by | | Formation, Foundation, Freedom, Market Commentary
On paper things looked great for the markets as we wrapped up the 3rd quarter. The S&P 500 was up 6.35%, foreign markets as measured by the MSCI EAFE rebounded and were up 6.92% and emerging markets were up 6.97%. Even the bond market had a decent...
by | | Formation, Foundation, Freedom, Market Commentary
Is the Strong Start Indicative for the Remainder of 2012? U.S. stock markets started off the year very strong with the S&P 500 returning 12.59% for the first quarter of 2012. On the other hand the main bond benchmark index was up only 0.3% for the quarter. This is...