Robert Shiller receiving the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
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There is a lot of talk about the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) these days. Developed in 1988 by the economist Robert Shiller, it has been used to assess the likely future returns of securities. Shiller won the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for this work.
The CAPE measures the long-term, inflation-adjusted price-earnings (P/E) ratio of the S&P 500 index against inflation-adjusted earnings for the past 10 years.
The higher the CAPE, the greater the prospects of a market correction. Since 1880, it has had an average value of 17.1, ranging from 4.8 to 44.2.
In November of this year, it reached 33.1. It has only been above 30 in the 1920s and in early 2000, so yes, it is exceptionally high.
Like all complex ideas, the CAPE has been debated endlessly by experts. It is a subject worthy of a Ph.D. thesis. But what does the current high level mean for Monday Morning Program members?
We can ignore it. Why?
If the prediction is accurate and the market drops, Monday Morning Members will see it as an opportunity to buy bargains. That is possible by having an asset allocation with a large percentage in cash or near-cash and by not committing to the market, the money which we will need in the next several years.
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