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In the midst of trade tensions and geopolitical disputes, it is the cyclical sectors \u2013 communications services and energy are prime examples \u2013 that tend to suffer most. As investors, sector allocation is crucial to the wealth our portfolio creates and thus we are curious about the sectors that hold up the best during a market shakeout. Interestingly, the best performing S&P 500 sector in the current quarter as of Aug. 23, at 5.6 per cent, is a cyclical one \u2013 real estate \u2013 followed by information technology. For the Globe and Mail this week, we focused on the U.S. real estate sector<\/a>, which is largely unaffected by tariff disputes and indeed benefiting from the current conditions of low unemployment and interest rates.<\/p>\n

This strategy uses the Inovestor for Advisors platform to screen the S&P 500 real estate sector using the following criteria:<\/p>\n