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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="left" valign="middle" colspan="3"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>A Full Service Financial Firm</b> <br> <br>42 Fairview Road <br>Weston, MA 02493 <br>Phone: 781-642-0777 <br>FAX: 781-899-8030 <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:sbruneau@bos128.com"> sbruneau@bos128.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <strong><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bos128.com/Flash/SLBpresentation.html"><font color="#800000">Click Here to Learn How to Protect Your Hard Earned Retirement Income.</font></a></strong></p> </span></strong> </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/TA2_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/TA2_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA2_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=123" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Insurance</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=133" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Tax-Deferred Savings</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.</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=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=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/TA2_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2928" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">What Kind of Investor Are You?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Although most Americans seem to understand that investment involves risk, there is a wide spectrum in how much risk each investor is willing to assume. 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This article explains how a charitable remainder trust and a charitable lead trust could be used to provide more control over gifts while potentially benefiting the giver and his or her heirs. </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/TA2_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TA2_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <b>January 27, 2012 @ 04:41 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; 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