What is a Registered
Investment Advisor?

A Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) gives investment advice and manages investments for others. However, unlike: stock brokers, financial planners, and investment newsletters, RIAs are subject to some of the most stringent compliance and oversight rules in the financial services industry.

Federal and state registration requires comprehensive disclosures of: investment analysis methods, types of investments used, number of clients, services offered, compensation methods, account management methods, key employee education and work histories, disciplinary history, brokerage selection and commission policies, affiliations with external organizations, paid client referral arrangements, and potential conflicts of interest. In addition, RIAs must maintain and adhere to stringent record-keeping requirements, advertising restrictions, "due diligence" rules, and anti-fraud provisions.

Registered Investment Advisor regulations are among the most fully developed codes for financial practitioners in the world. Almost 60 years of regulatory development has provided many safeguards for clients of Registered Investment Advisor firms.

STRATEGIC ADVISORY SOLUTIONS

Strategic Advisory Solutions, LLC (SAS), a Registered Investment Advisor, is an investment management firm that specializes in performance-oriented, risk-controlled investment strategies employing index funds and exchange traded funds.

Industry-renowned Gordon Hammond was integral in the development of the SeasonalityPlus trading program. Mr. Hammond's resume includes a degree in metallurgical engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Harvard. He spent three decades in Northern California, where he was a Federal Reserve vice president, worked as a money manager and helped create a software development system used by scores of Fortune 500 companies. Since 1988, Mr. Hammond has been developing trading software for professional investment advisors, including some of the country's biggest investment firms.

The experienced team at Strategic Advisory Solutions is devoted to the study and analysis of financial markets, seasonality trends and index trading technology. Principals Mark Williams and David Perry are committed to providing the highest quality investment management services to all of their private and institutional clients.

If you have any questions or comments, you may contact SAS:

About ProFunds

ProFunds is an industry-leading, index-based mutual fund family with over $6.8 billion in assets under management. ProFunds offers the largest lineup of index funds with more than 50 fund choices. ProFunds specializes in accommodating investors, advisors and traders that actively manage investment portfolios. ProFunds allows unlimited fund trades, free of charge without restrictions or redemption fees. Disclaimer: Strategic Advisory Solutions is not affiliated with ProFunds or in any way compensated for using ProFunds mutual funds. You can contact ProFunds by phone at: 1-888-PRO-FNDS, or by e-mail at: info@profunds.com.