Heartland Financial Resource Group

<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/14471/jim1~001.jpg" alt="Heartland Financial Resource Group" height="200" width="151" 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>Wealth Management Processes</b> <br> <br>6701 Westown Pkwy, Suite 220 <br>West Des Moines, IA 50266 <br>Phone: 515-221-1234 <br>FAX: 515-224-4774 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email: <br> <a href="mailto:jim@heartlandfrg.com"> jim@heartlandfrg.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> </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/TA5_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/TA5_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA5_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=139" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Loan Payoff</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much will it cost to pay off a loan over its lifetime?</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=141" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mortgage Refinancing</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.</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=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/TA5_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1923" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Beware the Better-Than-Average Effect </font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Economists have found that, on average, people tend to believe that their own lives are improving at a faster rate than most everyone else's.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1769" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Retirement Countdown in a Down Market</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The process leading up to retirement should begin years beforehand to help protect portfolio assets in the event that the markets are affected by unfavorable economic conditions.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=2075" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">HOT TOPIC: New Rules Likely Making Credit Cards More Expensive</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> New rules designed to limit credit-card issuers from quietly raising interest rates and fees will undoubtedly help consumers become more aware of the terms and conditions on their credit cards. But the real news is that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD) may actually be making credit cards more expensive to use. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1872" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mark Your Calendar</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Once we approach the end of our working years, birthdays take on a renewed importance. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=news_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Newsletters>>></font></b></a> </p> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width="225" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="225"> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="225" height="32" valign="bottom"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA5_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TA5_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <b>July 31, 2010 @ 11:28 AM</b><br><br></font> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="200"> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>10,465.94</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 1.22</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2,254.70</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 3.01</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 1,101.60</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 0.07</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$MID" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Mid-Cap 400</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 760.27</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 2.16</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SML" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Small-Cap 600</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 348.50</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.44</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 650.89</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 0.46</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><form action="http://partners.marketcenter.com/fiserv/quotes/quote.action?symbol=" method="get" target="mondo"> <td align="center" colspan="3"><br><input type="text" size="6" maxlength="6" name="s" value=""> <input type=submit value="Get Quote"></td></form></tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <br>[ <a style="text-decoration:none; 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