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The Index Allocator Enables Investors and Financial Advisors to Create Hypothetical Index Asset Allocation Strategies

Claymore Securities Inc. today introduced The Index Allocator, a Web-based tool designed to assist investors and their financial advisors in evaluating and comparing asset allocation strategies. The tool enables investors to easily create custom hypothetical allocations using a variety of broad market, equity and fixed-income indices as well as narrow indices focused on specific industries or niche markets. The Index Allocator is available on Claymore’s Web site at www.claymore.com/Index-Allocator.

“Asset allocation is a powerful driver of risk and return,” said Christian Magoon, President of Claymore Securities, Inc. “The Index Allocator helps illustrate the impact of allocating a portfolio across different markets. The tool includes graphical reports that help financial advisors explain how asset allocation influences risk and return,” he said.

The Index Allocator offers more than 40 indices that can be used to help create hypothetical allocations. Detailed reports provide extensive analytics including Up Market Capture, Down Market Capture, Standard Deviation, Sharpe ratio, Alpha, Beta and R-squared.

About Claymore Securities

Claymore Securities, Inc. is a privately-held financial services company offering unique investment solutions for financial advisors and their valued clients. Claymore entities have provided supervision, management, servicing or distribution on approximately $17.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2008. Claymore currently offers exchange-traded funds, unit investment trusts and closed-end funds.

Indices are unmanaged and do not include expenses, fees and sales charges that an investor would typically incur. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
NOT FDIC-INSURED — NOT BANK-GUARANTEED — MAY LOSE VALUE

Claymore Securities, Inc. - 2455 Corporate West Drive - Lisle, Illinois 60532

1-888-949-3837 - www.claymore.com

Member FINRA/SIPC 6/08

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