Gremler Financial Group - A Wealth Management Firm - 1st Quarter 2010 : Article: 1st Quarter 2010

Quarterly Recap - 2010 First Quarter

Market Indices¹	1Q Quarter Change	Year-to-Date (3/31/10)
S&P 500	4.9%	4.9%
NASDAQ Composite	5.7%	5.7%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	4.1%	4.1%

Most market indexes continued to climb higher in the first quarter of 2010. While the pace of the gains has slowed somewhat, markets still managed to show positive returns across many asset classes. Continued optimism surrounding the ongoing economic recovery has been a key driver of performance. Many areas of the bond markets moved higher as well, despite the low yield environment. Some strategists are still predicting a market correction, but so far it has not occurred. In a slight reversal from recent quarters, domestic equity indexes outperformed international and emerging markets. This is likely due in part to the strong gains in international indexes in 2009. In another slight reversal from 2009, value stocks outperformed their growth peers in the quarter. Small and mid cap companies continued to outperform as well. Most international markets, both developed and emerging, posted only modest gains.

Global bond markets also performed well as investors sought out higher yields. Last year saw a flight to quality due to the economic crisis, but this trend has reversed. Areas such as corporate credit and high yield posted gains. Treasuries also managed to show positive returns, particularly those at the longer end of the yield curve.

Prepared by:

Cameron Lavey, Senior Investment Analyst
Research Department, Cetera Financial Group

1. Wall Street Journal 4/01/10

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