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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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A Primer on Quantitative Easing: What Is It and Will It Save the Economy? |
Investing Answers - Oct. 29, 2010 - By Hans Wagner
Quantitative Easing (QE) is a hot issue. But even though the term is used frequently by journalists, analysts and investors, most people are only repeating what they heard someone else say.
Let's see if we can shed some light on QE: the challenges the Fed is facing, the actions it's likely to take, and what an investor should do to prepare.
The upcoming announcement from the Federal Reserve will be one of the most important in recent months. The question is what you should do to be ready when the news is announced.
Some Basics
Quantitative easing is a strategy employed by a central bank like the Federal Reserve to add to the quantity of money in circulation. The premise (which is largely theoretical and untested) is that if money supply is increased faster than the growth rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the economy will grow.
To understand the rationale behind the strategy, it helps to look at the basic relationship among GDP, money supply and the velocity of money.
In general, GDP equals money in circulation (M) times the velocity of the money through the economy (V):
GDP = M * V
Velocity is the speed at which money passes through the hands of one person or company to another. When money is spent quickly, it encourages growth in GDP. When money is saved and not spent, the GDP of the country slows.
For the complete article visit Investing Answers.
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