Last week, U.S. Stocks, Foreign
Stocks and Bonds increased. 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 |
.3 |
-2.4 |
-.7 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
US Stocks-Standard & Poor’s 500 |
.9 |
13.8 |
20.6 |
18.4 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
Foreign Stocks- MS EAFE Developed Countries |
..8 |
2.2 |
15.1 |
6.7 |
-3.6 |
4.8 |
Source: Morningstar Workstation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are unmanaged and c
annot be invested into directly. Three, five and ten year returns are annualized excluding dividends.