Quarterly Investment and Economic Update y p Leo Grohowski

Quarterlyy Investment and Economic Update p July 28, 2011

Hosted by:

Leo Grohowski Chief Investment Officer, BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Historical Market Returns Asset Class

Index

Treasury Bills

Treasury Bills (90 Day)

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.3

1.7

1.9

0.5

Tax-Exempt Bonds

S&P Intermediate Muni

3.7

4.5

4.8

6.5

5.8

5.1

5.4

Taxable Bonds

Barclays Aggregate

2.3

2.7

3.9

6.5

6.5

5.7

3.8

High Yield

Barclays High Yield

2.1

5.0

15.6

12.7

9.3

9.0

11.2

Large Cap Stocks

S&P 500

01 0.1

60 6.0

30 7 30.7

33 3.3

29 2.9

27 2.7

15 8 15.8

Mid Cap Stocks

S&P MidCap 400

(0.7)

8.6

39.4

7.8

6.6

7.9

18.2

Small Cap Stocks

Russell 2000

(1.6)

6.2

37.4

7.8

4.1

6.3

20.9

1.6

5.0

30.4

(1.8)

1.5

5.7

18.3

Emerging Mkts Stks MSCI EMF

(1.0)

1.0

28.2

4.5

11.8

16.5

24.1

Hedge Funds

HFRX Global Hedge

(2.5)

(2.1)

4.2

(3.3)

(0.2)

2.8

6.0

Real Estate

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT

29 2.9

61 6.1

33 4 33.4

23 2.3

15 1.5

10 4 10.4

20 9 20.9

Commodities

S&P GSCI

(7.9)

2.7

26.1

(21.7)

(6.2)

3.7

25.1

Private Equity*

Cambridge Associates U.S. Private Equity

N/A

N/A

21.4

5.2

9.8

10.8

International Stocks MSCI EAFE (Net)

2Q11

Annualized Returns Standard YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Deviation

Returns as of 6/30/11, unless noted otherwise. Standard deviations are calculated based on monthly data for the trailing 10 years. Source: Morningstar. *Returns are for periods through 3/31/11 and represent Cambridge Associates U.S. Private Equity Performance Index; standard deviation is not available. 2

N/A

U.S. Currency Remains under Pressure U.S. Dollar Index 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

As of 6/30/2011. Source: IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) / Bloomberg L.P.

3

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2011 Deficit and Debt as Percentage of GDP

NET DEBT, % OF G GDP

Countries with Sovereign Rating of AAA 100% 80% 60%

U.S.

France U.K.

Austria

40% 0%

Netherlands

Germany

Canada

20% Denmark

0%

Australia

Switzerland Sweden

-20%

Luxembourg

-40% Finland

-60% -10%

-8%

-6%

-4%

-2%

0%

DEFICIT, % OF GDP

Source: StrategasRP.

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Economic Outlook

Richard Hoey Chief Economist, BNY Mellon

Global Currencyy Outlook

Michael Woolfolk Senior Currency Strategist, BNY Mellon Global Markets

Fixed Income Outlook

John Flahive Director, Fixed Income Investments

Treasury Yields Still Near Historic Lows

PERCE ENT

10-Year Constant Maturity Treasury Note Yields 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 Jan-11

Feb-11

As of 6/30/2011. Source: Bloomberg LP

8

Mar-11

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Fixed Income Sector Returns

PERCENT

Selected Sector Returns 16

15.1

14

12.8

12 10

90 9.0

8 6

6.3

5.9 4.4

4 2

1.7 1.5

5.4

5.0

5.0

3.7

3.2 2.2 2.4

5.8

2.9

2.3

4.4 3.4

3.9

2.4

2.3 1.1

0 Treasury

Agency

2010 Year End As of 6/30/11. Source: Barclays Capital.

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Corporate

TIPS

2011 Year-to-Date

MBS

High Yield

2nd Quarter

Emerging Municipal Markets Bond Index

Break-Even Inflation Rate RECENT RISE WITH QUANTITATIVE EASING

PERCE ENT

Yield on 10-Year Treasury Note Less 10-Year TIPS 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 10 1.0 0.5 0.0 Nov-06

May-07

Nov-07

As of 6/30/11. Source: Bloomberg LP

10

May-08

Nov-08

May-09

Nov-09

May-10

Nov-10

May-11

Corporate Spreads down from Recent Highs

BASIS POIN NTS

U.S. Corporate Bond Yield Spreads 2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0 2008

2009 U.S. Corporate High Yield

As of 6/30/11. Source: Barclays Capital.

11

2010 U.S. Corporate Investment Grade

2011

Municipal Credit Quality Returns OPPORTUNITIES FOR WELL-RESEARCHED ISSUE SELECTION

PERCE ENT

Credit Quality Returns 6.0 52 5.2 5.0

4.6

4.3 4.0

3.8

3.7

3.0 20 2.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.0 0.0 AAA 2010 Year End *As of 6/30/11. Source: Barclays Capital

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AA 2011 Year-to-Date*

A

BAA

$ BILLIO ONS

Mutual Fund Flows

80

62 42

40

19

30

18

10

2

0 -15 -40

-27 -41 41

-29

-80 -85 -120 4th Quarter 2010 Municipal Bonds

1st Quarter 2011 High Grade Taxable Bonds

As of 6/30/11. Source: Lipper FMI- U.S. Mutual Fund Flows (formerly AMG).

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2nd Quarter 2011 Equities

Money Funds

$ BILLIO ONS

Annual Municipal Fixed Income Supply

500 400 300 200 100 0 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11E ■ Muni Supply ■ Build America Bonds Supply ■ Supply YTD ■ Projected

As of 6/30/11. Source: Bond Buyer.

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Upgrade to Downgrade Ratios

6

53 5.3 4.7

5

4.5

4 2.9

3

2.8

3.0 2.4

2.3

2

1.3 0.7

1

0.5

0.4

2010

2011E

0 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Sources: 2005 – 2010 Moody's Investors Service; 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management.

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2007

2008

2009

Taxable Equivalent Yield Effect of Tax Rate Movements

PERCE ENT

MUNIS MORE ATTRACTIVE IN RISING RATE ENVIRONMENT

6

5.66 5.15

5

4.35

4.72

4 3

3.01

2.83

S&P Intermediate Municipal Bond Index*

Barclays B l Aggregate (Taxable)**

2 1 0 35% Tax Rate

40% Tax Rate

45% Tax Rate

*The Standard & Poor's/Investortools – Intermediate Index yield-to-worst1 as of 6/30/11. Source: Bloomberg LP. **Barclays Capital yield-to-worst as of 6/30/2011. Source: Barclays Capital. Yield-to-worst is computed by using the lower of either the yield to maturity or the yield to call on every possible call date. 16

50% Tax Rate

60 Minutes “Day of Reckoning” Aired December 19, 2010 Meredith Whitney’s Prediction: $200 Billion Bonds Default by 12/19/2011 W k since Weeks i airing ii

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Weeks until 12/19/2011

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Number of local government monetary defaults since airing Values of local government monetary defaults since airing Defaults per week required to reach 100 by 12/19/2011 Value of weekly defaults required to reach $200 billion by 12/19/2011

As of 7/8/11. Source: Goldman Sachs.

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4 $488M 4.2 $8 67B $8.67B

Equity q y Outlook

Irene O’Neill Director, Large Cap U.S. Equities

Earnings Growth Projections S&P 500 Sector

2011

2012

14.5%

16.4%

9.9%

9.8%

36.8%

10.2%

Financials

5.7%

35.1%

Health Care

5.8%

6.1%

Industrials

19.9%

18.5%

Information Technology

13 9% 13.9%

12 3% 12.3%

Materials

39.7%

13.4%

6.5%

14.1%

Utilities

-2.2%

0.3%

S&P 500

14.3%

15.2%

Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy

Telecommunications

As of 7/15/11. Source: Thomson Reuters.

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Cash Levels Continue to Build

1,200

12%

1,000

10%

800

8%

600

6%

400

4%

200

2%

0

0% 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Cash ($B) (left axis)

As of 7/13/11. Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Equity Strategy.

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Cash/Market Cap (right axis)

CASH / MAR RKET

$ BILLIO ONS

S&P 500 Non-Financials Cash

Strong Performance from Small Caps

$ DOLLA ARS

Russell 2000 vs. S&P 500 Relative Returns 180 160 140

Dec 1999 = $100

120 100 80 00

01

02

03

04

Ratio: Russell 2000/S&P 500 Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Equity Strategy.

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05

06

07

08

09

10

11

Wide P/E Discount between Large and Small Caps

FORWARD P/E

S&P 500 vs. Russell 2000 30 25 20 15 10 5 79

83

87

S&P 500 Forward P/E Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Equity Strategy.

22

91

95

99

Russell 2000 Forward P/E

03

07

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Investment Strategy gy Outlook

Christopher Sheldon Director, Investment Strategy

Asset Class Outlook Asset Class U.S. Large Cap Equities U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equities International Developed Equities E Emerging i M Markets k t Equities E iti High Yield Bonds Treasuries Emerging Markets Debt Municipal Bonds C Commodities diti Real Estate (REITs) Private Equity Hedge Funds (Long/Short)

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Less Attractive

More Attractive

Investment Outlook and Portfolio Strategy • Default/downgrade fears weighing markets, risks rising, but markets expect resolution • Despite current slowdown, global recovery intact • Earlier shock from spike in oil and gasoline prices diminishing • U.S. Treasury yields remain unattractive longer term as interest rates expected to move higher • Well-researched municipal bonds and active duration management can provide solid returns • Most developed stock markets appear reasonably valued • Maintaining 1400-1450 S&P target by year end based primarily on continued strong earnings • Emerging markets tightening efforts appear to be gaining traction on inflation/growth • Alternative investment strategies increasingly important in portfolio construction • Remember the three Ds: discipline, diversification, diligence The opinions are as of 7/28/11 and are subject to change without notice. Past performance is no indication of future results.

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Questions?

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THANK YOU!

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