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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/3769/John%20New~002.JPG" alt="JohnpGerlach.com" height="200" width="133" 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>FINANCIAL SERVICES</b> <br> <br>Greensboro, NC 27401 <br>Phone: (336) 275-0881 <br>FAX: (336) 370-0269 <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:jgerlach@finsvcs.com"> jgerlach@finsvcs.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p>I am licensed to sell insurance in the following states: NJ, NY, NC, AZ and WI. 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What else can investors and consumers expect from the coming year?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2075" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">HOT TOPIC: New Rules Likely Making Credit Cards More Expensive</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> New rules designed to limit credit-card issuers from quietly raising interest rates and fees will undoubtedly help consumers become more aware of the terms and conditions on their credit cards. But the real news is that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD) may actually be making credit cards more expensive to use. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2079" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Shelter Your Retirement Lifestyle</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> An umbrella liability insurance policy takes effect in the event that the limits of your primary insurance policies are exhausted.</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/TA7_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TA7_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <b>September 08, 2010 @ 07:38 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=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>10,340.69</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 107.24</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 4,341.42</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 45.98</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=$UTIL" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Utilities</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 397.44</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 2.08</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 2,208.89</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 24.86</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=$NDX" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq 100</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,856.50</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 13.81</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 1,091.84</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 12.67</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=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 629.29</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 14.07</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 6,959.94</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 95.09</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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