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Goldman's Kostin Proclaims P/E Multiple Expansion Is "Over"

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Mark Melin
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In September of 2014, Goldman Sachs had predicted the U.S. dollar was going to rise and advised clients to purchase small cap equities with low exposure to currency risk. In part that theme is slightly re-appearing ten months later, based on a recent Goldman research report.

Goldman: Dollar strength likely to compel investments in stocks with international exposure

Price earnings multiples in U.S. markets could be ending what has been exceedingly strong range expansion, appearing near record high levels, as the report, titled “Where to Invest Now,” advises to look towards “US stocks with high domestic sales and avoid firms with high International sales.”


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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.