whether or not they're buys at this stage of the bull market run and barbara marcin giving a best growth defensive plays have been big gainers with high valuations at this point. >> see you later on, guys. if you're just joining us this morning, here's what you missed. ♪ >>> welcome to hour three of "squawk on the street." here's what's happening so far. >> i still have this view that equities are the best place in the financial. >> a couple you love right now? >> yeah, well, we have 90 holdings in our portfolio. almost half the s&p 500 now yield more than bonds. >> right. >> and they're growing. >> adp saying the total private payroll will rise by 198,000. >> we have people who fear every single fed minute, every single person who comes on "squawk" connected to the fed, they -- every single data point they fear. they say this is the moment it's over. and the meantime they fear 10,000, 11,000, 12,000. a lot of people feel this is a tawdry, this is the worst possible stock in the environment and i'm saying someone who's trying to reach the people, it does work and you may hate the stock,