Our proprietary Relative Strength (RS) system has been tested for years vis-a-vis the Dow Jones Industrial Average market index and has shown to be one of the best investment strategies for both the short and the long term. The strategy invests in the 10 Dow Jones stocks (the total index is composed of 30 companies) that exhibit the strongest relative strength for the past quarter. Furthermore, the strategy re-balances at the beginning of each quarter to eliminate the weakest stocks and include the strongest. This strategy is especially effective with retirement accounts (IRA, ROTH, SEP, SIMPLE, etcetera) , where no short or long-term capital gains/losses can affect the results. Furthermore, the above results do not include reinvested dividends, transaction fees and any any other investment costs .

1. 18.8%
11.0%
5.5%
7.3%
26.5%
7.5%
-2.2%
13.4%
25.1%
-5.6%
22.3%
-11.1%
24.7%
15.1%
6.9%
2.0%
29.1%
5.3% 5.8%
13.8%
29.7%
-0.6%
26.1%
5.1%
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
American Retirement Proprietary Relative Strength
vs. Dow Jones
Dow Jones Ind. Average Proprietary Relative Strength
American Retirement — Proprietary Relative Strength vs Dow Jones
1/1/2009 — 5/30/2020
Investment: $100,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Total Annualized
Dow Jones Ind. Average 18.8% 11.0% 5.5% 7.3% 26.5% 7.5% -2.2% 13.4% 25.1% -5.6% 22.3% -11.1% $ 289,245.74 189.2% 9.4%
Proprietary Relative Strength 24.7% 15.1% 6.9% 2.0% 29.1% 5.3% 5.8% 13.8% 29.7% -0.6% 26.1% 5.1% $ 437,669.58 337.7% 13.8%