jpmorgan-gtm-1q2017 by McGowanGroup Asset Management

Consumer finances

GTM – U.S.

Consumer balance sheet

Household debt service ratio

3Q16, trillions of dollars outstanding, not seasonally adjusted

Debt payments as % of disposable personal income, SA

$110

Total assets: $105.1tn

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4Q07: 13.2%

3Q07 Peak: $81.8tn 1Q09 Low: $68.8tn

Economy

$100 $90

Homes: 25% 1Q80: 10.6%

4Q16**: 10.0%

$80

Other tangible: 6% $70

Deposits: 10%

$60 $50

Household net worth

Other non-revolving: 2% Revolving*: 6% Auto loans: 7% Other liabilities: 9% Student debt: 9%

$40 $30 $20

Not seasonally adjusted, USD billions

Pension funds: 21%

Other financial assets: 39%

Total liabilities: $14.9tn

$10

Mortgages: 67% $0 Source: FactSet, FRB, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top and bottom right) BEA. Data include households and nonprofit organizations. SA – seasonally adjusted. *Revolving includes credit cards. Values may not sum to 100% due to rounding. **4Q16 household debt service ratio and net worth are J.P. Morgan Asset Management estimates. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

2Q07: $67,705

4Q16**: $92,096

MARKET INSIGHTS

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Guide to the Markets U.S. | 1Q 2017 | As of February 28, 2017

Global Market Insights Strategy Team

GTM – U.S.

Americas

Europe

Asia

Dr. David P. Kelly, CFA New York

Stephanie H. Flanders London

Tai Hui Hong Kong

Anastasia V. Amoroso, CFA New York

Manuel Arroyo Ozores, CFA Madrid

Kerry Craig, CFA Melbourne

Julio C. Callegari São Paulo

Tilmann Galler, CFA Frankfurt

Yoshinori Shigemi Tokyo

Samantha M. Azzarello New York

Lucia Gutierrez-Mellado Madrid

Marcella Chow Hong Kong

David M. Lebovitz New York

Vincent Juvyns Luxembourg

Akira Kunikyo Tokyo

Gabriela D. Santos New York

Dr. David Stubbs London

Dr. Jasslyn Yeo, CFA Singapore

Abigail B. Dwyer, CFA New York

Maria Paola Toschi Milan

Ian Hui Hong Kong

John C. Manley New York

Michael J. Bell, CFA London

Ben Luk Hong Kong

Ainsley E. Woolridge, CFA New York

Alexander W. Dryden, CFA London

Hannah J. Anderson New York

Nandini L. Ramakrishnan London

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Page reference



Equities

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

S&P 500 Index at inflection points S&P 500 valuation measures P/E ratios and equity returns Corporate profits Returns and valuations by style Returns and valuations by sector Factor performance and sector weights Correlation, dispersion and active management Cyclical and defensive sectors Annual returns and intra-year declines Market volatility Corporate financials Bear markets and subsequent bull runs Interest rates and equities Stock market since 1900



Economy

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

The length and strength of expansions Economic growth and the composition of GDP Consumer finances Cyclical sectors Residential real estate Long-term drivers of economic growth Federal finances Unemployment and wages Labor market perspectives Employment and income by educational attainment Inflation Trade and the U.S. dollar Oil markets Consumer confidence and the stock market



Fixed income

33. 34. 35. 36.

Interest rates and inflation The Fed and interest rates Shape of the yield curve Fixed income yields and returns

GTM – U.S. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

Global fixed income Municipal finance High yield bonds Emerging market debt Fixed income sector returns



International

42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.

Global equity markets International equity earnings and valuations Manufacturing momentum Global reflation Global monetary and fiscal policy European recovery Japan: Economy and markets China: Economic and policy snapshot Emerging market currencies and current accounts Emerging market equities Global currencies



Other asset classes

53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59.

Correlations and volatility Hedge funds Private debt and equity Yield alternatives: Domestic and global Global commodities Global commercial real estate Infrastructure investment and inflation



Investing principles

60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.

Asset class returns Fund flows Life expectancy and pension shortfall Time, diversification and the volatility of returns Diversification and the average investor Rebalancing and risk management Cash accounts Institutional investor behavior Local investing and global opportunities

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S&P 500 Index at inflection points

GTM – U.S.

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S&P 500 Price Index Feb. 28, 2017 P/E (fwd.) = 17.7x

Equities

2,400 Characteristic Index level P/E ratio (fwd.) Dividend yield 10-yr. Treasury

2,200

2,000

Mar. 2000 1,527 27.2x 1.1% 6.2%

Oct. 2007 1,565 15.7x 1.8% 4.7%

Feb. 2017 2,364 17.7x 2.1% 2.4%

2,364

1,800 Oct. 9, 2007 P/E (fwd.) = 15.7x

Mar. 24, 2000 P/E (fwd.) = 27.2x

1,565

1,527

1,600

1,400

+249%

+101%

+106%

1,200

-57% -49%

1,000

Dec. 31, 1996 P/E (fwd.) = 16.0x

800

Mar. 9, 2009 P/E (fwd.) = 10.3x

Oct. 9, 2002 P/E (fwd.) = 14.1x

741

677

777

600 '97

'98

'99

'00

'01

'02

'03

'04

'05

'06

'07

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

Source: Compustat, FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Dividend yield is calculated as consensus estimates of dividends for the next 12 months, divided by most recent price, as provided by Compustat. Forward price to earnings ratio is a bottom-up calculation based on the most recent S&P 500 Index price, divided by consensus estimates for earnings in the next 12 months (NTM), and is provided by FactSet Market Aggregates. Returns are cumulative and based on S&P 500 Index price movement only, and do not include the reinvestment of dividends. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'16

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S&P 500 valuation measures

GTM – U.S.

S&P 500 Index: Forward P/E ratio

Equities

26x

24x

22x

20x

+1 Std. dev.: 19.2x

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Latest

25-year avg.*

Std. dev. Over-/undervalued

Forward P/E

17.7x

15.9x

0.6

CAPE

Shiller’s P/E

28.7

26.0

0.4

Div. Yield

Dividend yield

2.1%

2.0%

-0.2

P/B

Price to book

2.9

0.0

P/CF

Price to cash flow

12.2

11.5

0.3

EY Spread

EY minus Baa yield

1.1%

-0.3%

-0.7

Valuation measure

Description

P/E

Current: 17.7x

18x

16x

25-year average: 15.9x 14x

-1 Std. dev.: 12.7x

12x

10x

8x '90

'92

'94

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

Source: FactSet, FRB, Robert Shiller, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Price to earnings is price divided by consensus analyst estimates of earnings per share for the next 12 months. Shiller’s P/E uses trailing 10-years of inflation-adjusted earnings as reported by companies. Dividend yield is calculated as the next 12-month consensus dividend divided by most recent price. Price to book ratio is the price divided by book value per share. Price to cash flow is price divided by NTM cash flow. EY minus Baa yield is the forward earnings yield (consensus analyst estimates of EPS over the next 12 months divided by price) minus the Moody’s Baa seasoned corporate bond yield. Std. dev. over-/under-valued is calculated using the average and standard deviation over 25 years for each measure. *P/CF is a 20-year average due to cash flow data availability. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'14

'16

Equities

P/E ratios and equity returns Forward P/E and subsequent 1-yr. returns

Forward P/E and subsequent 5-yr. annualized returns

S&P 500 Total Return Index

60%

40%

20%

-20%

R² = 11%

-40%

-60% 8.0x

Current: 17.7x

-20%

11.0x

14.0x

17.0x

20.0x

23.0x

R² = 42%

-40%

-60% 8.0x

11.0x

14.0x

17.0x

Source: FactSet, Reuters, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns are 12-month and 60-month annualized total returns, measured monthly, beginning February 29, 1992. R² represents the percent of total variation in total returns that can be explained by forward P/E ratios. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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GTM – U.S.

20.0x

23.0x

Equities

Corporate profits

GTM – U.S.

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S&P 500 earnings per share

U.S. dollar

Index quarterly operating earnings

Year-over-year % change**, quarterly, USD major currencies index

$35

23%

S&P consensus analyst estimates

4Q16*: $28.24

$31

19% 15%

S&P 500 revenues U.S.

56%

International

44%

4Q16: 0.8%

11% $27

Forecast assumes no change in USD

7% 3%

$23

-1% -5% '12

$19

'13

'14

'15

'16

Corporate income tax rates

$15

'17

2006

Percent***

2016

50% 39%

$11

40%

39%

40%

35%

34% 28%

30%

20% $3

39% 30%

28%

30%

10% -$1 '01

'04

'07

'10

'13

'16

30%

27%

24%

Canada

Korea

20%

0% Average

U.S.

Germany

Japan

Source: Compustat, FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top right) Federal Reserve, S&P 500 individual company 10k filings, S&P Index Alert; (Bottom right) OECD. EPS levels are based on operating earnings per share. Earnings estimates are Standard & Poor’s consensus analyst expectations. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Currencies in the Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Major Currencies Index are: British pound, euro, Swedish krona, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen and Swiss franc. *4Q16 earnings are calculated using actual earnings for 96.3% of S&P 500 market cap and earnings estimates for the remaining companies. **Year-over-year change is calculated using the quarterly average for each period. USD forecast assumes no change in the U.S. dollar from its February 28, 2017 level. ***Corporate income tax rates include state and local taxes. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Returns and valuations by style

Value

Blend

Growth

Large

67.3%

85.2%

107.2%

Mid

101.2%

98.8%

93.1%

Small

81.8%

87.0%

90.5%

2.3%

4.1%

Since market low (March 2009) Value

Blend

Large Mid

Large

0.7%

Small

4.1%

6.3%

13.8 17.6

15.2

14.7 19.8

17.5 20.7

16.3 24.3

16.5

Growth 19.6

18.8

18.9 32.0

20.0

26.1

Current P/E as % of 15-year avg. P/E*

Growth

Value

Blend

Growth

116.4%

112.0%

115.4%

109.4%

121.1%

122.6%

317.3% 313.9% 322.5%

Large

2.3%

5.3%

Blend 17.7

120.6%

413.7% 379.8% 346.4%

Mid

0.7%

4.5%

16.6

119.4%

349.7% 350.8% 349.5%

Small

6.3%

7.7%

Mid

5.3%

5.9%

Value

Growth

Small

4.5%

4.3%

Blend

Large

7.7%

Value

Mid

5.9%

Growth

Small

4.3%

Blend

Mid

Large

Value

Since market peak (October 2007)

Current P/E vs. 15-year avg. P/E*

YTD

Small

Equities

QTD

GTM – U.S.

119.7%

Source: FactSet, Russell Investment Group, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. All calculations are cumulative total return, including dividends reinvested for the stated period. Since Market Peak represents period 10/9/07 – 2/28/17, illustrating market returns since the S&P 500 Index high on 10/9/07. Since Market Low represents period 3/9/09 – 2/28/17, illustrating market returns since the S&P 500 Index low on 3/9/09. Returns are cumulative returns, not annualized. For all time periods, total return is based on Russell-style indexes with the exception of the large blend category, which is based on the S&P 500 Index. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. *Timeframe of average valuation decreased from 20 to 15 years because of a discontinued data series. The new data series shown is the next 12months FactSet Market Aggregate Price to Earnings ratio. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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ex In d 50 0

14.1% 16.2% 10.7%

10.2% 10.9% 10.1%

6.6% 0.5% 12.1%

12.1% 20.6% 4.5%

9.4% 9.3% 8.4%

2.4% 1.1% 3.6%

3.2% 0.0% 6.2%

2.9% 2.7% 4.7%

2.8% 3.5% 2.9%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

QTD

5.4

9.8

8.8

5.3

-5.7

6.3

6.7

-2.9

6.6

4.6

5.4

5.9

YTD

5.4

9.8

8.8

5.3

-5.7

6.3

6.7

-2.9

6.6

4.6

5.4

5.9

2.5

136.4

147.5

85.9

10.8

167.7

154.4

51.9

81.6

58.0

50.3

85.2

459.4

395.4

299.1

410.9

102.8

519.7

256.7

190.2

217.8

485.8

258.1

313.9

Beta to S&P 500

1.43

1.09

0.74

1.19

0.98

1.11

0.58

0.61

0.46

1.31

1.27

1.00

Correl. to Treas. yields

0.67

0.12

0.13

0.34

0.32

0.25

-0.44

-0.23

-0.67

-0.34

0.38

0.25

Since market low (March 2009)

Forward P/E ratio

14.4x

18.0x

15.8x

18.5x

29.3x

19.3x

20.5x

13.9x

17.8x

18.3x

18.2x

17.7x

20-yr avg.

13.2x

22.4x

18.8x

17.5x

17.7x

19.4x

19.9x

17.8x

14.5x

15.6x

16.5x

17.2x

Trailing P/E ratio

16.2x

21.8x

22.4x

21.6x

33.1x

22.3x

21.3x

18.0x

21.9x

28.6x

23.4x

21.0x

20-yr avg.

15.8x

25.7x

24.1x

20.0x

16.8x

19.4x

21.1x

20.3x

15.7x

34.9x

19.3x

19.6x

Dividend yield

1.8%

1.5%

1.8%

2.2%

2.8%

1.6%

2.8%

4.7%

3.6%

3.5%

2.1%

20-yr avg.

2.3%

1.0%

1.7%

2.1%

2.2%

1.3%

2.3%

3.9%

4.3%

2.2%

1.9%

Source: FactSet, Russell Investment Group, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. All calculations are cumulative total return, not annualized, including dividends for the stated period. Since market peak represents period 10/9/07 – 2/28/17. Since market low represents period 3/9/09 – 2/28/17. Correlation to Treasury yields are trailing 2-year monthly correlations between S&P 500 sector price returns and 10-year Treasury yield movements. Forward P/E ratio is a bottom-up calculation based on the most recent S&P 500 Index price, divided by consensus estimates for earnings in the next 12 months (NTM), and is provided by FactSet Market Aggregates. Trailing P/E ratios are bottom-up values defined as month-end price divided by the last 12 months of available reported earnings. Historical data can change as new information becomes available. Note that P/E ratios for the S&P 500 may differ from estimates elsewhere in this book due to the use of a bottom-up calculation of constituent earnings (as described) rather than a top-down calculation. This methodology is used to allow proper comparison of sector level data to broad index level data. Dividend yield is calculated as the next 12-month consensus dividend divided by most recent price. Beta calculations are based on 10-years of monthly price returns for the S&P 500 and its sub-indices. Betas are calculated on a monthly frequency over the past 10 years. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Return (%) P/E

(October 2007)

Div

Since market peak

Weight

21.5% 32.3% 9.8%

S& P

at er ia ls M

st at e Re al E

Ut il

iti

es Te le co m

Co n

St ap l

Di sc r. s. Co n

er gy En

du st ria ls In

ar e C He al th

og ol

14.8% 2.9% 27.1%

Russell Growth weight Russell Value weight

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GTM – U.S.

S&P weight

Te ch n

na nc ia ls Fi

Equities

Returns and valuations by sector

Factor performance and sector weights 2002

2003

2004

- 12 . 1%

S ma ll Ca p 47.3%

S ma ll Ca p 18 . 3 %

High Div.

Cyc lic a l

Mome n.

De fe ns.

- 13 . 3 %

37.2%

16 . 9 %

11. 1%

S ma ll Ca p 18 . 4 %

Min. V ol.

Equities

Mome n.

- 15 . 3 %

La rge Ca p 28.7%

De fe ns.

Mome n.

Min. V ol.

14 . 5 % De fe ns.

- 18 . 3 %

26.2%

11. 9 %

Q ua lity

High Div.

- 19 . 5 %

24.3%

11. 8 %

S ma ll Ca p - 20.5% La rge Ca p - 2 2 . 1%

20.2%

La rge Ca p 10 . 9 %

Min. V ol.

Q ua lity

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Mome n.

High Div.

Mome n.

Min. V ol.

Cyc lic a l

19 . 3 %

2 1. 1%

2010

GTM – U.S. 2011

2012

High Div.

Cyc lic a l

14 . 3 %

2 0 . 1%

17 . 8 %

- 25.7%

36.9%

S ma ll Ca p 26.9%

De fe ns.

Q ua lity

Mome n.

Min. V ol.

17 . 7 %

- 26.7%

32.0%

18 . 2 %

12 . 9 %

De fe ns.

Q ua lity

High Div.

Cyc lic a l

De fe ns.

6.6%

15 . 9 %

10 . 6 %

- 27.6%

La rge Ca p 4.9%

La rge Ca p 15 . 8 %

La rge Ca p 5.5%

Cyc lic a l

Min. V ol.

15 . 0 %

4.3%

Min. V ol.

High Div.

S ma ll Ca p 4.6%

Q ua lity - 30.2% S ma ll Ca p - 33.8%

3.7%

15 . 0 %

0.0%

La rge Ca p - 37.0%

Cyc lic a l

Q ua lity

Cyc lic a l

Mome n.

- 0.8%

High Div.

20.0%

10 . 2 %

2.5%

12 . 0 %

Cyc lic a l

De fe ns.

Cyc lic a l

Q ua lity

Mome n.

- 25.2%

17 . 3 %

10 . 0 %

2.5%

10 . 7 %

S ma ll Ca p - 1. 6 %

S ma ll Ca p 27.2% La rge Ca p 26.5%

S ma ll Ca p 38.8%

9.3% Q ua lity

High Div.

Cyc lic a l

35.0%

14 . 9 %

7.0%

16 . 3 %

7 . 1%

S ma ll Ca p 8.5%

Mome n.

Min. V ol.

Cyc lic a l

Q ua lity

High Div.

Mome n.

34.8%

14 . 7 %

5.6%

14 . 0 %

6.6%

8.3%

16 . 0 %

La rge Ca p 12 . 0 %

La rge Ca p 5.9%

8 . 1%

La rge Ca p 15 . 9 %

Min. V ol.

Q ua lity

High Div.

10 . 7 %

5.9%

7.6%

14 . 7 %

Q ua lity

High Div.

De fe ns.

Q ua lity

10 . 1%

Mome n.

Q ua lity 33.5%

Min. V ol.

8.4%

15 . 1%

Mome n.

Q ua lity

6 . 1%

14 . 0 %

La rge Ca p 32.4%

Min. V ol.

High Div.

18 . 4 %

14 . 7 %

La rge Ca p 2 . 1%

Mome n.

Q ua lity

Cyc lic a l - 3.4%

- 40.9%

17 . 6 %

12 . 6 %

Cyc lic a l

De fe ns.

- 44.8%

16 . 5 %

12 . 0 %

S ma ll Ca p - 4.2%

Mome n.

La rge Ca p 13 . 7 %

Cyc lic a l 2.6%

13 . 6 %

La rge Ca p 1. 4 %

De fe ns.

High Div.

Cyc lic a l

Mome n. 7.2%

11. 2 %

28.9%

13 . 0 %

0.7%

8.0%

5.4%

De fe ns.

Q ua lity

De fe ns.

11. 8 %

- 0.9%

S ma ll Ca p 4.9%

S ma ll Ca p - 4.4%

10 . 7 %

28.9%

High Div.

Min. V ol.

10 . 6 %

25.3%

7.7% Mome n.

Sector weights over time S&P 500 technology, energy and financial sector weights, 20-years

2002 - 2016 Ann. Vol.

YTD

16 . 5 %

Q ua lity

Min. V ol.

2016

High Div.

17 . 9 %

18 . 4 %

2015

Cyc lic a l

High Div. 15 . 9 %

2014

S ma ll Ca p 2 1. 3 %

La rge Ca p 16 . 0 %

La rge Ca p 15 . 1%

High Div.

S ma ll Ca p 16 . 3 %

2013

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Technology Financials Energy

5 . 1%

4.3% S ma ll Ca p 2.3%

Mome n. 8.9%

Min. V ol.

7.5% La rge Ca p 6.7%

Cyc lic a l 19 . 0 %

14 . 0 % De fe ns. 13 . 4 %

Cyc lic a l

Min. V ol.

6 . 1%

12 . 8 %

Max Min 33.6% 12.2% 22.3% 9.8% 16.2% 5.1%

Source: Standard & Poor’s, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top) MSCI, Russell; (Bottom) MSCI. The MSCI High Dividend Yield Index only includes securities that offer a higher than average dividend yield relative to the parent index and that pass dividend sustainability and persistence screens. The MSCI Minimum Volatility Index is calculated by optimizing the MSCI USA Index using an estimated security co-variance matrix to produce an index that has the lowest absolute volatility for a given set of constraints. The MSCI Defensive Sectors Index includes: Consumer Staples, Energy, Health Care, Telecommunication Services and Utilities. The MSCI Cyclical Sectors Index contains: Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Industrials, Information Technology and Materials. Securities in the MSCI Momentum Index are selected based on a momentum value based on 12-month and 6-month price performance. Constituents of the MSCI Quality Index are selected based on three main variables: high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth and low financial leverage. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

S ma ll Ca p 2 0 . 1%

Current 21.5% 14.8% 6.6%

Correlation, dispersion and active management

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Active management and market cycles

Realized correlation

Percentage of LCC managers outperforming***, y/y change in S&P 500

S&P 500 3-month realized correlation*

Equities

GTM – U.S.

0.9

100%

0.7

-50%

S&P 500 y/y % change (inverted)

0.8

90%

-40%

80%

-30%

70%

-20%

60%

-10%

50%

40%

10%

30%

20%

30%

10%

40%

0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2

Feb. 2017: 0.18

0.1 '11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

Dispersion of returns Standard deviation across annual S&P 500 sector returns** 17% 15%

Feb. 2017: 7.9%

13% 11% 9% 7% 5% Jan '15

% of large cap core managers outperforming*

0% May '15

Sep '15

Jan '16

May '16

Sep '16

Jan '17

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

Sources: Standard & Poor’s, Bloomberg, Lipper, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Realized correlation is a trailing 3-month measure of the pairwise correlation among the largest 50 stocks in the S&P 500, calculated using the realized volatilities of those stocks and the index. **Return dispersion is based on a three-week moving average of the standard deviation of annual S&P 500 sector returns. ***Percentage of U.S. large cap core equity managers outperforming is based on rolling 12-month periods. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'12

50% '14

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Cyclical and defensive sectors

GTM – U.S.

Cyclicals ex-Energy vs. defensive valuations*

Equities

Relative fwd. P/E ratio of cyclicals ex-energy vs. defensives, z-score

Cyclicals/defensives relative performance and rates Cyclical/defensive performance**, 10-year U.S. Treasury yield

Cyclicals expensive relative to defensives

Cyclicals outperforming

Cyclicals vs. defensives

Current: 0.15 0

-1

-2

Defensives outperforming

Cyclicals cheap relative to defensives 10-year U.S. Treasury

-3 '98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

'12

'14

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Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) Standard & Poor’s, (Right) MSCI. *Cyclical sectors include Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, Industrials, Financials and Materials. REITs are excluded from this analysis. It is more appropriate to value a REIT by looking at its price relative to its funds from operations (FFO), an income measure that excludes depreciation. P/E ratios look at price relative to net income, a measure that includes depreciation, making the comparison of valuations across sectors inappropriate. Defensive sectors include Telecommunications, Health Care, Utilities and Consumer Staples. Sector valuations are equal weighted. **Cyclicals represent the MSCI USA Cyclical Sector index and defensives represent the MSCI USA Defensive Sector index. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Annual returns and intra-year declines

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GTM – U.S.

S&P 500 intra-year declines vs. calendar year returns

Equities

Despite average intra-year drops of 14.2%, annual returns positive in 28 of 37 years 40% 34 31 30%

20 20%

20 14

10%

YTD

10 6

% 0

-2 -10%

-10

-7

-8

-9

-8

-7

-6

-5

-8

-9

-11

-13 -20%

-17 -18 -17

-12 -19

-20

-10

-8 -13

-7

-8

-6 -10

-10

-14

-7 -12

-16

-17

-19 -23

-30%

-28

-30 -34

-40%

-1

-3

-34 -38

-50%

-49

-60% '80

'85

'90

'95

'00

'05

'10

Source: FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns are based on price index only and do not include dividends. Intra-year drops refers to the largest market drops from a peak to a trough during the year. For illustrative purposes only. Returns shown are calendar year returns from 1980 to 2016, except for 2017, which is year to date. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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-1 -11

Market volatility

GTM – U.S.

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Major pullbacks during current market cycle

Equities

S&P 500 Price Index 2,200

1,800

1,400

Feb. 11, 2016: -13.3%

Jun. 24, 2013: -5.8%

2,000

1,600

Aug. 25, 2015: -12.4%

Oct. 15, 2014: -7.4%

2,400

Jun. 1, 2012: -9.9%

Oct. 3, 2011: -19.4%

Jul. 2, 2010: -16.0%

1,200 1,000 '10

'11

Volatility

Oct. ’11: U.S. downgrade, Europe/periphery stress Jul. ’10: Flash Crash, BP oil spill, Europe/Greece

VIX Index 50

'12

'13

'14

VIX ’08 Peak Average Latest Jun. ’12: Euro double dip

Jun. ’13: Taper Tantrum

'15

Level 80.9 17.8 12.9

'16

Aug. ’15: Global slowdown fears, China, Fed uncertainty

'17

Feb. ’16: Oil, U.S. recession fears, China

Oct. ’14: Global slowdown fears, Ebola

10 '10

'11

'12

'13

Source: FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Bottom) CBOE. Drawdowns are calculated as the prior peak to the lowest point. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'17

Corporate financials

GTM – U.S.

Corporate cash as a % of current assets

Cash returned to shareholders

S&P 500 companies – cash and cash equivalents, quarterly

S&P 500 companies, rolling 4-quarter averages, $bn

Equities

$47

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$160

Dividends per share

$43

$140

$39

$120

$35

$100

$31

$80

$27

$60

$23

Share buybacks

$19

$40 $20

$15 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16

Nonfinancial corporate debt U.S. nonfinancial corporations, % of GDP

3Q16: 45.2%

46% 44% 42% 40% 38% 36% '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16

Corporate growth Private nonresidential fixed investment, value of deals announced, $tn $2.4 $2.3 $2.2 $2.1 $2.0 $1.9 $1.8 $1.7 $1.6 $1.5 $1.4 $1.3

Capital expenditures

$1.8 $1.6 $1.4 $1.2 $1.0 $0.8 $0.6 $0.4 $0.2 $0.0

'00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16

Source: FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Bottom left) BEA, Federal Reserve; (Bottom right) Bloomberg, BEA. M&A activity is the quarterly value of officially announced transactions, and capital expenditures are private nonresidential fixed domestic investment. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

M&A activity

Bear markets and subsequent bull runs

GTM – U.S.

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S&P 500 composite declines from all-time highs

Equities

0% -20%

20% Market decline*

-40%

5 6

-60%

-80%

Recession

2 1

-100% 1926

1931

1936

1941

1946

1951

1956

1961

1966

1971

1976

1981

1986

1991

1996

2001

2006

2011

2016

Characteristics of bull and bear markets Market Corrections 1 Crash of 1929 - Excessive leverage, irrational exuberance 2 1937 Fed Tightening - Premature policy tightening 3 Post WWII Crash - Post-war demobilization, recession fears 4 Flash Crash of 1962 - Flash crash, Cuban Missile Crisis 5 Tech Crash of 1970 - Economic overheating, civil unrest 6 Stagflation - OPEC oil embargo 7 Volcker Tightening - Whip Inflation Now 8 1987 Crash - Program trading, overheating markets 9 Tech Bubble - Extreme valuations, .com boom/bust 10 Global Financial Crisis - Leverage/housing, Lehman collapse

Market peak Sep 1929 Mar 1937 May 1946 Dec 1961 Nov 1968 Jan 1973 Nov 1980 Aug 1987 Mar 2000 Oct 2007

Current Cycle Averages

Bear markets Macro environment Bull markets Bear Duration Commodity Aggressive Extreme Bull Duration Bull return* (months)* Recession spike Fed valuations begin date return (months) -86% 33 Jul 1926 152% 38 -60% 63 Mar 1935 129% 24 -30% 37 Apr 1942 158% 50 -28% 7 Oct 1960 39% 14 -36% 18 Oct 1962 103% 74 -48% 21 May 1970 74% 32 -27% 21 Mar 1978 62% 33 -34% 3 Aug 1982 229% 61 -49% 31 Oct 1990 417% 115 -57% 17 Oct 2002 101% 61 Mar 2009 249% 97 -45% 25 156% 55

Source: FactSet, NBER, Robert Shiller, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *A bear market is defined as a 20% or more decline from the previous market high. The bear return is the peak to trough return over the cycle. Periods of “Recession” are defined using NBER business cycle dates. “Commodity spikes” are defined as significant rapid upward moves in oil prices. Periods of “Extreme valuations” are those where S&P 500 last 12 months’ P/E levels were approximately two standard deviations above long-run averages, or time periods where equity market valuations appeared expensive given the broader macroeconomic environment. “Aggressive Fed Tightening” is defined as Federal Reserve monetary tightening that was unexpected and/or significant in magnitude. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Interest rates and equities

GTM – U.S.

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Correlations between weekly stock returns and interest rate movements

Equities

Weekly S&P 500 returns, 10-year Treasury yield, rolling 2-year correlation, May 1963 – February 2017 0.8

0.6

Positive relationship between yield movements and stock returns

0.4

Correlation coefficient

When yields are below 5%, rising rates have historically been associated with rising stock prices

0.2

0.0

-0.2 Negative relationship between yield movements and stock returns

-0.4

-0.6

-0.8 0%

10%

10-year Treasury yield Source: FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, FRB, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns are based on price index only and do not include dividends. Markers represent monthly 2-year correlations only. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

12%

14%

16%

Stock market since 1900

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S&P Composite Index

Equities

Log scale, annual Tech boom (1997-2000) 1,000 -

Reagan era (1981-1989) Stagflation (1973-1975)

Black Monday (1987)

100 Post-War boom

10 -

Progressive era (1890-1920)

End of Cold War (1991)

Vietnam War (1969-1972) Oil shocks (1973 & 1979)

New Deal (1933-1940)

Roaring 20s

Global financial crisis (2008)

Korean War (1950-1953)

World War I (1914-1918)

World War II (1939-1945) Great Depression (1929-1939) Major recessions

1900

1910

1920

1930

1940

1950

Source: FactSet, NBER, Robert Shiller, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Data shown in log scale to best illustrate long-term index patterns. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Chart is for illustrative purposes only. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

The length and strength of expansions Length of economic expansions and recessions

GTM – U.S. Strength of economic expansions

Cumulative real GDP growth since prior peak, percent

125

54%

Average length (months):

Prior expansion peak

— — — — — —

Economy

Expansions: 47 months Recessions: 15 months

100

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92 months*

44%

34% 75

4Q48 2Q53 3Q57 2Q60 4Q69

— — — — —

1Q80 3Q81 3Q90 1Q01 4Q07

4Q73

24%

50 14%

-6% 0

0 1900

1912

1921

1933

1949

1961

1980

2001

Number of quarters

Source: BEA, NBER, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Chart assumes current expansion started in July 2009 and continued through February 2017, lasting 92 months so far. Data for length of economic expansions and recessions obtained from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). These data can be found at www.nber.org/cycles/ and reflect information through February 2017. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Economy

Economic growth and the composition of GDP

GTM – U.S.

Real GDP

Components of GDP

Year-over-year % change

4Q16 nominal GDP, USD trillions Real GDP

4Q16

YoY % chg:

1.9%

QoQ % chg:

1.9%

$21

3.8% Housing $19 $17 $15

Average: 2.8%

12.6% Investment ex-housing

17.5% Gov’t spending

$13 $11 $9

68.9% Consumption $7

Expansion average: 2.1%

$5 $3 $1 -$1

- 2.9% Net exports

Source: BEA, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Values may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Quarter-over-quarter percent changes are at an annualized rate. Average represents the annualized growth rate for the full period. Expansion average refers to the period starting in the second quarter of 2009. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Cyclical sectors

GTM – U.S.

Light vehicle sales

Manufacturing and trade inventories

Millions, seasonally adjusted annual rate

Days of sales, seasonally adjusted

Economy

Jan. 2017: 17.5

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Dec. 2016: 41.1

Average: 15.6

Housing starts

Real capital goods orders

Thousands, seasonally adjusted annual rate

Non-defense capital goods orders ex-aircraft, USD billions, SA $80 $75

Jan. 2017: 1,246 Average: 1,315

$70

Average: 62.7

$65 $60

Jan. 2017: 59.5

$55 $50 $45 '97

'99

'01

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top left) BEA; (Top and bottom right, bottom left) Census Bureau, FactSet. Capital goods orders deflated using the producer price index for capital goods with a base year of 2009. SA – seasonally adjusted. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

'03

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'07

'09

'11

'13

'15

'17

Residential real estate Average price for an existing single family home Thousands USD, seasonally adjusted Oct. 2005: $275,938

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GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Jan. 2017: $286,410

Housing Affordability Index

Avg. mortgage payment as a % of household income 40% 35%

Dec. 2016: 13.9%

Economy

30% 25% 20%

Average: 19.5% 15% 10% '77

Average interest rate on a U.S. mortgage

'80

'83

'86

'89

'92

'95

'98

'01

'04

'07

'10

'13

'16

Lending standards for approved mortgage loans

30-year fixed-rate mortgage

Average FICO score based on origination date

Jan. 2017: 747

760 740 720 700

Feb. 2017: 4.18%

680 660 640 '97

'99

'01

'03

'05

'07

'09

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top left, bottom left and top right) FactSet; (Top left and top right) National Association of Realtors; (Bottom left) Freddie Mac; (Top right) BEA, Census Bureau; (Bottom right) McDash, J.P. Morgan Securitized Product Research. Monthly mortgage payment assumes the prevailing 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates and average new home prices excluding a 20% down payment. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Long-term drivers of economic growth Growth in working age population

Drivers of GDP growth

Percent increase in civilian non-institutional population ages 16-64

Average year-over-year percent change

1.9%

2.0%

Forecast

4.5%

1.5%

1.6%

1.3%

1.2%

Economy

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

1.2%

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Growth in workers + Growth in real output per worker Growth in real GDP

4.2%

4.0%

1.0% 0.7%

0.8%

3.3%

3.5%

0.4%

3.0%

3.1%

3.0%

3.2%

1.4%

0.0% '55-'64

'65-'74

'75-'84

'85-94

'95-'04

'05-'14

'15-'24

2.5%

Growth in investment in structures and equipment Non-residential fixed assets, year-over-year % change

1.3%

2.0%

1.5% 1.5%

1.3% 2.1%

2015: 2.0%

3% 2%

2.0%

1.0%

0.4%

0.5%

1% 0.0%

0% '55

'60

'65

'70

'75

'80

'85

'90

'95

'00

'05

'10

'15

2.8%

1.0%

1.2%

1.6%

1.9%

0.9%

'57-'66

'67-'76

'77-'86

'87-'96

'97-'06

'07-'16

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top left) Census Bureau, DOD, DOJ; (Top left and right) BLS; (Right and bottom left) BEA. GDP drivers are calculated as the average annualized growth between 4Q of the first and last year. Future working age population is calculated as the total estimated number of Americans from the Census Bureau, controlled for military enrollment, growth in institutionalized population and demographic trends. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Federal finances

GTM – U.S.

The 2017 federal budget

Federal budget surplus/deficit

CBO Baseline forecast, USD trillions $4.0

Economy

$3.5 $3.0

% of GDP, 1990 – 2027, 2017 CBO Baseline

-8%

Other: $283bn (7%)

-6%

Non-defense disc.: $620bn (16%)

-4%

Social insurance: $1,150bn (29%)

Defense: $589bn (15%)

-2% 0% 2%

$2.0

Corp.: $320bn (8%)

Social Security: $940bn (24%)

$1.5

4% '90

Medicare & Medicaid: $1,093bn (28%)

'95

'00

'05

'10

'20

Forecast

100% Total government spending

'25

% of GDP, 1940 – 2027, 2017 CBO Baseline, end of fiscal year 120%

$0.0

2017: 77.5%

Sources of financing

CBO’s Baseline assumptions

80%

2017

'18-'19

'20-'21

'22-'27

Real GDP growth

2.2%

1.9%

1.6%

1.9%

10-year Treasury

1.9%

2.6%

3.2%

3.6%

Headline inflation (CPI)

2.2%

2.3%

2.4%

Unemployment

4.7%

4.5%

4.9%

2027: 88.9%

60% 40% 20% '40

'48

'56

'64

'72

'80

'88

Source: CBO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top and bottom right) BEA, Treasury Department. 2017 Federal Budget is based on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) January 2017 Baseline Budget Forecast. Other spending includes, but is not limited to, health insurance subsidies, income security and federal civilian and military retirement. Note: Years shown are fiscal years (Oct. 1 through Sep. 30). Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Federal net debt (accumulated deficits)

Income: $1,651bn (42%)

$1.0 $0.5

2017: -2.9%

-10%

Borrowing: $559bn (14%)

Net int.: $270bn (7%)

$2.5

Forecast

-12%

Total spending: $4.0tn Other: $450bn (11%)

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'04

'12

'20

Unemployment and wages

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Civilian unemployment rate and year-over-year growth in wages of production and non-supervisory workers Seasonally adjusted, percent

Unemployment rate

Economy

Oct. 2009: 10.0%

50-yr. average: 6.2%

Jan. 2017: 4.8% 50-yr. average: 4.2%

Jan. 2017: 2.4%

Wage growth

Source: BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Labor market perspectives

GTM – U.S.

Labor force participation rate decline since 2007 peak*

Employment – Total private payroll

Population employed or looking for work as a % of total, ages 16+

Total job gain/loss, thousands 600

67% 66%

Cyclical

Aging

Labor force participation rate

Other

Economy

400 65%

8.8mm jobs lost

200

64% 63%

Jan. 2017: 62.9%

62% '06

16.0mm jobs gained

-200

'07

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

Millions of jobs 5 4 3

-600

4.6 3.8 3.3

3.1

-800

1.3

0 -0.2

-1

-1,000

'16

Net job creation since Feb. 2010

-400

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Info. Fin & Mfg. Trade & Bus. Svcs. Trans.

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

'17

Leisure, Educ. & Hospt. & Health Svcs. Other Svcs.

Source: BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Info. fin. & bus. svcs. = Information, financial activities and professional and business services; Mfg. trade & trans. = Manufacturing, trade, transportation and utilities; Leisure, hospt. & other svcs. = Leisure, hospitality and other services; Educ. & health svcs. = Education & health services; Mining and construct = Natural resources mining & construction; Gov’t = Government. *Aging effect on the labor force participation rate is the estimated number of people who are no longer employed or looking for work because they are retired. Cyclical effect is the estimated number of people who lose their jobs and stop looking for work or do not look for work because of the economic conditions. Other represents the drop in labor force participation from the prior expansion peak that cannot be explained by age or cyclical effects. Estimates for reason of decline in labor force participation rate are made by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Mining & Construct.

Gov't

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Employment and income by educational attainment Unemployment rate by education level

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Average annual earnings by highest degree earned Workers aged 18 and older, 2015

18%

Education level

14%

$100,000

Jan. 2017

Less than high school degree High school no college Some college College or greater

16%

Economy

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

$92,525

7.7% 5.3% 3.8% 2.5%

$90,000

+27K

$80,000

$70,000

12%

$65,481

$60,000

10%

$50,000

+30K

8% $40,000

$35,615

6% $30,000

4% $20,000

$10,000

0% '92

'94

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

'12

'14

'16

$0 High school graduate

Bachelor's degree

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) BLS, FactSet; (Right) Census Bureau. Unemployment rates shown are for civilians aged 25 and older. Earnings by educational attainment comes from the Current Population Survey and is published under historical income tables by person by the Census Bureau. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Advanced degree

Inflation

GTM – U.S.

CPI and core CPI

Economy

% change vs. prior year, seasonally adjusted 50-yr. avg.

Jan. 2017

Headline CPI

4.1%

2.5%

Core CPI

4.1%

2.3%

Food CPI

4.1%

-0.1%

Energy CPI

4.5%

11.1%

Headline PCE deflator

3.6%

1.9%

Core PCE deflator

3.5%

1.7%

Source: BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. CPI used is CPI-U and values shown are % change vs. one year ago and reflect January 2017 CPI data. Core CPI is defined as CPI excluding food and energy prices. The Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) deflator employs an evolving chain-weighted basket of consumer expenditures instead of the fixed-weight basket used in CPI calculations. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Trade and the U.S. dollar

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

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Trade balance

U.S. Dollar Index

Current account balance, % of GDP

Monthly average of major currencies nominal trade-weighted index

Economy

4Q05: -6.3%

Feb. 2017: 94.0

3Q16: -2.4%

Mar. 2009: 84.0

Mar. 2008: 70.3

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) BEA; (Right) Federal Reserve, FactSet. Currencies in the Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Major Currencies Index are: British pound, euro, Swedish kroner, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen and Swiss franc. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Aug. 2011: 69.0

Economy

Oil markets

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Change in production and consumption of oil

Price of oil

Production, consumption and inventories, millions of barrels per day

Brent crude, nominal prices, USD/barrel

Production U.S. OPEC Global Consumption U.S. China Global Inventory Change

2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018* Growth since 2014 14.1 15.1 14.8 15.2 16.2 14.4% 36.6 38.0 39.0 39.6 40.2 9.7% 93.8 96.8 97.2 98.0 99.8 6.3% 19.1 19.5 19.6 11.5 12.0 12.4 93.6 95.1 96.5

19.8 12.7 98.1

20.2 13.0 99.6

0.2

-0.1

0.2

1.8

0.8

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Jul. 2008: $135.73 Jun. 2014: $111.93

5.5% 13.0% 6.4%

U.S. crude oil inventories and rig count** Million barrels, number of active rigs

Feb. 2017: $55.24

Dec. 2008: $43.09

Inventories (incl. SPR)

Active rigs

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top and bottom left) EIA; (Right) FactSet; (Bottom left) Baker Hughes. *Forecasts are from the January 2017 EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook and start in 2017. **U.S. crude oil inventories include the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Active rig count includes both natural gas and oil rigs. Brent crude prices are monthly averages in USD using global spot ICE prices. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Jan. 2016: $30.98

Consumer confidence and the stock market

GTM – U.S.

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Consumer Sentiment Index – University of Michigan 130

Economy

120

Jan. 2000: -2.0%

110

100

Aug. 1972: -6.2%

Jan. 2004: +4.4% Jan. 2007: -4.2%

Mar. 1984: +13.5%

Feb. 2017: 96.3 Jan. 2015: -2.7%

May 1977: +1.2%

90 Average: 85.2

Mar. 2003: +32.8% Oct. 2005: +14.2%

70 Oct. 1990: +29.1%

60 Feb. 1975: +22.2%

May 1980: +19.2%

'72

'74

'76

'78

'80

'82

Sentiment cycle low and subsequent 12-month S&P 500 Index return

'84

'86

'88

'90

'92

'94

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

Nov. 2008: +22.2%

Aug. 2011: +15.4%

'08

'12

Source: Standard & Poor’s, University of Michigan, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Peak is defined as the highest index value before a series of lower lows, while a trough is defined as the lowest index value before a series of higher highs. Subsequent 12-month S&P 500 returns are price returns only, which excludes dividends. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'14

'16

Interest rates and inflation

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Nominal and real 10-year Treasury yields 20% Sep. 30, 1981: 15.84%

Fixed income

15%

Average (1958-YTD 2017)

2/28/2017

Nominal yields

6.14%

2.36%

Real yields

2.41%

0.10%

Inflation

3.73%

2.26%

10% Nominal 10-year Treasury yield 5%

Feb. 28, 2017: 2.36% Real 10-year Treasury yield

0% Feb. 28, 2017: 0.10% -5% '58

'63

'68

'73

'78

'83

'88

'93

'98

'03

Source: BLS, Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Real 10-year Treasury yields are calculated as the daily Treasury yield less year-over-year core CPI inflation for that month except for February 2017, where real yields are calculated by subtracting out January 2017 year-over-year core inflation. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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The Fed and interest rates

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Federal funds rate expectations FOMC and market expectations for the fed funds rate 7%

FOMC December 2016 forecasts*

Federal funds rate

Percent

FOMC year-end estimates

2016 2017 2018 2019

Market expectations on 12/14/16

Fixed income

FOMC long-run projection 5%

Long run

Change in real GDP, 4Q to 4Q

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

Unemployment rate, 4Q

4.7

4.5

4.8

PCE inflation, 4Q to 4Q

1.5

1.9

2.0

3.00% 2.88%

2.13% 2%

2.09%** 1.38%

1.72% 1.18%

0.63%

0% '99

'02

'05

'08

'11

'14

'17

Source: FactSet, Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Market expectations are the federal funds rates priced into the fed futures market as of the date of the December 2016 FOMC meeting. *Forecasts of 17 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants are median estimates. **Last futures market expectation is for November 2019 due to data availability. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Long '20 run

Shape of the yield curve

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Yield curve U.S. Treasury yield curve 4.5%

4.0%

4.0% 3.5%

3.0%

2.5%

1.9%

Fixed income

2.0% 1.5% 1.0%

Dec. 31, 2013

1.2% 0.9%

0.5%

2.2%

2.4%

1.8%

0.8%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0% 3m 1y

1.5%

3.0% Feb. 28, 2017

10y

30y

Private foreign investor net flows to U.S. fixed income

Correlation of government bonds

Cumulative foreign private net flows into USTs and Corporates, $ billion

Correlation* between U.S. Treasury and German Bund yields

$550

1.00

$450

0.80

$350

10-yr. bonds

0.60

$250

U.S. Treasuries

0.40

2-yr. bonds

$150 0.20

$50

0.00

-$50

Corporates

-$150

-0.20 '13

'14

'15

'16

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Bottom left) U.S. Treasury. *Rolling six-month correlation of weekly change in yield. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Fixed income yields and returns Yield

U.S. Treasuries

Correlation to 10-year

Avg. Maturity

2/28/2017

GTM – U.S. Return

12/31/2016

2017 YTD

Price impact of a 1% rise/fall in interest rates 2.0%

2y UST

-1.9%

5y UST 2-Year

0.62

2 years

1.22%

1.20%

0.20%

5-Year

0.91

1.89%

1.93%

0.48%

10-Year

1.00

2.36%

2.45%

0.92%

30-Year

0.92

2.97%

3.06%

2.02%

TIPS

0.57

0.34%

0.50%

1.32%

5.4%

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-4.7% 9.4%

10y UST 30y UST

-8.5% 23.0% -17.6%

0.1%

Floating Rate

Broad Market

0.86

8.3 years

2.57%

2.61%

0.87%

Convertibles

MBS

0.80

7.1

2.85%

0.44%

US HY

Municipals

0.47

10.0

2.45%

2.64%

1.45%

ABS

Corporates

0.45

10.8

3.26%

3.37%

1.46%

MBS

High Yield

-0.25

6.3

5.58%

6.12%

2.93%

US Aggregate

Floating Rate

-0.20

2.6

1.70%

1.76%

0.68%

Munis

Convertibles

-0.31

1.08%

1.02%

5.10%

IG Corps

ABS

0.11

5.4

2.57%

2.58%

0.73%

-30%

4.9%

-4.7%

TIPS

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-0.1% 3.1% -2.7% 3.8% -4.1% 5.0% -4.7% 3.8% -5.5% 6.0% -5.9% 6.0% -6.2% 7.9% -6.9% -20%

-10%

Source: Barclays, U.S. Treasury, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Sectors shown above are provided by Barclays and are represented by – Broad Market: U.S. Aggregate; MBS: U.S. Aggregate Securitized - MBS; Corporate: U.S. Corporates; Municipals: Muni Bond 10-year; High Yield: Corporate High Yield; TIPS: Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS). Floating Rate: FRN (BBB); Convertibles: U.S. Convertibles Composite; ABS: ABS + CMBS. Yield and return information based on bellwethers for Treasury securities. Sector yields reflect yield to worst, while Treasury yields are yield to maturity. Correlations are based on 10-years of monthly returns for all sectors. Change in bond price is calculated using both duration and convexity according to the following formula: New Price = (Price + (Price * -Duration * Change in Interest Rates))+(0.5 * Price * Convexity * (Change in Interest Rates)^2). Chart is for illustrative purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

10%

20%

30%

Global fixed income

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Yield

Fixed income

Aggregates

Correl to Duration 10-year

2/28/2017 12/31/2016

2017 YTD Return

Global bond market

Local

USD

$100

U.S.

0.91

6.0 years

2.57%

2.61%

0.87%

Gbl. ex-U.S.

0.23

7.5

0.99%

2.10%

Japan

0.51

8.9

0.16%

-0.31%

3.92%

Germany

-0.02

6.2

0.28%

0.32%

0.39%

1.14%

0.20

10.1

1.40%

1.50%

1.22%

1.93%

Italy

-0.16

6.8

1.40%

1.15%

-1.44%

-0.70%

Spain

-0.15

6.6

0.94%

0.85%

-0.44%

0.30%

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USD trillions

$90

12/31/89 61.3% 37.8% 1.0%

U.S. Dev. ex-U.S. EM

$80

6/30/16 37.7% 44.5% 17.8%

EM: $17tn*

$70 $60 Developed ex-U.S.: $44tn

$50 $40

Sector Euro Corp.

0.24

5.3 years

0.79%

0.87%

0.63%

1.38%

Euro HY

-0.26

4.1

3.83%

4.13%

1.87%

2.63%

EMD ($)

0.25

6.6

5.43%

5.79%

3.48%

EMD (LCL)

0.04

4.9

6.75%

6.79%

1.81%

4.09%

EM Corp.

0.14

5.7

4.71%

5.05%

2.65%

$30 $20 U.S.: $37tn $10

$0 '90

'92

'94

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) FactSet, Barclays; (Right) BIS. Fixed income sectors shown above are provided by Barclays and are represented by the global aggregate for each country except where noted. EMD sectors are represented by the J.P. Morgan EMBIG Diversified Index (USD), the J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified Index (LCL) and the J.P. Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified Index (Corp). European Corporates are represented by the Barclays Euro Aggregate Corporate Index and the Barclays Pan-European High Yield index. Sector yields reflect yield to worst. Duration is modified duration. Correlations are based on 7 years of monthly returns for all sectors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Global bond market regional breakdown may not sum to 100% due to rounding. *2Q16 estimate for domestic South Korean debt assumes debt levels are unchanged from the previous quarter. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Municipal finance

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Municipal and Treasury bond yields and the tax rate 2.00

Tax rate

Muni/Treasury yield ratio

100%

State and local government debt service Debt service as % of state and local revenue 11%

10% 1.75

Fixed income

Muni/UST ratio

Current 1.04

Average 0.93

3Q16: 8.0%

80% 9%

60%

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7% 40%

1.25

5% 20%

1.00

0.75 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) FactSet, Barclays, FRB; (Right) BEA. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

3% '90

'92

'94

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

'12

'14

'16

High yield bonds

GTM – U.S.

High yield spreads and default rate

Historical high yield and high grade net leverage

Spread to worst

Net debt/EBITDA 4.5x

25%

Investment grade

4.0x

20%

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High yield

3.5x

Average

Latest

High yield spreads

5.8%

4.4%

3.0x

High yield default rate

3.9%

2.8%

2.5x 2.0x 1.5x 1.0x 0.5x

15%

0.0x '08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

Historical high yield recovery rates Issuer-weighted recovery rate*, cents on the dollar 70¢

10%

60¢

Average: 40.6¢

50¢ 40¢

30¢ 20¢ 10¢

0¢

'88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

'88

'90

'92

'94

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

Source: J.P. Morgan Global Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Default rates are defined as the par value percentage of the total market trading at or below 50% of par value and include any Chapter 11 filing, prepackaged filing or missed interest payments. Spreads indicated are benchmark yield to worst less comparable maturity Treasury yields. Yield to worst is defined as the lowest potential yield that can be received on a bond without the issuer actually defaulting and reflects the possibility of the bond being called at an unfavorable time for the holder. High yield is represented by the J.P. Morgan Domestic HY Index. Investment grade is represented by the J.P. Morgan U.S. Liquid Index. *Recovery rates are issuer-weighted and based on bond price 30 days after default date. The 2009 adjusted recovery rate is based on year-end prices. 2017 recovery rate is for the last 12 months and is not included in the average recovery rate calculated over the period. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'16

Emerging market debt

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Corporate and sovereign EMD spreads

Regional weights in EMD indices

USD-denominated debt, percentage points over Treasury

USD-denominated corporate and sovereign regional weightings 50%

12%

Sovereigns 40%

10%

EM sovereigns

Fixed income

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EM corporates

Average

Latest

3.4%

3.1%

3.8%

21.4%

2.6%

29.8%

26.8%

30% 20%

38.8%

36.8%

Corporates

19.7%

14.7%

12.0%

10% 8% 0% Middle East & Africa 6%

Asia

Europe

Latin America

Headline inflation YoY % change, Lat Am* and EM Asia aggregates 10%

Latin America

EM Asia

6% 2%

4% 2%

0% '07

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

'17

'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

Source: J.P. Morgan Global Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EM sovereigns: J.P. Morgan EMBIG Diversified Index; EM corporates: J.P. Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified Index. *Lat Am index excludes Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Fixed income sector returns

2007 - 2016 Cum. Ann.

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

YTD

EMD LCL.

Treas.

High Yield

EMD LCL.

TIPS

EMD USD

High Yield

Muni

High Yield

EMD LCL.

High Yield

18.1%

13.7%

58.2%

15.7%

13.6%

17.4%

7.4%

8.7%

3.8%

17.1%

4.1%

105.2%

7.5%

TIPS

MBS

EMD USD

High Yield

Muni

EMD LCL.

MBS

Corp.

MBS

EMD USD

8.3%

29.8%

15.1%

12.3%

16.8%

-1.4%

7.5%

1.5%

10.2%

3.5%

94.6%

6.9%

EMD LCL.

EMD USD

Treas.

High Yield

Corp.

EMD USD

EMD LCL.

High Yield

Corp.

22.0%

12.2%

9.8%

15.8%

-1.5%

7.4%

1.2%

9.9%

Treas.

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2007

11.6%

GTM – U.S.

9.0% Barclays Agg 7.0% MBS 6.9% Asset Alloc. 6.7%

Barclays Agg 5.2% Muni

Corp.

1.5%

18.7%

9.0%

8.1%

9.8%

Asset Alloc. -1.9%

Asset Alloc. 0.1%

Asset Alloc. 14.7%

Asset Alloc. 7.9%

Asset Alloc. 8.1%

Asset Alloc. 7.4%

Barclays Agg -2.0%

Barclays Agg 6.5%

Barclays Agg 7.8%

TIPS

-2.4%

11.4%

TIPS

Muni

7.0%

-2.2%

2.9%

70.3%

5.5%

Asset Alloc. 1.5%

Asset Alloc. 62.9%

Asset Alloc. 5.0%

Corp.

Muni

1.5%

58.4%

4.7%

TIPS

Muni

TIPS

4.7%

1.5%

MBS

Treas.

Corp.

6.1%

0.8%

6.1%

Barclays Agg 6.0%

Barclays Agg 0.5%

Asset Alloc. 4.7%

Asset Alloc. 5.5%

Asset Alloc. -0.3%

EMD USD

Corp.

Muni

TIPS

EMD USD

Muni

Treas.

Corp.

6.2%

-4.9%

9.9%

6.3%

7.3%

5.7%

-2.7%

5.1%

-0.7%

Barclays Agg 2.6%

Corp.

EMD LCL.

Treas.

MBS

TIPS

MBS

-5.2%

5.9%

6.2%

Barclays Agg 4.2%

EMD USD

4.6%

Barclays Agg 5.9%

-5.3%

3.6%

-1.4%

Muni

EMD USD

MBS

High Yield

MBS

TIPS

High Yield

4.3%

-12.0%

5.9%

5.4%

5.0%

2.6%

-8.6%

High Yield

Treas.

Muni

EMD LCL.

Treas.

1.9%

-26.2%

-3.6%

4.0%

-1.8%

2.0%

TIPS 1.3%

53.3%

4.4%

Barclays Agg 53.0%

Barclays Agg 4.3%

MBS

1.7%

Barclays Agg 0.9%

52.0%

4.3%

High Yield

Treas.

2.5%

-4.5%

1.0%

0.7%

47.6%

4.0%

EMD LCL.

Muni

MBS

EMD LCL.

-9.0%

-5.7%

-14.9%

-0.1%

0.4%

45.5%

3.8%

Source: Barclays, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Global Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Fixed income sectors shown above are provided by Barclays unless otherwise noted and are represented by Broad Market: Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index; MBS: Fixed Rate MBS Index; Corporate: U.S. Corporates; Municipals: Muni Bond 10Year Index; High Yield: U.S. Corporate High Yield Index; Treasuries: Global U.S. Treasury; TIPS: Global Inflation-Linked - U.S. TIPs; Emerging Debt USD: J.P. Morgan EMBIG Diversified Index; Emerging Debt LCL: J.P. Morgan EM Global Index. The “Asset Allocation” portfolio assumes the following weights: 20% in MBS, 20% in Corporate,15% in Municipals, 5% in Emerging Debt USD, 5% in Emerging Debt LCL, 10% in High Yield, 20% in Treasuries, 5% in TIPS. Asset allocation portfolio assumes annual rebalancing. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Global equity markets

GTM – U.S.

2017 YTD Country / Region

Local

USD

Weights in MSCI All Country World Index

2016 Local

% global market capitalization, float adjusted USD

Emerging markets 11%

Regions / Broad Indexes All Country World

4.6

5.7

9.7

8.5

5.9

12.0

EAFE

2.3

4.4

5.9

1.5

Europe ex-UK

2.4

3.3

3.2

0.3

Pacific ex-Japan

4.7

9.0

8.5

8.0

Emerging Markets

5.7

8.7

10.1

11.6

International

U.S. (S&P 500)

Europe ex-UK 14%

Pacific 4%

United States 54%

Canada 3%

Global equity market correlations

MSCI: Selected Countries

Rolling 1-year correlations, 30 countries

United Kingdom

2.6

3.3

19.2

0.0

France

0.2

1.0

9.2

6.0

0.8

Germany

3.1

3.9

6.6

3.5

0.7

Japan

0.6

4.9

-0.4

2.7

0.5

China

10.7

10.6

1.2

1.1

India

8.6

10.5

1.1

-1.4

Brazil

10.5

15.6

37.2

66.7

Russia

-9.9

-6.6

35.1

55.9

0.9 Feb. 2017: 0.50

0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 '97

'99

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'03

'05

'07

Source: FactSet, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. All return values are MSCI Gross Index (official) data. Chart is for illustrative purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please see disclosure page for index definitions. Countries included in global correlations include Argentina, South Africa, Japan, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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International equity earnings and valuations

GTM – U.S.

Global earnings

Global valuations

EPS, U.S. dollar, NTMA, Jan. 2009 = 100

Current and 25-year historical valuations* 40x 75x

Axis 5.2x

Current

4.8x

25-year range

U.S.

35x

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25-year average

4.4x 4.0x

30x

3.6x

Price-to-earnings

25x

3.2x 2.8x

20x

17.8x

2.4x

16.7x 14.9x

15x

14.5x

2.0x 1.6x

Europe

1.6x

10x

1.2x 0.8x

0.4x 0.0x

0x U.S.

Europe

Japan

Source: FactSet, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Valuations refer to NTMA P/E for Europe, U.S., Japan and Developed Markets and P/B for emerging markets. Valuation and earnings charts use MSCI indices for all regions/countries, except for the U.S., which is the S&P 500. All indices use IBES aggregate earnings estimates, which may differ from earnings estimates used elsewhere in the book. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Price-to-book

International

Japan

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Oct'16

Jan'17

Manufacturing momentum

International

Global

Feb'17

Dec'16

Nov'16

51.5 50.8 51.1 50.9 50.8 50.5 50.4 51.0 51.0 50.7 50.9 50.0 50.7 50.2 50.1 50.4 51.0 50.7 51.0 51.9 52.0 52.7 52.7 52.9

Developed Markets 53.0 52.1 52.4 52.1 52.5 52.4 52.1 53.0 52.6 52.0 52.3 50.9 50.9 50.4 50.2 50.9 51.5 51.3 51.6 52.9 53.2 54.0 54.4

Em erging Markets

49.8 49.3 49.5 49.2 48.8 48.3 48.3 48.9 49.1 49.2 49.2 48.8 50.0 49.5 49.5 49.3 50.1 49.9 50.0 50.7 50.7 51.1 50.7

U.S.

55.7 54.1 54.0 53.6 53.8 53.0 53.1 54.1 52.8 51.2 52.4 51.3 51.5 50.8 50.7 51.3 52.9 52.0 51.5 53.4 54.1 54.3 55.0 54.2

Canada

48.9 49.0 49.8 51.3 50.8 49.4 48.6 48.0 48.6 47.5 49.3 49.4 51.5 52.2 52.1 51.8 51.9 51.1 50.3 51.1 51.5 51.8 53.5 54.7

53.8 52.3 52.2 51.4 52.3 51.7 51.5 54.8 52.5 51.2 52.5 50.9 51.1 49.7 50.6 52.4 48.2 53.4 55.4 54.5 53.5 55.9 55.7 54.6

Euro Area

52.2 52.0 52.2 52.5 52.4 52.3 52.0 52.3 52.8 53.2 52.3 51.2 51.6 51.7 51.5 52.8 52.0 51.7 52.6 53.5 53.7 54.9 55.2 55.4

Germ any

52.8 52.1 51.1 51.9 51.8 53.3 52.3 52.1 52.9 53.2 52.3 50.5 50.7 51.8 52.1 54.5 53.8 53.6 54.3 55.0 54.3 55.6 56.4 56.8

France

48.8 48.0 49.4 50.7 49.6 48.3 50.6 50.6 50.6 51.4 50.0 50.2 49.6 48.0 48.4 48.3 48.6 48.3 49.7 51.8 51.7 53.5 53.6 52.2

Italy

53.3 53.8 54.8 54.1 55.3 53.8 52.7 54.1 54.9 55.6 53.2 52.2 53.5 53.9 52.4 53.5 51.2 49.8 51.0 50.9 52.2 53.2 53.0 55.0

Spain

54.3 54.2 55.8 54.5 53.6 53.2 51.7 51.3 53.1 53.0 55.4 54.1 53.4 53.5 51.8 52.2 51.0 51.0 52.3 53.3 54.5 55.3 55.6 54.8

Greece

48.9 46.5 48.0 46.9 30.2 39.1 43.3 47.3 48.1 50.2 50.0 48.4 49.0 49.7 48.4 50.4 48.7 50.4 49.2 48.6 48.3 49.3 46.6 47.7

Ireland

56.8 55.8 57.1 54.6 56.7 53.6 53.8 53.6 53.3 54.2 54.3 52.9 54.9 52.6 51.5 53.0 50.2 51.7 51.3 52.1 53.7 55.7 55.5 53.8

Australia

46.3 48.0 52.3 44.2 50.4 51.7 52.1 50.2 52.5 51.9 51.5 53.5 58.1 53.4 51.0 51.8 56.4 46.9 49.8 50.9 54.2 55.4 51.2 59.3

Japan

50.3 49.9 50.9 50.1 51.2 51.7 51.0 52.4 52.6 52.6 52.3 50.1 49.1 48.2 47.7 48.1 49.3 49.5 50.4 51.4 51.3 52.4 52.7 53.3

China

49.6 48.9 49.2 49.4 47.8 47.3 47.2 48.3 48.6 48.2 48.4 48.0 49.7 49.4 49.2 48.6 50.6 50.0 50.1 51.2 50.9 51.9 51.0 51.7

Indonesia

46.4 46.7 47.1 47.8 47.3 48.4 47.4 47.8 46.9 47.8 48.9 48.7 50.6 50.9 50.6 51.9 48.4 50.4 50.9 48.7 49.7 49.0 50.4 49.3

Korea

49.2 48.8 47.8 46.1 47.6 47.9 49.2 49.1 49.1 50.7 49.5 48.7 49.5 50.0 50.1 50.5 50.1 48.6 47.6 48.0 48.0 49.4 49.0 49.2

Taiw an

51.0 49.2 49.3 46.3 47.1 46.1 46.9 47.8 49.5 51.7 50.6 49.4 51.1 49.7 48.5 50.5 51.0 51.8 52.2 52.7 54.7 56.2 55.6 54.5

India

52.1 51.3 52.6 51.3 52.7 52.3 51.2 50.7 50.3 49.1 51.1 51.1 52.4 50.5 50.7 51.7 51.8 52.6 52.1 54.4 52.3 49.6 50.4 50.7

Brazil

46.2 46.0 45.9 46.5 47.2 45.8 47.0 44.1 43.8 45.6 47.4 44.5 46.0 42.6 41.6 43.2 46.0 45.7 46.0 46.3 46.2 45.2 44.0 46.9

Mexico

53.8 53.8 53.3 52.0 52.9 52.4 52.1 53.0 53.0 52.4 52.2 53.1 53.2 52.4 53.6 51.1 50.6 50.9 51.9 51.8 51.1 50.2 50.8 50.6

Russia

48.1 48.9 47.6 48.7 48.3 47.9 49.1 50.2 50.1 48.7 49.8 49.3 48.3 48.0 49.6 51.5 49.5 50.8 51.1 52.4 53.6 53.7 54.7 52.5

Source: Markit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Heatmap colors are based on PMI relative to the 50 level, which indicates acceleration or deceleration of the sector, for the time period shown. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Sep'16

Aug'16

Jul'16

Jun'16

May'16

Apr'16

Mar'16

Feb'16

Jan'16

Dec'15

Nov'15

Oct'15

Sep'15

Aug'15

Jul'15

Jun'15

May'15

Apr'15

Mar'15

Global Purchasing Managers’ Index for manufacturing

Global reflation

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Components of global growth Nominal GDP growth broken down into real GDP growth and inflation 8.6%

Inflation 8.3%

10-year inflation breakevens** 3.5%

Real GDP

3.0%

Nominal GDP 6.6%

2.5%

6.2%

2.0%

5.6%

5.1% 4.9% 5.2%

4.9%

4.2%

International

Global inflation breakevens 4.0%

10%

4.3%

U.S.

1.5%

Germany

1.0% 0.5% '09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

Global GDP growth and corporate profits Year-over-year growth, nominal GDP, MSCI AC World trailing EPS

45%

-2%

-4%

10%

EPS

0.4% 0%

30%

15%

-15%

Nominal GDP

-30% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) IMF; (Top right) Bloomberg; (Bottom right) IMF, MSCI, FactSet. Nominal GDP used is based on purchasing power parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP. *2016 and 2017 are IMF estimates. **Inflation breakevens are calculated by subtracting 10-year inflation-protected securities from 10-year nominal yields. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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'12

'14

'16*

Global monetary and fiscal policy

GTM – U.S.

Central bank balance sheet expansion*

Fiscal drag

USD billions, balance sheet expansion planned for next 12 months

Reduction in structural deficits, % of potential GDP

$2,400

More fiscal drag

$2,000 $1,600 $1,200 $800 $400 $0

2011 – 2016 4.3%

3.6%

2.8%

2.6%

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16 2%

Market expectations for target policy rate**

1.8%

1.9%

2.0% U.S.

1.5%

1.27%

1% 0.5%

1.0%

0.72%

0.5%

0.36%

0.0%

1.68%

0.00%

-0.33% -0.5% Mar '17

0.44% 0.02%

-0.23% Mar '18

UK Japan Eurozone

0.58%

0.02% -0.12% Mar '19

Less fiscal drag

International

2017 – 2021***

-$400

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0% -0.1%

-1% U.S.

Eurozone

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top left) Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, FactSet, Federal Reserve System, J.P. Morgan Global Economic Research; (Bottom left) Bloomberg; (Right) IMF. *Includes the Bank of Japan (BoJ), Bank of England (BoE), European Central Bank (ECB) and Federal Reserve. Balance sheet expansion assumes no more quantitative easing (QE) from the Fed, extension of ECB QE to end of 2017, extension of BoE QE to Feb. 2018 and continued BoJ QE. **Target policy rates for Japan are estimated using EuroYen 3m futures contracts less a risk premium of 6bps. ***Eurozone forecasts past 2017 are JPMAM estimates calculated by aggregating individual country data. Government deficits are calculated by the IMF as the general government structural balance. The structural balance excludes the normal impact of the business cycle, providing a clearer measure of the independent impact of changes in government spending and taxation on demand in the economy. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Japan

European recovery

GTM – U.S.

Markit PMI and GDP growth in the eurozone

Eurozone credit demand

Markit Composite PMI Index and eurozone real GDP q/q SAAR 6%

Eurozone real GDP

Net % of banks reporting positive loan demand

Feb. 2017*: 56.0

4Q16: 1.6%

100%

Stronger loan demand

50 45

-4%

-6%

-8%

-10%

Composite PMI

-12%

International

65 55

2% -2%

'06

'07

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

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'15

50%

20 '16 -50%

Eurozone unemployment Persons unemployed as a percent of labor force, seasonally adjusted 13%

Jul. 2013: 12.1%

12%

-100%

11% 10%

Dec. 2016: 9.6%

9% 8%

Weaker loan demand

-150%

7% 6% '06

'07

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

-200% '07

'08

'09

'10

'11

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top left) Markit; (Top left and bottom left) Eurostat; (Right) ECB. SAAR – Seasonally adjusted annual rate. *Eurozone composite PMI is a flash estimates. Eurozone shown is the aggregate of the 19 countries that currently use the euro. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

Japan: Economy and markets

GTM – U.S.

Japanese economic growth

Japanese yen and the stock market

Real GDP, y/y % change 8%

Japanese ¥ per U.S. $ 4Q16: 1.6%

20-yr. average: 0.7%

4% 2% 0% -2% -4% -6%

International

-8% -10%

'96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

'12

'14

'16

Japanese labor market Unemployment, y/y % change in wages, 3-month moving average

Unemployment rate

Wage growth

Dec. 2016: 3.1% Dec. 2016: 0.3%

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top and bottom left) Japanese Cabinet Office; (Right) Nikkei. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Nikkei 225 Index

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China: Economic and policy snapshot Trillions USD

Year-over-year % change

Jun. 2014: $4.0tn

$4.00

16%

Consumption

$3.00

Net exports

$2.50

10.6%

12%

$2.00 $1.50

9.6% 9.7%

$1.00

8.1% 7.1%

Jan. 2017: $3.0tn

$3.50

Investment 9.4%

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China foreign exchange reserves

China real GDP contribution

International

GTM – U.S.

$0.50 4.4%

7.9%

7.8%

5.1% 3.4%

4.3%

7.3%

7.0%

6.7%

3.4%

2.9%

2.8%

$0.00 '00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

'12

'14

'16

Monetary policy tools

Policy rate on 1-year renminbi deposits 4%

5% 4.3%

5.3%

4.8%

5.9% 4.3%

0.3%

3.6%

-0.1%

-0.8%

4.1%

4.3%

0.3%

0.2% -1.3%

25%

Interest rates

Reserve requirement

20%

15%

10%

-0.5%

-4.0%

-4% 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

'08

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) CEIC; (Top and bottom right) People’s Bank of China. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

'17

Emerging market currencies and current accounts

GTM – U.S.

EM FX vs. U.S. dollar

EM current account balance for “Fragile Five”*

Index level

Current accounts as a % of GDP, GDP weighted

120

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EM currencies appreciating External vulnerabilities decreasing

110

+1 Std. deviation: 105 0%

International

100

Average: 92

-1%

2016: -1.8%

90 -2%

-1 Std. deviation: 79

-3%

External vulnerabilities increasing

Current: 68

-4%

EM currencies depreciating -5%

60 '06

'08

'10

'12

'14

'16

'97

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) J.P. Morgan Global Economic Research; (Right) IMF. *Fragile Five includes Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey. 2016 is an IMF forecast. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

'99

'01

'03

'05

'07

'09

'11

'13

'15

Emerging market equities

GTM – U.S.

EM vs. DM growth

EM earnings by region

Monthly, consensus expectations for GDP growth in 12 months

EPS for next 12-month consensus, U.S. dollar, rebased to 100

International

-1%

DM growth EM growth

-2%

Growth differential

MSCI EM weights Asia EMEA Latin America

-3% '96

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

'12

'14

'16

Source: FactSet, MSCI, Consensus Economics, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. “Growth differential” is consensus estimates for EM growth in the next 12 months minus consensus estimates for DM growth in the next 12 months, provided by Consensus Economics. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Current 70.8% 15.6% 13.6%

Global currencies

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Real effective exchange rates*

Developed markets

FX adjusted for relative inflation changes vs. 10-year average

Short rates (bps) and FX $0.90

Expensive relative to average

Cheap relative to average

240

USD/euro

210

$1.00

U.S.

180 150

$1.10

Brazil

120

Korea

$1.20

China

90 60

$1.30

India

2-year Treasury/Bund spread $1.40 Jan '14

International

Russia Australia

30 0

Jul '14

Jan '15

Jul '15

Jan '16

Jul '16

Jan '17

Emerging markets

Indonesia

Commodity prices and FX 95

Canada

Graph Key

140

Commodity prices

130

Current

120

10-year range

110

Eurozone

100

Mexico

Turkey

Japan

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

1.40

1.60

1.80

60 Jan '14

EM currencies vs. USD

70 Jul '14

Jan '15

Jul '15

Jan '16

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left and bottom right) J.P. Morgan Global Economic Research; (Top right) FactSet, Tullett Prebon; (Bottom right) Bloomberg. *Real effective exchange rates (REERs) compare the value of a currency to a weighted basket of several foreign currencies. They are deflated using a producer price index, except for Indonesia, which uses a consumer price index. EM currencies is the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Currencies Index. Commodity prices is the Bloomberg Commodity Price Index. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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Jul '16

Jan '17

Correlations and volatility z U.S. Large Cap EAFE EME Bonds Corp. HY Munis

Other asset classes

Currencies EMD Commodities REITs Hedge funds

GTM – U.S.

U.S. Large Cap

EAFE

EME

Bonds

Corp. HY

Munis

Currcy.

EMD

Cmdty.

REITs

Hedge funds

Private equity

Ann. Volatility

1.00

0.89

0.79

-0.29

0.75

-0.12

-0.45

0.60

0.53

0.77

0.81

0.82

16%

1.00

0.90

-0.14

0.79

0.00

-0.63

0.71

0.61

0.67

0.86

0.82

20%

1.00

-0.04

0.86

0.08

-0.68

0.82

0.68

0.55

0.87

0.80

24%

1.00

-0.05

0.81

-0.22

0.27

-0.10

0.02

-0.19

-0.28

1.00

0.12

-0.50

0.88

0.66

0.67

0.80

0.69

12%

1.00

-0.19

0.46

-0.09

0.09

-0.01

-0.16

1.00

-0.60

-0.63

-0.38

-0.49

-0.59

1.00

0.58

0.60

0.68

0.59

1.00

0.40

0.72

0.70

21%

1.00

0.52

0.59

25%

1.00

0.87

1.00

11%

Private equity

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Source: Barclays Inc., Bloomberg, Cambridge Associates, Credit Suisse/Tremont, FactSet, Federal Reserve, MSCI, NCREIF, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Indexes used – Large Cap: S&P 500 Index; Currencies: Federal Reserve Trade Weighted Dollar; EAFE: MSCI EAFE; EME: MSCI Emerging Markets; Bonds: Barclays Aggregate; Corp HY: Barclays Corporate High Yield; EMD: Barclays Emerging Market; Cmdty.: Bloomberg Commodity Index; Real Estate: NAREIT ODCE Index; Hedge Funds: CS/Tremont Hedge Fund Index; Private equity: Cambridge Associates Global Buyout & Growth Index. Private equity data are reported on a one quarter lag. All correlation coefficients and annualized volatility calculated based on quarterly total return data for period 12/31/06 to 12/31/16. This chart is for illustrative purposes only. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Other asset classes

Hedge funds

GTM – U.S.

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

YTD

G loba l Bond

La rge Ca p

Eve nt Drive n

Equity L/ S

La rge Ca p

Ma c ro

G loba l Bond

La rge Ca p

G loba l Bond

La rge Ca p

Ma rke t Ne utra l

La rge Ca p

16 . 5 %

28.7%

14 . 2 %

10 . 0 %

15 . 8 %

11. 4 %

4.8%

26.5%

15 . 1%

5.6%

16 . 0 %

32.4%

13 . 7 %

4.5%

12 . 0 %

Ma c ro

Eve nt Drive n

La rge Ca p

HFRI FW Comp.

Eve nt Drive n

Equity L/ S

Ma c ro

Re la tive V a lue

La rge Ca p

Re la tive V a lue

Equity L/ S

Ma c ro

La rge Ca p

Eve nt Drive n

5.5%

23.0%

10 . 9 %

9 . 1%

15 . 2 %

11. 4 %

4.7%

23.0%

12 . 5 %

2 . 1%

9.7%

14 . 5 %

5.8%

1. 4 %

10 . 7 %

Re la tive V a lue

Ma c ro

HFRI FW Comp.

Eve nt Drive n

HFRI FW Comp.

Ma rke t Ne utra l

Equity L/ S

Eve nt Drive n

Re la tive V a lue

Eve nt Drive n

Re la tive V a lue

Ma c ro

Re la tive V a lue

15-yrs. '02-'16 Ann. Vol. La rge Ca p

La rge Ca p

5.9%

6.9%

14 . 8 %

Equity L/ S

Eve nt Drive n

Equity L/ S

1. 9 %

6.4%

10 . 0 %

G loba l Bond

Re la tive V a lue

Eve nt Drive n

5.3%

2 1. 5 %

9.3%

8.6%

13 . 3 %

11. 0 %

- 3.0%

22.3%

11. 5 %

0.8%

6.5%

13 . 4 %

5.3%

0.4%

7.7%

1. 6 %

6.0%

8.5%

Ma rke t Ne utra l

HFRI FW Comp.

G loba l Bond

Ma rke t Ne utra l

Equity L/ S

Re la tive V a lue

Eve nt Drive n

Equity L/ S

Eve nt Drive n

Equity L/ S

HFRI FW Comp.

Re la tive V a lue

HFRI FW Comp.

Eve nt Drive n

HFRI FW Comp.

5.4%

7.5%

Ma c ro

Re la tive V a lue

0.9%

17 . 1%

9.3%

6 . 1%

12 . 8 %

10 . 0 %

- 17 . 3 %

20.3%

8.9%

- 0.5 %

4.7%

9.6%

4.3%

0.2%

5.5%

1. 5 %

HFRI FW Comp.

Equity L/ S

Ma c ro

Re la tive V a lue

G loba l Bond

HFRI FW Comp.

Ma c ro

HFRI FW Comp.

Re la tive V a lue

Equity L/ S

Re la tive V a lue

0.4%

16 . 9 %

7.9%

6 . 1%

12 . 2 %

9.5%

- 18 . 7 %

18 . 6 %

8.5%

- 0.7 %

4.4%

7.5%

3.6%

- 0.2 %

5.5%

1. 3 %

5.0%

6.3%

Equity L/ S

G loba l Bond

Ma c ro

Re la tive V a lue

Ma c ro

Eve nt Drive n

G loba l Bond

Ma rke t Ne utra l

G loba l Bond

Ma rke t Ne utra l

HFRI FW Comp.

Ma rke t Ne utra l

HFRI FW Comp.

G loba l Bond

- 1. 7 %

12 . 5 %

7.5%

5.3%

8.2%

8.7%

- 20.8%

6.9%

5.5%

- 1. 5 %

4.3%

6.4%

3.2%

- 0.2 %

2.2%

1. 2 %

4.9%

6 . 1%

Eve nt Drive n

Re la tive V a lue

La rge Ca p

Ma rke t Ne utra l

Equity L/ S

Ma c ro

HFRI FW Comp.

Ma rke t Ne utra l

Ma c ro

Eve nt Drive n

G loba l Bond

Ma rke t Ne utra l

Equity L/ S

Ma c ro

- 3 . 1%

9 . 1%

6 . 1%

4.9%

7.0%

5.7%

- 26.4%

6.9%

3.2%

- 2.0 %

3 . 1%

0 . 1%

2.6%

- 2.8 %

2 . 1%

0.3%

4.9%

5.2%

La rge Ca p

Ma rke t Ne utra l

G loba l Bond

La rge Ca p

Ma rke t Ne utra l

Equity L/ S

Ma c ro

G loba l Bond

Ma c ro

Ma rke t Ne utra l

- 2 2 . 1%

3.3%

3.4%

- 4.5%

6.6%

5.5%

- 37.0%

- 1. 7 %

2.5%

- 4.3 %

- 1. 3 %

- 2.6 %

0.6%

- 3.2 %

1. 2 %

- 0.5 %

2.7%

Hedge fund returns in different market environments

Average return in up and down months for S&P 500

Average return in up and down months for Barclays Agg.

3.0%

4% 2%

1.0%

1.3%

-2% -4%

0.0%

HFRI FW Comp. S&P 500

-6% S&P 500 up

0.6%

0.9% 0.3%

0.5%

0% -1.1%

-0.5% -3.7%

S&P 500 down

HFRI FW Comp. Barclays U.S. Agg.

-1.0% Barclays Agg up

Source: Barclays, FactSet, HFRI, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Hedge fund returns in different market environments are based on monthly returns over the past 15 years through January 31, 2017, due to data availability. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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-0.7% Barclays Agg down

Private debt and equity

GTM – U.S.

Private company age and market value 9

Public vs. private equity returns $3,000

8 years

Avg. age at IPO (years)

$2,500

Avg. post offer value ($ mm)

7 6

$2,000

4 years

16%

MSCI ACWI

$1,000

$534

13.4%

$0 2001

Composition of firms’ external financing sources 4% 10%

80%

Capital markets

10.5%

10% 10.0%

2012

Bank lending

Non-bank lending 6%

6.5%

24%

60%

6.1%

4.1%

46% 40%

12.7%

12.6%

12%

$500

100%

Buyout & Growth Equity Index 14%

$1,500

Other asset classes

MSCI AC World total return and Global Buyout & Growth Equity Index*

$2,493

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86% 2%

20%

29%

0% Europe

U.S.

5 years

10 years

Source: Cambridge Associates, Deutsche Bank, FactSet, MSCI, National Venture Capital Association, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Age at IPO is defined as time elapsed from first funding round until IPO date. *Data as of 3Q16. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

15 years

20 years

Yield alternatives: Domestic and global

GTM – U.S.

S&P 500 total return: Dividends vs. capital appreciation

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Capital appreciation

Average annualized returns

20%

Dividends

15% 10%

13.6%

13.9% 3.0%

4.4%

6.0%

5.4%

4.7%

12.6%

5.1%

3.3%

15.3%

1.6%

5.8% 4.4%

4.2%

1.8%

2.5%

4.0%

-2.7%

-5.3% -5% -10%

1926 - 1929

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

1926 to 2016

Other asset classes

Asset class yields 8% 6.6%

6.3%

6.1% 5.4%

4.1% 4%

3.9%

3.8%

3.7% 2.5%

2.4%

EM Equity

DM Equity

U.S. 10-year

2.0%

0% MLPs

Maritime

Preferreds

Infrastructure Global REITs U.S. REITs Assets

Private Real Convertibles Estate

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top) Ibbotson, Standard & Poor’s; (Bottom) Alerian, BAML, Barclays, Clarkson, Drewry Maritime Consultants, Federal Reserve, FTSE, MSCI, NCREIF, Standard & Poor’s. Dividend vs. capital appreciation returns are through 12/31/16. Yields are as of 2/28/17, except maritime (12/31/16) and infrastructure assets (9/30/16). Maritime: Unlevered yields for maritime assets are calculated as the difference between charter rates (rental income) and operating expenses as a percentage of current asset value. Yields for each of the sub-vessel types above are calculated and the respective weightings are applied to calculate sub-sector specific yields, and then weighted to arrive at the current indicative yield for the World Maritime Fleet; MLPs: Alerian MLP; Preferreds: BAML Hybrid Preferred Securities; Private Real Estate: NCREIF ODCE; Global/U.S. REITs: FTSE NAREIT Global/USA REITs; Infrastructure Assets: MSCI Global Infrastructure Asset Index; Convertibles: Barclays U.S. Convertibles Composite; EM Equity: MSCI Emerging Markets; DM Equity: MSCI The World Index; U.S. Equity: MSCI USA. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

U.S. Equity

Global commodities

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Commodity prices

Gold prices

Commodity price z-scores

USD per ounce

-3 Bloomberg Commodity Index Agriculture

-2

-1

$72.9

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Gold, inflation adjusted Gold

$238.0 $87.7 $101.8

$47.7 $55.5

$145.3

Crude oil $26.2

Feb. 2017: $1,256

$54.0 Livestock

$23.0

$71.5 $28.9

Natural gas

$1.6

$13.6

Commodity prices and inflation

$2.7

Other asset classes

Industrial metals

$84.2

$266.8

Silver

$48.6

$8.8 $18.5 $1891.9

Gold $639.2

$1253.9

Example

Year-over-year % change 8%

$118.7

Low level

High level Current

Headline CPI

Bloomberg Commodity Index

60%

40%

20%

-2%

-20%

-4%

-40%

-6%

'98

'00

'02

'04

'06

'08

'10

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) Bloomberg, CME; (Top right) BLS, CME; (Bottom right) Bloomberg, BLS. Commodity prices are represented by the appropriate Bloomberg Commodity sub-index. Crude oil shown is Brent crude. Other commodity prices are represented by futures contracts. Z-scores are calculated using daily prices over the past 10 years. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

80%

'12

'14

'16

-60%

Global commercial real estate

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Europe real estate property yield spreads

Year-over-year NPI-ODCE Index NOI growth

Property yields vs. government bonds vs. BBB-rated bonds

25%

10%

All-property yield

Corporate BBB

Government bond

8% 20%

6% 4%

15% 2% 0% 10%

'05

4Q16: 3.7%

Other asset classes

'06

'07

'08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

Asia Pacific real estate property yield spreads Property yields vs. government bonds vs. BBB-rated bonds 6%

Government bond

Corporate BBB

'06

'10

All-property yield

5% 0%

4% 3%

-5%

2% 1%

-10%

0% '99

'01

'03

'05

'07

'09

'11

'13

'15

'05

'07

'08

'09

'11

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) U.S. real estate: NPI-ODCE NOI Growth; (Top right) Europe real estate: CBRE EU-15 prime index; (Bottom right) Asia Pacific real estate: Barclays. All property yields (market value weighted blend of Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD average equivalent prime yield (NLA) and Tokyo CBD 5-Kus market yield (GFA), in JPY), government bonds and BBB-rated bonds for Asia Pacific are yield to worst. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

Infrastructure investment and inflation Investment in structures Percent of nominal GDP

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Average age of private fixed assets Historical-cost basis, years 20

2015: 11.4 years

8 '25

'35

'45

'55

'65

'75

'85

'95

'05

Infrastructure and inflation

Other asset classes

Total return, year-over-year % change Headline inflation (%YoY)

Global infrastructure (%YoY, 4m lead)

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left and top right) BEA; (Left and bottom right) FactSet; (Bottom right) BLS, Standard & Poor’s. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

'15

Investing principles

Asset class returns

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2002 - 2016 Ann. Vol.

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

YTD

Comdty.

EM Equity

REITs

EM Equity

REITs

EM Equity

Fixe d Inc ome

EM Equity

REITs

S ma ll Ca p

REITs

S ma ll Ca p

EM Equity

REITs

EM Equity

25.9%

56.3%

3 1. 6 %

34.5%

3 5 . 1%

39.8%

5.2%

79.0%

27.9%

8.3%

19 . 7 %

38.8%

28.0%

2.8%

2 1. 3 %

8.7%

10 . 8 %

23.8%

Fixe d Inc ome

S ma ll Ca p

EM Equity

Comdty.

EM Equity

Comdty.

Ca sh

High Y ie ld

S ma ll Ca p

Fixe d Inc ome

High Y ie ld

La rge Ca p

High Y ie ld

La rge Ca p

EM Equity

REITs

10 . 3 %

47.3%

26.0%

2 1. 4 %

32.6%

16 . 2 %

1. 8 %

59.4%

26.9%

7.8%

19 . 6 %

32.4%

13 . 7 %

1. 4 %

14 . 3 %

5.9%

9.8%

22.6%

High Y ie ld

DM Equity

Asse t Alloc .

DM Equity

EM Equity

High Y ie ld

EM Equity

DM Equity

Fixe d Inc ome

La rge Ca p

DM Equity

High Y ie ld

S ma ll Ca p

4 . 1%

39.2%

20.7%

14 . 0 %

26.9%

11. 6 %

- 25.4%

32.5%

19 . 2 %

3 . 1%

18 . 6 %

23.3%

6.0%

0.5%

12 . 0 %

4.4%

9.2%

2 0 . 1%

REITs

S ma ll Ca p

REITs

S ma ll Ca p

Asse t Alloc .

High Y ie ld

REITs

Comdty.

La rge Ca p

DM Equity

Asse t Alloc .

Ca sh

Comdty.

REITs

S ma ll Ca p

DM Equity

3.8%

3 7 . 1%

18 . 3 %

12 . 2 %

18 . 4 %

7 . 1%

- 26.9%

28.0%

16 . 8 %

2 . 1%

17 . 9 %

14 . 9 %

5.2%

0.0%

11. 8 %

4.2%

8.5%

19 . 2 %

Ca sh

High Y ie ld

Asse t Alloc .

La rge Ca p

Fixe d Inc ome

S ma ll Ca p

La rge Ca p

Ca sh

S ma ll Ca p

High Y ie ld

S ma ll Ca p

DM Equity

EM Equity

Asse t Alloc .

Comdty.

7 .3 %

4.9%

- 0.4%

11. 6 %

3.4%

6.9%

19 . 0 %

REITs

High Y ie ld

La rge Ca p

1. 7 %

32.4%

13 . 2 %

8 . 1%

15 . 8 %

7.0%

- 33.8%

27.2%

15 . 1%

0 . 1%

16 . 3 %

Asse t Alloc .

La rge Ca p

Asse t Alloc .

La rge Ca p

Asse t Alloc .

La rge Ca p

Comdty.

La rge Ca p

High Y ie ld

Asse t Alloc .

La rge Ca p

REITs

Ca sh

Asse t Alloc .

- 5.9%

28.7%

12 . 8 %

4.9%

15 . 3 %

5.5%

- 35.6%

26.5%

14 . 8 %

- 0.7%

16 . 0 %

2 .9 %

0.0%

- 2.0%

8.6%

3 . 1%

6.7%

15 . 9 %

EM Equity

Asse t Alloc .

La rge Ca p

S ma ll Ca p

High Y ie ld

Ca sh

La rge Ca p

Asse t Alloc .

S ma ll Ca p

Asse t Alloc .

Ca sh

High Y ie ld

Asse t Alloc .

S ma ll Ca p

DM Equity

High Y ie ld

- 6.0%

26.3%

10 . 9 %

4.6%

13 . 7 %

4.8%

- 37.0%

25.0%

13 . 3 %

- 4.2%

12 . 2 %

0 .0 %

0.0%

- 2.7%

8.3%

2.3%

5.8%

11. 7 %

DM Equity

Comdty.

High Y ie ld

Ca sh

High Y ie ld

REITs

Comdty.

DM Equity

Fixe d Inc ome

EM Equity

S ma ll Ca p

Fixe d Inc ome

Asse t Alloc .

- 15 . 7 %

23.9%

9 . 1%

3.6%

4 .8 %

3.2%

- 37.7%

18 . 9 %

8.2%

- 11. 7 %

4.2%

- 2.0%

- 1. 8 %

- 4.4%

2.6%

0.9%

4.6%

11. 0 %

S ma ll Ca p

Fixe d Inc ome

Ca sh

Fixe d Inc ome

S ma ll Ca p

DM Equity

Fixe d Inc ome

Comdty.

Ca sh

EM Equity

DM Equity

EM Equity

DM Equity

Comdty.

Ca sh

Fixe d Inc ome

- 20.5%

4 . 1%

4.3%

3.0%

4 .3 %

- 1. 6 %

- 4 3 . 1%

5.9%

6.5%

- 13 . 3 %

0 . 1%

- 2.3%

- 4.5%

- 14 . 6 %

1. 5 %

0.3%

1. 3 %

3.5%

La rge Ca p

Ca sh

Fixe d Inc ome

Comdty.

REITs

EM Equity

Ca sh

EM Equity

Comdty.

Ca sh

Comdty.

Ca sh

- 2 2 . 1%

1. 0 %

1. 2 %

2.4%

2 . 1%

- 15 . 7 %

- 53.2%

0 . 1%

- 18 . 2 %

- 1. 1%

- 9.5%

- 17 . 0 %

- 24.7%

0.3%

0 . 1%

1. 2 %

0.8%

Source: Barclays, Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI, NAREIT, Russell, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Large cap: S&P 500, Small cap: Russell 2000, EM Equity: MSCI EME, DM Equity: MSCI EAFE, Comdty: Bloomberg Commodity Index, High Yield: Barclays Global HY Index, Fixed Income: Barclays Aggregate, REITs: NAREIT Equity REIT Index. The “Asset Allocation” portfolio assumes the following weights: 25% in the S&P 500, 10% in the Russell 2000, 15% in the MSCI EAFE, 5% in the MSCI EME, 25% in the Barclays Aggregate, 5% in the Barclays 1-3m Treasury, 5% in the Barclays Global High Yield Index, 5% in the Bloomberg Commodity Index and 5% in the NAREIT Equity REIT Index. Balanced portfolio assumes annual rebalancing. Annualized (Ann.) return and volatility (Vol.) represents period of 12/31/01 – 12/31/16. Please see disclosure page at end for index definitions. All data represents total return for stated period. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

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GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Registered product flow s

USD billions

AUM

YTD

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

U.S. equity

6,818

(30)

(33)

184

(39)

(40)

(10)

103

163

135

123

World equity

2,651

206

141

201

(39)

194

173

138

(10)

Taxable bond

3,096

222

(24)

308

171

221

312

108

111

(10)

Tax-free bond

646

(56)

(10)

(8)

(3)

(9)

Multi-asset

2,166

(20)

Liquidity

2,575

(45)

153

(58)

(361)

(267)

667

541

172

(59)

(90)

279

Cumulative flows into long-term asset products

Flows into U.S. equity funds & S&P 500 performance

Mutual fund and ETF flows, quarterly, USD billions

Mutual fund and ETF flows, price index, quarterly, USD billions

1,800

$80

Bonds: $1,685bn in cumulative flows since 2007

1,500

Stocks: $1,085bn in cumulative flows since 2007

900

1900

300

-$40

Multi-asset: $613bn in cumulative flows since 2007

0 '08

'09

'10

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

1500

$0 -$20

'07

1700

$20

600

'16

1300 1100 900

-$60

700 '99

'01

'03

'05

'07

'09

'11

Source: Strategic Insight Simfund, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; All data includes flows through January 2017 and captures all registered product flows (open-end mutual funds and ETFs). Simfund data are subject to periodic revisions. World equity flows are inclusive of emerging market, global equity and regional equity flows. Multi-asset flows include asset allocation, balanced fund, flexible portfolio and mixed income flows. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

2300 2100

$60 $40

1,200

Investing principles

S&P 500

Flows

'13

'15

Life expectancy and pension shortfall Probability of reaching ages 80 and 90

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Perceived retirement shortfall by country

Persons aged 65, by gender, and combined couple Expected savings shortfall (years)

100%

Men 90%

Savings expected to last (years)

Women Couple – at least one lives to specified age

80%

73%

8 63%

10 10

60%

12 9

UAE

Mexico

Australia

33%

India

40%

China

Canada

48%

20%

90 years

Brazil

U.S.

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) SSA 2013 Life Tables; (Right) “The Future of Retirement: Life after work?” study by HSBC. Figures represent the expected portion of retirement that will not be covered by retirement savings based on survey data. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Singapore

80 years

France

0 Average

Investing principles

22%

Time, diversification and the volatility of returns

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Range of stock, bond and blended total returns Annual total returns, 1950-2016 60%

Annual avg. total return

50% 40%

47% 43%

30%

Growth of $100,000 over 20 years

Stocks

11.1%

$823,015

Bonds

6.0%

$318,764

50/50 portfolio

8.9%

$553,221

33% 28%

20%

23%

21%

19%

10%

16%

17% 12%

0% -8% -10%

-3%

-2%

-1%

5% 1%

-15%

Investing principles

-20% -30% -39% -40% -50% 1-yr.

5-yr. rolling

10-yr. rolling

Source: Barclays, FactSet, Federal Reserve, Robert Shiller, Strategas/Ibbotson, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns shown are based on calendar year returns from 1950 to 2016. Stocks represent the S&P 500 Shiller Composite and Bonds represent Strategas/Ibbotson for periods from 1950 to 2010 and Barclays Aggregate thereafter. Growth of $100,000 is based on annual average total returns from 1950 to 2016. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

14%

20-yr. rolling

Diversification and the average investor

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Portfolio returns: Equities vs. equity and fixed income blend $180,000 $160,000 $140,000 $120,000

Nov. 2009: 40/60 portfolio recovers

Oct. 2007: S&P 500 peak

Oct. 2010: 60/40 portfolio recovers

$100,000

40/60 stocks & bonds

$80,000 $60,000

$40,000 Oct '07

Aug '08

60/40 stocks & bonds

Mar. 2012: S&P 500 recovers

Mar. 2009: S&P 500 portfolio loses over $50,000 Jun '09

Apr '10

Feb '11

Dec '11

Oct '12

S&P 500 Aug '13

Jun '14

Apr '15

Feb '16

Dec '16

20-year annualized returns by asset class (1996 – 2015) 12%

10.9%

10% 8.2% 7.2%

Investing principles

5.3%

5.2%

4.8% 3.4%

3.3% 2.2%

2.1%

Inflation

Average investor

2% 0% REITs

6.7%

S&P 500

60/40

40/60

Bonds

Gold

EAFE

Homes

Oil

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top) Barclays, FactSet, Standard & Poor’s; (Bottom) Dalbar Inc. Indexes used are as follows: REITS: NAREIT Equity REIT Index, EAFE: MSCI EAFE, Oil: WTI Index, Bonds: Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, Homes: median sale price of existing single-family homes, Gold: USD/troy oz, Inflation: CPI. 60/40: A balanced portfolio with 60% invested in S&P 500 Index and 40% invested in high quality U.S. fixed income, represented by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. The portfolio is rebalanced annually. Average asset allocation investor return is based on an analysis by Dalbar Inc., which utilizes the net of aggregate mutual fund sales, redemptions and exchanges each month as a measure of investor behavior. Returns are annualized (and total return where applicable) and represent the 20-year period ending 12/31/15 to match Dalbar’s most recent analysis. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Rebalancing and risk management Actual portfolio drift in a buy-and-hold portfolio

Portfolio drift of a 60% equity, 40% fixed income buy-and-hold portfolio

Jan. 1997

Oct. 2007

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Risk/return for rebalanced vs. buy-and-hold strategy* 60% equity and 40% fixed income portfolio, 20-year holding period 60/40 annual rebalance Buy-and-hold

Fixed income 40%

9.0%

9.2%

35% Equity 60%

0.52

65% 7.0%

0.47

6.6%

Mar. 2009

Dec. 2016

Investing principles

31% 52%

48% 69%

Return

Standard deviation

Source: Standard & Poor’s, Barclays, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Annual rebalance and buy-and-hold strategies are composed of S&P 500 and Barclays U.S. Aggregate total return indexes on a monthly basis. Annualized risk and return statistics are calculated from 1/31/1996 – 12/31/2016 using monthly data. The risk-free rate is represented by the Barclays 1-3 month Treasury Bellwether index. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Sharpe ratio

Cash accounts

GTM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S.

Annual income generated by $100,000 investment in a 6-mo. CD $10,000

Income generated

Money supply component

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USD billions

Weight in money supply

$9,874

80.1%

$665

5.4%

$8,855

71.9%

$354

2.9%

Institutional MMMFs

$1,710

13.9%

Cash in IRA & Keogh accounts

$740

6.0%

$12,325

100.0%

Income needed to beat inflation $8,000

2006: $5,240

M2-M1

$6,000 $4,000

2016: $338

Retail MMMFs

$2,000

Savings deposits

$0 '86

'91

'96

'01

'06

'11

M2 money supply as a % of nominal GDP

'16

4Q16: 69.6%

70%

Small time deposits

65%

Investing principles

60%

50% 45% 40%

Average: 53.8%

55%

Total '85

'90

'95

'00

'05

'10

'15

Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Top left) Bankrate.com; (Bottom left and right) BEA, Federal Reserve, St. Louis Fed. All cash measures obtained from the Federal Reserve are latest available seasonally adjusted month averages. All numbers are in billions of U.S. dollars. Small-denomination time deposits are those issued in amounts of less than $100,000. All IRA and Keogh account balances at commercial banks and thrift institutions are subtracted from small time deposits. Annual income is for illustrative purposes and is calculated based on the 6-month CD yield on average during each year and $100,000 invested. IRA and Keogh account balances at money market mutual funds are subtracted from retail money funds. Past performance is not indicative of comparable future results. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

Institutional investor behavior Asset allocation: Corporate DB plans vs. endowments

Defined benefit plans: Russell 3000 companies $3.0

48.0%

105%

Funded status (%)

USD trillions

$2.5

27.0%

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100%

Liabilities ($tn)

95%

Assets ($tn)

$2.0

90% $1.5

9.0%

Fixed Income

85% 38.0%

$1.0 $0.5

20.1%

Hedge Funds

80%

4.0%

75%

$0.0

70% '07

'08

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

1999: Average 9.2%

17.7%

Real Estate

2015: Average 6.8%

7.3%

% of companies

2.0%

Other

Endowments

3.0%

Corporate DB plans

20%

10%

17%

20%

17%

13% 9%

10%

5% 0%

7% 2%

4.0% 0%

17%

29%

27%

28%

30%

3.0%

Cash

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 '16* '16* '16* '16*

Pension return assumptions: S&P 500 companies

2.0%

40%

Investing principles

'10

15.9%

Private Equity

'09

< 6% 20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

6 to 6.5%

6.5 to 7%

7 to 7.5%

7.5 to 8 to 8.5 to 8% 8.5% 9% Return assumption

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management; (Left) NACUBO (National Association of College and University Business Officers), Towers Watson; (Top right) S&P Capital IQ – Russell 3000 corporate plans; (Bottom right) Compustat/FactSet, S&P 500 corporate 10-Ks. Asset allocation as of 2012. Endowments represents dollar-weighted average data of 842 colleges and universities. Pension return assumptions based on all available and reported data from S&P 500 Index companies. Pension assets, liabilities and funded status based on Russell 3000 companies reporting pension data. Return assumption bands are inclusive of upper range. *2016 estimates are based on market moves only and do not include contributions, benefit payments and service costs. All information is shown for illustrative purposes only. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

9 to 9.5%

9.5 to > 10% 10%

Local investing and global opportunities Investment universe & U.S. investors Percentage of total net assets, 2014

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Investor allocation by region

Likelihood of owning stocks in an industry vs. national average***

Global

U.S. 100%

Financials

Technology +9%

90%

+0%

26%

-2%

80% 70% 60%

64%

-12%

+10%

-8%

-7%

-5%

78%

50%

% +/- National Average 40%

Industrials

74% 30%

Investing principles

-9% 20% 10%

-10%

+11%

-7%

-6%

36% 22%

+5%

0% Global GDP

Energy -2%

Global stock & bond markets*

U.S. investor allocation**

Source: Openfolio, IMF, ICI, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Global stock and bond markets data are as of 2013. **U.S. investor allocation is the total value of investments in global or domestic equity mutual funds and ETFs. ***Investor allocation by region is based on data collected by Openfolio. Average sector allocations at the national level are determined by looking at the sector allocations of over 20,000 brokerage accounts, and taking a simple average. Portfolio allocations are then evaluated on a regional basis, and the regional averages are compared to the national average to highlight any investor biases. Further details can be found on openfolio.com. Guide to the Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Data are as of February 28, 2017.

+14%

J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Index definitions All indexes are unmanaged and an individual cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns do not include fees or expenses. Equities: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip U.S. stocks. The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The MSCI Europe Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe. The MSCI Pacific Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the Pacific region. The Russell 1000 Index® measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000. The Russell 1000 Growth Index® measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index® measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index® measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index® measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Value Index® measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000 Index® measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. The Russell Midcap Index® measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell Midcap Growth Index ® measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth index. The Russell Midcap Value Index ® measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Value index. The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of the U.S. equities market. The index includes a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market; however, since it includes a significant portion of the total value of the market, it also represents the market.

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Fixed income: The Barclays 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon US Treasury Bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed rate and non convertible. The Barclays Global High Yield Index is a multi-currency flagship measure of the global high yield debt market. The index represents the union of the US High Yield, the Pan-European High Yield, and Emerging Markets (EM) Hard Currency High Yield Indices. The high yield and emerging markets sub-components are mutually exclusive. Until January 1, 2011, the index also included CMBS high yield securities. The Barclays Municipal Index: consists of a broad selection of investment- grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 30 years. It is an unmanaged index representative of the tax-exempt bond market. The Barclays US Dollar Floating Rate Note (FRN) Index provides a measure of the U.S. dollar denominated floating rate note market. The Barclays US Corporate Investment Grade Index is an unmanaged index consisting of publicly issued US Corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that are rated investment grade (Baa3/BBB or higher) by at least two ratings agencies, have at least one year to final maturity and have at least $250 million par amount outstanding. To qualify, bonds must be SEC-registered. The Barclays US High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Eurobonds and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (sovereign rating of Baa1/BBB+/BBB+ and below using the middle of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-EMG countries are included. The Barclays US Mortgage Backed Securities Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of investment grade fixed-rate mortgage backed pass-through securities of GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC. The Barclays US TIPS Index consists of Inflation-Protection securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Global Index (EMBI) includes U.S. dollar denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans and local market debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. The J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar domestic high yield corporate debt market. The J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified (CEMBI Broad Diversified) is an expansion of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index (CEMBI). The CEMBI is a market capitalization weighted index consisting of U.S. dollar denominated emerging market corporate bonds. The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified (EMBI Global Diversified) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasisovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds. The index limits the exposure of some of the larger countries. The J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified tracks the performance of local currency debt issued by emerging market governments, whose debt is accessible by most of the international investor base. The U.S. Treasury Index is a component of the U.S. Government index.

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Other asset classes: The Alerian MLP Index is a composite of the 50 most prominent energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) that provides investors with an unbiased, comprehensive benchmark for the asset class. The Bloomberg Commodity Index and related sub-indices are composed of futures contracts on physical commodities and represents twenty two separate commodities traded on U.S. exchanges, with the exception of aluminum, nickel, and zinc The Cambridge Associates U.S. Global Buyout and Growth Index® is based on data compiled from 1,768 global (U.S. & ex – U.S.) buyout and growth equity funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1986 and 2013. The CS/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is compiled by Credit Suisse Tremont Index, LLC. It is an asset-weighted hedge fund index and includes only funds, as opposed to separate accounts. The Index uses the Credit Suisse/Tremont database, which tracks over 4500 funds, and consists only of funds with a minimum of US$50 million under management, a 12-month track record, and audited financial statements. It is calculated and rebalanced on a monthly basis, and shown net of all performance fees and expenses. It is the exclusive property of Credit Suisse Tremont Index, LLC. The HFRI Monthly Indices (HFRI) are equally weighted performance indexes, utilized by numerous hedge fund managers as a benchmark for their own hedge funds. The HFRI are broken down into 4 main strategies, each with multiple sub strategies. All single-manager HFRI Index constituents are included in the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite, which accounts for over 2200 funds listed on the internal HFR Database. The NAREIT EQUITY REIT Index is designed to provide the most comprehensive assessment of overall industry performance, and includes all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (REITs) that are listed on the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market List. The NFI-ODCE, short for NCREIF Fund Index - Open End Diversified Core Equity, is an index of investment returns reporting on both a historical and current basis the results of 33 open-end commingled funds pursuing a core investment strategy, some of which have performance histories dating back to the 1970s. The NFI-ODCE Index is capitalization-weighted and is reported gross of fees. Measurement is time-weighted. Definitions: Investing in alternative assets involves higher risks than traditional investments and is suitable only for sophisticated investors. Alternative investments involve greater risks than traditional investments and should not be deemed a complete investment program. They are not tax efficient and an investor should consult with his/her tax advisor prior to investing. Alternative investments have higher fees than traditional investments and they may also be highly leveraged and engage in speculative investment techniques, which can magnify the potential for investment loss or gain. The value of the investment may fall as well as rise and investors may get back less than they invested. Bonds are subject to interest rate risks. Bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise. Investments in commodities may have greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the original investment. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in investment losses, and the cost of such strategies may reduce investment returns. Distressed Restructuring Strategies employ an investment process focused on corporate fixed income instruments, primarily on corporate credit instruments of companies trading at significant discounts to their value at issuance or obliged (par value) at maturity as a result of either formal bankruptcy proceeding or financial market perception of near term proceedings.

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Investments in emerging markets can be more volatile. The normal risks of investing in foreign countries are heightened when investing in emerging markets. In addition, the small size of securities markets and the low trading volume may lead to a lack of liquidity, which leads to increased volatility. Also, emerging markets may not provide adequate legal protection for private or foreign investment or private property. The price of equity securities may rise, or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries, or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general may decline over short or extended periods of time. Equity market neutral strategies employ sophisticated quantitative techniques of analyzing price data to ascertain information about future price movement and relationships between securities, select securities for purchase and sale. Equity Market Neutral Strategies typically maintain characteristic net equity market exposure no greater than 10% long or short. Global macro strategies trade a broad range of strategies in which the investment process is predicated on movements in underlying economic variables and the impact these have on equity, fixed income, hard currency and commodity markets. International investing involves a greater degree of risk and increased volatility. Changes in currency exchange rates and differences in accounting and taxation policies outside the U.S. can raise or lower returns. Some overseas markets may not be as politically and economically stable as the United States and other nations. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting an investor's exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector swings or other risk factors. Using long and short selling strategies may have higher portfolio turnover rates. Short selling involves certain risks, including additional costs associated with covering short positions and a possibility of unlimited loss on certain short sale positions. Merger arbitrage strategies which employ an investment process primarily focused on opportunities in equity and equity related instruments of companies which are currently engaged in a corporate transaction. Mid-capitalization investing typically carries more risk than investing in well-established "blue-chip" companies. Historically, mid-cap companies' stock has experienced a greater degree of market volatility than the average stock. Price to forward earnings is a measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) using forecasted earnings. Price to book value compares a stock's market value to its book value. Price to cash flow is a measure of the market's expectations of a firm's future financial health. Price to dividends is the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the dividends per share paid in the previous year, used as a measure of a company's potential as an investment. Real estate investments may be subject to a higher degree of market risk because of concentration in a specific industry, sector or geographical sector. Real estate investments may be subject to risks including, but not limited to, declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and economic conditions, changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trust and defaults by borrower. Relative Value Strategies maintain positions in which the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a valuation discrepancy in the relationship between multiple securities. Small-capitalization investing typically carries more risk than investing in well-established "blue-chip" companies since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure. Historically, smaller companies' stock has experienced a greater degree of market volatility than the average stock.

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