Things Heard on the News Recently “Recession” “Fiscal Cliff” “Unemployment” “Bad Economy” “Occupy Wall Street” “Get Out of the Stock Market” “The Middle Class is Shrinking”
Stock Market (Equities) Returns What do you think the average rate of return for the S&P 500 over the past few years: Poor (Negative – 2%) Marginal (2-5%) Decent (6% - 8%) Very Good (8% - 12%) Excellent ( >12%)
Stock Market (Equities) Returns Actual Annual Rate of Returns for S & P 500 2009 23.45% 2010 12.78% 2011 -0.00% 2012 13.41%