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Best Technology Stocks To Buy For The Long Term

Best Technology Stocks To Buy For The Long Term

Top Technology Stocks

Technology is one of the most attractive sectors of the stock market. They’re a favorite of growth-oriented investors and risk-takers alike. Technology stocks have gained investor favor over time, leading to the sector now commanding 27% of the U.S. stock market benchmark S&P 500 Index in 2023 (compared to 11% a decade ago). However, these stocks also represent a high-volatility segment of the market.

When sifting through the myriad of technology stocks that the stock market has to offer, you need to have some parameters to help filter down the list. Here’s a list of my top technology stocks filtered using these parameters (and why):

  • Large-cap stocks: safe, having stood the test of time
  • Trading on the Nasdaq with a volume of over 1 million: investor interest and ease of trading
  • Short float of less than 10%: do not have a pessimistic market sentiment
  • Trading below-average
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Should Investors Buy the Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Instead of Individual AI Stocks?

Should Investors Buy the Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Instead of Individual AI Stocks?

The demand for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks may lead investors to ponder how to invest in this sector with minimal risk. This is a critical concern as AI stocks like Nvidia and Tesla have experienced massive sell-offs when those stocks fell out of favor.

Moreover, the AI industry is comprised of smaller stocks such as DigitalOcean and C3.ai. Although investors may see considerable potential for gains, unexpected occurrences often derail such growth stories.

Fortunately for investors, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) quickly capitalized on AI, and one of the better-performing funds is the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ: AIQ). The question for investors is whether the tech ETF can generate sufficient returns while reducing risk to minimal levels.

The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF described

The Global X Artificial Intelligence and Technology ETF existed since May 2018. It owns more than 80 stocks associated with

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BAE agrees to buy space technology firm Ball Aerospace for $5.6bn | BAE Systems

BAE agrees to buy space technology firm Ball Aerospace for $5.6bn | BAE Systems

Britain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has agreed to buy the US space technology company Ball Aerospace for $5.6bn (£4.4bn), in one of the largest takeovers by a UK company this year.

The FTSE 100 defence company said the purchase of the Colorado-based business would help it to expand in technologies that were US defence priorities.

The deal comes amid a surge in spending on global military and spying technology prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also follows the US setting up a separate arm of the military, space command, to try to keep up with China. Both have prompted western allies to recommit to bigger military budgets, to the delight of weapons manufacturers that have received huge orders.

Ball Aerospace’s parent company, Ball Corporation, traces its roots back to making paint cans and glass jars in the 1880s in Buffalo, New York, and it now makes beer cans

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The tech products you shouldn’t buy or gift — even on Black Friday

The tech products you shouldn’t buy or gift — even on Black Friday

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During this Black Friday week, you’ll see pitches to BUY THIS AMAZING STUFF.

While experts may recommend the best products for everyone, we are all unique. A product that I love might be one that you hate.

So my colleagues and I are sharing five tech (-ish) purchases that we regretted. It’s a subjective guide to products you should not buy.

They include a keyboard tray that broke three times, a pair of wireless headphones that never fit right and pet technology that failed to help a dog “speak” to its human friend.

Our regrets show that even journalists who question everything can be swayed by what’s popular or what can seem too good to be

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