It is indeed a Happy New Year for investors as they look at the performance of their investment portfolios from 2010. Financial assets posted solid returns acro...
Global equity markets posted a strong, albeit volatile, rally during the third quarter. The quarter ended on an upbeat note with investors encouraged by the la...
During the third quarter of 2010, global equity markets experienced a strong rally following a dismal second quarter. In the United States, markets were extre...
Despite historically low levels of interest rates, an allocation to bonds during the third quarter continued to reward investors with positive returns and diver...
Following a strong rebound from the depths of the financial crisis almost one year ago, risk assets were quick to retreat at the first sign of alarm as global e...
During the second quarter of 2010, global equity markets experienced a sharp decline reflecting investor fears related to Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, modera...
An allocation to bonds provided investors both return and diversification benefits relative to equities during the quarter. The broad bond market, as measured ...
The powerful rally in the capital markets that began one year ago continued during the first quarter on the strength of an increasingly positive U.S. economic o...
During the first quarter of 2010, global equity markets continued to advance. In the United States, markets sold off mildly in January and early February but r...
The broad bond market, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“Aggregate Bond Index”), posted a quarterly return of 1.78%, as all major ...