Marketing Commentary- Q2 2009
What’s Been Happening? At the time of our last review safe Treasury bond investments were very popular. In the world of investments, oftentimes popular is not profitable. During the second quarter stocks as measured by the S&P 500 stock index jumped by nearly 16%. While that gain doesn’t erase all of the losses of the last twelve months, the chart below shows a portion of the losses have been recouped. Some of the most risky sectors performed the best over the last quarter. Emerging market stocks were up roughly 35% while Real Estate Investment Trusts appreciated by approximately 29%...
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