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Message from Paul Hrabal, President of U.S. One

Main Street. Not Wall Street.

I've seen the average investor (including many of my own friends
and family) try to make their way through the process of investing
— and it's been painful to watch.

People invest in the hope of a decent return, making decisions
that will impact their future retirement, children's college education and, ultimately, their quality of life.

They try to wade through all the conflicting advice and opinion, thousands of mutual funds and assorted investment options and, more often than not, end up confused and uncertain.

So I founded U.S. One to create a simple and powerful way for people to invest their savings responsibly, earn a decent return over time and, thereby, achieve their personal and family financial goals without undue work, stress or cost.

Nothing Fancy Here

We offer financial information and products that hold true to the time honored conservative principles of buy-and-hold, low cost index investing. There are no fancy new investment ideas here. What we advocate has been around for several decades and is as old as a well worn shoe. You won't find us suggesting you try to pick winning stocks or that you try to guess when the market will go up or down. Our approach is quite boring. But it consistently beats other investment approaches in after tax returns over the long run.

Can You Ignore The Noise?

While our investment approach may be simple and boring, it is tough to follow. It requires a person to stay the course for a long period of time and ignore all the noise out there in the investment world. Its simplicity and success depend on it. You'll have to tune out CNBC, stop trying to bet on the hot new industry or stock and stop chasing after the 5-star mutual fund that performed so well last year, but probably won't do so well this year. That's all a distraction from what's really important to successful investing.

We believe that the less you follow the markets and the less you pay attention to the ups or downs of your investment portfolio, the better off you will be. Invest according to our Four Core Principles, avoid the Four Common Investor Mistakes and tune out the noise.

Questions?

Please feel free to contact me any time and also follow my blog.