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What Are Industrial and Materials Stocks?

johnNjohnN
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https://money.usnews.com/investing/investing-101/articles/what-are-industrial-and-materials-stocks

What Are Industrial and Materials Stocks?
U.S News & World Report Money
A simple way of gaining exposure to these sectors is through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds such as the Vanguard Materials Index Fund

INDUSTRIAL AND materials stocks are highly cyclical sectors of the market and can add a larger amount of volatility to a portfolio.

The stock gains can be large, but these industries are also more sensitive to economic cycles and trade wars.
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