This graph is mainly a representation of clients invested 95% in equity markets, which is subject to huge gyrations and an allowance of 5% in cash to make use of opportunities in the market. For those clients whose individual risk-return profiles demand exposure to fixed income and a portion of their overall portfolio is invested in government and high-quality corporate bonds, suitable benchmarks from the Lehman Global Family of Indices are used as benchmarks. **The comparative benchmark is comprised of US Broader market index for blue chips S&P 500: 45%, MSCI- EAFE+ Canada: 40%, MSCI- BRIC: 10% and U.S. Treasury Bills: 5%. |