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QE Beneficiaries: Highly Levered Firms Outperform

  • May 13, 2013

Firms with high debt to equity ratios have been outperforming both the market and firms that rarely utilize debt. When we control for both sector and market cap, the trend is still taking place.

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Greg Swenson / Director of Equities

Greg Swenson Director of Equities

Greg is the Director of Equities at The Leuthold Group LLC. In addition to leading the team in evaluating investment opportunities, overseeing and managing risk, he is a Co-Portfolio Manager for Leuthold investment portfolios and an important contributor to the firm's research content.

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