Trump Tariffs and the Nasdaq Correction Have Been No Match for These Stock Market Sectors

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is cooling off after rip-roaring gains of over 20% in both 2023 and 2024.The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is in a correction -- which means it is down over 10% from a recent high, while the S&P 500 is down 5.9% year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing.And yet, the healthcare sector, utilities, and consumer staples have all defied broader market movements by posting YTD gains.Here's why investors tend to flock to safer sectors during periods of market uncertainty, ...