If a Recession Is Coming, I'm Buying These 4 Top ETFs on the Dip
Each of these exchange-traded funds offers a different way to make a defensive pivot.
Overview
With inflation still much too high and the Federal Reserve beginning to raise interest rates to help fight it, investors are rightfully becoming more concerned about the threat of inflation.
Despite those fears, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure building and strong corporate earnings growth have been able to shield the S&P 500 from more-significant downturns so far. But with some of the big tech executives talking about ways to slow down AI development, it could be time to think about what happens to stocks if that support disappears.
Details
Since stocks often begin declining well before a recession officially starts, and they start to recover before the bottom is in, trying to time a recession is usually a bad idea. But shifting your portfolio more defensively instead of exiting into cash can make some sense.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.