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Shareholder yields aren't as low as you think

If one looks at things from the buyback yield's perspective, today's stock yields don't look that poor.

Published Fri, May 5, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    ONE of the reasons many investors are forecasting lower returns in the stock market is simply that dividend yields are much lower than they have been historically.

    The expected returns formula for the stock market looks something like this:

    Expected Stock Market Returns = Dividend Yield + Earnings Growth +/- Change in P/E Ratio

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