Daily Archives: August 17, 2010

MID-AUGUST PERFORMANCE UPDATE FOR THE MAJOR ASSET CLASSES

Economic anxiety is taking a toll on risky assets so far in August. The mid-month summary for the major asset classes boils down to: bonds are up, stocks, REITs and commodities are down. High-yield fixed income has lost ground on a price basis as well this month through August 16, based on representative ETFs listed in the table below.

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