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Asset Class Returns, year-to-date and trailing 12 month

Not much to say about the updated asset class return worksheet other than isn't it interesting that a TIPS fund didn't beat inflation over the course of the past year, and how about them REITs and International Stocks? And I'm sure that the Gold Bugs will feel vindicated, even though over the long-term, Gold barely beats the rate of inflation.

Here's a summary picture of the returns (note that returns include dividend/interest reinvestment for the period, with the exception of the year-to-date return on Small Cap US Stocks):