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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="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/13329/sfg%20logo.gif" alt="summit financial group" height="160" width="160" 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><FONT COLOR="#006633"><I> "The Route to a Dignified Retirement" </FONT></I></b> <br> <br>2201 Civic Circle, Suite 401 <br>Amarillo, TX 79109 <br>Phone: (806)242-3700 <br>FAX: (806)322-5565 </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p><font face="Verdana"><font face="Times new roman" color="#408080"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times new roman, times, serif"><font color="#08684a"></font></font></font></span></span></font></font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><font size="3">Welcome to our web site, where you’ll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletters, articles, calculators, and research reports.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><font size="3">We hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that become available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><font size="3">Summit Financial Group created this web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind retirement, investing, insurance, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most importantly, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #08684a"><font size="3">Summit Financial Group is here to help educate you about the basic concepts of financial planning, to help you learn more about who we are, and to give you fast, easy access to market performance and data.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify" align="center"><o:p></o:p></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/7/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/7/TA1_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/7/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=699" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">LTCI Cost of Waiting</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=702" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Retirement Portfolio Lifespan</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How Long Will Your Funds Last?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=140" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Home Affordability</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.</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/7/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=1771" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Get Ready for Earnings Season</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Earnings can provide a key to understanding the performance of an individual company and the behavior of the stock market in general.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1620" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Estate of Emergency?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> To help ensure that an estate is distributed according to one's wishes, it’s important to have certain legal documents in place.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1969" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">HOT TOPIC: Does the Estate Tax Have a Future? </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> For the first time since 1915, the federal government has no law in place to tax large estates when they are transferred to heirs. 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