The Numbers

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




































Returns through 12-9-2011


1-week


Y-T-D


1-Year 


3-Years


5-Years


10-Years


Bonds- BarCap  Aggregate Index


     .2


     7.1


7.5


7.3


6.3


5.8


US Stocks-Standard & Poor’s 500


     .9


     1.8


3.9


14.7


–  .2


2.8


Foreign Stocks- MS EAFE Developed Countries


   -.9


  -13.9


-11.8


6.7


 -6.9


2.1

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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