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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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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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Outlook 2012: Fixed Income View From AXA, BondDesk, LPL & Eagle |
AdvisorOne - Dec. 20, 2011 - By Janet Levaux
As the debt crisis continues to weigh on yields, analyst says investors should pick munis, corporates carefully
A variety of issues affected the fixed-income sector in 2011, starting with Meredith Whitney’s bearish predictions for municipal bonds early in the year.
Many black swan scenarios didn’t play out as expected in 2011, fixed-income experts say, and are not likely to do so in 2012, though concerns over the situation in Europe lingers.
Here are the broad fixed-income views and specific strategies for 2012 as outlined by analysts from AXA, Bond Desk, LPL and Eagle Asset Management.
AXA’s Ombretta Signori wrote in the group’s 2012 outlook report that global economy’s “sluggish economic environment, combined with further quantitative easing and problems surrounding the debt crisis, will most likely weigh on long-term yields.”
Still, the European-based investment manager says, the group expected German and U.S. long-term yields to move higher from current levels. “Our fair value estimates for 10-year US German Bunds are 3.5% and 3.3%, respectively,” she explained. With the Fed’s quantitative easy and the European debt crisis taken into account, AXA analysts anticipate even lower long-term yield estimates (3% and 2.6%, respectively).
“Year-to-date, only the “classic” safe haven bets have rewarded investors for the pain and stress they have had to digest in 2011 … U.S. government 10-year bonds have provided investors with an annualized return of roughly 17% (January–November 2011), versus a 10% return on German Bunds,” outlined Signori.
Bunds started to lose ground relative to Treasuries when investors began to think about the break-up of the euro.
For 2012, the probability of extreme scenarios for Treasuries and Bunds is low. Returns sharply higher or lower than 5%, she says, are not likely, and “…Treasuries and Bunds should not be relied upon to guarantee decent performance in 2012,” the investment manager concluded.
More Eurozone Fallout
LPL Financial’s Anthony Valeri, CFA and market strategist, sees more instability ahead for 2012. “Summit fever will likely continue in 2012 and suggests that investor expectations will lead to volatile market,” he said.
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