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Why International Diversification Is Still The Prudent Strategy (While Keeping Behavioral Biases, Risks, And Results In A Healthy Perspective)

Nerd's Eye View

stock market has, on average, outperformed international equities over the last 15 years since emerging from the Great Recession of 2008, many investors argue that international diversification is a poor allocation of dollars that would otherwise be earning more in the U.S. As the U.S. The outperformance of U.S. and global investments.

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Heavy Weights: The Real Story Behind Current Market Concentration

Financial Symmetry

The top 10 weight today for the large value index (17.3%) is almost exactly half of its prior peak (34.5%) in late 2008. Data for Panel A and Panel B from 3/1/2008 12/31/2024. This means that the expansion of valuation multiples, like price-to-earnings (P/E), has played a big role.2 Pay attention to valuations.

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The Contrarian’s Guide: Inside David Dreman’s Value Investment Strategy

Validea

Beyond Cheap: Quality Matters While valuation was crucial, Dreman wasn’t interested in just any cheap stock. A 10-stock portfolio based on his criteria returned 79.2% over five years from 2003-2008, nearly quadrupling the S&P 500’s gain. The portfolio maintained a beta of roughly 1.0,

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Strategy of the Week: The Peter Lynch P/E/Growth Investor Model

Validea

By using the PEG ratio, Lynch sought to identify stocks that were not only growing quickly but also trading at valuations that made sense relative to that growth. Model Performance & Return History Since its inception on Validea in 2003, the 20-stock, monthly rebalanced Peter Lynch-based portfolio has delivered a 1,142.0%

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Strategy of the Week: Ben Graham Value Investor Model

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His model is both conservative and disciplined, focusing on balance sheet strength and attractive valuations. Moderate Valuation (P/E 15) Limiting how much you pay for earnings ensures you dont overpay for future growth that may never materialize. Reasonable Price/Book Ratio (P/B P/E 22) A safeguard against excessive valuations.

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Wednesday links: late strategizing

Abnormal Returns

Markets Market valuations are a lot more attractive than they were a year ago. wsj.com) Fund management What are the most owned private companies in mutual fund portfolios? axios.com) Mortgage rates are at their highest level since October 2008. blog.validea.com) Visualizing U.S. interest rates since 2020. Think Elon Musk.

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At the Money: Matt Hougan on Responsible Crypto Investing

The Big Picture

To help us unpack all of this and what it means for your portfolio, let’s bring in Matt Hogan. And the second, is you need to size your portfolio appropriately. Bitcoin’s valuation technique is different from other crypto assets like Ethereum. Let’s start with just the basics, Matt.

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