Balanced Account Strategies in a Low Interest Rate Environment

Jeffrey Brewer, Managing Director

Bespoke financial vision

Central Bank Rates Fall to Record Lows

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Coordinated Central Bank action has produced historic low interest rates

Global Stocks are Still Attractive

Stock dividend yields are rarely higher than 10 Year U.S. Treasury yields.

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Yield Differential MSCI Dividend Yield 10YR U.S. Treasury Yield

Global Stocks are Still Attractive

The yield differential between equity earnings and Treasuries is significant

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Focus On Portfolio CorrelationGlobal bonds provide a diversifier for balanced portfolios

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Correlation analysis uses monthly data from Dec 31, 1996 to Jan 31, 2013 for the S&P 500 Total Return Index and the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Broad Market Excluding US Dollar Index

Source: Anchor Investment Management, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Bloomberg.

S&P500 Total Return Index Global Bond Index ex USDS&P500 Total Return Index 1.00 0.16Global Bond Index ex USD 0.16 1.00

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Focus On Countries With Better Fundamental Metrics

Total National Debt as % of GDP vs Central Bank Benchmark Interest Rates

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*Non-financial corporate debt includes financial corporate debt.**Government debt includes state and local government debt.***Total national debt includes government, state, local, household and corporate (financial and non-financial) debt; does not include off-balance sheet liabilities.Source: Anchor Investment Management, Bloomberg, National Statistic Offices and Central Banks.

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Substitute Duration Risk for Credit RiskShort duration BB high yield bonds provide a substantial yield pick up without much duration risk in a low return interest rate environment.

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Source: Bloomberg, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

Index metrics:

Rating: BBDuration: 2.4 yearsYield: 3.4%Spread: 275 bps

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BB Corporate Bonds 1-5 Years

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The chart is be used for informational purposes only and Anchor does not guarantee future returns. Investment returns will vary and any historical results may not be considered representative of future returns.

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A Laddered Fixed Income Approach Limits Interest Rate Risk

US Government Bond Market Ladders Historical Annual Performance

The chart is be used for informational purposes only and Anchor does not guarantee future returns. Investment returns will vary and any historical results may not be considered representative of future returns. .

Source: Crestmont Research

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Money is Moving East KPMG’s “The Wealth Report 2012” found that there are 18,000 centa-millionaires (those with $100 million in disposable assets) in Southeast Asia, China and Japan—more than those in North America (17,000) and in Western Europe (14,000). This

figure is expected to more than double in China and India over the next five years.

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Jeffrey C. Brewer, Managing DirectorAnchor Investment Management Ltd.

Mr. Brewer serves as Managing Director and Director of Research of Anchor Investment Management Ltd. He has 30 years of investment experience and extensive training in both the equity and fixed income disciplines. Prior to founding Anchor in 1996, Mr. Brewer was Director of Research of C.A.S.E. Management Inc. in the United States where he headed the investment policy board.  Prior to this he was Vice President and Director of U.S. Quantitative Research at Daiwa Securities of America in New York City. He began his career as a quantitative research analyst and the co-developer of the C.A.S.E. Research System. He founded CASE International Ltd. (Bermuda) in 1985.  Mr. Brewer graduated from Duke University in 1982 with a degree in Management Science. He currently sits on several investment policy boards and is a Director of Neptune Group Ltd.

Contact Details: jbrewer@anchor.bmWebsite: www.anchor.bmTelephone: 441-296-3515