SFY - Can U.S. Stock Investors Rely On Earnings Growth?
By James T. Tierney, Jr.
With US equities trading at relatively high valuations, earnings growth will be essential for investors to generate returns in 2020. That's a tall order in today's environment. Finding standout companies with sustainable growth potential will be especially important.
There's been plenty of good news for investors in early 2020. The US Federal Reserve continues to maintain a highly accommodative monetary policy. Trade deals are now in place with China, Mexico and Canada. Congress has reached a budget deal. Even amid the highly charged politics of an election year and an