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>September 10, 2010 @ 01:22 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=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 2,234.19</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 2.01</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 1,108.05</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 3.87</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=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 634.22</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.40</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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="#008000"> <strong> 2.62</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 0.05</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" 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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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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=content.cfm?ID=135" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Roth IRA Conversion</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>This calculator can help you determine whether you should consider converting to a Roth IRA.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=129" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">College Funding</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Use this calculator to estimate the cost of your child’s education, based on the variables you input.</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 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Fortunately, you can begin building your own guaranteed lifetime income with a fixed annuity.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2175" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">When Investing Pays Dividends </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Aside from the potential for steady payments, dividends can be a good way to assess a company's health, quality of earnings, and future prospects.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1923" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Beware the Better-Than-Average Effect </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Economists have found that, on average, people tend to believe that their own lives are improving at a faster rate than most everyone else's.</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> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3"><br><div align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <br><a href="http://www.natplan.com/public/forms/npc_madv6130a.pdf" TARGET="_blank">NPC Privacy Policy</a></font></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>