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sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 35.27</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=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 385.31</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 27.07</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 4,651.21</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 360.78</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=$XAX" target="mondo"><strong>AMEX Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,157.44</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 87.98</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$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> 3.14</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" 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alt="Stark Strategic Capital Mgmt., Inc."> </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>Creating Wealth & Security Since 1998</b><br><br>Financial Planning, IRA Strategies<br>Investments, Retirement Planning<br>Phone: (410) 357.0668<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:Scot@sscm-inc.com">Scot@sscm-inc.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"> <p> </p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><font size="2">Welcome to Stark Strategic Capital Management, Inc!</font></strong></span><strong><font size="2"><br /> </font></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font size="1"><font size="1">When your life savings are at stake, you need advice and guidance you can trust.  You need someone who is 100% independent.  Someone who isn't affiliated with a broker.  Someone who is not paid more to sell you one product over another.  Someone who is objective and can provide the benefits you deserve.  Someone who provides the highest level of service in the business.  In short, you need a relationship with someone who always puts your best interests first, and a company with the experience you can rely upon.  We believe these things separate our company from our competitors.</font></font> </p> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font size="1"><font size="1">Stark Strategic Capital Management, Inc. has been doing these things consistently since 1998.  It is because of this experience that we can give you the peace of mind that you deserve, making sure you don't outlive your retirement savings, grow your investments, help you plan for your children's education - and a whole lot more - all while protecting you along the way.</font></font> </p> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font size="1"><font size="1">We invite you to review our list of services and our owner's professional biography.  Once you've done so, please contact us.  You'll be glad you did...and we're looking forward to hearing from you and helping you on your journey to a successful retirement.</font></font> </p> </span></p> <hr width="100%" size="2" /> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="2"><strong>Hours of Operation & Holidays<br /> <br /> </strong></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1">We are open Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. by appointment.  We also typically observe the same holidays as the New York Stock Exchange during the year with a couple of exceptions.</font></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>2008 Office Closures</u></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">New Year's Day - Janua</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">ry 1</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 21<br /> Washington's Birthday/President's Day* - February 18 (observed)<br /> Good Friday - March 21<br /> Memorial Day - May 26<br /> Independence Day Eve** - July 3<br /> Independence Day - July 4<br /> Labor Day - September 1<br /> Thanksgiving Day - November 27</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /> Day After Thanksgiving** - November 28<br /> Christmas Eve** - December 24<br /> Christmas Day - December 25</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><em>* Washington's Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress.  The Monday Holiday Law, enacted in 1968, shifted the date of the commemoration of Washington's Birthday from February 22nd to the third Monday in February, but neither that law nor any subsequent law changed the name of the holiday from Washington's Birthday to President's Day.</em></font></font></font></p> </span></p> </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><em>** The NYSE Trading Floor will close early on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008; Friday, November 28th, 2008; and Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.   However, SSCM, Inc. will be closed for the entire day on the day after Thanksgiving and the day before Christmas.</em></font></font></font></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span> </p> <hr width="100%" size="2" /> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><font size="2">Our Services & Professional Credentials</font></strong></span> <br /> <br /> <font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="/files/16412/About Us.pdf"><font size="1">View our brochure of extensive services</font></a><br /> <br /> </span><font size="1"><a href="/files/16412/Biography%20%2D%20Scot%20%28rev%2E%208%29%2EPDF"><span style="font-family: Arial;">View our owner's professional biography, profile & credentials</span></a></font></font></font></font><sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><a href="/files/16412/Biography%20%2D%20Scot%20%28rev%2E%208%29%2EPDF"><br /> <br /> </a></font></font></font></font></sub></font></font></font></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><font size="2">Cent$-able Finance Radio Show</font></strong></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1">The owner of Stark Strategic Capital Management, Inc, Scot L. Stark, MBA, CMFC, CFP® often appears on a local radio show titled, Cent$-able Finance - Simple Answers to Scary Questions About Money, discussing various topics of financial interest.  The show airs live most Thursday afternoons from 1 - 1:30 p.m. on Maryland's own WLOY 1620 AM and can also be heard live streaming on the Internet at </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.wloy.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1">www.wloy.com</font></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1">.</font></span></font></font></font><sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><br /> <br /> </font></span></font></font></font></sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1">See below to view the 2008 show schedule or to listen to Scot's recent appearances.</font></span></font></font></font><sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><br /> <br /> </font></span></font></font></font></sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.wloy.org/documents/centsablefinance.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font color="#800080" size="1">2008 Show Schedule - Cent$-able Finance</font></span></a></font></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.wloy.com/archives/shows/centsable/index.html"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1">Click here to download and listen to archives of recent appearances by Scot </font></font></font></font></font></font></span></a><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.wloy.com/archives/shows/centsable/index.html">including</a>:</font></span></font></font><sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><br /> </font></span></font></font></sub></font></font></font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">New Children's Savings Rules: How to Use Them to Your Family's Advantage - originally aired 11/29/2007<br /> <br /> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The ABCs of Investing from L-Z - originally aired 10/04/2007</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The ABCs of Investing from A-K - originally aired 09/27/2007</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /> <br /> </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recreating Your Paycheck in Retirement - originally aired 04/19/2007</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Healthy, Wealthy & Wise: Creating Good Financial Habits for 2007 - originally aired 01/18/2007 </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About IRAs - originally aired 10/5/2006</span></span></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><font size="2">Important News</font></strong></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1">On June 22, 2006, Scot L. Stark, MBA, CMFC, CFP® was admitted to the Paladin Registry and ranked in the top 10% of advisors in the financial planning profession. <br /> <br /> According to Jack Paladin, founder of the Paladin Registry (</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.paladinregistry.com"><font color="#800080">www.paladinregistry.com</font></a>) and author of the book, Who’s Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor, the registry provides free public services to investors who require the services of financial planners and advisors.  The registry’s service allows investors to find high-quality, competent, and trustworthy financial advisors to achieve their financial goals. In addition, Scot was also awarded Paladin's Five Star Quality Designation.</font><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);"> <br /> <br /> </span><font size="1">Click on the below link to view the Paladin Press Release admitting Scot into the registry.</font></span></font></font></font><sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><br /> </font></span></font></font></font></sub><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><br /> </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="/files/16412/Press release.pdf"><font size="1">View the press release</font></a><br /> <br /> </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1"><a href="/files/16412/Paladin biography.pdf"><font size="1">View Paladin Registry's Bio of SSCM, Inc.</font></a>  </font></span></font></font></font></font></font></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><strong><font face="Arial, helvetica, sans - serif" size="2"><font size="1"><font size="2">Subscribe to Our </font></font></font></strong></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><strong><font face="Arial, helvetica, sans - serif" size="2"><font size="1"><font size="2">E-Newsletter:  InvestorIQ</font></font></font></strong></font></font></font></font></font></font>™ <strong><font size="2">- Intelligence for the Smart Investor</font></strong>™<font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><strong><font face="Arial, helvetica, sans - serif" size="2"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font><br /> </font></font></strong></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><br /> </font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"><font size="1"> </font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="1">Now you can subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter titled, InvestorIQ - Intelligence for the Smart Investor.  If you have not already subscribed, you can do so by entering your e-mail in the box below and you'll be subscribed automatically. </font><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; 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