2009 Asset Returns

by Doug on Jan.01, 2010, under Indexes

2009. What a year.

TLT, which lead the pack last year, was dead last this year. It is almost as if last year’s return chart was turned upside down.

Stock Symbol	%Total Return	%Yield	Description
AMZX	66.65	7.37	Alerian MLP Index
PFF	33.55	8.58	Preferred stock index
JNK	31.33	12.56	High Yield bond index
FFRHX	25.62	3.10	Bank loan fund proxy
VTI	21.76	1.96	Total U.S. Stock Market index
SPY	19.04	2.10	S&P 500 index
VNQ	18.95	5.48	REIT Index
VBINX	18.83	2.69	60% stocks 40% bonds
VWINX	16.04	4.38	40% stocks 60% bonds
GLD	14.25	0	Gold Bullion
VBMFX	7.74	4.04	U.S. intermediate bond index
TIP	7.02	3.38	Treasury Inflation Note index
MBB	4.10	3.40	Mortgage backed securities
	3.2		Stable Value Index
	1.7	1.7	1 yr CD certificate of deposit
VMMXX	0.53	0.06	Money market mutual funds
	0.26	0.26	Passbook rate APY
SHV	0.11	0.58	Short term Treasury Bonds
	0.11	0.01	Money market savings account
TLT	-15.25	3.91	Long Term Treasury Bonds