Last week, U.S. Stocks and Foreign Stocks increased.  Bonds decreased.  During the last 12 months, STOCKS outperformed BONDS.  

LAST WEEK -Here is a look the cause of the volatility created this week by hedge funds, institutions, and those we call “traders”.

Returns through 5-17-2013	1-week	Y-T-D	1-Year	3-Years	5-Years	10-Years
Bonds- BarCap Aggregate Index	-1.0	-3.4	-2.0	3.2	5.0	4.5
US Stocks-Standard & Poor’s 500	1.6	15.7	22.0	19.4	7.6	7.3
Foreign Stocks- MS EAFE Developed Countries	.6	2.7	15.3	7.1	-2.8	4.7

Source: Morningstar Workstation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. Three, five and ten year returns are annualized excluding dividends.