Best Mixed Portfolio?

I think Wildcat is referring to the Gordon Equation, which predicts future returns based on the current dividend yield and historic dividend (or earnings) growth.

It's similar to the idea of using current bond yields to predict future bond returns, which of course is a much better indicator than historic performance.
 
It's similar to the idea of using current bond yields to predict future bond returns, which of course is a much better indicator than historic performance.

:D Did you forget the sarcasm emoticon? Some people might think you're serious.
 
:D Did you forget the sarcasm emoticon? Some people might think you're serious.

Heh. Think of it this way. If you want to predict the future speed of a car, which is a better indicator?

1) The past speed of the car

2) The current speed of the car

Future returns are a function of future growth and current yield. We can only guess at future growth, but we know current yield.
 
You asked for it :p, everything you could possibly want to play with:

Global Financial Data

Scroll down (includes the effects of changes in currency):
http://forum.london.edu/lbspress.ns...A802571100063F24F/$File/06-07+GIRY+2006-1.pdf

Ok how about 1871, Schiller's US market returns since 1871 - not 1926?

Online Data

A good book at the library:

Amazon.com: Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns: Books: Elroy Dimson,Paul Marsh,Mike Staunton

I know about the 10% returns Sam. But again, strip out certain periods of HUGE returns and the numbers change. How much of that 10% could be the result of the past 16 years? A 16 year bull market is incredible. I think that was the point I was trying to make. Minus the HUGE returns following the Great Depression when they were giving away stocks, how do things look?

Food for thought:
Historical Stock Returns, Stocks/Shares/Equities Return, Performance, Data, Bond, Bonds, Dow, Nasdaq, S&P, Standard & Poors, NYSE, FTSE, Nikkei, Historic, ISEQ Irish Index, Gold Price/Market, 10, 20, 50, 100 year : from Finfacts Ireland

"So the timing of stock market investment is important. The last protracted bear market (period of falling prices) in US equities started in February 1966 and lasted until August 1982. The Dow Jones index value in February 1966 was 995 and 16 years later it stood at 777. So any investor who stayed fully invested in an average portfolio of shares in this period lost 22%. Yet over this time span there were four periods in which equities experienced strong rallies which boosted the Dow by 32%, 66%, 76% and 38% respective"

Hope that helps.
 
Maybe we should move this to FIRE & Money. Might be good to make this discussion more visible.
 
Current valution

Current valuation is the best guess of future market returns. And I do mean best guess.Triumph of the Optimists give returns for 16 capital markets the past 100 years. Spin the wheel and pick the history that fits your needs. IIRC, the U.S was a past winner (near 7% real for stocks, 2% for bonds), Italy wasn't (2.5% real for stocks, -2.5% for bonds). And with more volatility in most markets.
 
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