Historical returns on stock markets and other investments to December 31, 2011
Type of Investment	1 year		5 years		10 years		20 years		50 years
	Avg Annual Return	Value	Avg Annual Return	Value	Avg Annual Return	Value	Avg Annual Return	Value	Avg Annual Return	Value
Cdn 3 month T-bills	0.9%	$1,009	1.7%	$1,086	2.3%	$1,252	3.6%	$2,039	6.3%	$20,770
Cdn Govt Bonds 1 to 3 year	1.4%	$1,014	2.2%	$1,114	2.8%	$1,316	4.3%	$2,311	6.7%	$25,229
Cdn Govt Bonds over 10 years	3.2%	$1,032	3.8%	$1,207	4.4%	$1,536	5.7%	$3,027	7.6%	$39,540
S&P/TSX (Cdn) Index (formerly TSE300)	-11.1%	$889	-1.7%	$917	4.6%	$1,563	6.2%	$3,324	n/a	n/a
Nikkei 225 Index in Cdn$	-8.3%	$917	-6.5%	$715	0.0%	$997	-1.5%	$742	n/a	n/a
S&P 500 (US) Index in Cdn$	4.4%	$1,044	-2.9%	$862	-1.3%	$876	7.2%	$3,996	9.3%	$84,594
European stocks in Cdn$	-8.5%	$915	-7.2%	$689	0.6%	$1,059	6.8%	$3,725	n/a	n/a
Emerging markets stocks in Cdn$	-16.3%	$837	-0.1%	$997	9.5%	$2,476	7.8%	$4,520	n/a	n/a
Canadian Consumer Price Index All Items	2.3%	$1,023	1.9%	$1,099	2.1%	$1,229	1.9%	$1,452	4.2%	$7,649

Value is the value at the end of the period, in Canadian$, of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period.
n/a = not available