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A Look at the Numbersas of September 30, 2002

 

 

 

Current Yield

Last Quarter

Last 12 Months

Last 3 Years

Last 5 Years

Last 10 Years

Major Indexes

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJIA

2.38

-17.45

-12.52

-8.27

.77

11.07

S&P 500

1.88

-17.27

-20.47

-12.88

-1.62

8.99

NASDAQ

.10

-19.90

-21.80

-24.71

-7.01

7.23

RUSSELL 2000

1.70

-21.39

-9.30

-4.10

-3.19

8.01

EAFE

 

-19.73

-15.53

-14.60

-5.65

2.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Asset Classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Value

 

-18.65

-18.07

-9.16

-2.11

9.39

Large Cap Growth

 

-14.41

-19.98

-19.23

-3.74

6.92

Mid Cap Value

 

-21.20

-7.19

3.77

1.91

11.43

Mid Cap Growth

 

-12.97

-11.54

-8.71

-2.01

8.14

Small Cap Value

 

-23.09

-4.16

3.26

-.08

11.05

Small Cap Growth

 

-17.15

-14.66

-15.75

-7.94

4.68

International Equity

 

-19.73

-15.53

-14.60

-5.65

2.95

Emerging Markets

 

-16.78

5.85

-12.04

-11.92

-.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Asset Classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Month T-Bill

 

.43

1.85

4.14

4.49

4.54

CD � 1 Year

2.05

 

 

 

 

 

CD � 3 Year

2.90

 

 

 

 

 

CD � 5 Year

3.40

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury 5 Year

2.83

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury 10 Year

3.84

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Muni Bond Index

 

4.75

8.88

8.48

6.62

6.90

Lehman Aggreg. Bond Index

 

4.59

8.60

9.49

7.83

7.37

 

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond

 

-2.81

2.84

-.12

.60

6.07

CPI

 

.44

1.35

2.48

2.31

2.49

Prime Rate

4.75

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Call

3.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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