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Don't Be Fooled: Diversified Portfolios Are Now Negative YTD

Jan 04, 2022
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Stocks For Show, Bonds For Dough

Not financial advice, just musings from a guy.

Right now (yes, it’s early, but yesterday, the press was all about the January Effect, still true, but):
S&P 500 = .45%
AGG = -.82%

So while the financial press is all about stocks (Elon Musk, Kathie Wood, et al), the bond market and foreign exchange market are many times larger, and this should never be forgotten.

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