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		nuclearnice3 on May 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How This Ends I don't follow your equation. https://ycharts.com/indicators/sp_500_monthly_return Yours is unweighted, but return of the S&P in Dec 2021 4.36% The dividend yield about 1.37% The price ~4600. 4.36/1.37 - 4600 indeed very less than zero. The relationship means nothing to me. I must be getting this all wrong.

HFguy on May 23, 2022 | [–]

I've been at top HFs the last 15 years, I do this for a living, and I have no idea what the guy is talking about either.

SnowHill9902 on May 23, 2022 | [–]

It’s the sum over all periods into the future.

nuclearnice3 on May 25, 2022 | [–]

How do we get the returns or dividend yields for future periods?

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