Technology has been one of the worst-performing sectors so far this year. This is a complete reversal not only from last year when it was the best-performing sector, but for the past decade and beyond when it was where investors could find the best growth stocks to buy.

Since the end of the Great Recession in 2009, growth tech stocks have been a driving force on Wall Street, as consumer demand for consumer electronics and related products and services caused the sector to far outperform. While much of the gains were driven by Amazon, which soared more than 2,300% during that time frame, even it hasn't been able to escape the industry's downdraft. Amazon's stock is down 20% year to date, and the e-commerce giant doesn't offer one thing that other tech companies do to help offset any loss of capital appreciation: a dividend.

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