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2020 thoughts --> EPS +10% + P/E flat (even upside) = S&P 500 > 3,450 and maybe 3,500-3,600

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2019 is one of the strongest years for markets in more than 25 years and it is logical for one to think stocks will stall in 2020 (take breather) but unless P/E contracts, we think equities could do 10%-plus or better in 2020.

POINT: EPS +10% DRIVING 2020 RETURNS
2019 was all P/E.The S&P 500 is on track to gain ~30% in 2019, all gains from P/E expansion.
  EPS  $193 --> $178
  P/E    13X -->  18X

2020 EPS +10% + PE upside: S&P 500 >3,450 and maybe 3,500-3,600
For 2020, the recovery in PMIs + Inventory build + Fiscal stimulus (Japan + possibly EU + White House) + easing financial conditions = EPS upside.
  EPS  >+10% in 2020
  P/E    flat to up (Fed ease + animal spirits)

Thus, we see stocks gaining 10% or more in 2020.  

POINT: UPSIDE DRIVERS TO EPS (4) PLUS P/E EXPANSION DRIVERS (2)
We see 4 drivers to EPS upside (below) and these should allow EPS to grow >10% in 2020
P/E could also expand as "animal spirits" recover and Fed maintains dovish stance.  Combined, this is >10% total return.

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POINT: 45% OF EPS GROWTH COMING FROM 4 SECTORS -- TECH, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY & MATERIALSAbout half of the cyclical recovery in EPS is coming from 4 sectors (Tech, Industrials, Energy...

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