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David A. Rosenberg April 21, 2010 Chief Economist & Strategist Economic Commentarydrosenberg@gluskinsheff.com+ 1 416 681 8919

MARKET MUSINGS & DATA DECIPHERING

Coffee with DaveTHE OVER-UNDER ON VALUATION

The Shiller P/E ratio for theS&P 500 expanded to over22x in April this impliesthat the market is 35%overvalued when comparedto the historical average

According to the Shiller P/E ratio, the S&P 500 is now 35% overvalued a fullone standard deviation event.

The April data was just updated and showed the inflation-adjusted normalizedP/E, premised on bird-in-the-hand (as opposed to consensus earningsforecasts, which is historically more than 20% higher than we actually get onereason why Wall Street banks are dubbed the sell side) 10-year trailing profits,expanded to over 22x from 21x in March.

This is not nosebleed territory, but it is expensive; the historical average is 16.4x.So, this implies that the market is currently 34.7% overvalued benchmarkedagainst the historical norm. It would be nice to say that a higher-than-normalP/E is justified by low inflation and low interest rates. But frankly, real bondyields are not that far from their long-run averages; however, equity valuation is,and something is going to give at some point.

Valuation metrics are not meant to be timing devices. Assets, securities, andcurrencies can stay overvalued for extended periods of time, but inevitably BobFarrells rule number one on the concept of mean reversion will come intoplay. The operative strategy is to buy low and sell high, not the opposite; and tobe paid to take on risk as opposed to be paying for taking on the risk.

Defensive income-oriented strategies, at this point, make perfect sense from ourlens.

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Gluskin Sheff at a GlanceGluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. is one of Canadas pre-eminent wealth management firms.Founded in 1984 and focused primarily on high net worth private clients, we are dedicated to theprudent stewardship of our clients wealth through the delivery of strong, risk-adjustedinvestment returns together with the highest level of personalized client service. OVERVIEWAs of December 31, 2009, the Firmmanaged assets of $5.3billion.

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Our investment interests are directlyaligned with those of our clients, as GluskinShe ff s management and employees are collectively the largest client of the Firmsinvestment portfolios.

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