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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. over five years from 2003-2008, nearly quadrupling the S&P 500’s gain. By focusing on unloved but fundamentally sound companies, Dreman aimed to capitalize on these asymmetric reactions.

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Strategy of the Week: A Small Cap Growth Model Inspired by The Motley Fool’s David & Tom Gardner

Validea

The Gardners dubbed this the “Fool Ratio” and use it to identify growth stocks trading at reasonable valuations. 2008 -25.0% -38.5% +13.5% 2008 -25.0% -38.5% +13.5% Combining quality fundamentals, growth, insider conviction, and manageable valuations makes this a model with serious long-term appeal.

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At the Money: Matt Hougan on Responsible Crypto Investing

The Big Picture

Bitcoin’s valuation technique is different from other crypto assets like Ethereum. Matt Hougan : If you think about Bitcoin, when it was created way back in 2008-09, there were no Bitcoin in existence. It goes way down – is there a way of looking at these from a fundamental perspective?

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SPY vs. QQQ: Battle of the ETF Behemoths

Validea

In this post, we break down the most important differences between SPY and QQQ across key dimensions: performance, volatility, valuation, sector exposure, factor makeup, and fees. 2008 Crisis -50.8% -49.7% While both track major indexes and serve as core holdings in countless portfolios, the similarities stop there.

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Market Commentary: Swift Election Results Boost Investors’ Confidence

Carson Wealth

It is the most for a Republican President since 1988, but it trails the 365 (2008) and 332 (2012) President Obama won in his two elections. How the economy is doing, Fed policy, inflation, valuations and overall market trends potentially matter much more. Data Source: Carson Investment Research, FactSet 11/01/24 So What Really Matters?

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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. 26.9%) Bottom 3 Worst-Performing Years: 2008 : -33.6% (vs. Top 3 Best-Performing Years: 2009 : +62.3% (vs. S&P 500 +23.5%) 2013 : +47.6% (vs. 29.6%) 2021 : +34.3% (vs.

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