Sources For Historical Annual Return Data
Where does the annual return data come from?
For annual return data we use appoximately 45 years of historical data from these ETFs:
Cash: 1 Month CD Rate From Federal Reserve Data
Short Term Bonds: iShares Short Term Bond ETF (SHY)
Medium Term Bonds: iShares Medium Term Bond ETF (IEF)
Long Term Bonds: iShares Long Term Bond ETF (TLT)
Value Stocks: iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (IWD)
Growth Stocks: iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (IWF)
International Developed Stocks: SPDR S&P World Ex-US (GWL)
Emerging Market Stocks: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)