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We are living in an unprecedented interest rate and monetary policy period in time.  Gold moved into a cyclical bull market environment in January and the trend remains bullish. (Please visit my Trade Signals post and scroll down to the gold chart).  I like gold for up to 10% of a total portfolio structure.

Today let’s take a look at what the most recent equity market valuation data is telling us.  We’ll look at one-to-three year, seven-year and 10-year forward time horizons.

You’ll find that U.S. equities are significantly overvalued.  This continues to suggest caution and setting realistic expectations on stock market returns.

Being the quant junkie that I am, I’ve found a couple of really cool charts I believe you’ll find interesting.  Do you follow Value Line?  One of the charts looks at Value Line’s price targets for individual equities.  Another looks at equity ownership as a percentage of total household net worth and it has an amazingly accurate record of telling us what the 10-year forward returns may likely be.

I hope you enjoy today’s piece.  Grab that coffee.  There are a lot of charts but the read is quick.

By Steve Blumenthal  | For charts, analysis and commentary see the rest of the story in On My Radar: The Only Game in Town

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