1st Quarter Investment Review – The Dangers of Bond Investing in 2011
The 1st Quarter in 2011 saw many of the markets continue their upward momentum from 2010. Below are the returns for some of the popular indices as of 3/31/11: Total Returns % 1Q Dow Jones Industrial Average +6.41% NASDAQ Composite +4.83% S&P 500 Index +5.42% Russell 2000 +7.64% U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -0.59% MSCI All Country World +3.31% Source: Yahoo! Finance. Data through 3-31-11 If you’re a “conservative” investor, you may be alarmed at the [...]