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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"> <p><font face="Arial, helvetica, sans - serif" size="2"><em><strong>generations of trust . . .<br /> . . .decades of knowledge <br /> . . .since 1979</strong></em></font></p> </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=703" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Financial IQ Test</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Take this quick quiz to find out your Financial IQ</font></p> <p><a 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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=1319" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Happy Birthdays?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The road to retirement winds through several birthdays that affect most Americans’ retirement benefits and tax circumstances.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1369" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Conserve Your Estate</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Are your estate strategies up-to-date and ready for whatever legislative changes lie ahead?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1340" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Living Comes with Guarantees</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Several types of living benefit guarantees are available that can provide valuable protection for variable annuity owners.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1342" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Election Year Antics</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> As we enter a campaign cycle that is already unlike others we’ve seen, we can expect to see out-of-the-ordinary behavior by everyone from policymakers to Wall Street traders. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" 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sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>11,502.51</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 89.64</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=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2,382.46</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 20.49</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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="#008000"> <strong> 1,281.66</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 10.15</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=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 732.95</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 9.44</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 3.77</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.01</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="#008000"> <strong>13,091.58</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 113.91</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; color: #000000" href="markets.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Markets</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="charts.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Charts</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Quotes</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="portfolio.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Portfolio</font></a> ]</font></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:7pt;"><br>Market data delayed per exchange rules. <br>All quotes are in US Eastern Time (EST). <br>© eSignal. A division of  <br>Interactive Data Corporation. (NYSE:IDC)  <br>All rights reserved.</font></td> </tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="192" height="43"><img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r4_c6.gif" width="225" height="43" border="0"></td> </tr><tr> <td rowspan="13" width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r5_c6.gif"> </td> <td width="211"><a href="index.cfm?type=R&source=research_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r5_c7.gif" width="211" height="52" border="0" alt="Articles"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="211"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Educate yourself on a variety of <br> financial topics.</font></td> </tr><tr> <td width="211"><a href="index.cfm?type=C&source=calc_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r7_c7.gif" width="211" height="56" border="0" alt="Calculators"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="211"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">A host of financial tools to assist<br>you.</font></td> </tr><tr> <td width="211"><a href="index.cfm?type=N&source=news_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r9_c7.gif" width="211" height="56" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td 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