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The AI trade keeps on spinning as Big Tech names continue to defy expectations and show they may have even more room to grow. These AI plays aren't only driving market indexes higher along with hardware demands, but also the need for energy to power this next generation of tech.
Hennion & Walsh CIO Kevin Mahn joins Market Domination to give insights into artificial intelligence themes, why it has much more room to grow, and whether investors should start to consider utilities (XLU) as the next long-term play for AI.
"No one's looked at utilities for the better part of the last three years as [interest] rates have risen. Guess what happens as rates come down? All of a sudden, that utility that pays 4.5, 5% looks pretty attractive again. And it's also another way to play the AI game, remembering that these data centers that power all of these massive algorithms in AI, they rely upon utilities that supply the electricity solutions that they need."
He follows that sentiment up by stating: "So I think there's another good way to play in those areas of the market that still are trading at attractive valuations, pay good dividends, can weather an economic slowdown, and will offer more upside, perhaps even more so than what we've seen from technology already."
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This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino