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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

(capitalspectator.com) The credit markets are very different than they were in 2009. institutionalinvestor.com) Putting a valuation on Instacart ($CART). semafor.com) A wide range of outcomes is always on the table. tonyisola.com) Leveraged loans have put corporate bonds to shame in 2023.

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Bond Valuations Are Cheap.

Advisor Perspectives

In February 2009, I wrote “ 8 Reasons For A Bull Market. Psychology in markets is always fascinating. ” While in hindsight, it is easy to see that was the right call, overall, psychology was highly negative at the time.

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Revisiting the Market Valuation in the Wake of This Year’s Decline

Validea

With the S&P 500 now close to 20% off its highs, I thought now might be a good time to look to our market valuation tool to see where things stand. But before I do that, I wanted to first cover two caveats I always put in articles about market valuation. With that all being said, let’s look at the current valuation data.

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Small Cap Value: Waiting for the Jumpstart

Validea

By Justin Carbonneau ( Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube ) — Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a number of charts highlighting the opportunity in small-cap stocks given their absolute and relative valuations. The chart below, also from our market valuation tool, compares small cap value to large cap growth stocks. Only 12.4%

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MiB: Richard Bernstein, CEO/CIO at RBA

The Big Picture

Bernstein explains the four drivers of their models: Profits, Liquidity, Sentiment, and Valuation. We discuss the challenges of launching a Quantitative Macro focused firm right into the teeth of the Great Financial Crisis in 2009. As frightening as that era was, it turned out to be a wonderful time to launch an asset management firm.

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Is October the Right Month to Invest? What do the Nifty Trends Show?

Trade Brains

Amid all the noise surrounding geopolitical issues, global valuations, and FII selloff, the Nifty bulls might be feeling a bit clueless about their next moves. The best month for Nifty50 returns was in May 2009, with an impressive 28.07%, and October 2007 was also remarkable, with a 17.51% gain. loss, due to the financial crisis.

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The Most Unattractive Stocks Have Looked Since 2008

Validea

Over the next 12 months, the S&P 500 dropped 45%, the Fed slashed rates down to next-to-nothing, and valuations evened out while bond yields plunged. After stocks bottomed, their premium climbed to 7 points above Treasurys by March 2009, ushering in a new bull market. near the current level. Now, some measures peg U.S.