Data is from Morning Star Investments
Name ------------------------------------Type -------------As of Date -----------YTD
Morningstar Stock Indexes
Broad Market
US Market --------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------29.85%
Style
Large Growth -----------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------45.38%
US Growth --------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------44.16%
Mid Growth -------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 -----------3.67%
Small Value -------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------43.29%
Small Core --------------------------------TR--------------- 12-24-09 ----------42.48%
Mid Core ----------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------41.32%
Mid Cap -----------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------41.17%
Small Cap ---------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------40.12%
Mid Value ---------------------------------TR ---------------12-24-09 ----------38.40%
Small Growth -----------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 ---------34.45%
US Core -----------------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 ---------27.45%
Large Cap ---------------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 ---------25.88%
Large Core --------------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 ---------22.68%
US Value ----------------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 ---------19.43%
Large Value -------------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 ---------12.54%
Other Domestic Stock Indexes
NASDAQ Composite PR -------------------PR -----------------12-25-09 ---------44.94%
S&P MidCap 400 --------------------------TR -----------------12-24-09 ---------39.78%
NASDAQ Composite PR -------------------PR -----------------11-23-09 ----------37.98%
Russell 2000 TR --------------------------TR -----------------12-24-09 ----------28.86%
S&P 500 ----------------------------------TR -----------------12-24-09 ----------27.70%
NYSE Composite PR --- -------------------PR-----------------12-25-09 ----------26.02%
DJ Industrial Average TR -----------------TR -----------------12-24-09 ----------23.74%
Morningstar Bond Indexes
Broad Market
Intermediate Core Bond -------------------TR -----------------12-23-09 -----------5.82%
Core Bond ---------------------------------TR -----------------12-23-09 -----------4.90%
Short-Term Core Bond --------------------TR -----------------12-23-09 -----------4.48%
Long-Term Core Bond ---------------------TR -----------------12-23-09 -----------3.38%
Corporate
Long-Term Corp Bond ---------------------TR -----------------12-23-09 ----------20.03%
Intermediate Corp Bond --------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 ----------19.67%
Corp Bond ----------------------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 ----------17.21%
Short-Term Corp Bond ---------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 ----------12.44%
Government Short-Term
US Govt Bond-------------------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 -----------1.33%
Intermediate
US Govt Bond -------------------------------TR----------------12-23-09---------- -0.87%
General US Govt Bond ----------------------TR---------------- 12-23-09 -----------2.41%
Long-Term
US Govt Bond -------------------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 -----------8.85%
Other
TIPS ----------------------------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 ----------10.82%
Mortgage Bond ------------------------------TR ----------------12-23-09 -----------6.03%
Other Bond Indexes
ML US HY Master II TR ---------------------TR ----------------11-30-09 ----------52.72%
BarCap US MBS TR --------------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 -----------5.99%
BarCap US Agg Bond TR ---------------------TR ----------------12-24-09 -----------5.95%
USTREAS T-Bill
Auction Ave 3 --------------------------------------------------- 11-30-09 -----------0.16%
BarCap US
Government TR -----------------------------TR----------------- 12-24-09 ----------2.06%
USTREAS T-Bill
Cnst Mat Rate 10 ----------------------------TR----------------- 11-30-09 ----------5.41%
Municipal Indexes
BarCap Municipal TR USD -------------------TR----------------- 12-24-09 ---------13.06%
Foreign Indexes
Hang Seng HSI PR HKD ----------------------PR -----------------12-03-09 ------1,100.69%
MSCI EM
Latin America USD ---------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 --------95.06%
BSE SENSEX India INR ----------------------PR ------------------12-24-09 ---------79.95%
Shanghai SE Composite
PR CNY --------------------------------------PR------------------ 12-25-09 ---------72.53%
BSE SENSEX India INR ----------------------PR ------------------12-21-09 ---------72.08%
MSCI EM USD PR ----------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09--------- 71.80%
MSCI Pacific Ex Japan NR USD ---------------TR -----------------12-25-09 ----------67.56%
MSCI AC Far East Ex
Japan USD -----------------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 ----------61.69%
MSCI EM LCL --------------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 ---------56.89%
MSCI Hong Kong USD ------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 ---------52.40%
Hang Seng Hong Kong Composite TR HKD ----TR ------------------12-24-09 ---------50.94%
DJ Malaysia PR USD --------------------------TR ----------------- 12-25-09 ---------45.30%
MSCI Europe NR USD ------------------------TR ------------------12-25-09 ---------34.90%
MSCI World Ex US NR USD ------------------TR ------------------12-25-09 ---------33.02%
MSCI AC World USD -------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 ----------31.55%
MSCI EAFE NR USD -------------------------TR ------------------12-25-09 ----------31.08%
MSCI North America NR USD ----------------TR ------------------12-25-09 ----------29.60%
Euronext Paris CAC 40 TR EUR --------------TR ------------------12-24-09 ----------26.80%
MSCI Pacific NR USD -------------------------TR ------------------12-25-09 ----------23.92%
FSE DAX TR EUR ----------------------------TR ------------------12-23-09 ----------23.85%
MSCI Europe LCL ----------------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 ----------27.37%
MSCI World Ex USA LCL ---------------------PR ------------------12-25-09 ----------21.28%
Morningstar Global Equity
Indexes EM GR USD -------------------------TR -------------------12-24-09 ---------85.64%
Gbl Ex US GR USD ---------------------------TR -------------------12-24-09 ---------38.98% Developed Ex US GR USD --------------------TR -------------------12-24-09 ---------36.43%
Morningstar Commodity Indexes
Long-Only Commodity-----------------------TR--------------------12-24-09 ----------16.37%
Long/Flat Commodity -----------------------TR--------------------12-24-09----------- 2.81%
Long/Short Commodity ---------------------TR--------------------12-24-09------------4.85%
Short/Flat Commodity ----------------------TR --------------------12-24-09-----------6.40%
Short-Only Commodity----------------------TR--------------------12-24-09----------15.50%
The above returns are simple averages.
USD: in dollars
NR: net dividends reinvested
R: total return
PR: price change
LCL: in local currency
Let’s compare my portfolio to commodities, stock, and bond indexes around the world. Darnell’s Junk Bond Portfolio as of 12-24-09 is 52.62% YTD. According to most retail sales financial consultants working in American Brokerage Firms, they are only promising between 8% and 10% this year. None of the American indexes or the American funds out performed my Junk Bond Investments. Many of the Asian and Pacific funds and indexes did better than my portfolio. One bond index out performed my return. So did a Latin American Fund. But remember, the members of these funds have to pay fees so their net returns may not be as high as my net returns.
If you recall, I reported in my blog in January; a Financial Analyst said that investors should not invest in bonds because they will give a poor return. On Bloomberg TV, an Analyst complained that bond holders were made whole while other investors were not. He should have known this from Finance Class 101 in his first year of college. Here is the reason why investors can't rely on Financial Analyst working for brokerage firms. They do not have your interest first. They have the brokerage firms interest first, their interest second, while your interest is last. Only you have your interest first.
Answer this question; Would you turn your life savings over to any salesman that knocks on your door? People do that all the time then wonder why they loose their money!
