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Subject: Market Commentary For May 18th

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Bill Lussenheide

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Date Posted: 17:49:10 05/18/06 Thu

Our current positions, BUY SIGNALS... European Stocks ,Japanese Stocks, CRB Index

SELL SIGNALS ...US Bonds,NDX 100, SP 500, REITS

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What have been the historical rates of inflation? The United States Department of Labor has month by month statistics of the consumer price index at dating from the beginning of the index in 1913. The bottom line of these statistics shows an inflation rate that has ran at a 3.3% annual rate over the last 90 years. Since 1972, the inflation rate has ran at a 4.78% annual clip.

These are long enough time periods of time to assume that a 3 to 5% inflation rate is a reasonable expectation for us to project into the future. Even though portfolios exist that have historically produced 9 to 11% annual returns, we still must deduct from our potential spending the possible inflation rate. Do not take this inflation factor lightly! At 4% inflation you will lose HALF of your purchasing power in just 18 short years. Inflation hedging and planning is important in every retirement portfolio.

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