The Numbers

Last week, Bonds increased, U.S. Stocks decreased, and Foreign Stocks were unchanged.  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 9-27-2013

1-week

Y-T-D

1-Year

3-Years

5-Years

10-Years

Bonds- BarCap Aggregate Index

    .5

-2.0

-1.8

  3.0

 5.3

4.6

US Stocks-Standard & Poor’s 500

 -1.3

21.0

21.2

16.4

 9.4

7.7

Foreign Stocks- MS EAFE Developed Countries

  0.0

 14.4

20.3

  5.4

 1.9

5.2

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.

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