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The CAPE Ratio is Very High

The Irrelevant Investor

Let's travel back in time to June 2014. A lot was made of this arbitrary number at the time. A lot was made of this arbitrary number at the time. Valuations have historically been a decent predictor of forward returns, as you can see in the chart below. The bad news is valuations do matter, and we're approaching red.

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Financial Market Round-Up – Jul’23

Truemind Capital

The recent rally in the market has made the valuations more expensive compared to historical standards. However, heightened valuations do not provide comfort in replicating higher returns of the past in the medium term. However, heightened valuations do not provide comfort in replicating higher returns of the past in the medium term.

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Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds

Brown Advisory

Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds. With interest rates at record lows and many publicly traded bonds and stocks approaching historically high valuations, private credit has become increasingly attractive to investors because of its total return prospects, steady income and role in diversification.

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Escalating Uncertainty is Laying Bare the Dangers of Passive Equity Investing

Brown Advisory

As of September 30, 2022, the 10 largest stocks in the Index accounted for over 45% of total Index market capitalization, nearly double the level of concentration in the middle of 2014, when the pattern of leadership consolidation began forming. From 9/30/12 to 9/30/22. equity universe.

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Titagarh Rail Systems: Railway stock with a return of 400% in a Year!

Trade Brains

Titagarh Rail Systems : The Indian government has made significant efforts in ‘Make in India’ ever since it was launched in September 2014. The extent of this growth and its impact on the company’s valuation remains a topic for discussion and speculation. It was launched by Indian Railways as the first indigenous Semi High-Speed train.

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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. It's been over four years since he wrote this.

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Tales from the Crypto: How to Think About Bitcoin

ClearMoney

Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies (now numbering in the thousands) are the subject of much debate and fascination. After a limited number of password attempts, a user can permanently lose access. “Everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about computers.”