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Bi-Monthly Market Review “Consensus and Contrarian Bets” (Knowing When To Bet With Or Against The Herd) May 15 th , 2014. Kevin M. Wilson, PhD Chairman/CEO. Ted A. Pavlovich, WMS President/Wealth Mgmt. Advisor. Office: 218-464-4399 Toll Free: 877-327-5062 Fax: 218-464-4397
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Bi-Monthly Market Review • “Consensus and Contrarian Bets” • (Knowing When To Bet With Or Against The Herd) May15th, 2014 Kevin M. Wilson, PhD Chairman/CEO Ted A. Pavlovich, WMS President/Wealth Mgmt. Advisor Office: 218-464-4399 Toll Free: 877-327-5062 Fax: 218-464-4397 Email: info@bluewater-cap.com www.bluewatercapitaladvisors.com 1405 Medical Arts Building 324 W. Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802 1
Pivotal Choices (Consensus vs. Contrarian): 1) Inflation/Interest Rates (Contrarian) 2) Global Growth Cycle (Consensus) 3) Market Valuations/Risk (Contrarian) 4) Investment Themes (Both) What Happens Next?
Inflation Low To Falling, Except for Japan
Fed Policy Changing With Taper; Inflation Outlook Uncertain; But Debt Has Not Fallen, Only Transferred
Consensus: Global Growth Is Stable & Modestly Increasing
2013’s Huge Return Driven By Higher Prices, Not Growth
Price/GDP Very High; Expected Returns Can Go Higher Only If There’s A Correction
Contrarian Bet: Low Yields For Long Treasuries
Four Consensus Themes: El Nino, Energy, Food, Climate
Value Stocks Outperform Rotation to value plays will persistkevin m. wilson 12
Most Stocks Are Priced Expensively Value Measures: P/B P/E EV/EBITDA P/S P/CF
Contrarian Bet: Value Investing Will Tend To Outperform Given High Avg. Prices If You Start With Cheap Prices, You Make More Value P/E’s Can Go Up Dividends Can Help
The High Flyers Fell First, But The Avg. Stock Is Already In A Correction, Further Favoring Value Stocks 5/09/2014
Some Examples of Potential Contrarian Value Plays
Warm Water in Equatorial Pacific Changes Precipitation Pattern El Nino Plays Will ReturnKevin M. Wilson 17
El Nino Switches Off Upwelling In Western South America Peruvian Fisheries Severely Impacted
El Nino’s Changes In Precipitation Patterns Affect Food Production, Coal Mining, Copper Mining
But El Nino May Finally End The Drought In The Western USA
Election cycle will provide a q4/2014 liftTed a. pavlovich 21
The Four-Year USA Election Cycle Can Strongly Affect Markets
Consensus: We Are Tracking The Avg. Midterm Election Year Pattern, But With More Volatility Than Normally Experienced ?
(Both Consensus and Contrarian Plays Will Work This Year) 1. Inflation/Interest Rates Will Strongly Influence Returns 2. Value Plays Will Outperform This Year 3. Energy, Food, and Climate Plays Provide Opportunities 4. The USA Election Cycle Will Drive Returns After The Correction 5. We Are Excited About The Chance To Make Money Later This Year Summary KEVIN M. WILSON 24
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