‘Investing for Retirement’ Archives
GMO Asset Return Forecast 31-Dec-2011
International stocks offer the best prospects for investors [Read More]
Allianz Period Table of Returns 2001-2011
Allianz Global Investors compiled this table showing annual investment returns for 13 asset classes from 2001 to 2011. Download the pdf directly from Allianz Global Investors. Gold Medal: Long-Term Bonds The gold medal in 2011 was Long-Term Bonds with a return of 29.93%. [Read More]
Callan Period Table of Investment Returns 1992-2011
Click for larger image Last year we started showing the Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns. Another year has rolled around, so once again it’s time to revisit that table. Asset Class Returns for 1992-2011 Download the Callan Periodic Table pdf file and open [Read More]
S&P 500 Bull Market
Rallying over 3% yesterday, S&P 500 entered bull market territory using intra-day prices. [Read More]
GMO Thinks International Stocks Look Best
GMO's latest asset class forecast, as of 30-Sep-2011. [Read More]
Stocks Now Officially Bear Market
Today the S&P 500 officially entered bear market territory. [Read More]
Volatility Clustering in the Stock Market
Days with bug up or down moves in the stock market tend to cluster together. [Read More]
Has the Stock Market Gotten More Volatile?
Has the stock market more volatile today than before year 2000? [Read More]
Why Expected Return Varies
Various theories to explain why expected returns of assets varies over time. [Read More]
How Expected Return Varies
Evidence that expected returns vary over time and across assets. [Read More]
Recent Ideas in Modern Finance
A May 2011 paper by John Cochrane discusses recent ideas in Modern Finance. [Read More]
In Search of International Value Premium
The search for evidence of the value risk premium moves to international stocks. [Read More]
In Search of Small and Value Risk Premia
Looking for evidence of the 3-factor model risk premia for stock returns [Read More]
Stock Market Advisory System
The breakdown of the advisory levels for each risk factor: volatility, valuation and momentum. [Read More]
