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1.800.US.FUNDS

U.S. Global InvestorsSearching for Opportunities, Managing Risk

September 11, 200909-585

Frank E. Holmes

CEO and CIO

Susan McGee

President and General Counsel

Catherine Rademacher

CFO

Terry Badger

Director of Communications

GROW Earnings

FY09

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Today’s Presenters

Frank Holmes Susan McGee Catherine Rademacher Terry Badger

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Forward-Looking Statements

During this webcast we may make forward-looking statements

about our relative business outlook. Any forward-looking statements

and all other statements made during this webcast that don’t pertain

to historical facts are subject to risks and uncertainties that may

materially affect actual results. Please refer to our press release and

the corresponding Form 10-K filing for more detail on factors that

could cause actual results to differ materially from any described today

in forward-looking statements. Any such statements are made as of

today, and U.S. Global Investors accepts no obligation to update them

in the future.

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GROW Strengths

“Go-to” stock for exposure toemerging markets and resources

Debt-free, strong balance sheetwith a reflexive cost structure

Monthly dividend and return onequity discipline

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$0.25

$3.8M

$17.0M

2008

$0.06EPS (diluted)

$1.0MNet Income

$6.5MRevenue

2009

Quarter ended June 30*

Financial Snapshots

* unaudited

YoY Quarters

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$0.02

$0.3M

$5.0M

March 31, 2009

$0.06EPS (diluted)

$1.0MNet Income

$6.5MRevenue

June 30, 2009

Quarter ended*

Financial Snapshots

Sequential Quarters

* unaudited

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$0.71

$10.8M

$56.0M

2008

$(0.15)EPS (diluted)

$(2.2M)Net Income

$23.1MRevenue

2009

Year ended June 30

Financial Snapshots

Fiscal Year

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Assets Under Management

(Average in billions)

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Asset Shift to Resources and Emerging Markets

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-26%Industry Peers*

-61%U.S. Global Investors (GROW)

Calendar 2Q08 vs. 2Q09

* Latest quarterly results filed by Affiliated Managers, Alliance Bernstein, BlackRock, Calamos AssetMgmt, Cohen & Steers, Federated Investors, Franklin Resources, Invesco, Janus Capital Group,Legg Mason, Pzena Investment Mgmt, T. Rowe Price and Waddell & Reed.

Peer Comparison – AUM Growth

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-48%-45%Industry Peers*

-76%-76%U.S. Global Investors

(GROW)

EPSNet Income

* Latest quarterly results filed by Affiliated Managers, Alliance Bernstein, BlackRock, Calamos AssetMgmt, Cohen & Steers, Federated Investors, Franklin Resources, Invesco, Janus Capital Group,Pzena Investment Mgmt, T. Rowe Price and Waddell & Reed.

Peer Comparison – Earnings

Calendar 2Q08 vs. 2Q09

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16%9%Industry Peers*

24%-6%U.S. Global Investors

(GROW)

3-YearCAGR**

1-Year

* Latest quarterly results filed by Affiliated Managers, Alliance Bernstein, BlackRock, Calamos AssetMgmt, Cohen & Steers, Federated Investors, Franklin Resources, Invesco, Janus Capital Group,Legg Mason, T. Rowe Price and Waddell & Reed.

** Compounded Annual Growth Rate Trailing twelve months, quarter ending June 30, 2009

Source: Bloomberg

Peer Comparison – Return on Equity

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69%Major Banks**

34%Industry Peers*

0%GROW

LT debt to total capital (average)

* Latest quarterly results filed by Affiliated Managers, Alliance Bernstein, BlackRock, Calamos AssetMgmt, Cohen & Steers, Federated Investors, Franklin Resources, Invesco, Janus Capital Group,Legg Mason, Pzena Investment Mgmt, T. Rowe Price and Waddell & Reed.

** Latest quarterly results filed by: Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo,U.S. Bancorp, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs.

Source: Baseline, latest available figures

Peer Comparison – Leverage for Financials

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Relative Performance – 12 months

BEN = Franklin Resources EPHC = Epoch Holding Corporation

Source: Google

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Relative Performance – 6 months

BEN = Franklin Resources EPHC = Epoch Holding Corporation

Source: Google

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Significant events for S&P Financials

and the VIX

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Communicating Through a Crisis

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Branding – Education

Why the Time Could Be Right for Gold-Mining Stocks

By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer

Conditions have improved for gold equities, and economic policy decisions

being made in Washington could further increase the investment appeal ofthese mining stocks.

The charts below clearly illustrate the relationship between gold-miningstocks and the federal budget.

The top chart below compares the total-return performance of theS&P 500 (blue line) with that of the Toronto Gold & Precious MineralsIndex* (gold line) going back to 1971, when President Nixon ended dollarconvertibility into gold and deregulated the price of gold.

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Branding – GROW Gets Noticed

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Branding – GROW Gets Noticed

“U.S. Global Investors had nearly $25 million sitting in the bank (15%of its market cap) and no long-term debt. It’s hard to argue with that.”

– Motley Fool June 8, 2009

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Significant Event: Subadvisory Changes

Assumed day-to-day management of

Eastern European Fund and Global

Emerging Markets Fund

Ended advisory relationship with

Endeavour Financial

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Combined two fund trusts into

one trust for efficiency

Updated management fees

on some funds

Performance fees to align interests

New distribution plan

Significant Event: Trust Merger

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Significant Event: Expense Caps

Contractual caps on equity funds

expire effective October 1

Voluntary caps take effect October 1

Education campaign on factors that

impact costs for fund shareholders

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Income Statement

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Income Statement

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Income Statement

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FY09 by Quarter

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Balance Sheets

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Balance Sheets

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Emerging Markets

and Commodities

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Monthly Motor Vehicles Sold (million units)

Source: Jonathan Anderson, UBS

A New World has Emerged

Year

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Source: The Bank Credit Analyst

For Which Commodities

Will Demand Not Collapse?

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Source: The Bank Credit Analyst

A Massive Increase in Resource-Intensive

Industries While the Economy is Under-Leveraged

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Oil Consumption During

Phases of Industrialization

Source: Barry Bannister, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc

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Source: Ed Yardeni; www.yardeni.com

Crude Oil Demand in China and India

and Annual Change, 1987-2009

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Source: American Scientist

Past and Future Oil Discoveries

(in Billions of Barrels Per Year)

Discoveries of

new oil reserves

are declining

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The stronger U.S. dollar has had a major impact on EM currencies, particularlythose with large current account deficits and gross external debt.

Source: FactSet, Morgan Stanley Research

Deleveraging impact on EM currencies

RUB = Russian Rouble, MXN = Mexican Peso, HUF = Hungarian Forint, INR = Indian Rupee, BRL = Brazilian Real, TRY = New Turkish Lyra,

KRW = Korean Won, ZAR = South African Rand

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Dollar vs. Emerging Markets

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Disclosures

Please consider carefully the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and

expenses. For this and other important information, obtain a fund prospectus

by visiting www.usfunds.com or by calling 1-800-US-FUNDS (1-800-873-8637).

Read it carefully before investing. Distributed by U.S. Global Brokerage, Inc.

All opinions expressed and data provided are subject to change without notice. Some of these opinions may not be appropriate

to every investor.

The Eastern European Fund invests more than 25% of its investments in companies principally engaged in the oil & gas or banking

industries. The risk of concentrating investments in this group of industries will make the fund more susceptible to risk in these industries

than funds which do not concentrate their investments in an industry and may make the fund’s performance more volatile. Foreign and

emerging market investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuation and less public disclosure, as well as economic and political

risk. By investing in a specific geographic region, a regional fund’s returns and share price may be more volatile than those of a less

concentrated portfolio.The Nasdaq Composite Index is a capitalization-weighted index of all Nasdaq National Market and SmallCap

stocks. The S&P 500 Financials Index is a capitalization-weighted index. The index was developed with a base level of 10 for the

1941-43 base period. The S&P Volatility Index (VIX) shows the market’s 30-day volatility, and is a widely used measure of market risk.

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Disclosures

The Toronto Stock Exchange Gold and Precious Minerals Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance

of the gold and precious minerals sector of the TSX 300 Index. Gold funds may be susceptible to adverse economic, political or regulatory

developments due to concentrating in a single theme. The price of gold is subject to substantial price fluctuations over short periods of

time and may be affected by unpredicted international monetary and political policies. We suggest investing no more than 5% to 10% of

your portfolio in gold or gold stocks.

The following securities mentioned in the presentation were held by one or more of U.S. Global Investors’ clients as of 6/30/09: Petroleo

Brasileiro SA. 09-585

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