Sat.Dec 05, 2015 - Fri.Dec 11, 2015

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Looking For a Ten Bagger?

The Irrelevant Investor

The other day I looked at a common theme among the decade's biggest winners; they tended to be very expensive relative to their peers based on traditional valuation metrics. Today I want to look at another trait these winners share, volatility and big drawdowns. A few things really stand out in this table. Nine of the ten biggest winners were all cut in half.

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TEDxWilmington | Sustainable Investing: What you didn't know could make you money.

Brown Advisory

TEDxWilmington | Sustainable Investing: What you didn't know could make you money. ajackson. Sat, 12/05/2015 - 08:00. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [link].

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Do Expensive Stocks Price In Future Growth?

The Irrelevant Investor

One of the common themes among the very best performing stocks is that they are attached to a high price-to-earnings ratio. It makes sense that the fastest growing companies deserve a higher multiple than the average stock. You'll notice in the table below that nine out of ten of the strongest stocks over the past decade traded at a higher average multiple than the S&P 500.