A closer look at the evidence of froth in the US stock market

Back in the summer, we argued that while some segments of the US stock market were starting to look a bit frothy, there was no evidence that the S&P 500 overall was unsustainably high. But with the index hitting another record high on Friday, is that still a fair assessment?

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