Oakmark Portfolio Manager Bill Nygren discusses why he and his team believe there’s increased risk in the S&P 500 today — and how they view this alongside their value investing approach.
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Investing in value stocks presents the risk that value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods.
