The foundation for our near-term view of the U.S. stock market is summarized by examining five important drivers of stock prices. While much of the data we review for each factor (such as earnings growth rates, P/E ratios, etc.) are objective, the process of assimilating that data into a view of where that factor falls on the spectrum of favorable to unfavorable for stocks is essentially a subjective exercise.

The current Five Factory Equity Model is also available in PDF format (see below).

 
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