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1Past performance is not indicative of future results. The estimate is provided to illustrate the potential for a year end result based off an assumed path.
2Bloomberg. Price return as of 3/12/2015. European equities are represented by Euro Stoxx 600, Japanese equities by Nikkei 225 and U.S. equities by S&P 500. All returns are denominated in local currency.
Russ Koesterich, CFA, is the Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock. He is a regular contributor to The Blog and you can find more of his posts here.
Terry Simpson, CFA, is a Global Investment Strategist for BlackRock. He contributed to this article.