Stocks are going up because people are bidding them up, not because companies are producing more value.

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That means stocks are rising because people are willing to pay more for less cash flow. The S&P 500’s free cash flow yield is at 2.58%, the lowest since 2008. Prices aren’t up because companies are making more money, they’re up because valuations got stretched. That’s a fragile setup.

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