Initial  
   
"Horrible Timing"
    Investment=  
  Ending Spending Income     Ending $1,000,000  
  Index (100= Beginning Index Value) Ending Ending   Monetary    
  Values Index Value Index Value   Values Ending Value Ending Value,  
    (12/31/41), (12/31/41),     (12/31/41), (12/31/41),  
  (1926-1941) Initial Asset Allocation If Investment If Investment     If Investment If Investment  
         (Remains Untouched) Begins Begins     Begins Begins  
    (Equity %/Fixed Income %) on 1/1/26 on 1/1/29     on 1/1/26 on 1/1/29  
         
    100/0 68 36
$681,041 $356,896  
    70/30 84 58  843,181  582,110  
    60/40 90 66  897,227  657,182  
    50/50 95 73  951,274  732,253  
         
    Rebalancing      
      to maintain equities      
      between 50% and      
      70%, adding 1/4 of      
      reserves for every      
      10% market decline      
      [Beginning equity target 70%] 54
$539,128  
         
      [Beginning equity target 60%] 61
$608,371  
         
      [Beginning equity target 50%] 68
$681,788  
                     
 
Text Box:   © 1998-2004,  B. Rulon-Miller, CFA
 
  Source: Data supplied by Ibbotson Associates