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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. 2011 1.0% -0.0% +1.0% 2011 1.0% -0.0% +1.0% Combining quality fundamentals, growth, insider conviction, and manageable valuations makes this a model with serious long-term appeal. 2004 22.5%

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Strategy of the Week: The Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth Investor Model

Validea

A companys price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio must be in line with or lower than its earnings growth rate to ensure valuation remains attractive. This strategy had big winning years like 2013 (+65.9%) , 2020 (+106.5%) , and 2021 (+51.7%) but also suffered steep declines, including 2008 (-27.0%) , 2011 (-16.7%) , 2015 (-9.6%) , and 2022 (-30.3%).

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The Broken Clock Investor: Always Warning, Rarely Winning

Dear Mr. Market

John Hussman Valuation Maximalist Approach : Mathematical valuation models suggesting equities are wildly overpriced. Notable prediction : A 1987-style crash is coming first said in 2011 and repeatedly ever since. Track record : Predicted crashes nearly every year since the Great Financial Crisis. Marc Faber (Dr.

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Transcript: Richard Bernstein, CEO / CIO of RBA

The Big Picture

And then number three is gonna be sentiment and valuation. Now, sometimes people say sentiment and valuation, why are they together? My answer is that valuation is a reflection of sentiment 00:30:11 [Speaker Changed] Has to be, 00:30:12 [Speaker Changed] Yeah. So, so valuation is going to reflect sentiment.

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Transcript: Ron Shaich, Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread & CAVA

The Big Picture

None of that existed in 2011. And, and so my point to you is, is once we define the categories, dominance matters, somebody will own the reason the, the, the market is paying upwards of, has been paying upwards of $15 billion a valuation on kava. I mean, we’ve, we’ve had valuations of 30 to $40 million of restaurant.

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Things Change

The Better Letter

IBM’s return was fueled by growing earnings, growing dividends, and buying back stock at cheap valuations. Even Buffett, whose BKB made the list, was about to buy (he bought into IBM in 2011, although the trade didn’t turn out well; he was out in 2017, having earned about 5 percent per year, including dividends).

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MiB: Ken Kencel, Churchill Asset Management

The Big Picture

He launched the Churchill Financial Group in 2006, which was purchased by PE giant The Carlyle Group in 2011. Known as the Dean of Valuation, he teaches Corporate Finance and Valuation to the MBA students at Stern where he has been voted “Professor of the Year” by the graduating M.B.A. class nine times.

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