The majority of professionally managed model portfolios on Spectrum’s Total Access Record Keeping (TARK) platform beat investment performance benchmarks for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

The average rate of return for Q1 was -5.32 % for a 60% stock and 40% bond model portfolio, compared to -6.56% for the benchmark. The average return for other model portfolios also fared well compared to the benchmarks in Q1.

Click here to read Spectrum's "Investment Performance Report" for the First Quarter of 2009.