Successful Financial Strategies

<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/A/TB6_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td></tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TB6_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b>May 20, 2012 @ 06:11 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=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>12,369.38</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 73.11</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 2,778.79</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 34.90</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=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,295.22</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 9.64</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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="#000000"> <strong> 1.70</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <strong>-</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; color: #000000" 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alt="Successful Financial Strategies" height="130" width="102" border="0"> </td><td><img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"></td><td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"><font SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Independent Professional Financial Services </b><br><br><b>Shrewsbury Office</b> <br>Shrewsbury , MA 01545<br>Phone: 508 845 2438 <br>Fax: 508 845 6793<br>Emails: <br>profitisgood.com<br>kris.cloyd@natplan.com<br>al.sala@natplan.com<br><br><B>Charlton Office</b><br>Charlton, MA 01507<br>Phone: 508 248 3921<br>Fax: 508 248 2937 <br>Email: chet.mccord@natplan.com </font></td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top" width="384"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> Welcome to the our web site - one stop for professional financial advice and service. </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 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This article offers some topics to consider addressing in the letter to help loved ones make decisions and take care of final arrangements.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=3333" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Keeping Pace with Social Security </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> In 2012, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost of living increase for the first time in three years. But a recent study suggests that benefits are lagging far behind real expenses. 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