Christopher C. Fess, ChFC, CASL, CLU, ChFEBC

<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="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/9585/Chris4.JPG" alt="Christopher C. Fess, ChFC, CASL, CLU, ChFEBC" height="162" width="122" border="0"> </td> <td> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" border="0"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Christopher C. Fess, ChFC, CASL, CLU</b> <br> <br>5601 Granite Parkway, Suite 370 <br>Plano, TX 75024 <br>Phone: 972.377.9070 <br>FAX: 214.423.1823 <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:chrisfess@mail.com"> chrisfess@mail.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Chris entered the Financial Planning arena in <strong>1989 </strong>and is extremely dedicated to his clients with many advanced planning designations:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong>    Chartered Financial Consultant</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong>    Chartered Advisor for Senior Living</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong>    Chartered Life Underwriter</strong></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong><br /> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong>     Investment Advisor Representative (Series 65)</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">     <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong>General Securities Principal (Series 24)</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">     <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><strong>Stock Broker (Series 7, 6, & 63)</strong></span>   </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Please visit <em><u><strong><font color="#008040">SouthwestSecurities.com</font></strong></u></em>.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Chris has conducted hundreds of seminars and workshops for companies, associations, groups and organizations around <st1:state w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:state> and <st1:place w:st="on">North Texas</st1:place> educating and informing the public on financial management and asset protection. Chris has also been an instructor the University of Arkansas Adult Division of Continuing Education. In the last 18 years he has taught and educated over 4,000 people and prepared 2000 financial plans. He is known for his high-energy teaching style and his passionate belief that financial planning can change and improve people’s lives.<br /> </span></p> </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/TA7_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/TA7_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA7_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=138" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Estate Taxes</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=123" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Insurance</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=141" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mortgage Refinancing</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=128" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Risk Tolerance</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>This calculator is designed to help you clarify your comfort level with investment risk.</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/TA7_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1379" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Where Will You Roll?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> An IRA is not really an investment in itself, but rather a special type of account that can be invested in thousands of ways. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1357" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">The Consumer Price Index and You</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Inflation is a long-term, sustained rise in the general level of prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1305" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Insurance Goes to College</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Life insurance is usually thought of in terms of tragic outcomes, but if life goes as planned, you may still be able to use it to send your kids to college. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1417" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Protect Your Downside</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> When the economy takes a turn for the worse, bond mutual funds offer investors a chance to diversify their holdings and dampen risk. </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> <td width="225" valign="top"> <div class="flashBrandingElement" style="margin:3px 0 12px 4px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> AC_FL_RunContent('codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0','width','215','height','130','src','/graphics/f06_legacy','movie','/graphics/f06_legacy','quality','high','wmode','transparent','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'); 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color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TRAN" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Transportation</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 2,988.99</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 152.53</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$UTIL" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Utilities</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 335.73</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 18.09</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=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,316.12</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 70.30</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NDX" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq 100</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,036.51</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 51.09</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=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 752.44</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 54.14</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$OEX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 100</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 367.10</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 25.13</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=$MID" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Mid-Cap 400</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 417.12</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 35.27</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SML" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Small-Cap 600</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 208.21</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 14.12</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=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 385.31</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 27.07</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NYA" target="mondo"><strong>NYSE Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 4,651.21</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 360.78</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=$XAX" target="mondo"><strong>AMEX Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,157.44</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 87.98</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; 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