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Stock Gains From 2008 To 2013

Stock Gains From 2008 To 2013

It took the Dow almost exactly four years to go from its bear market low to an all-time record high in early March 2013. The S&P was priced at 16 times operating earnings in March 2013 vs. its long-term P/E average of 18.8 and its 28.4 earnings ratio in 2000 (source: Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices). Based on the March 2013 U.S. P/E ratio, Ireland, Italy, France, and the UK were trading at a 25% discount.

 
Gains
[Returns from Early 2009 to March 9, 2013]

U.S. REITs

269%

 

Oil

95%

Emerging Markets

142%

 

Gold

72%

U.S. Stocks

146%

 

T-Bonds

25%

Foreign Stocks

112%

 

 

 

 

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