At current market levels, our estimate for 12 - year S&P 500
average nominal total returns has collapsed to just 0.8 % annually.
Not exact matches
The following chart shows the same data on an inverted log scale (blue line, left), along with the actual subsequent 12 - year
nominal average annual
total return of the S&P 500 Index (red line, right).
The red line (right scale) is the
average annual
nominal total return of the S&P 500 over the subsequent 12 - year period.
They also warn that because of extended zero - interest policy by the Fed, security valuations have advanced to the point where prospective
nominal total returns on a conventional portfolio mix are likely to
average well below 2 % annually, with negative real
returns, over the coming 12 - year period.
On a 12 - year horizon, we project likely S&P 500
nominal total returns averaging close to zero, with the likelihood of an interim market loss on the order of 50 - 60 % over the completion of the current cycle.
We presently estimate a
nominal total return on the S&P 500
averaging 4.1 % annually over the coming decade.
On valuation measures most strongly correlated with actual subsequent S&P 500
nominal total returns, we presently expect negative
total returns for the S&P 500 on a 10 - year horizon, and
total returns averaging only about 1 % annually over the coming 12 - year period (chart).
The
average secular bull market lasted 21.2 years and produced a
total return of 17.2 percent in
nominal terms and 15.9 percent in real terms.
By our own estimates, we expect the
nominal total return on the S&P 500 over the coming decade to
average about 3.8 % annually, though with very broad cyclical fluctuations producing that overall result.
The next chart shows the margin - adjusted CAPE on an inverted log scale (blue), along with actual subsequent S&P 500
average annual
nominal total returns (red).