Frankie62

Is IBB the Best Biotech ETF?

I'm surprised to see TEVA in the list of Holdings. Didn't realize they were into biotech, since their specialty is generics. TEVA also doesn't have much increase in earnings, since it is so big. So, is it a core holding, helping to stabilize earnings?

Lowest P/E Ratios in the Nasdaq 100

PETM looking good to me. No one ever seems to cut back on their dog's food and toys.

Pharmaceutical Facts Investors Should Know

Pharma companies claim they must sell new drugs for high prices, even when they are life-saving cancer treatments, to recoup their development costs. My only comment is a reminder that investment counselors usually advise owning some big pharma. They would not be advising that if pharmas were barely making a profit. Wake up and smell the coffee.

Pharmaceutical Facts Investors Should Know

Big Pharma always says they need to charge high prices on new drugs (including life saving cancer drugs) to recoup their development expenses. My only comment is that, like the oil and gas sector, financial advisers always recommend some pharma stocks. They would not recommend investing in pharma if those companies were barely making a profit.

Biotech Stocks' Various Lupus Therapies: Opportunity or Lost Cause?

It is so sad that there are so few drugs to treat Lupus, and there is no cure. My daughter-in-law has Lupus and would absolutely love to have a baby, but without treatment her Lupus acts up. She was diagnosed in college when she had a major "flare", and even though she is a healthcare professional, she cannot find an adequate treatment.