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Podcast: Excess Returns
Episode: The Double Edged Sword of Avoiding Value Traps
Description: Many value stocks are cheap because they deserve to be. Some of them no longer have sustainable businesses, and as a result their current discounted multiple will look really expensive relative to where their business is headed. These types of stocks are often referred to as “value traps” and value investors do everything they can to avoid them. In this episode, we talk about value traps, why they are impossible to avoid completely, and some rules that can help minimize them.
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Excess Returns is an investing podcast hosted by Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) and J...