Acknowledgements xiv
Introduction xvi
Chapter 1: Results of U.S. Capital Markets in 2016 and in the Past Decade 1-1
A Graphic View of the Decade 1-2
The Decade in Perspective 1-3
Market Results for 2007—2016 1-6
Chapter 2: The Long-Run Perspective 2-1
Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation: Historical Returns 2-1
Logarithmic Scale Used on the Index Graphs 2-2
Large-Cap Stocks 2-4
Small-Cap Stocks 2-4
Long-term Corporate Bonds 2-4
Long-term Government Bonds 2-4
Intermediate-term Government Bonds 2-4
Treasury Bills 2-4
Inflation 2-5
Summary Statistics of Total Returns 2-5
Appreciation, Income, and Reinvestment Returns 2-7
Annual Total Returns 2-10
Rolling-Period Returns 2-10
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 2-26
Historical Returns on Equity REITs 2-28
Income Returns on Equity REITs 2-29
Correlation of U.S. REITs Compared to Other U.S. Asset Classes 2-30
Summary Statistics for Equity REITs and Basic Series 2-32
Chapter 3: Description of the Basic Series 3-1
Large-Cap Stocks 3-1
Small-Cap Stocks 3-2
Long-term Corporate Bonds 3-4
Long-term Government Bonds 3-4
Intermediate-term Government Bonds 3-9
U.S. Treasury Bills 3-11
Inflation 3-13
Bond Capital Appreciation Despite Rising Yields 3-13
Chapter 4: Description of the Derived Series 4-1
Derived Series Calculated Using Geometric Differences 4-1
Definitions of the Derived Series 4-1
Equity Risk Premium 4-2
Small-Stock Premium 4-3
Bond Default Premium 4-3
Bond Horizon Premium 4-4
Large-Cap Stock Real Returns 4-5
Small-Cap Stock Real Returns 4-7
Long-term Corporate Bond Real Returns 4-8
Long-term Government Bond Real Returns 4-9
Intermediate-term Government Bond Real Returns 4-11
Real Riskless Rates of Return (U.S. T-Bill Real Returns) 4-12
Chapter 5: Annual Returns and Indexes 5-1
Annual and Monthly Returns 5-2
Calculation of Returns From Index Values 5-3
Calculation of Annual Income Returns 5-4
Index Values 5-5
Inflation-Adjusted Returns and Indexes 5-7
Chapter 6: Statistical Analysis of Returns 6-1
Calculating Arithmetic Mean Return 6-1
Calculating Geometric Mean Return 6-1
Geometric Mean Versus Arithmetic Mean 6-2
Calculating Standard Deviation 6-3
Limitations of Standard Deviation 6-4
Semivariance and Semistandard Deviation 6-5
Issues Regarding Semivariance 6-6
Volatility of the Markets 6-7
Changes in the Risk of Assets Over Time 6-9
Correlation Coefficients: Serial and Cross-Correlations 6-13
Is Serial Correlation in the Derived Series Random? 6-16
Basic Series Summary Statistics 6-17
Inflation-Adjusted Series Summary Statistics 6-18
Rolling-Period Standard Deviations 6-18
Rolling-Period Correlations 6-20
The True Impact of Asset Allocation on Return 6-21
Chapter 7: Company Size and Return 7-1
Construction of the CRSP Size Decile Portfolios 7-2
Presentation of the Decile Data 7-5
Aspects of the Company Size Effect 7-12
The Size Effect: Empirical Evidence 7-12
Long-term Returns in Excess of Systematic Risk 7-15
Serial Correlation in Small-Cap Stock Returns 7-17
Seasonality 7-21
Chapter 8: Growth and Value Investing 8-1
Fama-French Growth and Value Series 8-1
Historical Returns of the Fama-French Series 8-3
Summary Statistics for the Fama-French Series 8-4
Presentation of Annual Fama-French Returns 8-5
Conclusion 8-5
Chapter 9: Liquidity Investing 9-1
What Is Liquidity? 9-1
Valuation as Present Value of Cash Flows 9-1
The Liquidity Premium 9-2
Liquidity and Stock Returns 9-3
Liquidity as an Investment Style 9-4
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Conclusion 9-7
What’s Next? 9-7
Chapter 10: Using Historical Data in Wealth Forecasting and Portfolio Optimization 10-1
Probabilistic Forecasts 10-1
Mean-Variance Optimization 10-4
Estimating Returns, Risks, and Correlations 10-5
Using Inputs to Form Other Portfolios 10-9
Enhancements to Mean-Variance Optimization 10-11
Markowitz 1.0 10-13
Markowitz 2.0 10-14
Approaches to Calculating the Equity Risk Premium 10-19
The Historical Equity Risk Premium 10-20
The Supply-Side Model 10-27
Chapter 11: Stock Market Returns From 1815–2016 11-1
1815–1925 Data Series Sources and Collection Methods 11-1
Price Index Estimation 11-3
146 Years of Stock Market Drawdowns 11-9
Reaching Back Beyond 1926 11-13
The Origin of Market Bubbles 11-13
Chapter 12: International Equity Investing 12-1
Construction of the International Indexes 12-1
Benefits of Investing Internationally 12-2
Risks Typically Associated With International Investment 12-8
International and Domestic Series Summary Data 12-14
Conclusion 12-16
Appendix A – Monthly and Annual Returns of Basic Series
Appendix B – Cumulative Wealth Indexes of Basic Series
Appendix C – Rates of Return for All Yearly Holding Periods 1926–2016