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With market pullbacks driven by factors like geopolitical tensions, central bank policies, and fluctuating jobless claims, many investors are left wondering where to allocate their funds. While the allure of stock picking, especially in trending areas like AI, Chinese stocks, or energy, can be strong, it doesn't suit every investor, particularly those looking for a more conservative, income-focused approach.

With market pullbacks driven by factors like geopolitical tensions, central bank policies, and fluctuating jobless claims, many investors are left wondering where to allocate their funds. While the allure of stock picking, especially in trending areas like AI, Chinese stocks, or energy, can be strong, it doesn't suit every investor, particularly those looking for a more conservative, income-focused approach.

Fast Money traders Steve Grasso, Tim Seymour, Julie Biel, and Mike Khouw share their favorite stocks from this week and explain the reasoning behind their choices.

Midstream and Energy have both been on a strong run in recent years. We compare the sectors in light of current macro factors. We then take a look at representative ETFs (XLE and AMLP) and share which is worth buying today.

Oil heads for its first weekly gain in a month buoyed by Hurricane Francine but fails to spur energy ETFs.

Sector-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a way to gain exposure to an entire portfolio of companies that may be benefiting from trends in the market. They provide diversification from the business-specific risk of investing in just individual companies.

The energy sector and the Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund ETF in particular have underperformed the market over the past year. Investors should be mindful of XLE's extreme concentration into just two Oil & Gas companies and all the pros and cons associated with that. Improving business fundamentals within the Oil & Gas sector are likely to result in the XLE closing the performance gap with other sector ETFs.

Second level thinking is crucial for superior investment performance, requiring insights beyond what the market has already priced in. The AI boom and European energy shifts highlight the potential in the US energy sector, particularly natural gas. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund offers diversified exposure to the energy sector with a strong financial stability profile.

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

Launched on 12/16/1998, the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Energy - Broad segment of the equity market.