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Stock Market Handbook

Yardeni Research, Inc.

December 24, 2020

Dr. Edward Yardeni516-972-7683

[email protected]

Joe Abbott732-497-5306

[email protected]

Please visit our sites atwww.yardeni.comblog.yardeni.com

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Table Of Contents Table Of ContentsTable Of Contents

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Historical Monthly Returns 1Bull Markets 2-4Bear Markets 5-7Bull/Bear Ratios of 1.0 or Less & Bull Markets 8Presidential Cycles 9-10Returns 11-12ISM Super Composite Index 13-14Confidence, Boom Bust Barometer, S&P 500 15S&P 500 Sectors 16-20Selected Consumer Discretionary Industries 21-25Selected Consumer Staples Industries 26-28Selected Energy Industries 29-30Selected Financials Industries 31-32Selected Health Care Industries 33Selected Industrials & Computers Industries 34-36Selected Materials Industries 37-40Selected Transportation Industries 41Selected Utilities Industries 42Januaries & Annual S&P 500 Returns 43Dow Jones Index 44-45S&P 500 Forward P/E & Expected Inflation 46S&P 500 & Crisis 47S&P 500 Performance 48

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S&P 500 INDEX: PERCENTAGE OF 1-MONTH HOLDING PERIODSUP OR DOWN FOR ALL YEARS 1921 - 2013*

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S&P 500 INDEX: AVERAGE CHANGE OF 1-MONTH HOLDING PERIODSUP OR DOWN FOR ALL YEARS 1921 - 2013 Up Months

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S&P 500 INDEX: AVERAGE 1-MONTH NONANNUALIZEDCHANGE FOR ALL YEARS 1928-2012(percent)

Average gain

Average loss

* Excludes January of 1928, and data is through August 2012. No change (0.00%) month of September, 1979 counted as up month.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Haver Analytics.

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Historical Monthly Returns

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+46%19 months

+58%28 months

+173%41 months

+47%5 months

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+69%15 months

+75%30 months

+43%12 months

Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.Note: P/T = peaks and troughs of business cycle. Shaded areas are bull markets.

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Bull Markets

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+39%14 months

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+51%11 months

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+23%6 months

+28%15 months

Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.Note: P/T = peaks and troughs of business cycle. Shaded areas are bull markets.

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Bull Markets

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+43%8 months

+229%60 months

+65%31 months

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Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.Note: P/T = peaks and troughs of business cycle. Shaded areas are bull markets.

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Bull Markets

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-14.8% -9.4% -44.3%

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-31.9% -34.5% -13.1% -26.6% -20.6%

Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.Note: P/T = peaks and troughs of business cycle. Shaded areas are bear markets.

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Bear Markets

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-14.8% -20.7%

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-28.0% -22.2% -36.1%

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-36.1% -48.2% -19.4% -17.1%

Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.Note: P/T = peaks and troughs of business cycle. Shaded areas are bear markets.

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Bear Markets

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Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.Note: P/T = peaks and troughs of business cycle. Shaded areas are bear markets.

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Bear Markets

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S&P 500 INDEX vs BULL/BEAR RATIOOF 1.0 OR LESS*

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12/24

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* Green shaded areas indicate Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or less than 1.0.Source: Standard & Poor’s and Investors Intelligence.

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DOW JONES INDEX vs. BULL/BEAR RATIOOF 1.0 OR LESS*

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* Green shaded areas indicates Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or less than 1.0.Source: Wall Street Journal and Investors Intelligence.

Figure 9.

Bull/Bear Ratios of 1.0 or Less & Bull Markets

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S&P 500 INDEX & FIRST YEAR OF A PRESIDENT’S TERM: 1951-present

(Average = 6.0%, ratio scale)

Nov

Note: Shaded vertical lines are the first year of a President’s term. Data above timeline shows Dec/Dec percentage change using end of month data.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 INDEX* & SECOND YEAR OF PRESIDENTIAL TERMS: 1928-now

(average = 4.8%, ratio scale)

Nov

* End-of-month daily data through 12/31/2016.Note: Shaded areas are the second years of presidential terms. Data above timeline are percentage changes for the second year using daily price dataSource: Standard & Poor’s.

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Presidential Cycles

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S&P 500 INDEX* & THIRD YEAR OF PRESIDENTIAL TERMS: 1928-now

(average = 12.8%, ratio scale)

Nov

* End-of-month daily data through 12/31/2016.Note: Shaded areas are the third years of presidential terms. Data above timeline are percentage changes for the third year using daily price data.Source: Standard & Poor’s.

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S&P 500 INDEX* & FOURTH YEAR OF PRESIDENTIAL TERMS: 1928-now

(average = 5.7%, ratio scale)

Nov

* End-of-month daily data through 12/31/2016.Note: Shaded areas are the fourth years of presidential terms. Data above timeline are percentage changes for the fourth year using daily data.Source: Standard & Poor’s.

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Figure 13.

Presidential Cycles

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec-1

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-0.13%

-0.72%

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1.18%

1.83%

Note: Updated through August 2012.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec.0

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3.08%3.40%

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2.99%

Note: Updated through August 2012.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Returns

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec.0

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-3.19%

-2.28%

-2.89%-3.18%

-2.88% -2.77%

-4.08%-3.86%

-3.59%-3.29%

-2.10%

Note: Updated through July 2012.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 INDEX: # of months up each month 1946-2012 (67 years)

Note: Updated through August 2012.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Returns

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ISM Super Composite Index*

Consumer Optimism Index**

* Sum of ISM manufacturing composite and ISM nonmanfacturing composite.** Average of Conference Board and University of Michigan measures.

Source: Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the Conference Board and University of Michigan Survey Research Center.

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Consumer Optimism Index*

S&P 500 Index

* Average of Conference Board and University of Michigan measures.Source: The Conference Board and University of Michigan Survey Research Center and Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 19.

ISM Super Composite Index

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ISM SuperComposite Index*

S&P 500 Index

* Sum of ISM manufacturing composite and ISM nonmanfacturing composite.Source: Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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NovNATIONAL CONFIDENCE INDEX vs. S&P 500 INDEX

National Confidence Index:Average of COI* andISM Super Composite**

S&P 500 Index

** Sum of ISM manufacturing composite and ISM nonmanfacturing composite.* Average of Conference Board and University of Michigan measures.

Source: Institute for Supply Management (ISM), The Conference Board, University of Michigan Survey Research Center and Standard & Poor’sCorporation.

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Figure 21.

ISM Super Composite Index

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YRI BOOM-BUST BAROMETER & CONSUMER COMFORT INDEX

Boom-Bust Barometer*

Consumer Comfort Index

* CRB raw industrials spot price index divided by initial unemployment claims, four-week moving average.Source: Bloomberg, Commodity Research Bureau, Department of Labor.

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S&P 500 Index

YRI Fundamental StockMarket Indicator*

* Average of Consumer Comfort Index and Boom-Bust Barometer, which is CRB raw industrials spot price index divided by initial unemployment claims,four-week moving average.Source: Bloomberg, Commodity Research Bureau, Department of Labor, and Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 23.

Confidence, Boom Bust Barometer, S&P 500

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly. Monthlydata an average of Alcoholic Beverage, Drug Store, Entertainment, Food, Food Retail, Household Product, Personal Care, Restaurant, Soft Drink, Tobacco,and TV industry ratios.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 25.

S&P 500 Sectors

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S&P 500 ENERGY(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 27.

S&P 500 Sectors

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly. Monthlydata an average of Hospital Management, Medical Products, and Pharmaceutical industry ratios.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 INDUSTRIALS(as a ratio of S&P 500) 12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 29.

S&P 500 Sectors

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S&P 500 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(as a ratio of S&P 500) 12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly. Monthlydata an average of Communication Equipment, Hardware, Instrumentation, Semiconductor, and Software industry ratios.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 MATERIALS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly. Monthlydata an average of Aluminum, Chemicals, Diversified Chemicals, Gold, Iron & Steel, Metals Mining, Paper & Forest Products, and PaperContainers & Packaging industry ratios.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 Sectors

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S&P 500 COMMUNICATION SERVICES(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Monthly data an average of Long Distance and Telephone industry ratios.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 UTILITIES(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s.

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Figure 33.

S&P 500 Sectors

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S&P 500 APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 AUTOMOBILES(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Consumer Discretionary Industries

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S&P 500 BROADCASTING(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 DEPARTMENT STORES(as a ratio of S&P 500)

9/18

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Consumer Discretionary Industries

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S&P 500 FOOTWEAR(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 HOMEBUILDING(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 39.

Selected Consumer Discretionary Industries

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S&P 500 HOME FURNISHINGS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 41.

Selected Consumer Discretionary Industries

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S&P 500 PUBLISHING(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Consumer Discretionary Industries

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S&P 500 BREWERS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, weekly thereafter.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Consumer Staples Industries

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S&P 500 PACKAGED FOODS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 PERSONAL PRODUCTS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 46.

Selected Consumer Staples Industries

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S&P 500 SOFT DRINKS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 TOBACCO(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 48.

Selected Consumer Staples Industries

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S&P 500 INTEGRATED OIL & GAS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 OIL & GAS DRILLING(as a ratio of S&P 500)

5/22

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Energy Industries

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S&P 500 OIL & GASEQUIPMENT & SERVICES

(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 51.

Selected Energy Industries

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S&P 500 BANK COMPOSITE(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 BANK COMPOSITE INDEX

12/30

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Ratio scale. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Financials Industries

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S&P 500 LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Financials Industries

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S&P 500 HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 PHARMACEUTICALS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Health Care Industries

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S&P 500 AEROSPACE/DEFENSE(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 BUILDING PRODUCTS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Selected Industrials & Computers Industries

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S&P 500 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 MACHINERY(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 61.

Selected Industrials & Computers Industries

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S&P 500 TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS(as a ratio of S&P 500)

12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 62.

Selected Industrials & Computers Industries

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 64.

Selected Materials Industries

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 66.

Selected Materials Industries

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1990, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 68.

Selected Materials Industries

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12/18

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 70.

Selected Materials Industries

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 72.

Selected Transportation Industries

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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12/25

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Monthly through December 1989, then weekly.Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 74.

Selected Utilities Industries

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Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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Figure 75.

Januaries & Annual S&P 500 Returns

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Dow Jones Index

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Dow Jones Index

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* Average weekly price divided by 52-week forward consensus expected operating earnings per share.** Nominal minus TIPS yield.

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Figure 81.

S&P 500 Forward P/E & Expected Inflation

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1980SilverBubble

1982DrysdaleSecurities &Mexico Default

1984ContinentalIllinois

1987StockMarketCrash

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1990S&LCrisis

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2007SubprimeMortgageMeltdown

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Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

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S&P 500 & Crisis

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S&P 500 Performance

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