The fact is that overall and over a long time, the economy is pretty stable and I would wish to buy my basket of stocks cheaply rather than dearly, if I can discern which is which.
After-tax corporate earnings do not range drastically. In the US, earnings range from about 3% of GDP to about 6.5% of GDP.
You can gain a very good sense of what is dear and what is cheap by knowing the current position within this earnings range, the long-term risk premium and the long-term yields -- i.e., at the top of the top range for earnings, about 5% equity risk premium and 5.06% yields.
By putting those numbers into a spreadsheet and doing a simple NPV calculation, we know that a basket of stocks is dear nowadays.
After-tax corporate earnings do not range drastically. In the US, earnings range from about 3% of GDP to about 6.5% of GDP.
You can gain a very good sense of what is dear and what is cheap by knowing the current position within this earnings range, the long-term risk premium and the long-term yields -- i.e., at the top of the top range for earnings, about 5% equity risk premium and 5.06% yields.
By putting those numbers into a spreadsheet and doing a simple NPV calculation, we know that a basket of stocks is dear nowadays.
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