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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. Combining quality fundamentals, growth, insider conviction, and manageable valuations makes this a model with serious long-term appeal. Year Fool Portfolio S&P 500 +/- S&P 2003 (7/15/2003) 19.8%

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What Triggers an IRS Audit?

Harness Wealth

of individuals earning $10 million or more audited by the IRS between 2012 and 2020. The IRS carefully scrutinizes these deductions to ensure compliance with strict valuation and documentation requirements. As a result, the IRS will pay closer attention. The higher your income, the greater the audit probability, with 8.5%

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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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The Broken Clock Investor: Always Warning, Rarely Winning

Dear Mr. Market

John Hussman Valuation Maximalist Approach : Mathematical valuation models suggesting equities are wildly overpriced. Bearish since : 2012 and vocal throughout the longest bull market in U.S. Track record : Predicted crashes nearly every year since the Great Financial Crisis.

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Transcript: Lisa Shalett, CIO Morgan Stanley

The Big Picture

You’re there almost a decade, Lisa Shalett : So, and, and from 2012 to 2025, that’s a huge run. But we think that that valuations are there. . ’cause we have the ability to offer these services to all our clients. What’s it been like watching the, how long have you there?

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Transcript: Christine Phillpotts, Ariel Investments

The Big Picture

00:12:42 [Speaker Changed] Yeah, so I joined in August, 2009, and I left to join Hawaiian Bernstein in late 2012. That is not being reflected in valuations from a top down standpoint. One is, if you think about EM, equity valuations versus the s and p, the EM index is trading at, you know, 10 to 11 times forward pe.

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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.