This year may well be when we start seeing value stocks start dishing out the bigger gains, boding well for the Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (NYSEMKT: RPV). The index's technology stocks are also priced below their historical average price/earnings ratio -- something levelheaded thinkers are realizing now that some time has passed and inflation is starting to cool. Not only did soaring inflation and global economic weakness adversely impact its once-great growth, but Beijing's so-called "zero-COVID" policies translated into lockdowns that further stymied its overall economy.