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Equities and fixed income alike have dealt with bouts of volatility this year. That could go a long way toward explaining why so many investors are flocking to options-based income ETFs.
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Big Tech stocks are bouncing back -- strong earnings, solid AI investments, and ETF gains show why the sector remains a strong long-term bet despite early 2025 setbacks.
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market.
Profit margin is an important though easy-to-understand concept. Put simply, it's how much a company's sales are retained as profits after all costs are accounted for.
If investors want broad access to the stock market in their portfolios, they usually direct their attention to the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.47%). The popular benchmark is a gauge to measure the performance of U.S. equities at large.
The US economy shows mixed signals, with weakening labor markets and housing starts, but resilient retail sales and industrial production driven by tariff front-running. Dividends and dividend growth stocks are outperforming Big Tech in 2025, with ETFs like HDV and CDL showing strong returns due to defensive sector exposure. My buy list focuses on "steady compounders" like Bar Harbor Bank, Healthpeak Properties, and Alphabet, each showing strong fundamentals and growth potential despite market volatility.
The Nasdaq-100 is home to 100 of the largest nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, including each of the "Magnificent Seven," which have a combined value of $15 trillion. In other words, it's a great proxy for the performance of the technology and technology-adjacent industries.
One reason major chip ETFs are saddled with double-digit YTD losses is stocks such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) are struggling. Specifically, the Trump administration wants to limit exports on chips produced by U.S.
The Invesco QQQ ETF tracks the Nasdaq 100-Index and has been a strong gain winner over the past several years, with a 5-year annualized return of 20.5%.