The Smartest Index ETF to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
Right now, there is a lot of uncertainty in the stock market. While stocks have bounced off their recent lows, the major market indices are still well off their highs and prone to volatility. Technology stocks, which had led the market higher in the past few years, have particularly struggled in recent months.Much of this stems from fears about the economy and the current on-again, off-again tariffs and potential trade wars. In addition, there is some concern that artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending could begin to cool in coming years, which has impacted tech stocks. For example, there have been reports that Microsoft is pulling back on some data center projects. However, its data center capital expenditures (capex) are still on the rise this year, and others are also spending big. Despite the recent dip in tech stock prices, the sector has still been one of the best places to invest over the past decade. Today, tech companies have grown to become some of the largest companies in the world. In fact, eight of the top 10 stocks by market cap in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) are classified as technology stocks, or they have very large tech components to them.Continue reading
Right now, there is a lot of uncertainty in the stock market. While stocks have bounced off their recent lows, the major market indices are still well off their highs and prone to volatility. Technology stocks, which had led the market higher in the past few years, have particularly struggled in recent months.
Much of this stems from fears about the economy and the current on-again, off-again tariffs and potential trade wars. In addition, there is some concern that artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending could begin to cool in coming years, which has impacted tech stocks. For example, there have been reports that Microsoft is pulling back on some data center projects. However, its data center capital expenditures (capex) are still on the rise this year, and others are also spending big.
Despite the recent dip in tech stock prices, the sector has still been one of the best places to invest over the past decade. Today, tech companies have grown to become some of the largest companies in the world. In fact, eight of the top 10 stocks by market cap in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) are classified as technology stocks, or they have very large tech components to them.
