The XLC Has A Facebook Problem

Hale Stewart
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Summary

  • Communication services so permeate the economy that they are pretty close to a no-brainer investment.
  • These stocks make up nearly 50% of the XLC.
  • Facebook is a large enough component that its under-performance is hampering the XLC.

Cloud computing concept. Communication network.

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Investment thesis: So long as Facebook (FB) underperforms, so will the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLC). Don't invest in XLC until Facebook starts to rally.

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Hale Stewart spent 5 years as a bond broker in the late 1990s before returning to law school in the early 2000s. He is currently a tax lawyer in Houston, Texas. He has an LLM in domestic and international taxation (MagnaCumLaude). He is the author of the book The Lifetime Income Security Solution. Follow me on Twitter at @originalbonddadYou can read his legal analysis on his law office's blog.

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