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Eight Reasons for Financial Optimism in 2012

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18 Dec 2011 35 views
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Eight Reasons for Financial Optimism in 2012
Throughout all the turmoil for the US economy in 2011, U.S. stocks have been surprisingly resilient. "We believe this is a testament to a combination of U.S. economic resilience, U.S. corporate financial strength and pricing power, and severe relative undervaluation of equities," said Thomas Lee, chief U.S. equity strategist with JPMorgan. Lee has compiled eight reasons why he will remain optimistic in 2012

Throughout all the turmoil for the US economy in 2011, U.S. stocks have been surprisingly resilient.

"We believe this is a testament to a combination of U.S. economic resilience, U.S. corporate financial strength and pricing power, and severe relative undervaluation of equities," said Thomas Lee, chief U.S. equity strategist with JPMorgan.

Lee has compiled eight reasons why he will remain optimistic in 2012, and why you should be too…

(READ the story in the Financial Post)

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