S&P 500, Dow Jones Global ex-US, Gold, Bloomberg Commodity Index returns exclude reinvested dividends (gold does not pay a dividend) and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; the DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index does include reinvested dividends and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; and the 10-year Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods.

Sources: Yahoo! Finance, Barron's, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. N/A means not applicable.

• Government bonds and Treasury Bills are guaranteed by the U.S. government as to the timely payment of principal and interest and, if held to maturity, offer a fixed rate of return and fixed principal value. However, the value of fund shares is not guaranteed and will fluctuate.
• Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds but normally offer a higher yield and are subject to market, interest rate and credit risk as well as additional risks based on the quality of issuer coupon rate, price, yield, maturity, and redemption features.
• These views are those of Peak Advisor Alliance, and not the presenting Representative or the Representative's Broker/Dealer, and should not be construed as investment advice.
• This newsletter was prepared by Peak Advisor Alliance. Peak Advisor Alliance is not affiliated with the named broker/dealer.
• The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. You cannot invest directly in this index.
• The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index. Unmanaged index returns do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment.
• The Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Index covers approximately 95% of the market capitalization of the 45 developed and emerging countries included in the Index.
• The 10-year Treasury Note represents debt owed by the United States Treasury to the public. Since the U.S. Government is seen as a risk-free borrower, investors use the 10-year Treasury Note as a benchmark for the long-term bond market.
• Gold represents the afternoon gold price as reported by the London Bullion Market Association. The gold price is set twice daily by the London Gold Fixing Company at 10:30 and 15:00 and is expressed in U.S. dollars per fine troy ounce.
• The Bloomberg Commodity Index is designed to be a highly liquid and diversified benchmark for the commodity futures market. The Index is composed of futures contracts on 19 physical commodities and was launched on July 14, 1998.
• The DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index measures the total return performance of the equity subcategory of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry as calculated by Dow Jones.
• Yahoo! Finance is the source for any reference to the performance of an index between two specific periods.
• Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice and are not intended as investment advice or to predict future performance.
• Economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and there can be no guarantee that strategies promoted will be successful.
• Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal.
• You cannot invest directly in an index.
• Consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.
• Stock investing involves risk including loss of principal.

Sources:

http://online.barrons.com/articles/margin-calls-threaten-shanghais-tottering-market-1435898134 (or go to http://peakclassic.peakadvisoralliance.com/app/webroot/custom/editor/07-13-15_Barrons-Margin_Calls_Threaten_Shanghais_Tottering_Market-Footnote_1.pdf)

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/asia/china-stock-market-ground-zero/

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33425353

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33456768

http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/08/investing/nyse-suspends-trading/

https://twitter.com/NYSE/status/618818929906085888

https://newslab.withgoogle.com/data

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/07/daily-chart-6 (or go to http://peakclassic.peakadvisoralliance.com/app/webroot/custom/editor/07-13-15_TheEconomist-Search_and_Employ-Footnote_8.pdf)

http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-google/

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/upshot/thanksgiving-recipes-googled-in-every-state.html?abt=0002&abg=1&_r=0

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/12/03/the-google-misery-index-the-times-of-year-were-most-depressed-anxious-and-stressed/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/google-election-maps#.yd9rZWlpx

http://www.vocativ.com/usa/us-politics/the-top-google-searches-for-hillary-clinton-and-marco-rubio/

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/06/391021583/google-thinks-were-clueless-about-cocktails-and-it-wants-to-help

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/24/291963536/apples-vs-oranges-google-tool-offers-ultimate-nutrition-smackdown

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/maozedong133401.html#y2RsPql7CW9SUM1Y.9

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