Top strategist opens her playbook for the year’s second half, sees market turbulence ahead

  • Date: 28-Jun-2021
  • Source: CNBC
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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Top strategist opens her playbook for the year’s second half, sees market turbulence ahead

Wilmington Trust's Meghan Shue is opening her playbook for the year's second half — which starts Thursday. Her strategy includes an overexposure to cyclicals, and she favors , , , and . "We see the economic recovery continuing and being a tailwind for stocks," the firm's head of investment strategy told CNBC's " " on Friday. Unless this week sees a dramatic sell-off, the market will start the year's final six months around record highs. The just wrapped up closing at 4,280.70 — an all-time high. The closed up 3.4% for the week, notching its best weekly performance since mid-March. The tech-heavy closed slightly lower on Friday. But it's up 2.35% for the week. , but she also predicts turbulence ahead. "We are expecting some perhaps consolidation, maybe a pullback from here," said Shue, a CNBC contributor. Shue, who oversees $141.5 billion in assets, is neutral on growth stocks, . She views the group as a key part of a diversified portfolio. However, Shue would avoid getting too deep into the group because she expects a rising to act as a headwind. According to Shue, it should reach at least 2% over the next 12 months. 'It's really important not