Why Institutional Indexing for Affluent Investors?

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The performance results shown are those of a proprietary account at Linden Thomas invested using real dollars based upon the application of Linden Thomas's Proprietary Linden Thomas Large/Mid Growth 50 Index. These performance results are presented net of a .85% advisory fee. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of other fees or expenses, including but not limited to brokerage fees, custodial fees, fees and expenses charged by mutual funds and other investment companies, and any other fee or expenses a client may incur in the management of such client's investment advisory account. A client's return with respect to an investment would be reduced by any fees or expenses a client may incur in the management of its investment advisory account. The performance results are unaudited and are not an estimate of any specific investors actual performance, which may be materially different from such performance depending on numerous factors. No representations or warranties whatsoever are made by Linden Thomas or any other person or entity as to the future profitability of an investment account or the results of making an investment. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Various indices, including, but not limited to the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 Index (each a "Third-party Index") are unmanaged indices of securities that are used as a general measure of market performance, and their performance is not reflective of the performance of any specific investment. The Vanguard 500 benchmark index measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks. The Third-party Index comparisons are provided for informational purposes only and should not be used as the basis for making an investment decision. Further, the performance of the Index and each Third-party Index may not be comparable. There may be significant differences between the Index and each Third- party Index, including, but not limited to, risk profile, liquidity, volatility and asset comparison. The performance shown for each Third-party Index reflects no deduction for client withdrawals, fees or expenses. Accordingly, comparisons between the Index and each Third-party Index may be of limited use. Investments cannot be made directly into the Index or any Third-party Index.