Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ

Börsenwert 475 Mrd. $

In a choppy tape, you sometimes have to press your advantage when you have it.

After this weeks washout, the stage is set for bulls to regain control.

The Nasdaq-100 only accepts companies listed on Nasdaq, and it bans financial firms altogether. A fund owning the S&P 500's financial stocks topped the Invesco QQQ Trust in four of the past 10 calendar years.

Software stocks went from apocalypse to market leaders in six months, but the speed of that reversal raises a harder question than most investors are asking before the next earnings season.

Concerns over OpenAI's revenue growth have hit neocloud stocks, and chips are selling off Tuesday on concerns about Chinese competition. Add the Fed's first rate hike since 2023 in September, with another expected right behind it, and the tech-heavy index has plenty working against it.

Two Nasdaq covered call ETFs promise monthly income, but the one with the bigger yield hides a tax twist that changes the math entirely depending on where you hold it.

TQQQ targets a 3x daily return, nothing more, yet its decade-long results tell a stranger story than that modest promise suggests. Understanding why requires a closer look at what daily rebalancing actually does to your money over time.

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is a great core holding. The Invesco QQQ and Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF are two top growth and technology funds.

The world's largest asset manager just crossed $15.3 trillion in client money, but the dividend stock with the most room to grow its payout is not the one paying the highest yield right now.

Stretched valuations and a crowded AI trade have pushed me toward portfolio defense. This has come at a cost, but I'm happy to pay it for reliable income. I highlight two battle-tested dividend machines yielding over 6% that have kept paying through decades of crises.