Stocks Slide 2% on Trade Fears, Weak Data, Powell Comments

May 15, 2020

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FS Insight Investment Views

Near Term View: There is more certainty than consensus realizes, Best time to invest in S&P 500 is when PMIs < 43
‘20 Target: 3,450 (YE P/E 17.9x · 2021 EPS $193)
Style: High Quality
Granny shots: GOOG, AAPL, AMP, PYPL, NVDA, CSCO, XLNX, FB, MNST, VRSN, DE, QCOM, KSU, EXPE, MXIM, MSFT, TTWO, ROK, DOV, PSX, BKNG, EBAY, EMR, TSLA, AXP, BF/B, PM, GRMN
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