Services for Churches - Investments

Market-Based Investment Returns

Total Returns as of 8/31/2010

	8/31/10	2009 Return	Three Year Average	Five Year Average
Equity Portfolio	-4.25%	30.82%	-0.40%	3.20%
S & P 500 for comparison	-4.62%	26.46%	-2.20%	2.50%
Fixed Income Portfolio	7.37%	13.07%	4.80%	4.10%
Balanced Portfolio	-0.46%	19.10%	0.20%	2.60%

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Returns Comparison to Methodist Loan Fund

If your church had invested $1,000 in the Methodist Loan Fund 1-year fixed rate for the time period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, it would have earned $30.42 for a yield of 3.04%.

In that same time period, a $1,000 investment in a 2-year fixed rate would have earned $32.47 for a yield of 3.25%. Likewise, the 3-year fixed rate would have earned $35.57 for a yield of 3.54%. A 4-year fixed rate would have earned $38.15 for a 3.82% yield. A 5-year fixed rate would have earned $40.74 for a 4.7% yield.