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Market Commentary: Checking In on Market Fundamentals

Carson Wealth

Pockets of attractive valuations exist despite above-average valuations in some high-profile areas of the market. This is only the eighth time that has ever happened and the first time since the first quarter of 2012 (also an election year). Following the huge 11.2% on average.

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Four Hard Investing Lessons From 2022 With Silver Linings

Validea

But investors may still want to consider layering in various other asset classes to help protect from this unexpected risk in the future. While some of that outperformance was due to improving fundamentals and earnings, most of it the returns came from the valuation investors assigned to these stocks. Source: [link]. Source: [link].

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Looking at the Rise of Money Losing Companies

Validea

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article where I looked at the valuation of the median stock and how it has changed over time. 12/31/2012 2.0% 12/31/2012 29.8% And with intangible assets rising in the economy, standard earnings calculations are becoming less and less accurate. By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® ( @practicalquant ) —.

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One of The Great Bubbles of Financial History

The Irrelevant Investor

2012- Jeremy Grantham Warns 2013 Will Be A Dangerous Year For Stocks 2013- Much of everything else is once again brutally overpriced 2014- Big stock bubble will end badly in 2016 2015- GMO founder Grantham says markets ‘ripe for major decline’ in 2016 Okay, you get the point. In Waiting For The Last Dance, Grantham sites the usual suspects.

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Proposed Tax Law Changes Prompt Estate Planning Review

Brown Advisory

But saving tax is not the only objective— clients also need to know that their financial security is assured and that the long-term stewardship of family assets will be wise. Still, the possible elimination of the discounts in just a few months highlights the need for families with substantial assets to revisit their estate plans now.

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Proposed Tax Law Changes Prompt Estate Planning Review

Brown Advisory

But saving tax is not the only objective— clients also need to know that their financial security is assured and that the long-term stewardship of family assets will be wise. Still, the possible elimination of the discounts in just a few months highlights the need for families with substantial assets to revisit their estate plans now.

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Investment Perspectives | Bubbles II

Brown Advisory

Although we expressed some worry about the long-term effects of mounting deficits, we concluded that stocks and other assets were not in bubble territory and represented good value despite what we saw as a weak economic recovery. Some might argue that the Fed’s policy could trigger another crisis as asset prices become overly inflated.