Core Performance Update (video)

See year-to-date results for global equity markets and commodities beneath the video player below.

Also, FYI, pertinent to the video commentary, our 100% core portfolio finished today up 1.12%, the featured retiree's portfolio finished up 0.65%.

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YTD Thru 10/31/2020

US Equities: 

Dow -7.14%

SP500 +1.21%

SP500 EqWt -7.09%

NYSE Composite -10.66

Nasdaq +21.61%

Russell 2000 -7.79%

Canada:

TSX Composite -8.69%

European Equities: 

UK -26.05%

Germany -12.77%

France -23.15%

Russia -11.66%

Italy -23.67%

Greece -37.87%

Sweden -3.06%

Switzerland -9.70

Finland -3.03%

Euro Stoxx 600 -17.67%

Netherlands -11.69%

Belgium -23.07%

Denmark +18.44%

Hungary -29.95%

Poland -29.49%

Turkey -34.51%

Ireland -11.60%

Norway -23.34%

Portugal -23.91%

Asian Equities: 

Japan -2.87%

Shanghai +6.07%

Shenzhen +28.28%

Hang Seng -14.87%

Australia -12.89%

Korea +3.16%

Singapore -24.78%

New Zealand +4.57%

India -5.01%

Thailand -24.36%

Indonesia -18.59%

Malaysia -9.21%

Taiwan +7.17%

Vietnam -7.35%

Philippines -17.94%

Pakistan -14.44%

Latin American Equities:

Argentina -11.51%

Brazil -43.39%

Chile -28.29%

Colombia -41.49%

Mexico -24.14%

Peru -20.93%

African/Middle Eastern Equities:

African Index -12.89%

Egypt -16.67%

Israel -8.68%

Saudi Arabia -8.41%

UAE -21.85%

Qatar -4.45%

Commodity Futures:  

Oil WTI -41.39%

Oil Brent -44.45%

Nat gas +44.98%

Gold +23.83%

Silver +32.51%

Copper +9.08%

Platinum -12.32%

Palladium +13.89%

AG:

Wheat +3.59%

Corn -0.99%

Soybean -0.14%

Sugar +7.64%

OJ unch +24.35%

Coffee -24.32%

Cocoa -5.22%

Rough Rice +2.91%

Oats +8.78%

Milk +36.34%

Cotton -2.05%

Lumber +23.17%

Live Cattle -10.37%

Lean Hogs -5.41%