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U.S. Tactical Sector Rotation Strategy

The U.S. Tactical Sector Rotation Strategy is engineered for investors seeking to participate in "Bull Markets" and prospectively avoid the ravages of a "Bear Market". This strategy is driven by our proprietary Major Trend Indicator (MTI).

The MTI is primarily quantitative and differentiates whether "Bull Market" or "Bear Market" conditions exist. The MTI is used in conjunction with classic chart analysis. When the MTI signal indicates "Bull Market" conditions, the model invests in the top five performing sector ETFs of the ten sectors within the S&P 500 index, plus a Midcap sector ETF (MDY), and Small Cap sector ETF (IWM).

U.S. Constraints

Equity	MIN	MAX
10 U.S. Sectors¹	-100	100
2 U.S. Mid & Small Cap Sectors	-100	100

Alternatively, when "Bear Market" conditions are indicated, the model invests in a Money Market Fund and/or establishes "short" positions through "inverse" ETFs (i.e. inverse S&P 500 and/or inverse Russel 2000 ETFs). The relative performance of each sector is quantified weekly and the portfolio is rebalanced quarterly.

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Global Tactical Sector Rotation Strategy

The Global Tactical Sector Rotation Strategy is tailored to investors seeking to participate in "Bull Markets" and prospectively avoid the ravages of a "Bear Market". This strategy is driven by our proprietary Major Trend Indicator (MTI).

This strategy is created to capture opportunities in global markets from Growth, Value and Currency perspectives. Global investing can capture the benefits of economic cycles outside the U.S. and offers the advantage of additional Diversification.

Global Constraints

Equity	MIN	MAX
12 U.S. Sectors¹	-100	100
Europe²	0	20
Asia²	0	20
Emerging Markets²	0	20
OTHER
U.S. Treasury	-20	20
Gold & Gold Stocks	0	20
Commodity	0	20
Currency	0	20

¹ 10 S&P 500 + Midcap (MDY) & Russell 2000 (IWM)

² Limit: 10% per sub-sector, 2 sub-sector max per sector

The proprietary Major Trend Indicator (MTI) is utilized and applied in the same method as the U.S. Tactical Sector Rotation Strategy but includes additional multiple continent regions (Europe, Asia and Emerging Markets), and exposure to the following ETF's sectors: U.S. Treasury (long/short), Gold & Gold Stocks, Commodity and Currency.

The possible choices of alternate global assets are determined by the portfolios manager’s discretion and on-going published research.

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