• Asks if the record equity rally will continue into its fourth year.
    Brian
  • Drew Pettit
    Affirms the rally will continue, attributing it to fundamentals and earnings moving higher above consensus. States they are happy to stay invested and hold risk into 2026.
  • Asks what the risk is to the fundamental strength story.
    Brian
  • Drew Pettit
    Identifies the key risk as growth, not valuation. The market is pricing in ~10% earnings growth for 5 years; if growth is merely 'good' and not 'great', it could trigger profit-taking.
  • Asks for the internal thesis for sectors and stocks next year, noting the unusual strength in industrials.
    Brian
  • Drew Pettit
    Outlines three key themes: 1) Inflecting growth in cyclicals like industrials and financials (companies recovering from post-pandemic lows), 2) AI at a reasonable price (still available), and 3) Companies that have improved operations and ROE through recent challenges.
  • Asks which sectors he is negative or neutral on.
    Brian
  • Drew Pettit
    Is negative/neutral on consumer sectors (discretionary and staples), citing a lack of a great catalyst for outperformance and difficulty in forming a strong fundamental view.
  • Asks if the US will regain leadership after international markets outperformed this year.
    Brian
  • Drew Pettit
    Says it's idiosyncratic. While AI is more dominant in the US, 'AI at a reasonable price' names are easier to find internationally and have outperformed US counterparts off tariff lows.
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