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Equity Beat: Don't Wait for Earnings to Trough

Brown Advisory

at year-end can largely explain the compression in valuation, especially for higher multiple equities, primarily during the first half of the year. Great Financial Crisis October 2007 April 2009 -39.0% 3/9/2009 4/30/2009 69 29.0% at the beginning of the year to 16.6x by year-end. to nearly 3.9% 9/21/2001 12/31/2001 52 18.9%

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The Irresistible Force

The Irrelevant Investor

This is not a financial crisis where credit issues are transmitted to the real economy. The economy just stopped. One other factor at play are valuations. Did high valuations add fuel to sellers' fire? I tend to think that valuations don't matter during panic selling. So it is inherently unpredictable.

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Looking at the Rise of Money Losing Companies

Validea

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article where I looked at the valuation of the median stock and how it has changed over time. 12/31/2009 4.9% 12/31/2009 29.6% And with intangible assets rising in the economy, standard earnings calculations are becoming less and less accurate. By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® ( @practicalquant ) —.

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Case for Recession Weakens | Weekly Market Commentary | August 8, 2022

James Hendries

economy is in or about to enter recession, so we thought a piece on what a recession might mean for the stock market would be of interest. economy is not currently in recession, odds are still perhaps a coin flip or better that one may come in the next year. While Friday’s strong jobs report provides more evidence that the U.S.

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Even Winning Teams Occasionally Lose

Investing Caffeine

Theoretically, QT should cause interest rates to move higher, all else equal, and thereby slow down growth in the economy, and help tame out-of-control inflation. The majority of economists, strategists, and talking heads on television are forecasting a recession in our economy, either this year or next. Exit from Afghanistan.

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Low Bar for Earnings Season | Weekly Market Commentary | October 17, 2022

James Hendries

During the worst of the Financial Crisis (Q3 2008 through Q1 2009), more than 50% of S&P 500 companies hit their earnings targets each quarter. economy in mid-March, 62% of S&P 500 companies beat estimates, and aggregate earnings were within one percentage point of expectations. Quincy Krosby , Ph.D.

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Weekend Reading Magazine Covers and Market Caps

Discipline Funds

I recall one particularly glaring moment during 2009 when AIG became mostly owned by the US government and failed to meet S&P liquidity requirements, but they just ignored it. A lot of people feel depressed about the economy because life is hard. Then again, you do have signs of frothiness and high valuations.