Executive Summary
Richard Bernstein delivers a provocative thesis that challenges the consensus Fed dovishness narrative for 2026. With US GDP tracking at 4% and nominal growth at 7%, he argues the Fed faces an impossible choice: cut rates into a strong economy and fuel dangerous speculation, or disappoint markets expecting aggressive easing. The most compelling insight emerges from his contrarian positioning framework—international developed market quality stocks are growing faster than the MAG-7 while trading a...
Key Investment Opportunity
International Quality Value Convergence Play
The most compelling opportunity lies in international developed market quality stocks that combine faster growth than MAG-7 with massive valuation discounts and superior dividend yields. This represents a convergence of growth, value, and income factors that's historically rare. The 60-65% European ...
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