Continental Investors

<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/17774/slug.jpg" alt="Continental Investors" height="130" width="102" 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>Securities Broker-Dealer Firm</b> <br> <br> 1330 Broadway St. P.O. Box 888 <br>Longview, WA 98632 <br>Phone: 360-423-5110 <br>FAX: 360-423-6311 <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:mkamp@cisinvest.com"> mkamp@cisinvest.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p><strong>Continental Investors Services, Inc</strong><small><font size="1">. is a Washington State based Broker-Dealer firm licensed in 38 states with over 30 affiliated investment representatives and operates 8 branch offices through out the United States.  The company serves both fixed income and equity investors as well as municipal issuers and  retirement plans.   </font></small></p><p><small><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Continental Investors Services, Inc</strong></span>. is a registered investment adviser in the State of Washington.  The firm will not transact business in states where it is not appropriately registered, excluded or exempted from registration.  Individualized responses to persons that involve either the effecting of transaction in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, will not be made without registration or exemption. </font></small></p><p><small><font size="1">          </font><font size="6"><em> <font size="5">Member </font><a href="http://www.sipc.org"><font size="5">SIPC</font></a><font size="5">/<a href="http://www.finra.org" target="_blank">FINRA</a>        </font></em></font></small></p> </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/TA1_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/TA1_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA1_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=135" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Roth IRA Conversion</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>This calculator can help you determine whether you should consider converting to a Roth IRA.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=697" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Capital Gains Taxes</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate short-term and long-term federal capital gains taxes</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=861" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Required Minimum Distributions</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 70.</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/TA1_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=3492" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Preparing to Turn the Corner</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> What happens to a multiple-owner business when one of them chooses to retire or must leave suddenly for some other reason? 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