At the end of 2011, the S&P 500 index was at 1,257. Over the five-plus years since then, it has ballooned by 87%!
Source: A huge disconnect is taking place between the stock market and earnings – Business Insider
At the end of 2011, the S&P 500 index was at 1,257. Over the five-plus years since then, it has ballooned by 87%!
Source: A huge disconnect is taking place between the stock market and earnings – Business Insider
Posted in Business Insider, Stock Market
stock market disconnected from reality
Posted in Bullion Buzz, Stock Market
Posted in Business Insider, Gold
Although economic growth has been subpar this year, stock returns have been healthy. It’s another sign of how the economy can have nothing to do with market performance.
Source: The Economy and the Stock Market: A Big Disconnect – The New York Times
Posted in Stock Market, The New York Times
Frequently, you can hear (or read) that because stock returns have been, on average, materially higher than average US GDP growth rates, there’s a big disconnect and shouldn’t the two roughly match? Hence, doesn’t that mean a new era of long-term lousy stock returns must kick off, forthwith?
Stock returns shouldn’t match GDP growth rates. The two aren’t linked and shouldn’t be–stocks can appreciate at a much faster rate.
Source: Stock Returns Versus GDP
Posted in Forbes, Stock Market
Conventional wisdom holds that if a global stock investor can identify which countries’ economies will grow briskly and which will lag, she’s conquered half of the investment battle. Economic growth should translate into higher corporate earnings per share and thus rising stock prices, so she favors the economies where she […]
Source: Economic Growth and Investor Returns: The Great Disconnect
Posted in Forbes, Stock Market