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Q: Good morning, Peter and Team,

Paul Krugman recently wrote the following in a Substack post:

'And the damage from the assault on vaccines continues to widen. Last week the Food and Drug Administration refused to review Moderna’s new mRNA-based flu vaccine. They didn’t reject it based on evidence; they wouldn’t even look at it, in line with RFK Jr.’s evidence-free, dogmatic assertion that mRNA technology, which gave us Covid vaccines, is useless and harmful. Pharmaceutical companies, understandably, are retreating from vaccine development.'

Is this another reason to avoid, or to at least reduce exposure to companies involved in vaccine development? For those of us with ETFs in the Health Care Sector, this becomes a daunting task.

Personally, I can't wait until the US midterms so that hopefully there can be some hope that this madness will end.

As always, thanks for your insights.

Read Answer Asked by Jerry on February 19, 2026
Q: I just sold a position in Regeneron, and I am looking to replace it with another name in the healthcare space. I already hold ISRG, but I am reticent to add to it while it seems to trade sideways. Lilly has performed well, but I am unsure if it is now fully valued.A recent interviewee on CNBC had mentioned Amgen and Gilead as names which could do well. Any suggestions for names to consider in the healthcare space? I’d be okay with both Canadian and US names. Thanks so much, and I look forward to your response.
Read Answer Asked by Domenic on February 18, 2026
Q: Please rank these pharma stocks for a new buy and suggest any you may prefer. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on February 18, 2026
Q: Greetings,

Is the sell off in NOVO Nordisk warranted? Seems a bit harsh me thinks.

Just when the stock was pulling out of a tax loss selling nose dive, it now seems to have run out of gas and is falling again.

1) Should we view such a steep drop as possibly an over reaction? Should we wait to see if a bottom forms before stepping in? Buy, sell or hold?

2) I know 5i favours Eli Lilly but has most of the growth already taken place or do you predict even higher altitudes? Buy now or wait for a dip?

Cheers
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Read Answer Asked by Arzoo on February 06, 2026
Q: I have owned this for a few years now. I had to be patient but you seemed to hold it in favour throughout.

I thought my patience was rewarded with good growth in 2025, but over the past few months, it has lost all that growth.

Can you explain what has been going on?

I'm also low in healthcare in my portfolio. This seems like a good time to redress that. What would be your top three buys for a long term holding? Do you generally prefer companies or ETFs for this sector?

Thanks for all the great work you provide. I was happy to renew recently.
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on February 04, 2026
Q: Given the sector's relative under performance, I believe the timing is right to increase my portfolio weighting in the Healthcare Sector. I own MRK and PFE. As I started to research individual companies it became apparent my lack of expertise in the area and the pace of technological advance makes stock picking in this area challenging. As such I'm considering an ETF and am currently looking at RSPH. Do you agree with the timing and would you advise an ETF or another individual company? If the former, what do you think of RSPH and if the latter' what would recommend for global exposure to the sector

Thank-you

Any input appreciated,
Read Answer Asked by jeff on February 02, 2026
Q: What is going on with AstraZeneca this morning? On Friday it closed at 92.77, and the quote this morning on my BMO Investorline site as well as the TMX Money page and your own quote is 187.10. I don't see any news, in fact if I try to open the TMX page for AZN, it says "page does not exist".
Read Answer Asked by chris on February 02, 2026
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