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=703" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Financial IQ Test</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Take this quick quiz to find out your Financial IQ</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=126" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Net Worth</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.</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=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=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=2795" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Building a Business Versus Building Wealth</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The market for small businesses has been less than ideal over the past few years. 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