Posted by (70B-SAPNRG-3Yrs) Philip > 2019-03-25 17:11 | Report Abuse

I would have to say investors in 1974 and 2018 are very much different. The acreage pe for s&p 500 companies was around 11.68. today people are willing to pay 24.97 for the s&p 500 companies in 2018.

In 1974, you had to be a shareholder to receive the annual report by mail or had access to a moodys manual or Priceline. Today, stock screeners are free and easy to use for the general public.

I would say the pickings are much easier back then and a lot of simple investment metrics are easier to take advantage of.

Today, just relying on one metric to analyze stocks is more than likely to get you killed in the market.

Posted by qqq3 > 2019-03-25 17:14 | Report Abuse

1974?

that was when dinosaurs lived.