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Monday, 3/31/2025

Key Takeaways:

Diversification is working.

International stocks, core bonds, and real assets such as gold have all shown positive returns year-to-date (YTD) through March 28, 2025. YTD, international developed stocks are up 9.1%, while emerging market equities are up 4.7%; core bonds have risen 2.5%, while gold has risen a sharp 16.9%.

Conversely, after rallying strongly from 2023-2024, US stocks have taken a breather. The S&P 500 has fallen 4.8% YTD; large growth stocks have fared worse, dropping 8.7%, and small caps have fallen 9.4%.

Underneath the surface of the S&P 500, sectors like energy, healthcare, utilities, and consumer staples have been outperforming. Technology-related sectors have fared the worst. Value and international have fared better than growth and small-cap.

Global diversification has benefitted portfolios in the past.

Since 1990, US equities have outperformed international equities in 22 years (63% of the time) and have sharply outperformed in recent years. In terms of cumulative return, one dollar ($1.00) invested in US equities at the start of 2009 would have grown to nearly $8.00 through March 28, 2025; while $1.00 invested in international equities would have only grown to approximately $3.00 over the same period, according to data from MSCI.

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