Stock, Commodities, and Bond Markets 2008 Review
Stock-Markets / Financial Markets Dec 20, 2008 - 09:48 AM GMTA high altitude view of global markets can be gleaned from monitoring a relatively small group of broad index funds. We think these ten asset categories and related proxy ETFs, provide a quick summary overview of world markets.
Certainly, more granularity could be more helpful, but these ten major asset categories are a good place to start.
Categories and Proxy Funds:
* US Stocks (VTI)
* Non-US Developed Market Stocks (EFA)
* Emerging Market Stocks (EEM)
* US Real Assets (VNQ)
* Global Commodities (DJP)
* US Aggregate Bonds (AGG)
* US Treasuries 7-10 Years (IEF)
* US Dollar Index (UUP)
* Crude Oil (USO)
* Gold Bullion (GLD)
Weekly Percentage Performance Charts (2008 as of December 19):
The oil (USO) ETF is plotted with the spot price of West Texas Intermediate Crude to show how close or far from the spot price oil performance the fund performed.
By Richard Shaw
http://www.qvmgroup.com
Richard Shaw leads the QVM team as President of QVM Group. Richard has extensive investment industry experience including serving on the board of directors of two large investment management companies, including Aberdeen Asset Management (listed London Stock Exchange) and as a charter investor and director of Lending Tree ( download short professional profile ). He provides portfolio design and management services to individual and corporate clients. He also edits the QVM investment blog. His writings are generally republished by SeekingAlpha and Reuters and are linked to sites such as Kiplinger and Yahoo Finance and other sites. He is a 1970 graduate of Dartmouth College.
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