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The Rise and Fall of the S&P 500
If you look at the companies they know and are familiar with, as representing the S&P 500. McDonald's between 2008 and 2016, revenue increased by 0.6% a year. Coca-Cola, same story. They actually had declining revenue. It should give you pause because it used to be that valuations were tied to growth.