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A New Valuation Measure for the Stock Market
Andrey Sarantsev
We propose a new valuation measure for the American stock market. We split total returns into three components: earnings growth, dividend yield, and valuation change. The first two components are fundamental, the third is speculative. We treat earnings growth as exogenous. Combining the other two components gives us a new valuation measure, which fits autoregression of order 1 with Gaussian innovations, centered at 4.6%. Therefore, long-term total returns equals long-term earnings growth plus 4.6%. We confirm the classic 4% withdrawal rule. A retiree should invest in stocks and withdraw 4% of initial wealth after adjusting for inflation.
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