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In a sweet spot

Published Mon, Apr 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM
In a sweet spot

WITH the Standard & Poor's and Nasdaq benchmarks breaching all-time high levels and pushing valuations for the MSCI United States Index to above 18x price-earnings ratio (P/E) - based on Bloomberg 12-month forward earnings estimates - some investors are likely to re-think their portfolios in search of more attractively valued investments.

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