NVIDIA

Apple

Microsoft

Amazon

Broadcom

Tesla

Alphabet

Costco

Invesco QQQ

QQQ tracks a modified-market-cap-weighted index of 100 NASDAQ-listed stocks.

Alerian MLP ETF

QQQ has been the main focus of speculative fervor in AI stocks. However, sophisticated investors will focus on the Natural Gas pipeline companies. In any gold rush, picks and shovels plays are always the enduring winners.

2 Ways To Participate In The AI Gold Rush

Agree Realty

American Tower

AvalonBay Communities

Brookfield Asset Management

Cullen/Frost Bankers

Comcast

Camden Property

CareTrust REIT

Dollar General

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

Dollar Tree

Essex Property Trust

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

InvenTrust Properties Corp

Mid-America Apartment Communities

Rexford Industrial Realty

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Sempra Energy

Invesco Solar ETF

Welltower

Walmart

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Economic data suggests a recession may be looming, with signs of weakening in the labor market and consumer spending. Investing based on politics is not recommended, as market reactions to political events can be unpredictable and counterintuitive. The resurgent trade war is expected to have negative impacts on the economy, with potential inflation and job losses.

8 Stocks I'm Buying As A Resurgent Trade War Looms

Nvidia's expensive valuation could limit the returns investors might get from owning the stock in the long run. Investing in an exchange-traded fund can provide investors with a good mix of growth and diversification.

Forget Nvidia: This ETF Could Turn $25,000 Into $1 Million

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF

Friday marks the end of the second quarter and the completion of the first half of the year. This means now is the time for investors to reflect on what worked in the first six months and strategize for the second half.

These ETFs Hold Top Ideas for the Second Half of 2024

Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares MBS ETF

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares

 SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund flows week that ended June 19, 2024, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets for the first week in three, removing a net $30.0 billion. Taxable bond funds, alternative investments, and tax-exempt bond funds posted net inflows. Conventional equity funds posted a weekly return of positive 0.19%, the third straight week of gains.

U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Equity ETFs See Their Third Outflow Over The Last 4 Weeks

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rebalanced last week. It swapped a large position in Apple for a large position in Nvidia.

A Shakeup for Technology ETFs

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

One particular index has been home to the market's very biggest winners of late and will likely remain that home for some time to come. Don't dismiss the long-term upside of reinvesting ever-growing dividend payments.

2 Index ETFs to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid

Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is an ETF that tracks the performance of the 100 largest companies listed on the Nasdaq.

QQQ Rose 0.2% Today. Here's Why: MDB, MRNA, CEG, PAYX and more

JPMorgan's Equity Premium ETF goes long the NASDAQ-100 while writing covered calls as a form of yield enhancement. The NASDAQ-100 is a classic example of an asset that could use a little yield enhancement, as it has only a 0.5% yield! Covered call writing limits capital gains, but in an overheated market, it can serve as a prudent hedge.

JPMorgan's Equity Premium ETF: QQQ With Less Risk

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

iShares Bitcoin Trust

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

Global X Uranium ETF

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Markets steadily march on to record highs, as Q2 2024 wraps up. Many patterns that emerged earlier in the year once again prevailed through the fog of geopolitical and rate uncertainty.

The ETF Flowdown: Q2 2024

In financial markets, it's often said that “the trend is your friend.” That's an accurate sentiment as it pertains to the 2024 performance of the tech sector.

Tech Trend Still Looks Like a Friend

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF

Recently, the NASDAQ-100 Index and the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average are moving in almost mirror images of each other. Artificial intelligence stalwart Broadcom peaked one week ago today at 1852 before pulling back 16% as of this morning.

QQQs And DJIA Correlation Turns Strongly Negative

ETFs are one of the best investing instruments ever created. They provide instant, liquid access to hundreds of quality companies usually at a very low minimum investment amount, and usually almost-zero fees.

Should You Buy QQQ or Nvidia? Here's How to Choose

The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF is extremely overbought, with a risk of a significant correction, possibly up to 30% based on historical data. Rare overbought conditions met only a few times in almost 40 years, suggesting potential sideways trading or significant correction for QQQ. Technical analysis indicates a potential end to the recent rally in QQQ, with a possible 20% to 30% correction leading to prices last seen in mid-November.

QQQ: The Nasdaq 100 Could Face A 30% Decline

Brookfield Renewable Partners

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

Brookfield Infrastructure

Brookfield Corp

Blackstone Group

Global X SuperDividend US ETF

Enbridge

Enterprise Products Partners

Realty Income Corp

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

W. P. Carey

High-yield stocks have underperformed in recent years. However, there has been meaningful good news recently that suggests that high-yield stocks may outperform moving forward. We discuss these reasons and also share some of our top picks of the moment.

Very Good News For High Yield Stocks

QQQ Trust ETF might have seen a nice increase so far in 2024, but the risks have risen in line with rising valuations. Among its top 10 constituents, only four are now trading at lower PE multiples than their five-year averages. Of these, there's only a small difference for Alphabet, and Tesla can see further downside. Amazon still has positive potential, and with a more prominent communications sector and less significant consumer discretionary, QQQ can still see some upside. But a pullback is increasingly likely.

QQQ: Bumpy Short-Term Ride Possible (Rating Downgrade)

High interest rates and investors' desire to see strong balance sheets, buybacks or dividends can act as headwinds to corporate technology expenditures, but there's no getting around the point that some of those expenditures are essential. Put artificial intelligence (AI) in the “essential” category.

AI Increasingly Prominent in Corporate Tech Spending

Stock-picking is a difficult endeavor. But there are plenty of examples of active fund managers identifying winners.

Active Managers Love Some Stocks in These Passive ETFs

Joe Albano and Logan Kane discuss AI software tiers and behavioral finance at Seeking Alpha's Investing Summit. Near-term outlook for Nvidia is a potential correction, market sentiment may be frothy, and Fed rate cuts could impact the economy.

Nvidia As Religion And Why We're Due For A Substantial Correction

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund

Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares

Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF

The expansion of AI applications holds the promise of ushering in fresh growth opportunities.

Nasdaq ETFs Set for Further Growth in 2024

When it comes to stocks with the artificial intelligence (AI) label, Nvidia (NVDA) arguably takes the cake. So much so that earlier this week, the semiconductor giant briefly surpassed Microsoft (MSFT) as the world's most valuable publicly traded company.

Why ETFs Can Be Winning AI Bets

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF

As 2024 reaches the midpoint, VettaFi Voices Todd Rosenbluth and Cinthia Murphy joined Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas and Joel Weber on the podcast Trillions. The four discussed the state of ETFs going into the 2024 halftime.

Murphy, Rosenbluth, Have ETF Halftime Report on Trillions

Stocks have come a long way since bottoming in late 2022. However, data points suggest the bull market still has room to run.

Have Stocks Run too Far, Too Fast? (5 Clues)

In the first quarter, S&P 500 member firms repurchased $236.8 billion worth of their own shares. This marks a nearly 10% increase on a YoY basis.

Buybacks Leaders Reside in These ETFs

What's next for the Nasdaq 100? Will we see a continuation of the aggressive bull phase that we've observed off of the April 2024 low?

Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) June 2024 Update: What Lies Ahead?

News for Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ)