1. Kevin M. Wilson, ChFC, PhD President/CEO/CIO 1405 Medical Arts Building 324 W. Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802 Office: 218-464-4399 Toll Free: 877-327-5062 Fax: 218-464-4397 Email: info@bluewater-cap.com www.bluewatercapitaladvisors.com Monthly Market Review “What Happens When The Fed Changes Its Policy?” (An Evaluation of Risk and Reward) June 20, 2013 11 Ted A. Pavlovich, WMS VP Wealth Management Dheenu Sivalingam, MBA AVP/CCO/Senior Analyst

2. INTRODUCTION TED A. PAVLOVICH 2

3. THE FED HAS DRIVEN HISTORICAL ASSET BUBBLES AND THEIR COLLAPSES TED A. PAVLOVICH 3

4. Bubbles All Look Like The Eiffel Tower 4

5. 5 Negative Real Rates (Imposed by Fed) Caused Bubbles

6. 6 Sequential Bubble-Blowing Punishes Investors

7. 7 Fed’s QE “Bubble” (Stocks/Bonds) May Be Deflating Now

8. TWO POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR GLOBAL STOCKS DHEENU V. SIVALINGAM 8

9. Two Possible Scenarios For Global Stocks  MSCI Emerging Markets Index has tumbled 9.3 percent in 2013 after delivering 11 percent annualized returns over the past 10 years.  BRIC nations-Brazil, Russia, India and China-has sagged 11.7 percent following a 10-year track record of 13 percent gains. 9

10. Bear Market Indicator Flashing Red in U.S. 10

11. 11 Currency War May Change Many Things

12. 12 Muddle-Through (Japanese) Scenario Is Also Possible

13. 13 Who Will Be The Winners?

14. NAVIGATING THE END-PHASES OF ASSET BUBBLES 14 KEVIN M. WILSON

15. 15 Bubbles Have Been Caused By Fed Setting Effective Rates Too Low For Too Long

16. 16 QE’s Effectiveness Was Waning Anyway

17. 17 Strategic Normalization of Interest Rates Will Happen

18. 18 Notice That Stocks Can Rally As Yields Rise

19. SOLVING THE PRUDENT INVESTOR’S DILEMMA 19 KEVIN M. WILSON Real Interest Rates-10 Yr.

20. Interest Rates Have Been Very Low, Hurting Retired/Conservative Investors 20

21. But If Rates Start To Normalize, Bonds Will Sell Off Likely Rate? 21

22. 22 Solution: Move To Higher Stock Allocations

23. SUMMARY 23 KEVIN M. WILSON 1)Fed has blown up, and then popped, a whole series of bubbles 2)Global equities could rally once the adjustment to new rates has occurred, or we could enter a “muddle-through” period 3)Previous episodes of interest rate normalization has sometimes been associated with strong stock rallies 4)Prudent investors will soon see yields rise substantially, but must weather the drop in bond prices that goes with that 5) The best solution is to significantly increase stock allocations over the long term

24. Q & A 24 KEVIN M. WILSON TED A. PAVLOVICH DHEENU V. SIVALINGAM

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