If stock market Price-Earnings ratio alarms you when historically compared, this will scare you

[Bernardo de La Paz]

(also discussion at https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220670847)

PE ratios of S&P 500 are high. https://www.multpl.com/s-p-500-pe-ratio



It's the Shiller PE Ratio that is scary (if you own stocks directly or indirectly). It is computed accounting for inflation. https://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Most asset classes have rocketed in anticipation of inflation

The unfinished federal budget looms. If there were a correction as the economy softens, would traditional hedges provide protection? Precious metals, hard assets, bonds, even crypto? Seems to me they'd all be in for a dunking. There is no place to hide. Short index ETFs. And good luck getting the timing anywhere near correct.