IMS INCOME
The IMS Income program invests in high-yield bond mutual funds or in the money market for defensive purposes.
The algorithms that change the investment positions are trend following in nature and have been consistently applied throughout the history of the program.
IMS Income
Account Unit Value
Sep 22, 2023 | $67.10
The following charts illustrate the IMS Income investment results from 1998 through June 2022 compared to short-term bonds, certificates of deposit and the S&P 500 Stock Market Index.
The short-term objective of IMS Income is to outperform Short-Term Bonds and Jumbo Certificates of Deposit over three-year periods (first chart).
The long-term objective of IMS Income is to keep pace with the S&P 500 Stock Market Index
over several stock market cycles (second chart).
1998 through 2022
♦ IMS Income Initial Account: 573.9%
♦ Short Term Bonds VBISX: 112.9%
♦ 3 Year Jumbo CDs JCDI: 116.8%
♦ IMS Income Initial Account 573.9%
♦ S&P Stock Index VFINX 513.6%
Average Annual Gains and Associated Risk from 1998 through 2022.
Investment
Type
IMS Income Initial Account
Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX)
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (VBISX)
JCDS Three-Year Jumbo Bond Index
Average Annual Gain
7.9%
7.5%
3.1%
3.2%
Associated
Risk
Low Risk
Substantial Risk
Low Risk
Minimal Risk
Ten Largest Calendar Year Gains
IMS Income
| Year | Gain |
| 1998 | 12.0% |
| 1999 | 11.2% |
| 2003 | 22.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.6% |
| 2009 | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% |
| 2016 | 11.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% |
Short-Term Bonds
| Year | Gain |
| 1998 | 7.4% |
| 2000 | 9.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6% |
3 Yr Jumbo CDs
| Year | Gain |
| 1998 | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.6% |
| 2000 | 7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
Five Largest Declines
IMS Income Program
| 5/30/2002 - 9/30/2002 | -3.4% |
| 1/28/2004 - 6/20/2004 | -3.8% |
| 4/22/2010 - 6/29/2010 | -3.2% |
| 4/15/2015 - 2/9/ 2016 | -5.3% |
| 9/15/2021 - 6/30/2022 | -3.6% |
| _______ | |
| Total of Declines | -19.3% |
Short-Term Bond Index
| 6/13/2003 - 8/14/2003 | -2.1% |
| 3/16/2004 -5/13/2004 | -2.7% |
| 3/17/2008 - 6/13/2008 | -2.3% |
| 9/7/2017 - 5/16/2018 | -1.9% |
| 8/3/2021 - 6/30/2022 | -6.1% |
| _______ | |
| Total of Declines | -15.1% |
S&P 500 Stock Index
| 9/10/2000 - 9/9/2002 | -47.5% |
| 10/9/2007 - 3/9/2009 | -55.3% |
| 5/10/2011 - 9/9/2011 | -14.3% |
| 2/19/2020 - 3/23/2020 | -33.8% |
| 1/3/2022 - 6/30/2022 | -18.2% |
| _______ | |
| Total of Declines | -169.1% |
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Disclosures
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. It should not be assumed future performance will be profitable. Investments in equity mutual funds and high-yield bond mutual funds may result in a substantial loss of capital.