James Hendries

JUNE 20, 2023

As such, we don’t think it will be long before official government numbers reflect the decrease in rent prices. LPL’s Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) recommends a neutral tactical allocation to equities, with a modest overweight to fixed income funded from cash. All index data from FactSet.

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee’s (STAAC) S&P 500 year-end fair value target of 4,000-4,100 is based on a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.5 Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-toearnings valuation ratio.

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James Hendries

JANUARY 13, 2023

economy to avoid recession, and support above-average valuations. The relationship between inflation and stock valuations is a strong one, as shown in Figure 2 , which meant the market could no longer support price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios over 20 (the same goes for the relationship between interest rates and stock valuations).

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One equity market debate discussed frequently in the LPL Research Strategic & Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) is the growth vs. value style reversal experienced the past 12 months. Increasing the discount rate, which lowers the present value of future cash flows, and company valuations.

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James Hendries

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) upgraded its view of duration to neutral. Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-toearnings valuation ratio. Municipal bonds are subject to availability and change in price.

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James Hendries

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) downgraded its view of emerging market (EM) equities in August. Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-toearnings valuation ratio.

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James Hendries

JULY 3, 2023

Investment Conclusion Stocks have celebrated the newly minted bull market, closing out one of the best first halves for the S&P 500 in recent decades, up 15.9%, and a third consecutive quarterly gain over 7%. Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.

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James Hendries

MARCH 6, 2023

Industry data already show declining rent prices, so it’s just a matter of time before the official government statistics reflect that easing. Higher interest rates are challenging stock valuations and perhaps pushing the gains further out in 2023, but we still see solid potential for double-digit returns for stocks this year.

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James Hendries

AUGUST 15, 2022

Job gains were broad-based and especially prominent in sectors such as education, health care, and government. We maintain our preference for equities over fixed income and cash in our recommended tactical asset allocation. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-to-earnings valuation ratio.

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James Hendries

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Retailer valuations have also taken a hit, as the forward (next 12 months) P/E multiple has contracted ~20% year to date, from ~27x to ~22x currently. Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. All index data from Bloomberg.

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Recent wholesale inflation tells a similar story of a peak in pricing pressures, which has been the expectation of the Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) at LPL Research. Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 1, 2016

Changes in their assumed rate of return can impact decisions ranging from asset allocation to the spending level that a portfolio can rationally support. government bonds haven’t exceeded 2% for most of the past four years, compared to more than 11% in early 1985. Thus, it’s important to have a view on this key question.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 1, 2016

Changes in their assumed rate of return can impact decisions ranging from asset allocation to the spending level that a portfolio can rationally support. government bonds haven’t exceeded 2% for most of the past four years, compared to more than 11% in early 1985. Thus, it’s important to have a view on this key question.

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James Hendries

JULY 6, 2022

While we acknowledge that a V-shaped recovery is probably not in the cards and prior valuation targets no longer appear achievable, we remain constructive on equities for the second half, but not complacent. Remember stock valuations are inversely correlated to inflation and interest rates. So a P/E over 20 is probably too rich.

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This alone would be enough to give us a mixed government, where a party different from the president’s controls at least one Chamber of Congress. Historically, there are two key general takeaways from midterms: 1) Markets like them to be over and 2) Markets prefer mixed government. The first one is just a matter of time passing.

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