4th Quarter 2011 Statement Message

As the year ended, financial markets, gripped by uncertainty over developments in Europe, struggled through a remarkably volatile twelve months for the equities market. While not seeking to downplay the anxiety generated by these events, particularly in relation to their effects on investment portfolios, it's worth looking back on ...

2011 Year End Review – Weston Wellington

Equity investors around the world had a disappointing year in 2011 as thirty-seven out of forty-five markets tracked by MSCI posted negative returns. The US did well on a relative basis and was the only major market to achieve a positive total return, although the margin of victory was slim ...

2011 - The Year in Review

The past year reminded investors that they should hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and be thankful when reality does not match their fears. Investors entered 2011 with hopes that the world economy would continue recovering from a long and painful deleveraging process. Equity markets had posted two ...

4Q Economic and Market Commentary

While 2011 can be characterized as a year when the economic news coming out of the US was largely irrelevant, as the world concentrated on the European sovereign debt issues that dominated the headlines, the fourth quarter of 2011 was dominated by the better than expected reports concerning US economic ...

Quarterly Market Review Fourth Quarter 2011

This report features world capital market performance in the last quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets. The report also illustrates the performance of globally diversified portfolios and features a topic of the quarter ...