Sentences with phrase «broad index p»

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When you purchase a broad swath of equities, say an S&P 500 index fund, the returns you can expect over the next decade or so comprise four building blocks: the starting dividend yield, projected growth in real earnings per share, expected inflation, and the expected change in «valuation» — that is, the expansion or contraction in the price / earnings (P / E) multiple.

iShares Latin America 40 Index Fund (NYSEARCA: ILF) P / E: 12 Yld: 2.88 % 1 - yr ret.: -12.8 % If you want broad exposure to Latin America, ILF is a good bet.

I don't think you should overlook a broad index fund such the total U. S. market index, total international index, S & P index just to name a few.

2Shiller P / E ratio is a valuation measure, generally applied to broad equity indices, that uses real per - share earnings over a 10 - year period.

However, I do not think the case is as strong as is the case that 10 - year and 20 - year returns can be predicted by looking at the P / E10 level that applies on the day a purchase of a broad index fund is completed.

The negative 1 percent real number is the most likely 10 - year annualized return for a purchase of a broad index fund purchased at a P / E10 value of 44.