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Year
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Year
Previous Year End % Equity
Previous Year End % Bonds & Cash
1993
PSCo
3.55
1.30
2.74
0.97
8.80
50
50
Benchmk
3.82
0.95
2.26
1.51
8.80
1994
PSCo
(1.69)
2.24
3.20
4.14
8.00
58
42
Benchmk
(2.74)
0.18
3.26
0.11
0.72
1995
PSCo
7.48
4.89
4.08
4.51
22.60
59
41
Benchmk
7.22
7.28
5.35
4.76
26.96
1996
PSCo
2.05
2.58
2.59
6.28
14.10
65
35
Benchmk
3.13
3.04
2.53
5.95
15.44
1997
PSCo
(0.63)
13.48
12.19
1.47
28.30
62
38
Benchmk
1.76
11.24
5.39
2.52
22.30
1998
PSCo
7.04
0.87
(7.76)
12.18
11.70
67
33
Benchmk
8.88
2.66
(4.41)
12.93
20.66
1999
PSCo
1.79
10.76
(2.80)
4.45
14.46
52
48
Benchmk
3.02
4.28
(3.41)
8.85
12.96
2000
PSCo
3.20
1.21
1.66
2.95
9.30
37
63
Benchmk
2.06
(1.00)
0.42
(3.23)
(1.81)
2001
PSCo
(0.18)
2.36
(2.63)
4.24
3.70
34
66
Benchmk
(6.22)
3.64
(7.40)
6.16
(4.45)
2002
PSCo
1.37
(0.23)
(1.08)
3.36
3.40
24
76
Benchmk
0.17
(7.11)
(8.98)
5.18
(10.92)
2003
PSCo
0.29
3.36
0.98
3.46
8.30
21
79
Benchmk
(1.48)
9.76
1.63
7.14
17.74
2004
PSCo
2.27
(1.82)
1.65
4.98
7.15
24
76
Benchmk
1.74
0.35
(0.42)
5.63
7.39
2005
PSCo
(0.52)
0.54
2.38
0.86
3.28
32
68
Benchmk
(1.43)
1.59
2.09
1.53
3.79
2006
PSCo
2.67
0.55
1.46
2.34
7.18
46
54
Benchmk
2.54
(0.66)
4.40
4.41
11.03
2007
PSCo
1.39
3.17
3.45
2.68
11.13
27
73
Benchmk
0.97
3.94
2.38
(0.96)
6.41
2008
PSCo
1.20
1.20
25
75
Benchmk
(4.39)
(4.39)

The investment returns shown above are based on a certain group of clients that meet criteria for inclusion in our performance statistics. To be selected for inclusion an account has to be under our management for five full quarters, pay fees directly from their account, and not have substantial holdings that were restricted as to our investment decisions. For the years 1993 through 1997 an account had to be $150,000 or greater in size and for the years 1998 through the present the required size was $200,000 for inclusion. Beginning 1/1/2004 accounts in the lowest risk category at the beginning of the calendar year are excluded, as their portfolios do not reflect the balanced account strategy applied to the composite of accounts included herein. We employ a total return strategy for our balanced accounts with no limitations on asset allocation between equities and fixed income, or the types of stock, bond or cash equivalents purchased. The benchmark used for comparison in the above table is 60% S&P 500 Index, 30% Lehman Intermediate Government Bond Index and 10% 90 Day Treasury Bills. There are times when stock exposure in our balanced accounts is heavier than the benchmark and times when it is lighter than the benchmark. We have averaged the prior year-end equity exposure levels for all accounts included in our performance numbers and included this information in the table above. Equity exposure levels that were somewhat higher than the benchmark were beneficial to our performance in the years when equity markets were strong, and our reduction in equity exposure in favor of bonds and cash has aided returns in those years when the equity markets were weak. Our performance numbers include the reinvestment of all dividends and interest, and are net of management fees, brokerage commissions, and any other investment related fees paid from the account. Our record of positive annual returns does not preclude the possibility of losses in the future.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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