Market View
Market View features, from ICMA-RC’s investment professionals, can help you increase your awareness and understanding of the economy and markets, and how current trends may impact your investments and long-term planning.
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Portfolio Risk Return Characteristics 20 Years Through July 2010
The chart above helps to further illustrate the possible benefits of diversification, showing the 20-year risk and return characteristics of the BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (representing a bond portfolio), the S&P 500 Index (representing a large-cap stock portfolio), the Russell 2000 Index (representing a small-cap stock portfolio), and two portfolios that combine the indexes to produce Mixed Portfolios 1 and 2. Mixed Portfolio 1 represents the same mixed portfolio from the August 20, 2010 chart.
Market Snapshot