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2-19-26 Defensive Stocks At 1999-Level Valuations?

In this short video, Lance Roberts and Michael Lebowitz discuss $WMT and that it is trading at valuations not seen since 1999.
Staples are no longer “cheap defensive value.”
They have become expensive.

Walmart is trading at roughly 48x forward earnings—valuation levels typically associated with high-growth tech companies expanding 20%+ annually. Yet, its growth rate is closer to 4–5%.

The bigger risk in this market isn’t AI or geopolitics — it’s overpaying for slow growth. When investors overpay for modest growth, future returns are compressed.
Valuations still matter.

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Finally, financial news that makes sense. Lance Roberts, the host of "StreetTalkLive", has a unique ability to bring the complex world of economics, investing and personal financial wealth building to you in simple, easy and informative ways but also makes it entertaining to listen to at the same time.
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