Yearly Archives: 2012

2012 Summer Letter

To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC The S&P 500 rose 9.5% in the first half, effectively delivering an average year’s total return in only six months though investor’s displayed little exuberance over the positive results. The beginning of 2012 was one of the most uncomfortable and angst- filled strong periods we can recall.…

2011 Year-end Letter

To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC The S&P 500 started the year at 1257.64. The S&P 500 finished the year at 1257.60. If you followed the markets with more than just a passing interest in 2011, you would be forgiven for initially doubting those facts. After such a violent ride, with so many…