Key Financial Concepts

<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <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/6/TB1_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td></tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/6/TB1_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b>January 27, 2012 @ 09:08 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=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>12,660.46</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 74.17</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 2,816.55</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 11.27</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> 1,316.33</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 2.10</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><form action="http://www.emerald.idmanagedsolutions.com/stocks/quote?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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We appreciate your visit.</span></p> </big> </font></td> </tr> </table><br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/6/TB1_r4_c1.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Calculators"></td><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/6/TB1_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/6/TB1_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=130" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Savings Goals</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=124" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Expectancy</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Knowing your likely life expectancy is an important factor in making long-term financial plans.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=136" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Cost of Retirement</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=137" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Impact of Inflation</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.</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/6/TB1_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2795" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Building a Business Versus Building Wealth</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The market for small businesses has been less than ideal over the past few years. Thus a business owner's efforts to build a successful business may not always translate to an increase in personal wealth. One way to insulate a business owner's personal financial situation from the fluctuating small-business market is by investing outside the company.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2835" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Using a Variable Annuity for Guaranteed Income</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> One recommendation from the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families was for retirees to consider purchasing annuities to help provide a stable income. Investors who want their retirement portfolios to go the distance might want to learn more about variable annuities.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=3065" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Protection from a Range of Liability Claims </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> It's projected that American companies will face $183 billion in tort costs in 2011, and $152 billion of that will land on the books of small businesses. 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