Skip to contentHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsMar 31, 2026, 3:53 PM ETAFMC, AFSM, ARKK, AVUV, BAPR, IVOO, IVOV, IVV, IVW, IWC, IWM, IWN, IWO, IWP, IWR, IWS, IYY, QQQ, SPLV, SPMD, SPMO, SPSM, SPUS, SPUU, SPVM, QVMT, SPXE, SPXL, SPXN, SPXS, SPXT, SPXU, SPXV, SPY, SPYD, SPYG, SPYV, SPYX, SQLV, SSO, SSPY, SVAL, SYLD, TMDV, TPHD, TPLC, TPSC, UAUG, UJAN, UMAR, UMAY, UOCT, UPRO, USMC, USMF, USVM, MAGS, VGK, FEZ, IEV, EZU, DFE, FDD, FEP, SPEU, HEDJ, DBEU, EUDG, IEUR, HEZU, FEUZ, DBEZ, IEUS, OPPE, OEFA, EUDV, PTEU, GSEU, FLEE, FLEU, BBEU, FPXE, EURL, EWA, FLAU, VGT, XLK, IYW, FTEC, IGV, IGM, IXN, IGPT, KWT, QAT, KSA, FLSA, UAETD Wealth5.12K FollowersCommentsMiddle East uncertainty has seen rotation into quality and low beta, defensive stocks.There may be opportunity in beaten up software stocks.Ability for corporate earnings to grow still paramount for markets.shapecharge/E+ via Getty ImagesMarkets have been rattled by escalating Middle East tensions. Jeff Evans, VP, Director and Lead for Empirical Research and PM Support with TD Asset Management, breaks down how investors are shifting to defensive and quality stocks in a searchThis article was written byTD Wealth5.12K FollowersTD Wealth is an integral part of the TD Bank Group, which has approximately 24 million customers worldwide, 85,000 employees and CDN $1 trillion in assets on April 30, 2015. In Canada, TD Wealth services customers through: · TD Direct Investing which provides clients access to the information, tools and support that empower them to invest for themselves with confidence. · TD Wealth Private Client Group, which provides discretionary wealth management for high net worth clients and businesses. · TD Wealth Private Investment Advice provides full service brokerage for investors who want a high level of tailored advice and solutions. · TD Wealth Financial Planning develops and implements a financial plan for individual clients. At TD Wealth, whether you invest yourself or benefit from the knowledge provided by your advisor, you gain access to some of the industry's most highly regarded investment analysts, economists and market strategists.CommentsTo ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.Is this happening to you frequently? Please report it on our feedback forum.If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh.