Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 27, 2023

awealthofcommonsense.com) 2022 shows that every portfolio strategy comes under pressure. nytimes.com) Companies Revisiting Tesla's ($TSLA) valuation, post-Twitter fiasco. wsj.com) Intel ($INTC) had a tough 2022 and 2023 isn't looking better. Strategy The investment landscape has completely transformed in the past century.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 3, 2024

The sentiment is especially poignant when it comes to economic forecasting, as it's nearly impossible to get an accurate picture of the current state of the economy at any given moment. As a result, uncertainty about how the economy may unfold, even along the shortest time frames, is the default.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 27, 2023

bloomberg.com) SpaceX's valuation keeps rising, due in part to Starlink's success. morningstar.com) Economy Home prices peaked June 2022. (behaviouralinvestment.com) Do commodities have a role to play in a long-term, strategic asset allocation? axios.com) Finance The private equity crowd is finding mega-deals hard to come by.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 9, 2023

(axios.com) Finance Private equity managers are abusing their discretion when it comes to valuations. raised about 1% of 2022 venture capital funding. theverge.com) Economy Roger Lowenstein, "The only “good” Fed is that one promotes sustainable growth. thinkadvisor.com) Black founders in the U.S.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Dividends come from earnings, and so those are sort of anchors to valuation. Jeremy Schwartz : And basically said that there’s huge Tech stocks, triple-digit PEs, you can never justify the valuations no matter what the growth rates are. Present value of future cash flows, any asset is present value of future cash flows.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 1, 2023

Did the palpable panic in June/October 2022 lead to ill-advised sell(s)? are fast-growing, highly profitable key players in the modern economy. Private Credit : An unnamed person from the hedge fund industry pointed out that around the June 2022 lows, there were big redemptions from allocators who shifted capital away from hedge funds.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 27, 2022

It all added up to the third most volatile market in 25 years. And while the economy isn’t going to just turn on a dime and recover overnight, there is hope for a better second half of the year. Valuations Could Move to a More Normal Range . Q3 2022’s Five Big Risks. High inflation. Continual losses in the S&P 500.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2022

Undaunted by another Fed rate hike and news of a contracting economy, the stock market rallied last week on better-than-expected corporate earnings. Powell indicated that it might become appropriate to slow the pace of future hikes, and he didn’t believe the economy had entered into recession. Economy Contracts . Factory Orders.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 18, 2023

wsj.com) The periodic table of commodity returns for 2022. allstarcharts.com) Why 2022 was an unusually bad year for the 60/40 portfolio. institutionalinvestor.com) Startup valuations trended down in the second half of 2022. institutionalinvestor.com) Economy Retail sales fell 1.1% in December 2022.

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Trade Brains

OCTOBER 3, 2024

.’s expansion, its potential future growth, and its sustainability, and whether the valuations are justified. The sector is rapidly emerging as a driving force in the country’s economy. Financial Overview Of Trent Financial Year Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Revenue (Crores) 3,485.00

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James Hendries

AUGUST 3, 2022

Perhaps the market’s biggest fear has been that the Fed may overdo its tightening to fight inflation and send the economy into a painful recession, break something, or both. He acknowledged that the economy is slowing (which is what the Fed wants) and that the full effect of the rate hikes had not yet been felt. Of course, the U.S.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Meanwhile, positive earnings surprises from “old economy” companies powered markets higher. Source: Econoday, October 28, 2022 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Source: Zacks, October 28, 2022 Companies mentioned are for informational purposes only. The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2022.

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Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

bloomberg.com) Bitcoin is at its highest level since June 2022. Everything else it built in-house has crashed and burned." (howardlindzon.com) Private assets Why private equity needs much better valuations. bloomberg.com) Economy What does a 'no landing' economic scenario look like? pragcap.com) Fidelity is hiring!

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2023

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Economist Says His Indicator That Predicted Eight US Recessions Is Wrong This Year : Cambell Harvey’s work showed link between curve inversion and growth Strong labor demand, risk avoidance support US economy now. from its January 3, 2022 closing high of 4,796.56. Bloomberg ). and down 18.8%

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

capitalspectator.com) Don't be surprised to see the stock market rally before the economy bottoms out. every.to) Q3 saw big drops in startup valuations. pitchbook.com) Funds 2022 shows that not all bond funds are created equal. Markets How major asset classes performed in October 2020.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Cea, co-author of "Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work." theatlantic.com) In a bull market, no one argues about the valuation of private assets. Then 2022 happened. Books A Q&A with Joanna L. annehelen.substack.com) A Q&A with Danield Pink author of "The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward."

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Carson Wealth

APRIL 8, 2024

economy continues to look solid, with markets rallying Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Pockets of attractive valuations exist despite above-average valuations in some high-profile areas of the market. However, a break in early 2022 indicated elevated odds that the rest of the year could be dicey.

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Nationwide Financial

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The year began with a reversal in investors’ mood, from widespread pessimism about a pending recession at the end of 2022 to optimism for a soft landing for the economy, predicated on better-than-expected economic data. Rates might rise and stay higher for longer, challenging the current lofty valuations for equities.

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James Hendries

AUGUST 23, 2022

Given the lag between Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and the real economy, we have not likely seen the bottom in the housing market. Outside of the pandemic, the rate of sales were close to sales rates in 2007 and 2008, when the economy was in the depths of a housing crisis [Figure 3]. Regional differences are profound. Conclusion.

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 16, 2024

We believe the odds of a recession remain low, with continued income growth, a recovery in rate-sensitive cyclical areas of the economy, and untapped potential for productivity gains helping to support the expansion. Market participants, strategists, policymakers, and the economy rarely saw eye to eye.

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We Aren’t Alone Anymore A year ago, we told anyone who would listen that the economy would likely avoid a recession and stocks were going to have a great year. Since avoiding a recession is normal, falling concern about the economy isn’t contrarian in itself, but we do lose some extra fuel from bearish views unwinding.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The overhang of Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech the previous week carried over into last week as investors recalibrated stock valuations amid a seemingly more assertive monetary policy stance. Employers added 315,000 jobs in August, maintaining the labor market’s remarkable resiliency amid a contracting economy. in August and 5.2%

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Aleph

MARCH 25, 2023

Picture Credit: Aleph Blog || I know this is late, but still, here it is… At December 31st, 2022, the S&P 500 was priced to return 3.26%/year over the next ten years. After years of being a “superhero,” trying to create permanent prosperity, they have created an economy that has too much debt. The Fed does too much.

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Discipline Funds

MARCH 10, 2023

2022 and 2023 is the wave crashing ashore. As irrational exuberance took hold of the markets we saw a huge surge in the valuations of private equity firms. They just had too much exposure to the boom and the subsequent bust that occurred in a particularly volatile part of the real economy. SIVB is just a microcosm of this.

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James Hendries

JANUARY 13, 2023

Here are some of our lessons learned from 2022. One of the lessons learned in 2022 was to never underestimate our central bank’s resolve to squelch inflation. At the start of 2022, markets expected the upper bound of the fed funds rate to stay below 1%. economy to avoid recession, and support above-average valuations.

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Carson Wealth

JUNE 17, 2024

And companies can grow earnings as long as the global economy grows, which is something it has been doing much more often than not for several millennia. There have been short-term fluctuations when the economy has slowed, but the overall trend has been strong. economy can continue to grow, and the rest follows.

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Nationwide Financial

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

distillate fuel oil inventories have been below the five-year low (2017–2021) since the start of 2022, primarily driven by less global refining capacity. Uncertainty across commodity markets can also be viewed through valuations, earnings, and profitability metrics. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Falling yields further lifted investor enthusiasm, as did new economic data indicating a cooling economy. Source: Econoday, October 7, 2022. Source: Zacks, October 7, 2022. The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2022. The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2022. The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2022.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 22, 2022

Fed officials did acknowledge that further rate hikes risked unintended economic weakness because of the time it takes for higher rates to work through the economy. Source: Econoday, August 19, 2022 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Source: Zacks, August 19, 2022 Companies mentioned are for informational purposes only.

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James Hendries

AUGUST 15, 2022

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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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

DECEMBER 5, 2022

He cited several areas of progress in the inflation fight, including a deceleration in interest rate sensitive parts of the economy, such as housing and supply chain improvement. Source: Econoday, December 2, 2022 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2022. Consumer Sentiment.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 29, 2022

Stocks rallied on Thursday, sparked by a revised Gross Domestic Product estimate showing the economy’s shrinking less than initially estimated. Source: Econoday, August 26, 2022 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Source: Zacks, August 26, 2022 Companies mentioned are for informational purposes only.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

JULY 25, 2022

As the week progressed, stocks gained momentum as earnings results poured in from different sectors of the economy, showing that businesses were navigating higher inflation and slowing growth better than investors feared. Source: Econoday, July 22, 2022. Source: Zacks, July 22, 2022. The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2022.

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Trade Brains

JULY 12, 2022

Many times, while picking stocks you might have wondered why people are buying the stocks which are trading at a high valuation whereas conceptually most intelligent investors are looking for a low valuation and lower PE. The high valuation of these stocks is justified with the earnings as they grow very fast year after year.

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Nationwide Financial

APRIL 3, 2023

The equity market rally since October has recovered roughly half of the drawdown experienced through the first nine months of 2022. This either sets the stage for upward revisions as pessimism eases or suggests the S&P 500 has gotten ahead of itself, with a valuation of 18x forward earnings.

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The growth vs. value debate has been pretty one-sided in 2022, with value outperforming growth for a sustained period for the first time in almost 15 years. Value vs. Growth – Value Takes 2022. Increasing the discount rate, which lowers the present value of future cash flows, and company valuations. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES.

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James Hendries

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The key to getting the market back into balance is a bigger labor force, and the economy is starting to experience a larger labor force as individuals come off the sidelines and rejoin the job market. The global economy is complex, and a simplification of reality always introduces distortions, so perhaps we should zoom out a bit.

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