Market Update for July 26, 2008

US Treasury Rates plus weekly, YTD and returns since the markets peaked on October 7, 2007

Index (1)	Started Week	Ended Week	Change	% Change	YTD
DJIA	11496.57	11370.69	-125.88	-1.1 %	-14.3 %
Nasdaq	2282.78	2310.53	27.75	1.2 %	-12.9 %
S&P 500	1260.68	1257.76	-2.92	-0.2 %	-14.3 %
Russell 2000	693.08	710.33	17.25	2.5 %	-7.3 %

Note 1: Index returns do not include dividends.

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Returns YTD

Returns since October 7, 2007:

U.S. Treasury Rates

	COUPON %	MATURITY DATE	CURRENT PRICE/YIELD
3-Month	0.000	10/23/2008	1-22 / 1.73%
6-Month	0.000	01/22/2009	1-29 / 1.95%
12-Month	0.000	07/02/2009	2-07 / 2.30%
2-Year	2.750	07/31/2010	100-02+ / 2.70%
3-Year	4.875	07/31/2011	105-11+ / 3.00%
5-Year	3.375	07/31/2013	99-23 / 3.44%
10-Year	3.875	05/15/2018	98-07 / 4.10%
30-Year	4.375	02/15/2038	95-01+ / 4.69%

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