Jones Investment Group

<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/14541/96%20DPI%20No%20Background%20Logo~001.jpg" alt="Jones Investment Group" height="288" width="403" border="0"> </td> </tr><tr><td> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Protecting Your Family's Financial Future </b> <br> <br>PO Box 725<br>881 Old Route 66<br>1B High Point Center <br>St. Robert, MO 65584<br> <br>Phone: (573) 336-8328 <br>FAX: (573) 336-8429 <br> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> </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/TA12_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/TA12_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA12_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=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=124" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Expectancy</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Knowing your likely life expectancy is an important factor in making long-term financial plans.</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 Calculators>>></font></b></a> </p> </td><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA12_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1310" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Oil's Above-Ground Problems</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> It used to be that the main concern about oil was finding enough of it in the ground to meet world demand. 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Why would anyone care? </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1094" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">The Savings Scare That Wasn’t</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Although some economists and media outlets paint a picture of a looming savings crisis, with close to 80 million baby boomers on the cusp of retirement, you may find that the nation’s personal savings rate isn’t all that important.</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=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_company','movie','/graphics/f06_company','quality','high','wmode','transparent','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'); 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color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,384.26</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 13.42</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 717.57</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 1.98</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=$NYA" target="mondo"><strong>NYSE Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 9,302.38</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 86.16</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 3.78</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.06</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" 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; 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