Stock Investing — Advanced: Sectors, Macro & Cycles

Stocks group into sectors (tech, energy, financials...) that perform differently across the economic cycle. Interest rates, inflation, and growth drive rotations. Understanding the macro backdrop helps explain why diversified portfolios behave as they do.

Key takeaways

• Sectors lead and lag at different points in the cycle.
• Rates, inflation, and growth drive rotations.
• Macro context explains portfolio behavior.

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