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Beat the Market: Avoid Overvalued High-Borrow-Cost Stocks

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  • A study indicates that stocks with high borrowing costs are typically overvalued and likely to underperform the broader market.
  • This suggests a negative outlook for specific hard-to-borrow stocks, implying potential relative outperformance or stability for the general market index.
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