Health care and industrials are the sectors to put money to work: Crossmark's Victoria Fernandez

"If they think that the larger growth story might start to slow down, if the global economy slows down a little bit because of the issues that we've seen in the Middle East... this is where we can go in. And if we have yields coming down that's actually positive for these tech names." Lower bond yields reduce the discount rate applied to future cash flows, which disproportionately benefits long-duration growth stocks like mega-cap tech and semiconductors. Furthermore, if geopolitical tensions cause a slight deceleration in the broader global economy, investors will rotate out of cyclical stocks and crowd into secular growth stories (like AI) that can generate their own earnings momentum regardless of macroeconomic conditions. LONG mega-cap tech and semiconductors as they offer a resilient growth haven supported by falling bond yields and strong underlying capital expenditures. A resurgence in inflation that forces bond yields to spike again, or renewed market skepticism regarding the immediate return on investment for AI infrastructure.

"Energy was doing and was in an uptrend before the strikes happened. I think it continues to do that afterwards. You were seeing some promising moves out of health care, industrials. I think you continue to put money to work in these areas." In a high-risk bull market where underlying economic drivers (productivity and earnings) remain fundamentally sound, short-term geopolitical shocks merely pause existing market trends rather than destroy them. Sectors that had already established strong technical momentum and institutional inflows prior to the disruptions are the most likely to resume their leadership once the headline panic subsides. LONG Energy, Healthcare, and Industrials to capitalize on the continuation of established uptrends over a 6 to 12-month investment horizon. Geopolitical conflicts escalate to a point that severely damages global supply chains or destroys demand, breaking the established technical uptrends and forcing a broader market correction.