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Butterwood argues in the Economist that the U.S. stock market is overvalued.  At 32.8, the Cyclically adjusted price earnings ratio (CAPE) is certainly pricey.  Perhaps that is one reason investors have backed off some of their love affair with FAANG stocks.

Buttonwood cites research by Research Affiliates, a fund-management group.
You can hear the authors of the research ("Cape Fear: Why CAPE Naysayers Are Wrong"), Rob Arnott Vitali Kalesnik Jim Masturzo, explain their thesis in in this video.

Fast Growing Companies at Value Prices

12/30/2016 5:06PM Heidi Heikenfeld, manager of the Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Innovators fund, is finding health care and tech stocks selling cheaply relative to their growth rates.

Time For Value?

The bottom 20% of the S&P500 ranked by P/E ratio is selling at 10.2 times earnings versus 52.2 times earnings for the top quintile. Is now the time to go for value? 

Here are the views of three value managers interviewed by Barrons: 


4 Deep Value Stocks to Buy Now 9/21/2016 7:00AM Fund manager Bill Smead says Bank of America shares are ready to soar along with three other underpriced companies.  
4 Undervalued Stocks from Scott Black 10/23/2016 8:19AM The Boston-based value investor makes the case for Shire, Carnival, Celestica, and Lionbridge.

Financial Stocks: Undervalued, Earnings Growing 12/9/2015 2:56PM With a Fed rate hike (possibly) around the corner, portfolio manager Chris Davis lists 3 favorite stocks and many reasons he thinks they can beat the market in coming years.