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Stocks and Bonds

Investing in Stocks

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Ownership in a corporation Voting rights Historically higher returns More risk

Stock Market Performance1926–2007

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12.5%10.4

Compound annual return

$100k

10k

1k

100

10

1

0.10

1996 20061986197619661956194619361926

$15,091

$3,246

• Small stocks• Large stocks

Small Stock Annual Returns Relative to Large Stocks1926–2007

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-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100% Excess return

1996 20061986197619661956194619361926

• Small stocks outperform large stocks• Large stocks outperform small stocks

–20

–10

0

10

20

30

40

50%

19961998

20032005

19611963

19681970

19751977

19821984

19891991

19261928

19331935

19401942

19471949

19541956

Small and Large Stock Performance Tends to Go in Cycles36-month rolling period returns 1926–2007

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• Small stock excess return

JanDec

Risk of Stock Market Loss Over Time1926–2007

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One-year returns

5-year annualized returns

15-year annualized returns

Each bar represents the average return for the preceding 5-year time period.

Each bar represents the average return for the preceding 15-year time period.

50%

0

50%

0

50%

0

1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

• Periods with gain • Periods with loss

72%

28%

87%

13%

100%

Do Stock Winners Repeat?Top ten performing stocks 1986–2007

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–50

0

50

100

150

200

250

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20041990 1991 1992 1993 19941986 1987 1988 1989

150.9%4.7

Average return

• First 3 years• Subsequent 3 years

300% Annualized return

2003

Stock Diversification

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1 2 4 6 8 16 30 50 100 1000

Risk

• Company risk

• Market risk

Number of stocks in portfolio

Benefits of Bonds in a Portfolio

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Potential growth Historically lower risk Diversification benefits Income generation Expand efficient opportunities

Bond Market Performance1926–2007

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$20.19

$33.48

$78.78

$105.86

$220.19

$3,246.39

$10,000

1,000

100

10

1

0.10

10.4% 6.85.95.54.43.7

Compound annual return

• Stocks• High-yield corp bonds• Corporate bonds• Government bonds• Municipal bonds• Treasury bills

1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

Relationship Between Bond Prices and YieldsWhen yields increase, bond prices decrease

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16%

0

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

1.40

$1.60

1996 20061986197619661956194619361926

• Bond prices ($)• Bond yields (%)

Bonds Produced Greater Income1970–2007

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Stocks Bonds

• Capital appreciation

• Income

27%

71%

2%

80%

15%5%

• Reinvestment of income

Bonds Expand Efficient Opportunities1970–2007

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5% Risk 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25

17% Return

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

• Stock portfolios

• Stock and bond portfolios

Small stocks

Large stocks

Bonds

Adding a Bond Allocation to Diversify1970–2007

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55%

40%

5%

Return 10.4%Risk 10.0%

Lower risk portfolio

30%

70%

Return 10.4%Risk 11.7%

Original portfolio

• Stocks• Bonds• Cash

Risk Versus ReturnStocks, bonds, and bills 1926–2007

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14% Return

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

0% Risk 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Small stocks

Large stocks

Treasury bills

Long-term government bonds

Intermediate-term government bonds

2007

11.6

9.9

5.5

4.7

–5.2

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

32.9 8.1 37.4 23.1 33.4 28.6 29.8 21.5 22.8 17.8 60.7 20.7 14.0 26.9

21.0 3.9 34.5 17.6 22.8 20.3 27.3 5.9 3.8 1.6 39.2 18.4 7.8 16.2

18.2 3.1 31.7 6.4 15.9 13.1 21.0 –3.6 3.7 –13.3 28.7 10.9 5.7 15.8

10.0 1.3 11.6 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.7 –9.1 –11.9 –15.7 1.4 8.5 4.9 4.8

2.9 –7.8 5.6 –0.9 2.1 –7.3 –9.0 –14.0 –21.2 –22.1 1.0 1.2 3.0 1.2

Asset Class Winners and Losers

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Highestreturn

Lowestreturn

• Small stocks • Large stocks • International stocks • Long-term government bonds • Treasury bills