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Prudent Investing in an Environment of Rising Interest Rates and Economic Uncertainty Jeffrey M. Piliero, CFA, CFP®, ChFC

Regional Investment ManagerWells Fargo Private Bank

October 10, 2013

Economic Overview

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Key Macroeconomic Trends

A Cloud of Uncertainty Hangs Over

the Economy

Unprecedented changes in fiscal and monetary policy

Persistence of large budget deficits New regulations regarding healthcare and financial

services Investment and hiring decisions have higher hurdle

rate

The recovery has had a hard time gaining

momentum

Below Trend GDP Growth Bolsters the Case for the New Normal

Real GDP growth has averaged 2.2 % GDP is well below 3.3% 25 year average Stimulus measures have yet to close gap View that slower growth may be the New Normal

QE Has Boosted

Asset Prices But Not

Underlying Fundamental

s

Stimulus has helped drive interest rates lower Stock market has also benefited QE has also led to speculative activity Home prices rising even when homeownership is

declining

Slower Global Growth Has

Pulled Commodity

Prices Lower

Manufacturing activity has slowed around the world We expect the Eurozone to begin to recover later

this year China’s economy likely to gradually regain

momentum Lower commodity prices will limit global inflation

increase

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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U.S. Real GDP Bars = CAGR Line = Yr/Yr Percent Change

GDP - CAGR: Q2 @ 1.7%

GDP - Yr/Yr Percent Change: Q2 @ 1.4%

Forecast

Economic Growth

Still a considerable amount of uncertainty regarding global economic growth,

fiscal policy and the willingness of businesses and households to commit to major capital purchases


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GDP Components

Residential investment has swung to a positive in the economic outlook, while government spending remains a drag on economic growth


GovernmentResidential Investment

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Real Residential Fixed InvestmentBars = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Line = Yr/Yr % Change

Residential Investment: Q2 @ 13.4%

Residential Investment: Q2 @ 14.9%-8%

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Real Government Consumption & InvestmentBars = CAGR Line = Yr/Yr % Change

Government Consumption & Investment: Q2 @ -0.4%

Government Consumption & Investment: Q2 @ -2.0%

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Output Gap in the U.S. Trillions of Dollars, Potential vs. Actual GDP, Inflation Adjusted

Potential GDP: Q1 @ $14.6 Trillion

Actual GDP: Q1 @ $13.8 Trillion

Output Gap = $819 Billion

Output Gap

The actual trajectory of GDP growth now looks more like

a trend than a temporary deviation from long run

potential growth


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Fed Policy

Even with the Fed apparently set to begin tapering its monthly securities purchases, higher short-term interest rates are still more than 1 year away

Source: Federal Reserve and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Trillions

Agencies & MBS: Aug @ $1,331.2B (Left Axis)Treasuries: Aug @ $1,998.3B (Left Axis)Other: Aug @ $236.1B (Left Axis)S&P 500 Index: Aug @ 1,655.8 (Right Axis)

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

The massive expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet has lifted asset prices and has also given the economy a

boost

Source: Federal Reserve Board and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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10-Year Treasury & Fed Funds TargetYield

10-Year Treasury Yield: Aug @ 2.84%

Fed Funds Target: Aug @ 0.25%

Market Rates

Long-term interest rates have risen as the timetable for winding down QE has

been shortened

Source: IHS Global Insight and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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Headline CPIYear-over-Year Percent Change

CPI : J ul @ 2.0%

CPI Inflation

Past experience teaches us that today’s low inflation environment in no way

precludes an acceleration later

Source: U.S. Department of Labor and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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Consumer Related

Rising stock prices have helped bolster household finances at a time when real incomes are barely growing. The uneven distribution of these gains is one reason consumer confidence has struggled and some low-end retail chains have suffered.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Conference Board and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Consumer ConfidenceHousehold Wealth

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Household AssetsTrillions of Dollars

Financial Assets: Q1 @ $57.7 Trillion

Household Real Estate Holdings: Q1 @ $18.5 Trillion

Other Tangible Assets: Q1 @ $7.6 Trillion

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Consumer Confidence IndexConference Board

Confidence Yr/Yr % Chg: J ul @ 22.8%

Confidence: J ul @ 80.3

12-Month Moving Average: J ul @ 69.6

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Unemployment Rate MeasuresPercent

12-Month Rolling Average (NSA): J ul @ 7.7%

Unemployment Rate (SA): J ul @ 7.4%

U6 (SA): J ul @ 14.0%

Unemployment

Unemployment has not provided as clear of a read on the labor market as it

has in the past


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Housing StartsMillions of Units

Multifamily StartsMultifamily ForecastSingle-family StartsSingle-family Forecast

Forecast

Homebuilding

We continue to look for a gradual recovery in

homebuilding. Apartments are playing a larger role than in previous building

cycles.


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S&P Case-Shiller National Home Price Index vs. Homeownership Rate

National Home Price Index: Q1 @ 10.2% (Left Axis)

Homeownership Rate: Q2 @ 65.0% (Right Axis)

Home Prices vs. Homeownership

Homeownership continues to fall at a time when home

prices are rising, raising some concerns about the sustainability of recent

price appreciation

Source: S&P, U.S. Department of Commerce and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Percent change in real GDP by state 2011-2012

ID0.4

AR1.3

AL1.2

ME0.5

KS1.4

SD0.2

OH2.2

WI3.5

AZ2.6

NH0.5

MT2.1

MS2.4

OK2.1

NV1.5

IL1.9

GA2.1

FL2.4

CO2.1

CA3.5

NE1.5

MO2.0

UT3.4

NM0.2

WA3.6

IA2.4

MI2.2

LA1.5

VA1.1

TX4.8

PA1.7

IN3.3

NC2.7

MN3.5

KY1.4

VT1.2

TN3.3

OR3.9

NY1.3

WV3.3

ND13.4

SC2.7

WY3.3

AK1.1

CT-0.1

DE0.2

HI1.6

MA2.2

MD2.4

NJ1.3

RI1.4

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Florida Employment: Percent of Previous Peak Percent

Percent of Previous Peak: J ul @ 93.6%

Florida Employment Picture

Nonfarm payrolls remain 6.4 percentage points below

their prerecession peak.


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Florida Economy

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FloridaUnemployment Rate by County

Source: US Department of Labor and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Florida Unemployment RateJune 2013

Less than 5.5%

Greater than 8.5%

6.5% to 7.5%

7.5% to 8.5%

5.5% to 6.5%

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Employment by Industry

Source: US Department of Labor and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

InformationProf. & Bus. Svcs.

Educ. & Health Svcs.

Leisure and Hospitality

Financial Activities

Trade, Trans. & Utilites

Manufacturing

Government

Construction

Other Services

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Percent of Total Employees

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Less than 5%

Recovering Expanding

Contracting Decelerating

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Florida – Labor Market

Florida employment growth may be slightly stronger than originally reported. The unemployment rate continues to fall.

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Florida Nonfarm Employment3-Month Moving Averages

QCEW: Yr/Yr Pct. Change: Dec @ 2.4%Nonfarm: Yr/Yr Pct. Change: J ul @ 1.8%Household: Yr/Yr Pct. Change: J ul @ 2.3%


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Florida vs. U.S. Unemployment RateSeasonally Adjusted

Unemployment Rate: J ul @ 7.1%United States: J ul @ 7.4%

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Florida – Housing Market

Florida home prices are in line with the national average. Homebuilding has increased modestly.

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CoreLogic HPI : FL vs. U.S.Index, 2000=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

United States: J un @ 161.9

Florida: J un @ 158.9

Source: CoreLogic, U.S. Department of Commerce and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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Single-Family: J un @ 60,108Single-Family, 12-MMA: J un @ 51,109Multifamily, 12-MMA: J un @ 30,349

Single-Family Average (1998-2003): 116,250

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Geopolitical Tensions

The Return ofHousing Speculation

Credit Availability & Financial ReformChina Slowdown

Deleveraging

Monetary/FiscalPolicy Uncertainty

Immigration Reform Energy/Commodity Price Swings

Issues to Watch

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Our Forecast

Wells Fargo U.S. Economic Forecast

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q

Real Gross Domestic Product 1 3.7 1.2 2.8 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.5 1.8 2.8 1.4 2.1

Personal Consumption 2.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.3

Inflation Indicators 2

PCE Deflator 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.4 1.8 1.3 1.9

Consumer Price Index 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 3.1 2.1 1.5 2.1

Industrial Production 1 5.4 2.9 0.3 2.5 4.2 0.6 3.9 4.6 5.7 3.4 3.6 2.6 4.0

Corporate Profits Before Taxes 2 12.8 6.9 6.3 2.7 2.1 5.2 5.3 5.7 25.0 7.9 7.0 4.6 6.4

Trade Weighted Dollar Index 3 72.7 74.5 72.7 73.4 76.2 77.5 77.0 77.8 75.4 70.9 73.5 77.1 79.0

Unemployment Rate 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 9.6 8.9 8.1 7.5 7.1

Housing Starts 4 0.71 0.74 0.78 0.90 0.96 0.87 1.02 1.04 0.59 0.61 0.78 0.99 1.12

Quarter- End Interest Rates 5

Federal Funds Target Rate 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25Conventional Mortgage Rate 3.95 3.68 3.50 3.35 3.57 4.07 4.50 4.60 4.69 4.46 3.66 4.19 4.9510 Year Note 2.23 1.67 1.65 1.78 1.87 2.52 2.60 2.70 3.22 2.78 1.80 2.42 3.13

Forecast as of: August 7, 20131 Compound Annual Growth Rate Quarter-over-Quarter2 Year-over-Year Percentage Change3 Federal Reserve Major Currency I ndex, 1973=100 - Quarter End4 Millions of Units5 Annual Numbers Represent Averages

ForecastActual

20132012

ForecastActual

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Investment Discipline and Strategy

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Market Sentiment/Leading Indicators

Source: Bloomberg, ICI

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Market Sentiment/Leading Indicators

Source: FactSet; Investment Company Institute

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Money Market Mutual Funds: Flow of Funds

S&P 500 IndexAs of 07/2013: $26.6As of 07/2013: 1685.73

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Asset PerformanceThe latest bull market is off to a good start, but history shows we could be only in the early stages.

Source: Bloomberg

1947-57

1962-66

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1982-87

2002-07

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A larger circle represents a longer bull

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Strategic AssetAllocation

77%

Key Drivers of Return Variability

Tactical Asset Allocation

6%

SecuritySelection

10%

Source: Wells Fargo; The Journal of Wealth Management, Vol. 8, No. 3, “Strategic Asset Allocation and Other Determinants of Portfolio Returns,” 08/05, data updated August 2009

A Dynamic World Requires Discipline

Strategic asset allocation is the dominant driver of a portfolio’s return variability

Other7%

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With interest rates at historical lows, bonds may now present price risk to investors.

Bonds Can Be Risky Too

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Source: Bloomberg Finance LLP, 01/31/13

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Risk is Far More than Volatility

Source, Wells Fargo Private Bank, 06/10

Manage Risk Across Different CategoriesRiskOptics®

Risk Comes in

Many Forms

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Opportunities to Generate yield

Look beyond “traditional” income-generating assets

Past Performance is no guarantee of future results.Source: FactSet, Bloomberg, as of 01/31/13

0.01%

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Diversifying Cash Flow Opportunities Traditional “Safe” Fixed Income

Inflation Assumption

Yields Vary GreatlyYield (in percent)

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Dividends Provide Yield and Growth

Dividends have accounted for 43 percent of S&P 500 returns

Past Performance is no guarantee of future results.Source: Morningstar Encorr, as of 12/31/2012

Yield (in percent)S&P 500 Total Return

5.1% 5.2% 6.2% 5.8%3.4% 4.3% 5.0% 2.9% 1.9% 2.4% 4.3%

16.7%

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Asset PerformanceDiversified Strategic Allocations Have Recovered from the Downturn

Source: WMG Research; Morningstar

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Recovery from Beginning of Financial CrisisHypothetical 4-Asset Group Portfolios (September 2007 - August 2013)

Income Balanced-Income Balanced Balanced-Appreciation Appreciation

S&P 500 Max Drawdown

S&P 500 Recovery

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Key Investment Themes

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Global Consumers—The Engine of Growth

Source: Wells Fargo Wealth Management, 01/13

Wages trending higher in emerging markets

Economic growth and urban migration can increase the middle class

Emerging markets nations boosting consumption; frontier-market nations just entering global market

Emerging/frontier economies have attractive demographics

Strategies

Consider emphasizing growth assets

Focus on companies serving price-conscious Emerging Markets consumers and wealthy Asians

Look for strong brands, technology, and segmentation

Overweight consumer goods companies that sell to emerging and frontier markets

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Velocity―Right Direction/Wrong Speed


Developed countries held back by too much debt, reactionary policy

Emerging countries more agile, economies still growing strongly Innovation is fast-paced, internet, energy production, increasing

business efficiency

Strategies

Add emerging & frontier markets to mix for growth opportunities where appropriate

Invest in companies/industries positioned to benefit from innovation in technology or business practices

Overweight technology, telecom, consumer discretionary, and materials

Underweight developed market debt, especially U.S. Treasuries

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A Dynamic World Requires Discipline and Flexibility


Governmental response to various crises, such as the Eurozone debt crisis, unrest in the Middle East, and slowing growth in emerging economies, could change the short-term outlook for returns

Tax code changes in U.S. require planning review

Strategies

Discipline: develop diversified strategic allocation

Flexibility: implement tactical tilts to take advantage of temporary opportunities - Reduce Fixed Income; Add to Equities

Safety: maintain liquidity to avoid having to sell on unfavorable terms

Avoid risk exposure drift

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Balancing Risk Preference with Risk Needs

Some complementary strategies may be available to pre-qualified investors only.


Positive real return is needed to meet goals Consider risk beyond volatility―RiskOptics®

Strategies

Control risk via broad diversification, including complementary strategies

Employ assets with the ability to keep up with inflation―equity and real assets

Do not reach for return by accepting excess risk

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S&P Small Cap 600 Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of common stocks representing all major industries in the small-cap (between $300mn and $2 billion) are of the market.

The Market Volatility Index (VIX) is an index designed to track market volatility as an independent entity. The index calculated based on option activity and is used as an indicator of investor sentiment, with high values implying pessimism and low values implying optimism.

Wilshire 5000® Equity Index is an unmanaged index made up of all U.S. stocks regularly traded on the three major U.S. exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and Nasdaq.

Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

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Disclosures (cont.)Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000®.

Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represent approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index.

MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. As of June 2007 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of 21 developed-market country indices.

MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East & Canada Gross Return Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Global Index is a market capitalization-weighted benchmark index made up of equities from 29 developing countries.

FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Total Return Index is an unmanaged index reflecting performance of the U.S. real estate investment trust market.

Equity Hedge: Equity Hedge strategies maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques.

Relative Value Arbitrage: Investment Managers who maintain positions in which the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a valuation discrepancy in the relationship between multiple securities.

Short Term Asset Management (STAM) is designed for investors seeking professional assistance in managing short-term fixed-income portfolios with an average maturity of generally less than one year.

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