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The bear continues to roar. In the first quarter of the year, the average U.S. equity stock mutual fund fell 1.5%, while the average bond fund returned 2%, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing Lipper data.

The only equity categories to hold up in positive territory over the past three years have been small-cap value and balanced funds.

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