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Long-Term Marketimer © Model Portfolio Performance

Portfolio
Dollar Value
on 10/31/2009
Percent
Increase
Portfolio I
($20,000 value on 1-1-88)
$212,009 960%
Portfolio II
($20,000 value on 1-1-88)
$177,751 789%
Portfolio III
($40,000 value on 3-1-90)
(this portfolio has a 50% fixed-income allocation)
$188,950 372%

Performance in Recent Years

20 years ended 12-31-2008 for all Model Portfolios:
Portfolio I: 756%
Portfolio II: 616%
S&P 500 Index: 388% (VFINX)

15 years ended 12-31-2008 for all Model Portfolios:
Portfolio I: 282%
Portfolio II: 216%
Portfolio III: 157% (balanced portfolio with 50% fixed-income position)
S&P 500 Index: 152% (VFINX)

10 years ended 12-31-2008 for all Model Portfolios:
Portfolio I: 99%
Portfolio II: 68%
Portfolio III: 63% (balanced portfolio with 50% fixed-income position)
Active/Passive: 50%
S&P 500 Index: -14% (VFINX)

5 years ended 12-31-2008 for all Model Portfolios:
Portfolio I: -7%
Portfolio II: -5%
Portfolio III: 6% (balanced portfolio with 50% fixed-income position)
Active/Passive: -7%
S&P 500 Index: -11% (VFINX)

2009 performance through 9/30/2009 for all Model Portfolios:
Portfolio I: + 27.5%
Portfolio II: + 27.1%
Portfolio III: + 17.4% (balanced portfolio with 50% fixed-income position)
Active/Passive: + 23.0%
S&P 500 Index: + 19.3% (VFINX)


Note: Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Marketimer © Reviews

Hulbert Financial Digest named Bob Brinker's Marketimer © to its 2009 Honor Roll of Investment Letters. Marketimer © has earned an annual total return of 9.4% for the 20-year period through September 30, 2009. This compares with the Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Market Index annual total return of 8.0% for the same 20-year period. Marketimer's © ranking is second out of the universe of 43 investment letters monitored by Hulbert Financial Digest for the entire period.


Marketimer © Portfolio Long-Term Objectives

The Marketimer © no-load model portfolios are designed to provide investors seeking aggressive, growth and balanced objectives with a strategic approach to investing in no-load funds.

Portfolio I is designed for investors with aggressive growth investment objectives. Such investors seek maximum returns and are willing and able to accept high levels of risk and volatility. Current income is not a factor in this portfolio.

Portfolio II is designed for investors with long-term growth objectives. Such investors seek to enhance the value of their capital over time. They are willing to assume a reasonable level of diversified market risk. Current income is not an important factor for such investors.

Portfolio III is designed as a balanced portfolio for current investment income along with capital preservation and modest growth. The portfolio is allocated evenly between equities and fixed-income securities. This portfolio is best suited to investors nearing or already enjoying a retirement lifestyle.

Active/Passive Portfolio follows the long-term asset allocation guidelines of the Bob Brinker timing model ©, and invests USA equity allocations in the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX) which follows the Wilshire 5000 Index. The portfolio offers broad diversification, minimization of annual expenses, a very high level of tax efficiency for taxable investment accounts, and overall simplicity.

All model portfolios follow the Bob Brinker Stock Market Timing Model ©