On that point, it's worth noting that we currently estimate a prospective 10 - year
nominal total return for the S&P 500 of just 3.9 % annually.
The early weeks of 2015 are the first time in history that both 10 - year Treasury yields and our estimates of prospective 10 - year
nominal total returns for the S&P 500 have both declined below 2 % annually.
Rather, it means that investors will receive returns consistent with relatively high starting valuations —
nominal total returns for the stock market of around 5 % -6 %.
Not exact matches
At longer horizons, the 6.3 % growth rate that we've assumed
for nominal GDP over the coming years will begin to bail investors out given enough time, and as a result, our projection
for 10 - year S&P 500
nominal total returns peeks its head up above zero, at about 2.4 % annually from current levels.
As valuations rise, prospective future
returns fall, and our 12 - year projection
for S&P 500
nominal total returns has now dropped to just 1.4 % annually.
We've recently emphasized that our estimates
for probable S&P 500
nominal total returns have now declined below zero on every horizon of 7 years and shorter.
At current market levels, our estimate
for 12 - year S&P 500 average
nominal total returns has collapsed to just 0.8 % annually.
On the basis of
nominal total returns (including dividends), we estimate zero or negative
returns for the S&P 500 on every horizon shorter than about 8 years.
On that assumption, the corresponding 10 - year projection
for nominal total returns in stocks would be -LSB-(1.0494) ^ 16 / (1.10) ^ 6] ^ (1/10)-1 = 2.0 %.
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).
As a result, the most historically reliable valuation measures now suggest that the S&P 500 will experience a net loss over the coming decade, while including broader (if slightly less reliable) measures results in projected S&P 500 10 - year annual
nominal total returns of about 1.4 % annually (see Ockham's Razor and the Market Cycle
for the arithmetic behind these estimates).
Plugging in the numbers from our VISVX example
for total nominal return gives us (21090 / 10000) ^ 0.1 — 1 = 0.0775 = 7.75 % (this version of the formula uses the spreadsheet symbol
for exponentiation, ^, and uses the decimal form of 1⁄10).
For example, the total return for the bond market has not only beaten the total return for the stock market in the period, the risk - adjusted reward for investment grade bond ownership has been far greater than the risk - adjusted nominal gains in stoc
For example, the
total return for the bond market has not only beaten the total return for the stock market in the period, the risk - adjusted reward for investment grade bond ownership has been far greater than the risk - adjusted nominal gains in stoc
for the bond market has not only beaten the
total return for the stock market in the period, the risk - adjusted reward for investment grade bond ownership has been far greater than the risk - adjusted nominal gains in stoc
for the stock market in the period, the risk - adjusted reward
for investment grade bond ownership has been far greater than the risk - adjusted nominal gains in stoc
for investment grade bond ownership has been far greater than the risk - adjusted
nominal gains in stocks.
Implications
for Required
Return Rates Investors must calculate their total required rate of return (RRR) on a nominal basis, taking into account the effect of infl
Return Rates Investors must calculate their
total required rate of
return (RRR) on a nominal basis, taking into account the effect of infl
return (RRR) on a
nominal basis, taking into account the effect of inflation.