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Investment Process - Look Everywhere

The table below shows returns for different investment asset classes.

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Small Cap Growth
Small Cap Value
Small Cap Value
Bonds
Small Cap Growth
Small Cap Value
Foreign
Foreign Foreign Bonds Small Cap Growth Small Cap Growth
23.97%
36.52%
42.16%
43.09%
22.83%
14.02%
10.26%
48.54%
22.25%
13.54%
26.20% 11.17% 5.24% 33.52% 28.33%
Large Cap Value
Small Cap Value
Foreign
Large Cap Growth
Bonds
Bonds
Small Cap Value
Small Cap Value
Foreign
Large Cap Value
Small Cap Value Large Cap Growth Small Cap Value Large Cap Growth Small Cap Value
22.00%
31.78%
20.00%
28.24%
11.63%
8.43%
-11.43%
46.03%
20.25%
6.33%
23.48% 9.13% -28.92% 30.77% 22.21%
Small Cap Value
Large Cap Value
Large Cap Value
Foreign
Large Cap Value
Small Cap Growth
Foreign
Foreign
Large Cap Value
Small Cap Value
Large Cap Value Small Cap Growth Small Cap Growth Foreign Large Cap Growth
21.37%
29.98%
14.69%
26.96%
6.08%
-9.23%
-15.34%
38.59%
15.71%
4.71%
20.80% 7.05% -38.54% 26.97% 13.18%
Small Cap Growth
Small Cap Growth
Bonds
Large Cap Value
Foreign
Large Cap Value
Large Cap Value
Large Cap Value
Small Cap Growth
Small Cap Growth
Small Cap Growth Bonds Large Cap Growth Small Cap Value Large Cap Value
11.26%
12.95%
8.70%
12.73%
-14.17%
-11.71%
-20.85%
31.79%
14.31%
4.15%
13.35% 6.97% -38.99% 17.74% 12.41%
Foreign
Bonds
Small Cap Growth
Bonds
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth
Large Cap Growth Large Cap Value Foreign Large Cap Value Bonds
6.05%
9.64%
1.23%
-0.82%
-22.08%
-12.73%
-23.59%
25.66%
6.13%
3.46%
11.01% 1.99% -43.38% 16.54% 6.54%
Bonds
Foreign
Small Cap Value
Small Cap Value
Small Cap Growth
Foreign
Small Cap Growth
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds Small Cap Value Large Cap Value Bonds Foreign
3.64%
1.78%
-6.45%
-1.49%
-22.43%
-21.44%
-30.26%
4.10%
4.34%
2.43%
4.33% -9.78% -47.87% 5.93% 4.90%

No one asset class is always best!

As you can see, each year the asset classes changed order in terms of ranking by performance.*

In a manner consistent with your wishes and financial profile, including risk tolerance, we consider all investments and tools. Common problems caused by narrow investment scope, such as those a fund limited to small cap growth stocks might face (remember the internet bubble?) are avoided. Small or large cap, growth or value, foreign or domestic, within guidelines approved by you, we seek maximal returns wherever they are deemed available. 
 
* Sources for data in chart: Small Cap Value - Russell 2000 Value Index
                                          Small Cap Growth - Russell 2000 Growth Index
                                          Large Cap Value - Standard & Poors / Barra 500 Value Index
                                          Large Cap Growth - Standard & Poors / Barra 500 Growth Index
                                          Foreign - Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index
                                          Bonds – Barclay's Aggregate Bond Index