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What is the market worth?

  • The BV Story
  • Calculate BV
  • Pitfalls
  • Charts 1919-2011
  • BV vs Classic Ratios
  • The Look Back Effect
  • 45 Years of BV
what is the market worth

Current Reading
What is the S&P 500 worth this week? Where is the market in relation? I update this page at the end of every month.Read more >

The Brock Value Story
First Ben adjusted PEs for interest rates. Then Warren revealed his best metric. Finally, Carl held the multiplier constant and solved for price. I did the rest.Read more >

How to Calculate BV
As a quick rule of thumb, “y over 2i” works almost as well as the full-blown formula. But we’re sticklers for accuracy around here.Read more >

Valuation Pitfalls
A low valuation does not tell you how low the market will go or how long it will take to return to normal. These and other deceptions await the unaware.Read more >

BV Charts 1919-2011
The best way to judge an indicator is to see how it behaved in cycles past. View monthly charts from 1919 and weekly charts from 1962.
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BV vs Classic Ratios
Compare traditional valuation metrics side by side, and see at a glance the quality of the information provided. Yes, one metric rules them all. Read more >

The Look Back Effect
Investors like to think what has happened will keep happening, so they push valuations to extremes and make a fool of the rational investor.Read more >

45 Years of Brock Value
From the Kennedy Panic in 1962 to the top of the real estate bubble in 2006, take a guided tour of stock market valuation through the years.
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The way I see it, my job is to provide useful analysis of the stock market and show you how to improve your results. Your job is to decide what to do with the information I provide. Bear in mind that I'm human. Try as I may to be honest and diligent, I will make mistakes. Always remember that protecting your money from loss is ultimately your own responsibility. Like life itself, investing can be dangerous. For clarification, please refer to the House Rules.