Forget the ‘Magnificent Seven’ — these 7 cheap tech and AI stocks are better buys right now

ETResizeListen(6 min) Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoWhen unforeseen market-moving events heighten investors’ anxiety, the best thing an investor can do is find discounted stocks to own for the long term, as conditions stabilize

This mindset has helped Needham Aggressive Growth Fund NEAGX manager John Barr keep calm during troubling times — and significantly outperform the stock market. “As bad as things may seem, if you look out five years, things will be all right,” he says

The Author Michael BrushMichael Brush is a columnist for MarketWatch

He is the publisher of the stock Brush Up on Stocks

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