Services for Churches - Investments

Market-Based Investment Returns

Total Returns as of 12/31/2011

	YTD 12/31/11	2010 Return	Three Year Average	Five Year Average
Equity Portfolio	-4.97%	13.57%	13.1%	1.5%
S & P 500 for comparison	2.11%	15.06%	14.5%	2.1%
Fixed Income Portfolio	3.17%	9.24%	8.5%	5.4%
Balanced Portfolio	-2.29%	10.92%	10.8%	2.7%

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, 2010 through December 31, 2010, it would have earned $21.71 for a yield of 2.17%.

In that same time period, a $1,000 investment in a 2-year fixed rate would have earned $25.29 for a yield of 2.53%. Likewise, the 3-year fixed rate would have earned $30.93 for a yield of 3.09%. A 4-year fixed rate would have earned $33.50 for a 3.35% yield. A 5-year fixed rate would have earned $35.05 for a 3.51% yield.