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| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
| Municipal Bonds |
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S&P National Bond Index
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3.00% |
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S&P California Bond Index
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2.96% |
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S&P New York Bond Index
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3.13% |
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S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
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0.70% |
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| S&P/BGCantor US Treasury Bond |
400.09 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
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848.03 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
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636.26 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
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1,701.05 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
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1,276.26 |
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S&P REIT Index
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174.07 |
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S&P REIT Index (TR)
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425.30 |
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S&P MLP Index
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2,469.58 |
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S&P MLP Index (TR)
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5,428.50 |
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Focus on the Market's Sweet Spot: Dividend Stocks, MLPs, Preferreds and Corporate Bonds |
Seeking Alpha - August 16, 2011 - By Keith Springer
With the U.S. economy sinking and the Euro in crises, what’s an investor to do?
With the recent market drop, there is a lot of talk about this being similar to last year’s correction. This is not Déjà vu all over again. The global economy is slowing and the global debt crisis is getting more intense, and it’s not just a U.S. problem either. It is a global problem, particularly amongst the developed world. So, it’s not just us that is bankrupt, but Europe as well. It started with Greece, recently spreading through Italy and Spain and Tuesday morning reaching France. Our banking crises of a couple of years ago is rocking through Europe which will eventually reverberate back here.
These issues and more are exactly what I write about in my book, Facing Goliath: How to Triumph in the Dangerous Market Ahead. My son, Josh recently asked me how it felt to be right in predicting what is going on in the economy and the markets. What a question. How do you explain the bittersweet joy and pain to a kid?
Last week’s Federal Reserve statement was remarkably blunt, admitting that our economy was slowing more than previously expected and that monetary easing would continue until the cows come home. I was pleased that they will continue with QE Mini-Me and leave rates at zero through 2013. I was disappointed, however, that they didn’t come through with a new asset purchase program or a full blown QE3. Unfortunately, only a new QE program can save this market, and we’re likely to get one next week from Jackson Hole.
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