Fast Facts: Stock & Bond Performance since 1950

Historical Returns of Stocks, Bonds, T-Bills, and Inflation from 1950 to March, 1998 *

Small Company Stocks - 14.6%

Large company Stocks - 13.41% (as measured by the S&P 500 Index)

Long-term Treasury Bonds - 5.90%

U.S. 90 day Treasury Bills - 5.12%

Consumer Price Index - 4.07%

*Sources: Sharpe/BARRA; Standard & Poor's Corporation; Ryan Labs, Inc.; Lehman Brothers; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Financial Analysts Research Foundation; Crandall, Pierce & Company


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