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RevisedVersion1onNovember13,2014
2014InvestmentConference
November13,2014
1024SouthAvenueW,Westfield,NJ07090
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RonaldR.RedfieldCPA,PFSstartedwiththefirmin1983 (31yearsago)and
becameapartnerin1989.
ThePrimeRatewas11%in1983,downfrom21.50%inDecemberof1980.The
primerateiscurrently3.25%.
TheDowJonesAveragehitanalltimehighof1270thatyear.TheDowclosedat
17,600onNovember12,2014.
ThisisacoverofTimeduring1983.
AlanB.StarinskyCPA,PFSbecameapartnerin1995.Alanisincharge
ofouraccountingandtaxdivision.astarinsky@rbcpa.com
RonandAlanhaveworkedtogetherfor27yearssince1987. 1987wasthe
yearthefilmWallStreetwasreleased.
Redfield,Blonsky&Starinskyhadanamechangeduring2014.Wewereformerly,
Redfield,Blonsky&Co.Ourprinciplesandphilosophieshavenotchanged.
Redfield,Blonskywasformedin1958(ayearbeforeAlanandRonwereborn).
Thepartnershipwasstartedby2CPAs,MilfordBlonsky(retiredin1995,and
currentlylivingnearCherryHill,NJ,)andReubenRedfield(Ronsdad)who
retiredin1992,andpassedawayin2013at93yearsold.
(TopL R)Donna98,Ron83,Arlene86,Debbie06,Alan87,Chris84andReuben.
Notinpicture;( Jim96andDenise96
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JimandDenisearenotmissingfromthispicture.
Allofushavededicatedatotalof176yearssofartoRBS.Wereallydoseemto
whistlewhilewework.Speakingof176years,doyouknowwhatinterestratewould
beneededtodoubleyourmoneyinthatamountoftime?Yelloutthecorrectanswer
andIwilldeliveryouafreebeverage!
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Itypicallyread3newspaperseverymorning.Iunfortunatelythrowout
thesportssectionsbeforeIgetmyreadingready.Imixupallthe
sectionsofallthenewspaperslikeadeckofcards,arrangethem
randomly,andthenIbeginmyreading.
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"Read500pageslikethiseveryday,that'showknowledgeworks.Itbuildsup,like
compoundinterest."WarrenBuffett
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Historically,wetypically,butnotalways,outperformedthestockaveragesindown
years,andunderperformedthesameaverageswhentheyhavestrongyears.Past
performanceisnotnecessarilyindicativeoffutureresults.
$52,647,483undermanagementasof October31,2014.
Imanageourownportfoliosandourfamiliesportfoliosinthesamemannerwe
managethoseofourclients.Ieatmyowncooking!
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Wepracticevalueinvesting.Wetrytofindcompaniesorinvestmentsthatwefeel
aresellingatapricethatisbelowtheirintrinsicvalue.Weemphasizealongterm
approachtoinvesting.Wefocusontheinvestmentitselfandnotitsshorttermstock
priceperformance.Ourportfoliosareoftenconcentratedandfocusedonalimited
numberofinvestments.
Wedonotfocusagreatdealonthedaytoday"noise"inthemarkets.Weattempt
tofocusontheinformationthatwillhavealongtermimpactonourcurrent
investmentsandpotentialinvestments.
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RBSInvestmentReturnTable
Year Ending
RBS
(1)
S&P 500
(2)
Relative
Results
(1)-(2)
1998
5.00%
28.58%
(23.58)
1999
7.50%
21.04%
(13.54)
2000
11.20%
(9.10%)
20.30
2001
0.10%
(11.89%)
11.99
2002
1.10%
(22.10%)
23.20
2003
52.60%
28.69%
23.91
2004
7.90%
10.88%
(2.98)
2005
7.30%
4.91%
2.39
2006
26.00%
15.79%
10.21
2007
(0.40%)
5.49%
(5.89)
2008
(34.70%)
(37.00%)
2.30
2009
22.10%
26.46%
(4.36)
2010
1.30%
15.06%
(13.76)
2011
0.50%
2.12%
(1.62)
2012
14.10%
15.96%
(1.86)
2013
24.80%
32.22%
(7.42)
Through
10/31/14
10.90%
10.71%
0.19
Total
157.30%
137.82%
19.48
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RBSPerformanceSummary
Average Annual
Total Returns as of
10/31/14
16
Years +
10
months
15
Years
10
Years
5 Years
3 Years
1 Year
YTD
(Not
Annualized)
7.9%
8.0%
6.3%
10.9%
16.1%
16.7%
10.9%
S&P 500
6.03%
4.05%
7.88%
16.54%
19.64%
17.15%
10.71%
Tweedy Brown
Value Fund
N/A
5.69%
6.62%
11.99%
14.34%
6.80%
4.36%
Clientswilloftenaskustogiveamarketprediction.Ourtypicalansweristhatwe
havenocluewhatthestockmarketwilldooverashortperiod.Overtheshortterm
(shorttermbeing5yearsorless),anythingcanhappen.Inthebook,TheMoney
Game,AdamSmith(GeorgeJ.W.Goodman)pointedoutwhenJ.P.Morganwas
askedwhatthemarketwoulddo,hesaid,"Itwillfluctuate."
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Whylongterminvesting?1st5years,TomLandryoftheCowboyshadlosingseasons.
Hebuiltafoundation.Longtermpatiencewascrucial.
Valueinvestingrequirestime,competenceanddiscipline.Itneverends.Theanalysis
alwaysevolves.RonaldR.Redfield
"Learnbyyourmistakes.Treatpastlossesasaneducationalsunkcost".Ronald
R.Redfield
Greatinvestor,JohnTempletonalwayscarriedreadingmaterials.Heclaimstheshort
timespentreadingaddsupquickly.
Amarketdownturnisthetruetestofaninvestmentphilosophy.SethKlarman
"Wewillbecandidinourreportingtoyou,emphasizingtheplusesandminuses
importantinappraisingbusinessvalue.Ourguidelineistotellyouthebusinessfacts
thatwewouldwanttoknowifourpositionswerereversed.Weoweyounoless.
WarrenBuffett
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TheexpecteddividendyieldofourportfoliosasofOctober31,2014is2.40%.
RBSexpected 5Year
dividendyield Treasury
asofOctober
31,2014
10Year
Treasury
30Year
Treasury
2.40%
2.35%
3.08%
1.63%
Historically,wefeltmostsecurewhenacompanysdividendis2/3rdsthatof
the5YearTreasury.Ourcurrentexpecteddividendis147%ofthe5Year
Treasury,and102%ofthe10YearTreasury.
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Historicallywhenusingthe3MonthUSTreasury rateof6%asa
benchmark,itwouldtake12yearstodoubleyourmoney.
The3MonthTreasuryisnow0.013%.Usingtheruleof72,Itwould
wouldtake5,539yearstodoubleyourmoney.
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3MonthTreasuryBill:SecondaryMarketRate
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Itismyopinionthatbondsasanassetclasshavebeensetupforpoorreturnsgoing
forward.ThisopinionincludesallormostbondsincludingUSTreasuries,Municipal
BondsandCDs.
TopSavingsDepositYieldsfromBarrons
Type
November 7,2014
November15,2010
MoneyMarket
1.04%
1.20%
6Month CD
0.82%
1.14%
1Year CD
1.14%
1.40%
2YearCD
1.25%
1.74%
5YearCD
2.32%
2.75%
Itisimportantthataninvestorunderstandshowchangesininterestrates,credit
quality,andinflationwouldaffectfixedIncomeinvestments.
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Thegreatestdifficultyonehasinvestinginthiseconomicenvironmentisthat
interestratesarelowcomparedtothelast50years.Yet,ifyoulookatthe
followingchart,youcanseethatoverthelast142years,perhapslongterm
treasuryratesarenotunusuallylow.
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10LargestHoldingsasofNovember11,2014
Company
Symbol
%of
Total
Price*
Average
Cost
Exxon
XOM
8.30%
$96.41
$84.96
Microsoft
MSFT
5.38%
$48.87
$26.93
PublicService PEG
5.39%
$40.95
$31.40
National
WesternLife
NWLI
5.25%
$272.25
$136.42
Exelon
EXC
5.17%
$37.55
$34.60
Gazprom
OGZPY
4.52%
$6.26
$7.58
FirstEnergy
FE
4.51%
$37.29
$35.38
PBFEnergy
PBF
4.51%
$26.68
$25.76
JPMorgan
JPM
4.46%
$61.37
$38.73
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Citigroup
4.13%
$53.81
$37.13
*=ClosingPricesNovember11,2014
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Wecurrentlyareholdingmorepositionsthanwetypicallydo.Wecurrentlyhave33
positions inourportfolio.
Ourpositionsizeistypicallybasedontheconvictionwehaveintheinvestment,aswell
astherelativeriskoftheholding,alongwiththecurrentpriceoftheholding.
Aspricesroseoverthelastyearorso,wetrimmedheavypositionsofExxon,National
WesternLifeandMicrosoft.Yet,theystillcarrya>5%portfolioallocation.
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Wetakealongtermapproachtoinvesting.Weconsiderlongtermtobeintheareaof
5to10years,ormore.Whenwepurchaseequitysecurities,wetypicallyexpectto
holdtheinvestmentforalongperiodoftime.Oftenourgoalwouldbetohold
securitypositionspermanently.Yet,historyhasshownusthatthegoalofpermanent
holdingshasnotbeenachieved.
Weattempttobetaxefficientinourportfolios.
Ifyouareaninvestmentclientofours,pleaseletusknowifyourCPAwouldlikeusto
harvestanytaxlossesorgains.Wecantpromisewecandoso,butwecancertainly
evaluateit.
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OurInvestmentStrategy:
1.Searchforinvestmentswethinkwillproducefuturecashflowsandearnings,and
purchasetheseinvestmentsatapricethatwethinkwillpresentuswithReturnson
Investmentwhicharegreaterthantheprevailinginterestrateandinflation.Patienceis
keyforthis.
2.Constantresearchonourcompanysorourinvestmentthesis.
3.Wecontinuetoinvestincompaniesthatourresearchcurrentlyconsiderstobe
financiallystrong,abletowithstandseverebusinessdownturns,paysadividend,and
alsobuysbacktheirownshares.Wedohaveaportionofinvestmentsthatarenotas
financiallystrong,buthaveastorybehindthem,andhenceourinvestment.
4.Withallofouranalysis,weunderstandthatourthesisismerelyaroadmap.We
constantlylooktopierceholesinourthesis,bringinpotentialnegativesandpositives,
anddoourbesttohaveareasonableunderstandingoftheirfutureoperationsand
cashflows.Weadjustourinvestmentifnecessarytoourongoingresearch.
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Someofmyfavoriteinvestmentquotes
Ifyouarenotwillingtoownastockfor10years,donoteventhinkabout
owningitfor10minutes.WarrenBuffett
Youmakemostofyourmoneyinabearmarket,youjustdontrealizeitatthe
time.ShelbyCullom Davis
Ifyouexpecttocontinuetopurchasestocksthroughoutyourlife,youshould
welcomepricedeclinesasawaytoaddstocksmorecheaplytoyourportfolio.
WarrenBuffett
Investforthelonghaul.Dontbetoogreedyanddontgettooscared.Shelby
Cullom Davis
Intheshortrunthemarketisavotingmachine.Inthelongrunitisa
weighingmachine.BenjaminGraham
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Ourgoalistoattempttomaximizeinvestmentreturns,whilelimitingor
avoidinglongtermorpermanentlosses.
Wetypicallyhaveadefensivenaturetoourportfolios,andonceagainwe
remindinvestorsthatwewilltypicallyunderperformtheS&P500during
strongyears,andtypicallyoutperformtheS&P500inyearswheretheS&P
500hasnotperformedwell.
Becauseofourdefensivenature,Idontthinkweshouldbecomparedtothe
S&P500.
Wehadadifficultyearin2010,andthatoneyearhashurtourlongterm
performance.Thedifficultywascausedbystockssoldshort.Weeliminated
shortsellingfromourportfoliosduring2010.
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Whydowemakeaninvestmentinaspecificsituation?
Weattempttoprojectfuturecashflowgeneratedand
whatisexpectedtoberetainedordistributedto
shareholdersinthefuture.
Weask,Isthepricewewouldpayforthisinvestment
sufficienttogiveusaproperfuturereturn?
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Weattempttodeterminetheintrinsicvalueofequities,basedonathoroughanalysisof
thefundamentalbusinessfactors,thecompanyandindustryconditions.Wethoroughly
readSECfilings,includingfinancialstatements,annualreports,companyorindustry
conferencecalls,investorandanalystmeetings,oneononecompanymeetings,industry
eventsandotherrelatedfilings.
Whenlookingataninvestment,weattempttoprojectandfocusonacompany's
futuregenerationofcashflowandearnings,theirbalancesheet,andotherfinancial
statementsanddisclosures.Weattempttoanalyzethequalityoftheircurrentandfuture
earnings.Weattempttointroducestressrelatedcircumstancestoourprojections.We
alsoprojecttheamountsthatwethinkcouldbereturnedtoshareholdersviadividends.
Wedeterminewhatwethinkthefuturereturnoninvestmentwillbeoveramidtolong
periodoftime.Typicallyweusea5yearto15year"roadmap"inouranalysis.Ofcourse
this"roadmap"isconstantlychangingandrevisedforchangesinconditions.Typicallywe
looktoinvestinacompanywhenwehaveconfidenceinthepredictabilityoftheirfuture
cashflowstream,andwearecomfortablewiththepricewearepayingforthisprojected
futurecashflowandearningsstream.Atthesametime,weconstantlylookforflawsin
ourreasoningorthesis.AsCPAs,wehaveanindepthknowledgeininterpretingfinancial
statementsandtheirfootnotes.Ourextensiveresearchisembeddedinourclients'
portfolios.
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Someexamplesofour2 MinuteDrills,whichwehaveinourthesisnotes.
EXXON(XOM)November4,2014$93.92
Exxonisadiversifiedenergycompanywhichproducesnotjustoil,butalsoisthelargest
naturalgasproducerintheUSA.Theyexplore,develop,refine,distribute,drillandareoneof
thelargestpetrochemicalsuppliersintheworld.Theyhavesuccessfullydonethisforover
100years,havemaintainedAAAcreditratings,andarerespectedthroughouttheindustry.
Keepinmindthatnaturalgaspricescontinuetobeatdepressionlikelevels.
Exxoncontinuallybuysbackshares.Thesharecounthasdecreasedovertheyears.There
were6.7Bsharesoutstandingin2002,andasofJune30,2013therewere4.4Bshares
outstanding.Becauseoftheirproductionofoilandgastheyareaninflationhedge.We
project2014earningsof$7.800,whichbasedonapriceof$93.92,equatestoaprice
earningsratioof12X.
Yieldis2.93%($2.76).Dividendpayouthasaveraged26.5%forthelast10years..Dividend
payoutratioexpectedtobe34%and36%forF2014andF2015respectively.ROEhas
averaged26.90%forthelast10years.ROEisexpectedtobe18.5%forF2014and17.5%for
F2015.AverageP/Eforthelast10yearshasbeen11.43X.ProjectedepsforF2015is$8.00
whichequatestoaforwardP/Eof11.74X.AAAcreditrating,higherthanthatofUSA. 31
Microsoft(MSFT)2MinuteDrillOctober2,2014($45.76)
MicrosofthasaAAAbalancesheet.$10.40pershareofcashasofJune30,2014.Free
CashFlowandearningsarebothofhighquality,andIbelievebothtobestableata
minimum.P/Eratiois16.64X,basedonourprojectedF2015earningsof$2.75pershare.
Dividendyieldis2.44%.Weprojectthedividendpayoutratiotobe44%inF2015.Thisis
wellabovetheir29.8%payoutoverthelast10years.Itisdifficultinmyopiniontojudge
Microsoftsdividendpolicyandretainage,ashistoricallytheydidnotusetopayadividend.
Theyalsohaveaccumulated$89BincashasofSeptember30,2014,andtheyremainAAA
rated.Idon'tseethembeingreplacedinenterprise.Inthepast,Itriedto"killthis
investment,"andIcouldn't.Theinvestmentcouldbekillednowwithanearningsmissor
P/Econtraction.ThatiswhyIhavereducedtheallocationtoaround5%fromaprevious
10+%.Ijustdon'tseethedegradationofthecompanythatsomanyothersdiscuss.
Projectedinvestmentreturnsfor15yearsareestimatedat13%to14%annualizedbasedon
currentprice.
AAAcreditrating,higherthanthatofUSA.
ThiswasthecorrectionwenotedasVersion1onthecoverpage.Weaddedtextand
correctedatypographicalerror,whereweincorrectlystatedourprojected2015
dividendpayoutratiowaslessthanthehistoricalpercentage.
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PBFEnergy(PBF)2MinuteDrillNovember4,2014($26.47)
WeareinvestinginaneastcoastrefinerwithMidcontinentexposure.PBFisthe5th
largestindependentrefinerintheUSA.TheP/Eisratherlowat7.5X.
Theirbalancesheetisquitehealthy(3Q1410Qstillnotreleased).Theyownand
consolidate~50%ofPBFX.Oneofmyfavoritevalueinvestors,BaupostGroupowns
10.37%asofSeptember30,2014.Thiswas6.38%ofPBFcommonasofJune30,2014,
andPBFisstatedas3.08%ofBauposttotalassetsasofJune30,2014.Iamnotthrilled
ridingonthecoattailsofSethKlarman,butwiththelowP/E,Idecidedtoenterthe
investment.Asthepriceofcrudedrops,thespreadwidens,andhencePBFisaslight
anchortoourportfolios.
PBFwasfirstpurchasedonNovember13,2013at~$27.10pershare.Wesubsequently
purchasedmorePBF,andasofNovember11,2014itwas4.51%ofourportfolio.
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PagesandpagesofquotesandthoughtsIhavecollectedovertheyears.
"WhenWallStreeters toutEBITDAasavaluationguide,buttonyourwallet."WarrenBuffett
2013AnnualLetter
Blurbfrom1980"Therecentcrashinthebondmarket whichcomparedtoa50%dropinthe
DJIAinacoupleofweeks."ValueLine3/28/1980
"Mymothertoldme,nevergotoafightyouareinvitedto."JimChanos ondiscussinghis
Chinashortthesis10/14.
"TherearestructuralissuesinsomefocusedETF's,in thewaytheyareconstructedandhow
theysettle.Iwillleaveitatthat."JimChanos October2014
MygreatestinvestmentconcernisP/Econtraction.GazpromP/Eof<3.Ofcoursenot
applestoapples.LosingledigitP/E'spossibleinUSA.RonaldRedfield,October 2014
TheolderIget,IamlessinclinedIamtosellaposition.LookedatMSFT(45.76)topair
down,been~80%+gainsofar,seenoreasontoreduce.RonaldRedfield,October 2014
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Don'tbuyhype.Ignoretradingevenifitisadvicefroma"guru."Alwayslookat
fundamentals,presentationandvaluation.Projectforward.RonaldRedfield,October
2014
"Itswaitingthathelpsyouasaninvestor,andalotofpeoplejustcantstandtowait,
CharlieMunger9/14
"Ifyoujustkeepthinkingandreading,youdon'thavetowork."CharlieMunger9/14
Workhard,worksmart,ponder,reflect,reason,acceptandexpectmistakes.Ronald
Redfield,June2013
"Theinvestorschiefproblemandevenhisworstenemyislikelytobehimself."Benjamin
Graham
"Youdon'tgetmanygreatopportunitiesinalifetime....Don'tbetootimidwhenyou
reallyhaveacinch."CharlesMunger2/6/13
"Weareputtingalotofmoneyintosolarandwind."WarrenBuffett10/24/12
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"Idon'treallylookatthestockmarket.Ilookatbusinessesandforgetthestock
market."CharlesBrandes onLessonsfromBenGraham
"Valueinvestors,during1974/75didquitewell.Notverylarge,butquite
satisfactory.Thiscouldbethesameforfuture."CharlesBrandes
"Whenyoubuyequitiesduringperiodsofmaximumpessimism,youhave
alwaysdonewell('70,74,82,90+91)"CharlesBrandes
"Ifanassethasthelikelihoodoffuturecashflow,andnotdependentonwhata
buyermightpay,thenit'saninvestment."SethKlarman
March1941,stockssoldat6Xearnings,5%+dividendsandbondspaidinterestof
2%.Dec.1941,stockssoldat5Xearnings,>10%dividends
Shorttermpredictionsdonotcometrue.Competentanalysiswithamarginof
safetyisthekey.Patienceandliquidity.Avoidforcedselling.
Mostofthepermanentlossesduringthegreatdepressionwerecausedby
speculationandinabilitytoweatherthestorm(needofcapital).
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Sometypeofaccessibleliquidityisalwaysnecessarytotakeadvantageof
unexpectedinvestmentopportunities.
OwningRealEstateduringtheGreatDepressionwastreacherous.Rentsstopped
cominginordeflated.Expensescouldnotbeserviced.
PatienceandCourage,cannotbeoveremphasizedininvesting.
Tobuildwealth(evenindepressions).1.Save$$,2.Avoidspeculation,3.Make
$$workforyouthroughconservativeinvestments.
PrudenceandpatienceininvestingseemedtoworkduringTheGreatDepression.
Qualityandfundamentalswerekey.BuyingduringfearworkedItlooksasthoughTheGreat
Depressionkeysignswere,1)nosupplyof$$,2)employmentlevels,and3)Capacity
Utilization(was<20%)
"MostpeopledidnotrealizeTheGreatDepressionwasoveruntilayearorso
aftertheturnhadbeenmade."BenjaminRoth'TheGreatDepression
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"Forthoseproperlypreparedinadvance,abearmarketinstocksisnota
calamity,butanopportunity."JohnTempleton,May1962
"Aninvestorcanseeksafetybyseekingbargains."JohnTempleton,July1949
"Whereistheoutlookmostmiserable?"JohnTempleton,January1995
Neverunderestimatethepowerofdoingnothing.WinniethePooh.Investing
shouldbelikewatchingpaintdryandgrassgrow.Thismeans,youneednottrade,one
cansitonaportfolioifthesisandsuchhavenotchanged.
"Thebestchaptereverwrittenindescribinghowtheworldworksinmarketsis
chapter12of"TheGeneralTheory"byKeynes."WarrenBuffett
"Berkshirestockhasgonedown50%fourtimessinceIownedit."Warren
Buffett3/1/10
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ImportantDisclosures
1.Redfield,Blonsky&Starinsky,LLC(RBS), onlytransactsbusinessinstateswhereitisproperlyregistered,
orexcludedorexemptedfromregistrationrequirements.
2.Pastperformanceassumesreinvestmentofdividendsandotherdistributionsandmaynotbeindicativeof
futureresults.Therefore,nocurrentorprospectiveclientshouldassumethatthefutureperformanceofany
specificinvestment,investmentstrategy(includingtheinvestmentsand/orinvestmentstrategies
recommendedand/orpurchasedbyadviser),orproductmadereferencetodirectlyorindirectlyinthis
presentationoronourwebsite,orindirectlyviaalinktoanythirdpartywebsite,willbeprofitableorequal
tocorrespondingindicatedperformancelevels.Theinvestmentreturnandprincipalvalueofaninvestment
willfluctuateand,whenredeemed,maybeworthmoreorlessthantheiroriginalcost.
3.Differenttypesofinvestmentsinvolvevaryingdegreesofrisk,andtherecanbenoassurancethatany
specificinvestmentwilleitherbesuitableorprofitableforaclientsinvestmentportfolio.Noclientor
prospectiveclientshouldassumethatinformationpresentedisasubstituteforpersonalizedindividual
advicefromtheadviseroranyotherinvestmentprofessional.
4.Historicalperformanceresultsforinvestmentindexes,suchastheS&P500,generallydonotreflectthe
deductionoftransactionand/orcustodialchargesorthedeductionofaninvestmentmanagementfee,the
incurrenceofwhichwouldhavetheeffectofdecreasinghistoricalperformanceresultsoftheS&P500
Index.WheneverRBSperformanceisreferredto,resultshavebeenreducedbyallfees,includingRBS
managementfee.
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ImportantDisclosures(continued)
5.ReturnsfortheRBSportfolioshavebeencalculatedusingactualtimeweightedreturnsobtainedfromallaccountsoverthetime
periodsindicated.AllRBSreturnsassumethereinvestmentofdividendsandareshownnetoftheinvestmentmanagementfees
andallotherexpenses.PleaseseeourformADVforafullfeedisclosure.Actualindividualaccountperformancemaybematerially
differentfromourcompositeresults.
6.RBSfilesanannualformADV,whichincludesaneasytoreadbrochure.FormADVisavaluablereadforanyoneinterestedin
learningmoreaboutRBS.AdditionalinformationaboutRedfield,Blonsky&Starinsky,LLCisalsoavailableontheSECswebsiteat
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.ThesearchableIARD/CRDnumberforRedfield,Blonsky&Starinsky,LLCis128714.
7.TheS&P500Indexisawidelyrecognized,unmanagedindexof500ofthelargestcompaniesintheUnitedStatesasmeasured by
marketcapitalization.TheS&P500Indexperformanceassumesreinvestmentofalldividendsanddistributionsanddoesnotreflect
anychargesforinvestmentmanagementfeesortransactionexpenses,nordoestheIndexreflectanyeffectsoftaxes,feesorother
typesofchargesandexpenses.TheS&P500Indexisoneofmanyindicesandisnotnecessarilythemostappropriateindexwhen
comparingperformanceresults.
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