All you have to do to see that the Old School SWR studies are in error is to take note of how much the number changes with
changes in valuation levels.
I explained that «the problem is the failure of most existing tools to include adjustments for
changes in valuation levels for stocks,» and suggested an article on the topic.
The risk / reward ratio of stock investing VARIES with
changes in valuation levels.
In short, depending on the time span, nearly one - third to one - half of the long - term return on stocks comes from sources other than dividend yield, such as inflation, growth in dividends, and
changes in valuation levels.
SInce the riskiness of stocks changes with
changes in valuation levels, the important thing is to CHANGE your stock allocation as needed to keep your risk profile roughly constant.
Historical factor returns — net of
changes in valuation levels — are much lower than recent performance suggests.
The safe withdrawal rate is not a constant number but VARIES with
changes in the valuation level that applies on the day the retirement begins.
The New School studies say that the SWR varies with
changes in the valuation level that applies on the day the retirement begins.
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Stock investors typically bid up the
valuations on stocks during these periods and become much less sensitive to the
changes in yield
levels.
You May Lose Some or All of Your Principal: The ETNs are exposed to any
change in the
level of the underlying index between the inception date and the applicable
valuation date.
Russell has been engaged for over four years
in breakthrough research on the effect of
changes in stock
valuation levels on long - term stock returns.
I have heard that the case of Japan argues against deviating from a buy - and - hold strategy and instead
changing one's strategic asset allocation
in response to extreme market
valuation levels.
I'm also investigating how long - term conservative investors may possibly benefit by
changing their asset allocations
in response to extreme market
valuation levels, and one paper I recently finished on this topic is «Revisiting the Fisher and Statman Study on Market Timing.»
At these
valuation levels, it appears that a range of disruptive
changes in the industry fundamentals are not being priced
in, and that investors who simply buy these securities seeking income during the current long yield crisis, expecting dividend increases and generally a «safe» investment, could be vulnerable to a severe
valuation contraction.
ASU No. 2011 - 04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used
in the fair value measurement, the
valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to
changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs.
The closing indicative note value of an ETN is an amount per ETN calculated on each
valuation date that reflects the
change in value of the ETN from the previous
valuation date due to the daily
change in the index
level and the daily accrual of the investor fee and other applicable costs.
It seems like a better way of looking at this issue would be to pick a beginning and end point with average
valuations (or at least the same
level of
valuation) so that the results aren't biased by a
change in valuation.
To keep his risk profile constant, the investor MUST be willing to make
changes in his stock allocation
in response to big shifts
in valuation levels.