Wall Street veteran warns portfolios are becoming much riskier as AI boom erodes defensive holdings

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Veteran strategist Jim Paulsen warns that the S&P 500 and most portfolios are becoming much riskier as risk aversion fades amid the AI excitement. He notes that defensive stocks now make up about 17% of total S&P 500 market capitalization, close to a record low and half of its peak in the early 1990s, which could lead to wilder market swings. Popular broad market index funds are about 40% weighted in tech, and Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are expected to invest a collective $700 billion in artificial intelligence this year alone, leaving everyday investors heavily exposed to a potential AI bubble. Paulsen advises diversifying into essential non-tech sectors like healthcare, consumer staples, and regulated utilities, and suggests limiting any single sector to 25% of a portfolio and any single position to 5%.

Impact on stocks 4

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 3 stocks
Amazon.com Inc
AMZN
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Mentioned as part of the group expected to invest $700B in AI, but no specific impact on Amazon's business is discussed.

Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Mentioned as part of the group expected to invest $700B in AI, but no specific impact on Alphabet's business is discussed.

Microsoft Corporation
MSFT
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Mentioned as part of the group expected to invest $700B in AI, but no specific impact on Microsoft's business is discussed.

Spatial Computing / AR/VR▲ · 1 stocks
Meta Platforms Inc.
META
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Mentioned as part of the group expected to invest $700B in AI, but no specific impact on Meta's business is discussed.

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