The Numbers

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

Returns
through 5-25-2012

1-week

Y-T-D

1-Year

3-Years

5-Years

10-Years

Bonds-
BarCap  Aggregate Index

    
-.2

   
 1.8

  
6.9

  
7.0

  
6.6

   
5.7

US
Stocks-Standard & Poor’s 500

    
1.8

    
5.7

  
2.0

  16.5

  – .6

   
4.0

Foreign
Stocks- MS EAFE Developed Countries

    
-.5

  
-4.4

-19.3

   
1.4

 -9.6

   
1.3

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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