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Lee: Narrative drives stocks more than earnings over the intermediate term
“So I think that in like a very simplistic sense, narrative drives stocks more than earnings do over the intermediate term.”
Tom Lee: Stock valuation reflects customer trust rather than pure earnings
“I believe Tesla and Palantir and stocks like HIMSS are proof that money, money is not how you measure the value of a stock. Because if money is, is determined as the earnings per share, the value of a company isn't just The amount of money that it represents. …”
Lee: Federal Reserve Liquidity Is a Myth for Stock Market Recoveries
“The Fed liquidity is a myth. You don't need Fed liquidity for stocks to recover.”
Lee: Investors should sell the war buildup and buy the invasion
“When it comes to war, you sell the buildup into war, but you buy the invasion. Right. Or they say you buy when the guns fire, you know what I mean? And, but that's true. So we were advising our clients that you sell the buildup, but you buy the invasions.”
Lee: Tariffs cannot curb Chinese economic power as supply chains relocate
“And if anyone tries to use tariffs to harm China from gaining economic power, we know it can't work because it's supply chains can move.”
Lee: Thematic investing drives market performance more than macro or stock-picking
“Thematic investing explained performance better than macro and stock picking. So meaning, it's better to identify the things driving the market and own the strongest stocks”
Lee: S&P 500 revenue depends primarily on manufacturing supply chains
“Well, you know, it's, we part, something to keep in mind is the S&P. 500 is a lot more sensitive to the manufacturing economy. So even though, like we say, the U.S. Is a services economy, and most of what we do is like services, actually most of how S&P makes …”
Lee: Waterfall stock market declines almost always produce V-shaped recoveries without recessions
“Almost every waterfall decline is a V-shaped bounce unless there's a recession. So that's why we got so keyed up on this high-yield market, because if we fall, but we don't have a recession, that just means you, everyone just panicked. They did a fire-ready ai…”