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Story Behind the Numbers by David Andalman |
It
wasn't exactly an Oscar-worthy performance,
but the reviews for the February employment
report were generally positive. To be sure,
the critics had low expectations, which always
reduces the bar for a passing grade. And for
beleaguered workers still suffering through
the worst job market since the Great Depression,
there wasn't much to cheer about in the February
figures.... MORE
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Protected
Index Program®
In-Office Seminar
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
9:00am - 11:30am
Cost: None
At PTI Securities' Chicago Loop Office
Join
us in a complimentary In-Office session and
learn why, over a decade, the Protected Index
Program® (PIP) has beaten the S&P
500 and resulted in consistent returns in
hedged portfolios for our clients. Dan Haugh
and Tom Haugh will present this seminar.
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activity is posted by PTI brokers. Updated
daily!
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Tom's
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"Protected Index Program®
Education"
A funny thing
happened on the way to the office this weekend,
as I intended to write up a nice long post...More |
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3L
Market Analysis & Consulting Blog
Since 1992, Aron Lenkowsky has managed his own
portfolio in both the US equities and options
markets. In 1999, he began trading full time
and quickly became aware of the ebbs and flows
of Indices, sectors and intra-market analysis
on multiple timeframes...MORE
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Interest
Rates |
March
5 |
Week
ago |
Month
ago |
Year
ago |
3
MONTH TREASURY BILL |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.09% |
0.19% |
| 6
MONTH TREASURY BILL |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.15 |
0.38 |
3
MONTH LIBOR |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
1.29 |
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2 YEAR TREASURY NOTE |
0.89 |
0.80 |
0.76 |
0.95 |
5
YEAR TREASURY NOTE |
2.34 |
2.31 |
2.24 |
1.88 |
| 10
YEAR TREASURY NOTE |
3.68 |
3.62 |
3.57 |
2.87 |
30
YEAR TREASURY NOTE |
4.64 |
4.56 |
4.52 |
3.55 |
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Tax
Exempt Revenue Bonds (Triple A) |
5
YEAR |
1.47 |
1.54 |
1.60 |
2.15 |
| 10
YEAR |
3.00 |
3.10 |
3.17 |
3.45 |
30
YEAR |
4.44 |
4.45 |
4.44 |
4.96 |
Mortgage Rates |
30
YEAR FIXED |
4.97 |
5.05 |
5.04 |
5.15 |
| 15
YEAR FIXED |
4.33 |
4.40 |
4.40 |
5.08 |
1
YEAR ADJUSTABLE |
4.27 |
4.15 |
4.22 |
4.86 |
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Stock
Market |
DOW
JONES INDUSTRIAL |
10566.20 |
10325.26 |
10012.23 |
6626.94 |
| S&P
500 |
1138.70 |
1104.49 |
1066.19 |
683.38 |
NASDAQ |
2326.35 |
2238.26 |
2141.12 |
1293.85 |
Commodities |
GOLD
($) - 100 OZ FUTR |
-- |
1116.90 |
1066.70 |
939.50 |
| OIL
($/BARREL)
FUTURES (NY MERC) |
-- |
79.69 |
71.84 |
45.79 |
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Economic
Indicators |
| ISM
Manufacturing Index (February) |
56.5 |
58.4 |
54.9 |
55.2 |
| ISM
NonManufacturing Index (February) |
53.0 |
50.5 |
49.8 |
50.3 |
| Nonfarm
Payrolls (Feb) - change in 000s |
-36 |
-26 |
-109 |
-93 |
| Unemployment
Rate (Feb) - Percent |
9.7 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
| Personal
Income (January) - % change |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Personal
Consumption (Jan) - % change |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Personal
Savings Rate (Jan) - Percent |
3.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
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SPX |
PIP |
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Cumulative
since inception March
1998 |
+
19.91% |
+
52.30% |
Year
to Date |
+
26.10% |
+
0.74% |
1
Month |
-
3.70% |
+
0.74% |
1
Year |
+ 26.10% |
+ 0.80% |
3
Year |
-
15.76% |
+
3.96% |
5
Year |
+ 2.35% |
+ 20.27% |
10
Year |
-
9.88% |
+
25.54% |
| Performance
indicates cumulative gains since inception,
YTD, 1-month, 1,3,5 and 10-year records ending
January 31, 2010,
that the PIP has produced consistent returns
in a hedged portfolio. |
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IWM |
PIP |
| Cumulative
since inception July
2005 |
-
6.06% |
+
22.81% |
Year
to Date |
- 3.73% |
+
0.12% |
1
Month |
-
3.52% |
+
0.12% |
1
Year |
+
36.76% |
+
5.54% |
3
Year |
-
21.26% |
+
7.50% |
| Performance
indicates cumulative gains since inception,
YTD, 1-month, 1,and 3-year records ending
January 31, 2010,
that the PIP has produced consistent returns
in a hedged portfolio. |
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