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In last week’s Level Set Level Set – The Bull Case Narrative Revisited we offered three reasons why we are bullish on US equities: easy financial conditions, gross margin expansion, and earnings growth. Today, we address what might cause the market to rollover and some defensive ideas for those over-exposed to AI-semiconductors: Tightening financial conditions

We comprehensively analyzed gross margins for US corporations, and how they relate to valuation. Our conclusion is that… 202404_Why_Gross_Margins_and_Valuations_are_Higher-1Download

We have been arguing for several months and still believe that there are three primary reasons the market is likely to continue to rally. An Accommodative Fed Gross Margin Expansion Earnings Growth for Several Years The first reason we are maintaining our bullish stance is our expectation that the Fed will eventually be accommodative, and

Click here to read Trivariate’s recent research note on Technology Strategy.

At the start of each quarter, we provide a detailed summary of the just completed quarter with the goal of helping investors make better investment decisions, in addition to providing insights that will facilitate investor communications, client conversations, and quarterly letters. Furthermore, our quarterly report seeks to identify emerging risk management concerns and give investment

We evaluated the efficacy of stock buybacks within the Technology sector. Given our longstanding view that there are several situations where buybacks are not effective, we broke down the Technology sector by style, substance, industry and profitability … 20240401_Tech_Strategy-Buybacks-2Download

With the high profile GE / Vernova spin today, we wanted to remind investors and companies of our work on spin-offs, video and written content attached here.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any questions. 202310_spin_offsDownload

At the start of each quarter, we provide a detailed summary of the just completed quarter with the goal of helping investors make better investment decisions, in addition to providing insights that will facilitate investor communications, client conversations, and quarterly letters. Furthermore, our quarterly report seeks to identify emerging risk management concerns and give investment

Below is our most-read research month-to-date. If you have any questions on these or other topics related to the current environment for investors, please let us know. Level Set – Are Small Caps the Alternative to the Magnificent 7? Link to Report March 3, 2024 During our investor conversations this month, the subject of small-caps