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Market Equity gets Protection

Warren Buffett councils: ?The first rule of investment is don`t lose. And the second rule of investment is don`t forget the first rule. And that`s all the rules there are." This seeming simple statement is pivotal to investing success because when losses occur, it takes a much higher return to get back to where you were before the loss was incurred. For example, if you lose 20% in the market, you have to earn 25% just to get back to breakeven. Lose 30% and you need a gain of 43%, lose half your stake and you?ll have to double the remainder just to get back to the starting point.

With a plan utilizing MEPAs, all investment principal remains intact, even in the event of the most severe market crash. To illustrate, from 2000-2005, the overall market as measured by the widely followed S&P 500 Index, fell in value by 15%. In that same period, a plan utilizing MEPAs garnered almost 42% in appreciation.

Dr. Wong added ?It?s an ideal time to purchase a MEPA, the market is richly valued based on many diverse yardsticks. We are quite gratified that in our first 60 days of marketing, we are protecting over $27 million in investment portfolio assets. This is a ringing endorsement from the public.?