Goldman Sachs said investors are de-risking from a crowded trade in AI, semiconductor and hyperscaler stocks, citing rising capital costs, power constraints and more competition, and that last week saw the largest tech selling ever recorded in its prime brokerage book. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) is down about 4% over the past month but still up about 16% this year. The article uses a hypothetical 63-year-old with $900,000 across three 401(k) funds that share top holdings such as NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft: if 40% of her balance ($360,000) tied to AI falls 25%, she loses about $90,000, leaving $810,000. Because she is nearing retirement, it argues the real risk is how much of the account depends on the same stocks, and suggests mapping overlapping holdings, matching exposure to withdrawals over the next three to five years, and rebalancing to a pre-set target.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Close on 10/27/2026 | 721.23 |
| Change that session | +1.27% |
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| Close on 10/27/2026 | 769.72 |
| Change that session | +0.57% |
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