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My four funds: 2005 year-end annual returns

Contributed by 1stMill | January 3, 2006 08:58 AM PST

Just hit Morningstar to check 2005 annual returns for my four funds. As you are likely aware, last year's return for Dow Jones Industrials and even the broader S&P 500 were uninspiring; finishing down 0.6% and up 3% respectively. Vanguard's Total Int'l index was up 15.57%, their Extended Mkt Index was up 10.29%, and their Total Bond Mkt Index was up 2.38%. And last year I also added a few high-quality 10-year corporate bonds yielding just above 5%. So against this backdrop -- and bearing in mind the conservative* nature of DODBX and PAAIX -- I feel that my four funds had a respectable year.

Here are the numbers...

* Both funds have bonds, especially PAAIX which often holds about 90% in bonds.

My four funds: 2005 returns

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