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December 31, 2001 BW Magazine Table of Contents

December 31, 2001 Where to Invest Table of Contents

INVESTMENT OUTLOOK 2002
Introduction

The Framework

Strategies for Stocks & Bonds

The Investment Spectrum

The Investment Scoreboard

Plus:
The Barker Portfolio

Inside Wall Street

COLUMNS FORUMS NEWSLETTERS PERSONAL FINANCE SEARCH SPECIAL REPORTS TOOLS VIDEO VIEWS

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DECEMBER 31, 2001

WHERE TO INVEST -- THE INVESTMENT SPECTRUM
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Bond Funds Had More Fun

CATEGORY                                   TOTAL RETURN*


EMERGING MARKETS BOND 10.23% LONG (GENERAL) 7.56 INTERMEDIATE (GENERAL) 7.30 SHORT (GENERAL) 7.14 INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT 7.06 SHORT GOVERNMENT 6.89 ULTRASHORT 5.12 LONG GOVERNMENT 5.06 MUNI. SHORT 4.49 MUNI. HIGH YIELD 4.43 MUNI. NATIONAL INTERMEDIATE 4.37 MUNI. CALIF. INTERMEDIATE 4.29 MUNI. NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE 4.18 MUNI. SINGLE-STATE INTERMEDIATE 4.05 MUNI. SINGLE-STATE LONG 4.04 MUNI. NATIONAL LONG 3.71 MUNI. CALIF. LONG 3.70 MULTISECTOR 3.62 MUNI. NEW YORK LONG 3.37 INTERNATIONAL BOND 2.68 HIGH YIELD 1.45 CONVERTIBLES -8.23 ALL TAXABLE BONDS 5.34 ALL NONTAXABLE BONDS 3.99

* Appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends and capital gains before taxes, Jan. 1 through Dec. 12, 2001

Data: Standard & Poor's






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