Monday, January 14, 2013

Flex Portfolio Performance Through December 2012

2012 was a strong year for the Flex portfolios!  Double-digit returns, on the heels of or surpassing the benchmarks, and lower volatility than standard portfolios.

In 2012, surging bond prices helped the Moderate to Conservative Flex portfolios outperform their benchmarks significantly in the 4th quarter and for the entire year.

The 10-, 5-, 3-, and 2-year performance has been benchmark-beating for ALL of the Flex portfolios.

Thank you for your business, time, and interest.  Happy New Year!



US and Foreign Indexes 1 mo 3 mo YTD 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
Stock Markets (50-40-10) 2.0% 2.9% 16.4% 16.4% 4.5% 6.9% -1.0% 8.2%
S&P 500 0.9% 0.4% 16.0% 16.0% 8.8% 10.9% 1.7% 7.1%
MSCI EAFE 3.2% 6.6% 17.3% 17.3% 1.5% 3.6% -3.7% 8.2%
Barclays Agg Bond--US -0.1% 0.2% 4.2% 4.2% 6.0% 6.2% 6.0% 5.2%
Barclays Agg Bond--Global -0.3% -0.5% 4.3% 4.3% 5.0% 5.2% 5.4% 6.0%









Moderately Aggressive 1.6% 2.4% 13.6% 13.6% 4.9% 6.5% -0.2% 6.9%
80 Flex IV 1.4% 1.7% 11.4% 11.4% 5.6% 8.2% 6.3% 9.9%
80 Flex III 1.6% 2.0% 11.9% 11.9% 5.0% 7.7%

80 Fidelity 2.0% 3.0% 14.2% 14.2% 4.8% 6.6% 0.0% 7.0%









Moderate 1.1% 1.7% 10.7% 10.7% 4.9% 6.1% 1.0% 6.4%
60 Flex IV 1.4% 2.1% 12.8% 12.8% 6.2% 8.6% 6.7% 10.0%
60 Flex III 1.5% 2.1% 12.6% 12.6% 5.9% 8.3% 6.1% 9.1%
60 Fidelity 1.5% 2.3% 11.1% 11.1% 4.5% 5.9% 0.8% 6.1%









Moderately Conservative 0.6% 1.0% 8.1% 8.1% 5.0% 5.8% 2.3% 5.9%
40 Flex IV 1.3% 2.3% 13.4% 13.4% 6.9% 8.9% 7.5% 9.6%
40 Fidelity 0.9% 1.5% 8.5% 8.5% 4.7% 5.6% 2.1% 5.5%









Asset Allocation Cash Stock Bond Other



80 Flex IV 25% 45% 21% 9%



60 Flex IV 22% 39% 30% 9%



40 Flex IV 24% 26% 43% 7%