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An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts money next to stacks of one hundred U.S. dollar banknotes at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, August 11, 2011. (Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters)
SCOTT BARLOW
Cash flow reveals the truth: The S&P 500 is flush
SCOTT BARLOW
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Cash flow analysis has distinct advantages to investors, because it strips out some of the more nefarious forms of accounting manipulation in reported earnings per share. And right now, it also paints a rosy picture for investors in the S&P 500.