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David Whiston, CFA, CPA, CFE
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Trump Victory Brings Uncertainty to Auto Sector Around U.S. Trade Agreements

Many automotive stocks declined on the morning of Nov. 9 on fear of a Donald Trump presidency. We think selling for now is due to massive uncertainty on what Trump will do on a variety of policies, and we will not be changing our auto fair value estimates on indiscriminate selling until we have more clarity on policy. Still, despite a Republican House and Senate, many Republican members did not support Trump and may oppose his anti-free trade agenda. We think abolishing NAFTA or the Trans-Pacifi...
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ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC

Asbury Automotive Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is an automotive retailer. The company's stores provide automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; parts and service, including vehicle repair and maintenance services, replacement parts and collision repair services; and finance and insurance products, including arranging vehicle financing through third parties and aftermarket products, such as extended service contracts, guaranteed asset protection debt cancellation, prepaid maintenance, and credit life and disability insurance. The company's new vehicle franchise retail network is made up of dealerships operating under locally-branded dealership groups.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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David Whiston, CFA, CPA, CFE

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