U.S. Equities: Are Things Really Different This Time?
While the recent resilience of the U.S. economy and financial markets has been impressive, valuations remain stretched.
While the recent resilience of the U.S. economy and financial markets has been impressive, valuations remain stretched.
Risky assets and U.S. equities remain expensive, while quality and non-U.S. equities look more attractive.
Investors would be well served to tilt their portfolios toward high-quality assets.
An overview of emerging equity including valuations, correlations with other asset classes, risks, investment vehicles, and benchmarks. Exhibits cover market capitalization, comparative valuations among emerging countries, and performance data on representative emerging equity managers.
Despite rapid price appreciation and broadening investor bullishness, Japanese equities remain attractive.
The risks to U.S. corporate profits are underappreciated.
New style indices have significantly improved the choices available to style-conscious investors and managers.
U.S. investors that maintain a home bias should cast a wider net.
While a continued rally is not our base scenario, a plausible argument can be made that U.S. equities are attractively priced and thus poised to move higher.
Linkers look expensive at current yields.