Dear Friend & Subscriber,

I read some interesting statics this weekend that I thought I would share with you.

A lot of people are saying the Stock Market Sucks .  Yes, the stock market sucks right now and the year has started off very badly, but take a look at these numbers below.

This proves that buy and hold is only a good strategy depending on when you exit the market.

The numbers below represent the annualized total returns from December 31, 1999 to December 31, 2007 as a percentage:

Nasdaq -4.70

S&P 500 1.66

Cash 3.24

DJI 3.95

10 Year Treasurys 6.45

30 Year Treasurys 8.77

Pretty interesting.

If you had a buy and hold strategy using Index funds for the Nasdaq and S&P 500 for this time frame, you are correct, the stock market sucks .

You would have been better off in cash or a treasury note.

Sincerely,

Michael MeAngelo