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<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/TB1_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td></tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TB1_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b>January 28, 2012 @ 05:34 AM</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=$NDX" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq 100</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2,461.77</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 7.14</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NYA" target="mondo"><strong>NYSE Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 7,876.61</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 7.29</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$XAX" target="mondo"><strong>AMEX Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2,356.42</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 3.15</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="#B00000"> <strong> 1.90</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.03</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" href="markets.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Markets</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="charts.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Charts</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Quotes</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="portfolio.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Portfolio</font></a> ]</font></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:7pt;"><br>Market data delayed per exchange rules. <br>All quotes are in US Eastern Time (EST). <br>© eSignal. A division of  <br>Interactive Data Corporation. (NYSE:IDC)  <br>All rights reserved.</font></td> </tr></table></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" width="192" height="43"><img src="/graphics/A/TB1_r4_c6.gif" width="225" height="43" border="0"></td> </tr><tr> <td rowspan="13" width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TB1_r5_c6.gif"> </td> <td width="211"><a href="index.cfm?type=R&source=research_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <img src="/graphics/A/TB1_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/TB1_r7_c7.gif" width="211" height="56" border="0" 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border="0" alt="Glossary"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="211"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Financial terms from A to Z.</font></td> </tr><tr> <td width="211"><img name="Leftnavmain_r13_c7" src="/graphics/A/TB1_r13_c7.gif" width="211" height="14" border="0"></td> </tr></table> </td> <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/6873/Slug.JPG" alt="American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc." 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>Our Address: </b><br><br>162-01 Sanford Ave<br>Flushing, NY 11358 <br>Phone: (718) 539-7855<br>FAX: (718) 539-3227<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td valign="top"><font SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Email: </font></td><td valign="top"> <font SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:acorrigan@americanportfolios.com">acorrigan@americanportfolios.com</a><br></font></td></tr></table> </font></td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top" width="384"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> Email should not be used to enter trades </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/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/A/TB1_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/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=123" target="_top"> 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