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		wavemode 17 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Captain Gains” on Capitol Hill You can still play the market with index funds. For example if someone knew that Trump was about to announce new tariffs they would sell to dodge the brief market panic.

seanmcdirmid 17 days ago [–]

Index funds are also heavily exposed to tech these days: https://www.slickcharts.com/sp500

So they aren’t really immune to sector changes (like a bill banning AI would crash it very heavily).

j45 16 days ago | [–]

Except, AI won't be banned. Maybe access to AI becomes a moat of sorts.

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