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 @ 01:02 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=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 2,233.02</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 3.18</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 1,107.76</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 3.58</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=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 634.07</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.55</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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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width="211"><a href="index.cfm?type=R&source=research_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <img src="/graphics/A/TB6_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/TB6_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/TB6_r9_c7.gif" width="211" height="56" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="211"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> Timely Newsletters to help you<br>stay 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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 src="/graphics/A/TB6_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/TB6_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TB6_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <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=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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But the real news is that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD) may actually be making credit cards more expensive to use. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2128" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Protection for a Price</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Variable annuities give contract holders the ability to purchase guarantees to help protect against downside risks. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2129" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">The Return of the Initial Public Offering</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> After a drought of initial public offerings over the past few years, the IPO market finally began to perk up in the second quarter of 2009.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1873" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Ready or Not, You're Retired!</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> In 2009, 47% of retirees left the workforce earlier than they expected. </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>