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10 Best Investments for 2024

Amid AI innovations, utilities and energy lead the S&P 500 going into the second half of 2024.

By Kate Stalter

|Edited by Jordan Schultz

U.S. News Invested

|May 23, 2024, at 2:05 p.m.

 The tech sector has outperformed the broader S&P 500 this year, fueled by growth in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

 

Key Takeaways

• Technological and geopolitical trends are major drivers of stock prices in 2024.
• The usually sleepy utilities sector has led S&P 500 performance, fueled by optimism about revenue from AI data centers.
• U.S. large-cap stocks rebounded after downside trade in March and April, driven by the energy sector.
• While large growth has been dominant, a balanced portfolio includes other equity asset classes and fixed income.

Here's a look at sectors and broad asset classes and how they may fare this year:

• Technology stocks
• Energy stocks
• Commodities
• Precious metals
• Value stocks
• International developed-market stocks
• Emerging-market stocks
• Small-cap stocks
• Dividend stocks
• Fixed income