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<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/8232/ACF6C4.bmp" alt="Rhodes Financial Ser" class="photo" /> </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>Your Financial Partner</b> <br> <br>610 Ronald Reagan Dr. <br>Evans, GA 30809 <br>Phone: 706.855.0350 <br>FAX: 706.868.1955 <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:investments@rhodesfs.com"> investments@rhodesfs.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </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/TA3_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/TA3_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA3_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=130" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Savings Goals</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=132" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Federal Income Tax</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>This calculator can help you estimate your annual federal income tax liability.</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=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/TA3_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=3003" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">What Do Price/Earnings Ratios Really Have to Offer? </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> It's not hard to find the price/earnings ratios of publicly traded companies or even the market as a whole reported in the news. 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This article offers some factors to consider. </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"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="225"> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="225" height="32" valign="bottom"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA3_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TA3_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <b>May 16, 2012 @ 05:44 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=$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>12,598.55</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 33.45</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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