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SPECIAL REPORT

By Ken Faulkenberry

How do you get a strategic advantage that can add the percentage point or two that really gives your investment portfolio extraordinary returns?

Look at what one or two extra percentage points return can mean to your portfolio. A $100,000 investment earning 8% for 30 years returns $1,093,573, at 9% returns $1,473,057, and at 10% returns $1,983,740. It’s amazing what that extra two percentage point return does over a lifetime!

Return on investment is driven by supply and demand. If you have demand that outstrips supply; the return on investing in that product or service will have to be higher than average to attract investors into investing and meeting that need. Therefore, everything being equal, if you can invest where demand is high and growing you can expect a higher than average rate of return on your investment.

Here are five themes with the potential of providing the extra return on investment that transforms your portfolio from average to extraordinary:

ENERGY – Whether we are talking about oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, or new green energy, we will probably need it all. We already use all the energy we produce worldwide. The tremendous growth expected in the standard of living of the emerging markets, in addition to worldwide increase in population, will force us to find more ways to produce and deliver energy to an energy starved world.

INFRASTRUCTURE – No state or nation is able to thrive without the infrastructure to support growing economies and populations. Airports, railroads, highways, communications, etc. are all needed to move people, products, and information efficiently. Developed countries have old and neglected infrastructure needs. Emerging markets have unending needs for new infrastructure.

FOOD/NUTRITION- As third world nations develop they require more and higher quality food. This process is already under way. Add world population growth and you have ever increasing demand for good nutrition and quality food for decades to come.

DEFENSE/TERRORISM/WAR – We live in a dangerous world. Trends that include an increasing number of fanatics willing to kill innocent people will require technology and diligence to defeat. Add to the fact that as we have become more global and mobile we have needed more resources to keep the peace, not less.

HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT – This might be the most rewarding and riskiest investment of the five. Due to population growth in the developing markets, higher standards of living being demanded by emerging countries, and the aging of the developed nations (particularly the U.S. and Japan); the demand for health care and need for environmental services are expanding rapidly and possibly outstripping any other area. The growing risk is the trend toward government which socializes the industry and creates rationing instead of a free market that innovates and grows to meet expanding needs. Therefore, one must be extra careful when investing in this area.

Each of these five themes have the potential to provide extraordinary investment returns because the demand created by the global market place will require these needs be met. Choosing individual investments that provide a properly diversified asset allocated portfolio takes knowledge and many hours of research. Ken Faulkenberry, principal at ArborInvestmentPlanner.com, asserts, “We take advantage of global trends and provide the Arbor Asset Allocation Model Portfolio (AAAMP), Trade Alerts, and Updates to help independent investors make their own investment decisions.”

“People want to stay in control of their assets,” says Faulkenberry, “but lack the time, resources, or knowledge to research individual investments and place them in a properly diversified portfolio. Companies like Arbor Investment Planner provide these services, along with peace of mind.” More information is available at: www.ArborInvestmentPlanner.com.

Houston Based Recording Artist Jennifer Grassman Puts an Innovative New Twist on Album Production and Music Marketing with the help of Spring Fitness Centers

May 7, 2009 – HOUSTON, TEXAS – Houston based recording artist Jennifer Grassman recently split from her record label of five years, Truth Love Music, and set out to produce and fund her third album as an independent artist in the purest sense of the term. With projected production expenses for the album approximating $10,000, Grassman needed an innovative way to raise funds and market her music.

Spring Fitness Owner Thomas Kennison and Recording Artist Jennifer Grassman

“I’ve always been an entrepreneur,” said Grassman, “so I did not find raising $10,000 to be particularly intimidating. Money is the oil that lubes the cogs of creative production. I view it as the means to an end, not as the end. Meaningful art is the ultimate end. Since the majority of my fans are diehard art and performing arts enthusiasts, I decided to offer them an opportunity that would appeal to their passion. In exchange for donations they can receive secret concert tickets, get their name listed in my album credits, and other such novel tidbits.”

Grassman’s various sponsorship levels range from $25 to over $1,000, and “Thank You Gifts” for said sponsorships range from a free CD to a privately held house concert and dinner, for you and your friends, right in your home. Although these opportunities have only been available for a little over a week, several contributions have already been made, including one by area gym, Spring Fitness. Spring Fitness will be receiving credit in Grassman’s upcoming album, Serpents’ Tales & Nightingales, as well as on her website, www.JenniferGrassman.com, where a list of sponsorship opportunities can be found.

“Spring Fitness is actually the gym that my husband Jason and I attend,” said Grassman. “I love their facilities because they have an exclusive women’s area and it’s not pretentious like a lot of the bigger chain gyms. Jason and I went in to work out recently and the owner, Tom (who is almost always there), informed us that he wanted to donate towards the album. That, as you can imagine, solidified my commitment to working out there. My abs have already improved!”

This new business model which incorporates fan and corporate sponsorships is quite deviant from the traditional music industry model, in which a record label would provide the capitol to fund an artist’s projects. Given that in this case no record label is in play, Grassman decided to do what she does best; be creative.

“My music is creative,” stated Grassman, “and that seems to fly pretty well. Why should my marketing or business practices be any different? If it’s ethical and inspired, I’m up for it. Besides, business should be fun, especially in regards to the arts.”

About Jennifer Grassman

Jennifer Grassman is a vocalist, pianist, composer and recording artist.  Grassman’s music effortlessly fuses diverse elements of classical, Celtic, gothic and rock styles into a beautiful, moving genre all her own.  She resides in northwest Houston, Texas with her husband and two cats. To learn more, please visit www.JenniferGrassman.com or www.rainnoverhouston.org.

About Spring Fitness

Founded in 1994, Spring Fitness Center provides customers with “family style fitness.”  While most gym facilities charge extra for personal training, child care, aerobics and tanning, Spring Fitness is special in that it incorporates these services into one low monthly fee competitive even with non profit centers such as The YMCA. Spring Fitness also has sister clubs in Tomball and off FM 1484. To learn more please visit www.NewSpringFitness.com.

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