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S&P 500 Value Investor Index Update

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In this update, the trend of the 12mo Trimmed Mean PCE was raised from 1.7% to 1.85% and the SP500 was projected forward to Dec 2020 at a 65% Premium to the Value Investor Index. At some point investor psychology becomes speculative which leads to a market ending top. History guides to a 65%-100% premium to the Value Investor Index. In this update, inflation is set at 1.85% and the projection extended to Dec 2020.

S&P 500 Value Investor Index

S&P 500 Value Investor Index

At 65% premium to the Value Investor index with 1.85% inflation, the SP500 would be $4,300. Market psychology could be higher or lower than this, but if current administration’s policy initiatives lead to greater mortgage availability and lower global tariffs, the SP500 could rise higher than the $4,300 potential indicated.

Caveats: Higher inflation would price the SP500 lower but the impact of ‘The Recency Effect’ after a longer period of economic expansion than many expect today could very easily spike the SP500 to the $5,000-$6,000 range if the expansion lasts another 5yrs.

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Todd Sullivan is a Massachusetts-based value investor and a General Partner in Rand Strategic Partners. He looks for investments he believes are selling for a discount to their intrinsic value given their current situation and future prospects. He holds them until that value is realized or the fundamentals change in a way that no longer support his thesis. His blog features his various ideas and commentary and he updates readers on their progress in a timely fashion. His commentary has been seen in the online versions of the Wall St. Journal, New York Times, CNN Money, Business Week, Crain’s NY, Kiplingers and other publications. He has also appeared on Fox Business News & Fox News and is a RealMoney.com contributor. His commentary on Starbucks during 2008 was recently quoted by its Founder Howard Schultz in his recent book “Onward”. In 2011 he was asked to present an investment idea at Bill Ackman’s “Harbor Investment Conference”.