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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2022 · 7 MIN

The Scales of Fundamentals and Price

from Notes on the Week Ahead · host Dr. David Kelly

In weighing the value of any security, the scales of financial markets are supposed to maintain a fine balance between fundamentals and price.  The plate of fundamental factors is piled high with macro trends, geopolitical issues, weather and environmental events, policy decisions and individual security attributes.  The other plate is far more sparsely occupied – price stands alone, accounting for half of any assessment of the opportunity and risk in the purchase of an asset. 

In weighing the value of any security, the scales of financial markets are supposed to maintain a fine balance between fundamentals and price.  The plate of fundamental factors is piled high with macro trends, geopolitical issues, weather and environmental events, policy decisions and individual security attributes.  The other plate is far more sparsely occupied – price stands alone, accounting for half of any assessment of the opportunity and risk in the purchase of an asset.

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