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<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <table style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="384" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="384"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="3"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b><img src=/files/11847/pfsLogo.jpg></b> <br> <br>Phone: 704 / 658-1040 <br>FAX: 704 / 973-9717 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email:  </td><td> <a href="mailto:Info@FinancialStrategiesforLife.com"> Info@FinancialStrategiesforLife.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><br><p><font face="Arial, helvetica, sans - serif" size="2"><em><strong>generations of trust . . .<br /><br> . . .decades of knowledge <br /><br> . . .since 1979</strong></em></font></p><br></blockquote></blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"> <tr><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r4_c1.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Calculators"></td><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=695" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Retirement Plan Early Distribution</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=696" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Taxable Equivalent Yield</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=861" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Required Minimum Distributions</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 70.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=704" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Personal Inflation Rate</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Is your personal inflation rate higher or lower than the CPI?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=calc_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Calculators>>></font></b></a> </p> </td><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1321" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Regain Your Individuality</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> When employees leave their jobs, they have a choice to make: they can withdraw the money, leave the money in their former employers’ retirement accounts, or roll the money into another retirement plan.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1271" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Dollar Doldrums or Delight?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The recent weakness in the dollar has caused widespread worry. But it wasn't so long ago that critics were bemoaning the nation's "strong dollar" policy. So which is better, a strong dollar or weak one?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1084" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mutual Fund Comeback</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The renewed interest in mutual funds is a reminder that they have something to offer just about anyone with a financial goal.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1268" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Hand-Me-Down Dollars</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Inheriting an IRA can be a great source of additional income, but the penalties for mismanaging one are severe.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=news_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Newsletters>>></font></b></a> </p> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width="225" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="225"> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="225" height="32" valign="bottom"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <b>May 11, 2008 @ 08:47 PM</b><br><br></font> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="200"> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>12,745.88</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 120.90</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 2,445.52</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 5.72</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,388.28</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 9.40</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 720.05</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 0.50</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TNX" target="mondo"><strong>10 Year Treasury Note</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 3.78</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.06</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$DWC" target="mondo"><strong>Wilshire 5000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>14,040.05</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 81.01</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><form action="http://partners.marketcenter.com/fiserv/quotes/quote.action?symbol=" method="get" target="mondo"> <td align="center" colspan="3"><br><input type="text" size="6" maxlength="6" name="s" value=""> <input type=submit value="Get Quote"></td></form></tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <br>[ <a style="text-decoration:none; 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