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The Lorintine 2017 SITREP


In a year of uncertainty that included a recalcitrant North Korea, Britain’s continued exit from the European Union, multiple terrorist attacks, and global populist uprisings, to say 2017 was a turbulent year is a bit of an understatement—except, that is, in stock markets.

World stocks, as measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index rose every month in 2017 (up approximately 1.45% in December).  In fact, they haven’t had a negative return since October of 2016.

 

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Major indexes in the U.S. hit a number of record highs, and there was not a single down month the entire year for the S&P 500 Total Return Index.  The gains, however, have caused equity valuations to be stretched by almost all traditional metrics.  By most measures, the US equity market is at its most overbought level in over 20 years.  Duncan Lamont, head of research and analytics at Schroders Investment Management, writes that there is still some value in the market, “but it is hard work finding it.”  In the following chart from Schroders, Dividend Yield is the only metric where the S&P 500 might be attractively valued compared to its 15-year average value (shown in parentheses).  However, the reading of most concern is the CAPE, or cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings multiple.  The CAPE compares the S&P to its average, annual inflation-adjusted earnings over the previous 10 years.  The current CAPE reading of 31 is above the 15-year average of 25, and nearly twice the long-term average of 16.8 that goes back to 1881.  The only other times it has been above 30 were in 1929, before the Great Depression, and from 1997-2002, at the apex of the dot.com bubble.  Some analysts say “It’s different this time”, citing rising profits from the new tax laws and differing accounting standards now vs then.  Nonetheless, whenever one hears “It’s different this time” usually turns out to be a good time to look around the room for a door marked “Exit”!  In this chart, Cape = CAPE, P/E = price to earnings, P/B = price to book value, DY = dividend yield and EM = Emerging Markets.

 

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10 year annualized returns for the S&P 500, based on starting CAPE:

 

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Lastly, Vanguard's 10 year forward return projections for both US and International equities:

 

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A globally diversified portfolio of asset classes and strategies is a concept we believe to be both timeless and universal, but perhaps never more than today to still give investors a realistic chance to meet their long term required rate of return.

Jesse Blom is a licensed investment advisor and Vice President of Lorintine Capital, LP. He provides investment advice to clients all over the United States and around the world. Jesse has been in financial services since 2008 and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Working with a CFP® professional represents the highest standard of financial planning advice. Jesse has a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Oral Roberts University. Jesse is managing the LC Diversified portfolio and forum, the LC Diversified Fund, as well as contributes to the Steady Condors newsletter.

 

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