A 26% Tech S&p 500 Isn't As Bad As It Sounds

newsfeedback@fool.com (Mac Greer), The Motley Fool
Wed, 06/06/2018 - 2:46pm

Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) big day is making Twitter shareholders very happy, and some S&P 500 investors very nervous. In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Mac Greer and analysts David Kretzmann and Matt Argersinger explain why the S&P's massive weighting in tech isn't as alarming as it first seems, and what other funds and ETFs investors can research for more diversified market exposure.Also, they hit on a few of the market's biggest news items: how this S&P business will affect Twitter's long-term future, what it means for Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) that Chairman Howard Schultz is finally stepping away from the business, and why the unsexy, unloved banking sector is one that long-term investors won't want to miss.A full transcript follows the video.Continue reading

Topics: twitter's nyse twtr marketfoolery mac greer david kretzmann matt argersinger etfs starbucks nasdaq sbux that chairman howard schultz twitter twitter's s&p tech investors business long-term

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A 26% Tech S&p 500 Isn't As Bad As It Sounds

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