Trade Brains

JULY 6, 2025

The Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio is a widely used financial metric that helps investors assess the valuation of a company’s stock. suggesting it may be trading below its historical valuation. Europe, India, and emerging economies, and it focuses on affordability and accessibility in healthcare.

Valuation

Abnormal Returns

JUNE 20, 2025

Changes in valuation matter a lot. tomshardware.com) Economy Why the Fed is on hold, for now. Markets Corporate bond spreads have come back down from their April peak. mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Silver prices are rising along with gold. wsj.com) Strategy Good decade or bad for the stock market? axios.com) xAI is hemorrhaging cash.

Valuation

The Big Picture

JULY 1, 2025

So it was Pascal then c plus plus, and then I took an economics class and that’s when the lights went off because it was a very mathematical field in many ways, but also with a link to the Rio economy. So what’s happening with the global economy, what’s happening with interest rates, what is the Fed going to do?

Investments

Abnormal Returns

JUNE 23, 2025

axios.com) AI How Thinking Machines Lab raised $2 billion at at $10 billion valuation. wsj.com) Economy Housing inventory is ticking higher. (wealthmanagement.com) Why Vanguard is restructuring its asset management group. thinkadvisor.com) FICO credit scores will now include BNPL data. wapo.st) Robots can now unload a truck.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 30, 2025

Instead, a new group dubbed the “Terrific 20” — spanning real-economy sectors like financials, energy, industrials, and consumer — has led the rerating. Their forward valuations have risen ~50% in two years, making a larger portion of the market look expensive.

Valuation

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 30, 2024

johnwallstreet.com) A closer look at rising NBA valuations. frontofficesports.com) Economy 2024 Q3 GDP ran at a 2.8% (on.ft.com) How MLB teams can hedge against player underperformance. huddleup.substack.com) An existential threat to pro sports: kids don't watch live sports. growth rate.

Financial Advising

Nationwide Financial

AUGUST 7, 2024

economy should post more modest growth in the second half of 2024 as interest rate and inflation headwinds build for consumers. Economic review: Key indicators driving the economy Employment : Recent job reports show the labor market is still vigorous. above its 10-year average of 17.9x.

Economics

Carson Wealth

JANUARY 6, 2025

Another theme we hear is that stock gains have been driven by valuations (multiples growth) where investors are simply willing to pay more for a dollar of profits. Short-term yields fell on Fed rate cuts, although fewer than expected at the start of the year as the economy topped expectations.

Marketing

Carson Wealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

How the economy is doing, Fed policy, inflation, valuations and overall market trends potentially matter much more. Right now, we are looking at an economy that is outperforming and showing no signs of slowing down. The services sector (which makes up more than 60% of our economy) is very strong.

Marketing

Zoe Financial

MARCH 3, 2025

despite beating earnings expectations, showing high valuation pressure. Outlook: Economy is in a soft patch, but if policy and geopolitical risks remain stable, markets could digest recent volatility. Economies and markets fluctuate. Nvidia: Fell 8.5% Tariff Concerns: Potential March 4th tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.

Marketing

Trade Brains

JUNE 18, 2025

Especially in rapidly expanding economies, industrialists and factory owners have created dynasties by ramping up production, streamlining supply chains, and shipping abroad. From mobile apps and software-as-a-service platforms to semiconductor design and cybersecurity companies, the digital revolution keeps generating extreme riches.

Manufacturing

Zoe Financial

JANUARY 6, 2025

Will the economy avoid a recession? Will the Federal Reserve continue to lower interest rates, supporting valuations? PMI and ISM data will offer an overall snapshot of the economys performance. Economies and markets fluctuate. Main Fundamental Drivers of the Market Will earnings continue to grow?

Marketing

Dear Mr. Market

APRIL 2, 2025

Historically, this bracket has been dominated by the tech sector, but after years of outsized gains, big tech valuations are stretched. However, shifting economic conditions, a potential rate-cut cycle, and valuation opportunities have created a renewed focus on small and mid-cap stocks, particularly in financials and energy.

Investments

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 2, 2025

economy has been resilient, with encouraging inflation trends and unemployment remaining relatively low. At the same time, fixed-income markets continue to have valuations that look very reasonable, providing a positive balance to diversified portfolios. While the U.S. So far, though, the U.S.

Clients

Mr. Money Mustache

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Does it mean our entire economy is expected to grow much more quickly? What this tells us is that while investors expect the overall US economy to be fairly healthy in the coming years, they expect the biggest tech companies to continue to enjoy much faster growth. In the case of the current stock market euphoria, not exactly.

Marketing

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

How that plays out in the courts and the economy is as yet unknown. Lets consider seven potential dangers that, while still presently small, are also increasing over the next 12 months: Recession : After several years of incorrectly forecasting a recession, Wall Street has finally acknowledged the strength of the underlying economy.

Economy

Truemind Capital

JULY 18, 2025

In Q1’25 US Economy contracted at a rate of 0.5% Elevated valuations on the back of a rebound in investor sentiment also make the market more sensitive to negative surprises. annual rate, the first negative reading since Q1 2022. At the same time, inflation in the US remains above target (Core PCE at 2.7% Overall supply is up sharply.

Financial Market

Validea

APRIL 14, 2025

In this insightful conversation, Rich shares his expert perspective on today’s market challenges, including the unprecedented narrowness of recent markets, the impact of tariffs on the US economy, and why the current environment calls for a shift toward value investing and greater diversification.

Investments

Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Valuations Are a Poor Short-Term Timing Indicator Do you like buying things when they are pricey? There is virtually no proof that high (or low) valuations can predict what stocks might do the following year. Rather than making investing decisions based on valuations, you are better off investing in days that end in y if you ask me.

Marketing

Validea

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Paulsen, author of Paulson Perspectives on Substack, shares unique insights on why traditional recession indicators have failed, how Main Street sentiment impacts markets, and why he remains optimistic despite widespread pessimism.

Marketing

Abnormal Returns

JUNE 24, 2025

(ft.com) Legal LLM Harvey raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation. sherwood.news) Economy Why housing has a big impact on the overall economy. finance.yahoo.com) How law firms can utilize AI. news.crunchbase.com) Protein Food companies need to stop putting extra protein into everything. annual return for April.

Ethics

Investing Caffeine

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Dissecting Stock Performance & Valuations A lot of pundits are pointing to an overheated market, but on a 3-year basis, returns are looking more normalized (+8.2% Time will tell. per year) because of the -20% hit on stocks during 2022. Source: Yardeni.com As always, the future is uncertain, and risks abound for next year.

Marketing

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

1,2 Q3 Reports Uninspired Stocks rallied early Wednesday after the gross domestic product report showed a strong economy that appeared on the path to a soft landing. The MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, slid 0.96

Marketing

Dear Mr. Market

MAY 29, 2025

Peter Schiff Gold Bug and Fed Critic Extraordinaire Ongoing theme : Hyperinflation is coming, the dollar will collapse, and the Fed is destroying the economy. John Hussman Valuation Maximalist Approach : Mathematical valuation models suggesting equities are wildly overpriced.

Media

Carson Wealth

APRIL 7, 2025

But what we do know is that with every decline, more risk has already been priced in and stock valuations have become cheaper compared to their longer-term earnings potential. In fact, this outcome would be expected among capitalist economies. This brings up an important point. Heres how the calculations were actually done.

Marketing

The Big Picture

APRIL 8, 2025

We have a very robust economy. We’ve re levered the economy, if you will, where the leverage of the private sector, the household sector, the corporate sector that got us into the great financial crisis that’s been healed. And it has nothing whatsoever to do with the modern economy. 00:37:58 Right?

Asset Allocation

The Big Picture

JULY 15, 2025

One of the things that I wrote about extensively, even when I was at Maryland through my entire career, is I’ve argued that equity investors spend too much time worrying about the economy and not enough time worrying about corporate profits. And then number three is gonna be sentiment and valuation.

Numbers

The Big Picture

APRIL 29, 2025

We learned everything, you know, across from accounting to auditing to, to tax and valuation. I ended up in what was called the valuation services group, where we valued real estate and businesses either for transactions or for m and a activity. Or are we gonna see cuts because the economy is beginning to slow?

Management

Trade Brains

JUNE 30, 2025

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Policies: The RBI is often a major player in managing the valuation of the rupee. Conclusion The fall of the Indian rupee is not always a bad thing; however, a constant fall indicates underlying problems in the economy. It does so by buying and selling dollars from the exchange reserves it holds.

Government

Dear Mr. Market

MARCH 6, 2025

industries, and led to increased prices for goods and services across the economy. economy and further drive up prices. That lethargic and downright comatose feeling the body goes through trying to digest too much food is akin to what our economy is dealing with right now. Valuations. Trump Tariffs 2.0 Trump Tariffs 2.0

Marketing

Trade Brains

JULY 17, 2025

High valuations and weaker-than-expected earnings, particularly from the IT sector, are delaying market recovery. The market rally reflected growing investor confidence in the strength of the economy despite ongoing global uncertainties. The NSE Nifty 50 opened 2.9 points flat at 25,108.55 , while the BSE Sensex opened 65.62

Marketing

Zoe Financial

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Market Valuations : Multiples are no longer considered cheap. Economies and markets fluctuate. S&P 500 : Up 1% for the week and 27.7% Nasdaq : Up 3.3% for the week and 32.3% Earnings: Next years earnings growth is expected to be around 14% YoY, compared to roughly 9% this year.

Marketing

The Big Picture

MAY 20, 2025

So you think of old economy stocks and new economy stocks is another way to think about ’em. I mean, and I immediately got the 80 20 rule. 00:04:40 [Speaker Changed] So you’ve previously discussed the epiphany you had at Harvard Business School.

Management

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The transcript from this weeks, MiB: Apollo’s Torsten Slok on the US Economy & Trump 2.0 , is below. You know, most of the economists that you’re probably familiar with haven’t really had a good handle on the state of the economy over the past couple of years. He was just on such a roll.

Economy

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Ironically, strong retail sales numbers—while a sign of a strong economy—send a mixed message to investors. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.

Marketing

Abnormal Returns

JUNE 18, 2025

ritholtz.com) Under what circumstances can an asset's valuation get away from itself? axios.com) Economy Weekly initial unemployment claims are ticking higher. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Individual Chinese investors love gold. nytimes.com) Strategy You can't just tune out the noise, you have to manage it.

Valuation

Discipline Funds

DECEMBER 17, 2024

My argument for why stocks were going up was because there was real fundamental improvement in the economy. This chart is wonderful as it breaks down the assets by valuation in a more granular manner. 3) But Valuations Don’t Cause Assflation! But valuations are extraordinarily stretched according to the Shiller CAPE.

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