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• Best Performing Sectors Re: Mutual Fund Investments:
1 month: Precious Metals Equity Funds
1 month: A few Hedge Funds
3 month: Real Estate Equity Funds
3 month: Global Sm/Mid Cap Equity Funds
• Personal Portfolio Holdings:
No change: Holdings still consist of money market funds and cash. As I have stated earlier, the month of September is usually a bad month to be invested in the market place. We will see how it plays out this year. My intent is to be in equity positions when I am more less assured that my investments will show significant returns, and this month has historically not been a safe month to be out there. Can’t wait to get re-invested though.
| Weekly Market Wrap Up |
| MARKETS | This Week | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago |
| Dow Jones | 9441.27 | 9544.20 | 9370.07 |
| TSX | 11017.47 | 10977.97 | 10885.33 |
| Nasdaq | 2018.78 | 2028.77 | 2000.25 |
| Venture | 1229.25 | 1188.71 | 1192.58 |
| S&P | 1016.40 | 1028.93 | 1010.48 |
| METALS | This Week | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago |
| Gold | $994.30 | $956.00 | $955.30 |
| Silver | $16.22 | $14.77 | $14.62 |
| Platinum | $1258.90 | $1248.80 | $1268.50 |
| Palladium | $295.60 | $290.60 | $279.05 |
| Oil & Gas | This Week | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago |
| Oil | $67.79 | $72.86 | $70.57 |
| Nat Gas | $2.75 | $3.02 | $3.67 |
In the past month market numbers have remained relatively stable in spite of some occasional erratic upward and downward moves.
Precious metals prices have increased in price significantly with gold and silver leading the way. Gold will probably cross the $1000 mark this coming week.
Energy prices are sliding downward now that the months of summer are over.
