Finally--Year End Return Numbers

Well, 2009 ended on a good note for most areas of the market.  I'm still in disbelief that in one year we went from Armageddon to "everything is back to normal"--as least as far as the market is concerned.  From an economic perspective, we still have a long way to go.  But the market always leads.  Here are the year's numbers:


The Monthly Index Report for December 2009

Index	Dec-09	QTD	YTD	Description
S&P 500 Index*	1.8%	5.5%	23.5%	Large-cap stocks
DJIA*	0.8%	7.4%	18.8%	Large-cap stocks
Nasdaq Comp.*	5.8%	6.9%	43.9%	Large-cap tech stocks
Russell 1000 Growth	3.1%	7.9%	37.2%	Large-cap growth stocks
Russell 1000 Value	1.8%	4.2%	19.7%	Large-cap value stocks
Russell 2000 Growth	8.6%	4.1%	34.5%	Small-cap growth stocks
Russell 2000 Value	7.6%	3.6%	20.6%	Small-cap value stocks
EAFE	1.5%	2.2%	32.5%	Europe, Australasia & Far East Index
Lehman Aggregate	-1.6%	0.2%	5.9%	U.S. Government Bonds
Lehman High Yield	3.3%	6.2%	58.2%	High Yield Corporate Bonds
Calyon Financial Barclay Index**	-3.0%	-1.8%	-4.4%	Managed Futures
3-mo. Treasury Bill***	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
All returns are estimates as of December 31, 2009. *Return numbers do not include dividends. ** Returns are estimates as of December 30, 2009.