Contrary to the concerns of some investors, US equities are not overvalued, says Hector Kilpatrick, from Cornelian Asset Management
Indeed, there is a good case to suggest that considerable further upside is available to equity investors in the region. The perspective that US equities are overvalued - particularly relative to other regions - is regularly aired in the press, however once sector weights are taken into account, the so-called overvaluation is reduced. Tech bias A major reason for this is that the higher-rated technology sector accounts for around 17% of the S&P 500 index, while indices such as the FTSE All-Share and the MSCI Euro have technology sector weights of just 1% and 4% respectively (source...
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