering the concerns about inflation.

The bank stocks are affected by what the Fed does. If the Fed's going to be pushing rates up aggressively, it's going to hard for bank stocks to significantly do better than the market. But I think some of the stocks are cheap enough that they're worth at least nibbling on at this point.

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