Financial Policy Council Promotes Sound Public Policy

Financial Policy Council:
The mission of the Financial Policy Council Inc. ("FPC") is to formulate and promote sound public policy
based on the principles of free enterprise and wealth creation as envisioned by the ideals of the
American Founding Fathers. FPC is a public policy-oriented organization which seeks to educate and
inform the public about economic and fiscal matters.

We seek to achieve our mission in the following ways:

• We EDUCATE policy makers and the public to enable them to support and recognize sound financial
public policy, with a clear understanding of the issues of concern to entrepreneurs, investors and the
public.
• We INFORM entrepreneurs, investors and the public of the roles they can play to ensure that
their opinions are heard by and persuade policy makers of the soundness of our public policy solutions.
• We EMPOWER entrepreneurs, investors and the public by creating a forum through which their voices
can clearly be heard by and in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
• We BRIDGE the chasm between Washington, Wall Street and Main Street using sound, rational
economic research and education.

We pursue our mission by performing timely and accurate research on key policy issues and effectively
marketing these findings to key policy makers, the nation's news media, and the academic and policy
communities at large.

Financial Policy Council, Inc
445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
Fax: +1-212-202 6166
www.financialpolicycouncil.org
Email:info@financialpolicycouncil.org
Attn: Ziad K. Abdelnour, President

Events by Financial Policy Council:

S.No Event Speaker Event Date
1 Fiscal Cliff Adam Frank 15 Nov 2012
2 Taxes, Policy & the Economy Jim Moody & Jack Evans 18 Oct 2012
3 Economics of Major Feature Films & the Sports Allen Schwalb 04 Sep 2012
Industry
4 Why There Is No Bottom In Sight For Housing Keith Jurow 11 June 2012
5 The Budget Deficit and How to Deal With It Congresswoman Nan 11 April 2012
Hayworth
6 Renewable Energy Keith Crane 29 Nov 2011
7 The fiscal conservative path to energy security Gal Luft 26 Oct 2011
8 Thinking about the Future Herb London 14 Sept 2011
9 The Fiscal Imperative Constance Hunter 22 June 2011
10 Freeze, Grow, Fix--A National Financial Policy for Jim Gilmore III 31 May 2011
America's Future
11 How the Coming GOP-Tea Party Civil War Over the John LeBoutillier 07 April 2011
National Debt Will Imperil the Economic Recovery
12 Hyperinflation : A Statistical Inevitability Victor Sperandeo 14 Mar 2011
13 Wreckonomics: U.S. Fiscal Policy at Work Prof. Burton A. Abrams 24 Feb 2011
14 Washington meets Wall Street Financial Policy Council 31 Mar 2010

New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
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The “Fiscal Cliff” – Getting Ahead of Rising Taxes - By Adam Frank -
Head of Wealth Management JP Morgan Securities - Financial Policy
Council
Thursday, 15 November 2012

Adam Frank is head of the J.P. Morgan Securities Wealth Management department, which focuses on
strategic planning for individual clients, providing expertise in asset allocation, restricted and control
stock and stock option management, retirement planning, generational planning strategies, cash
management and other personal planning strategies.
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Visits: http://www.financialpolicycouncil.org/EventDetails.aspx?id=21

New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
Fax: +1-212-202 6166

Taxes, Policy & the Economy: A Robust Discussion in the Nation’s
Capital - with Congressman Jim Moody and DC Councilman Jack Evans
- Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 18 October 2012

Please join us for the FPC's 1st event outside of New York City. Former Congressman and economist Jim
Moody, and current DC Councilman Jack Evans, will be discussing their perspective on the role and
effects of government on the economy, moderated by Davis Kennedy.

Davis Kennedy (Moderator)

Born in Elkins, W.Va. Davis Kennedy grew up in Washington and San Diego, Calif. Graduated magna cum
laude from Harvard University, with a major in economics. Kennedy spent the next two years in the
Army in Germany, and then spent a year working for a Bavarian bank before returning to the U.S. to
work a year for U.S. Trust Co. of New York, which was then independent.

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Visit: http://www.financialpolicycouncil.org/EventDetails.aspx?id=19
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
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Economics of Major Feature Films and the Sports Industry in an
uncertain economy - By Allen Schwalb - Founder and President; Star
Partners Inc. - Financial Policy Council
Tuesday, 04 September 2012

Mr. Schwalb is the Founder and President of Star Partners Inc., Star Sports and Entertainment, Inc., and
General Partner of seven (7) successful Star Partners Partnerships in Joint Ventures with three (3) major
motion picture film studios, Warner Bros, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists (UA).

Allen Schwalb is currently on the Board of Directors of the public companies Rounder Inc. And Bulova
Technologies Inc., and is also on the Board of Directors of GOPOPS Inc. a motion picture investment
company.
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5-L6lI

New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
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Why There Is No Bottom In Sight For Housing - By Keith Jurow -
Financial Policy Council
Monday, 11 June 2012

Keith Jurow has been researching and writing about the housing market debacle around the U.S. with an
eye for themes that are frequently overlooked or ignored by the media.

He is the Author of Minyanville’s Housing Market Report which provides never-seen-before data, charts,
and graphs that enable investors and homeowners to make smarter decisions. His recent in-depth
reports on NYC and Long Island revealed shocking details about the enormous overhand of seriously
delinquent properties which sooner-or-later cause will home prices in the NYC metro to plunge.
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tr-WY

New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
Fax: +1-212-202 6166

The Budget Deficit and How to Deal With It - By Congresswoman Nan
Hayworth - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Congresswoman Nan Hayworth is a doctor, mother, businesswoman, and community leader turned
public servant, Nan Hayworth represents New York's 19th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress.

The daughter of an immigrant, Nan believes passionately in American exceptionalism. She is a fiscal
conservative because it is free enterprise that has enabled generations of Americans to thrive
throughout our history.

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lyz1x8

New York, NY 10022
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Renewable Energy: Challenges, Opportunities, Costs by Keith Crane -
Director, RAND Corporation - Financial Policy Council
Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Keith Crane is director of the Environment, Energy, and Economic Development program at the RAND
Corporation. In addition to working on issues within this program, he is also engaged in issues pertaining
to China, Iraq, Iran, the Middle East, the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States, and post-conflict nation building.

Mr. Crane was a member of the Afghan Study Group in 2007 and in 2006 served on the Economy and
Reconstruction Working Group for the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group. In Fall 2003, he served as an
economic policy advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad. Crane writes extensively on
transition issues in policy and academic journals and briefs high-level decision makers.

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8D8QXQ

New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1-212-452-0743
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The fiscal conservative path to energy security by Gal Luft - Executive
Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security - Financial Policy
Council
Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Gal Luft is executive director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) a Washington
based think tank focused on energy security. He specializes in strategy, geopolitics, energy security,
natural resources and economic warfare. Newsweek Magazine called him a "tireless and independent
advocate of energy security," the business magazine Poder called him "one of the most recognizable
figures in modern energy and security issues," and Esquire Magazine included him in its 2007 list of
America's Best and Brightest.

Dr. Luft has published numerous studies and articles on security and energy issues in various
newspapers and publications such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The American Interest,
Commentary Magazine, Middle East Quarterly, LA Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street
Journal. He is co-author of Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century (2009) and Turning Oil into
Salt: Energy Independence through Fuel Choice (2009.) He is author of Beer, Bacon and Bullets: Culture
in Coalition Warfare from Gallipoli to Iraq.

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New York, NY 10022
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Thinking about the Future by Herb London - President Emeritus;
Hudson Institute. - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Herbert I. London is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and President Emeritus of the
Hudson Institute.

Dr. London served as Hudson Institute's President from December 1997 to March 2011. He is professor
emeritus and the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University.

Dr. London was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its
dean until 1992. This school was organized to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts.
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e8z4M

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The Fiscal Imperative: Selling Austerity as Growth and Debt as
Armageddon by Constance Hunter - Managing Director and Chief
Economist; Aladdin Capital - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Throughout her nearly sixteen‐year career, Ms. Constance Hunter has honed her ability to pick a needle
from the economic haystack of data, synthesizing information to identify turning points for economies
or markets.

Ms. Hunter is currently a Managing Director and the Chief Economist at Aladdin Capital. Prior to joining
Aladdin, she was with Galtere Ltd., a global macro hedge fund, where she served as a Chief Economist.

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Freeze, Grow, Fix--A National Financial Policy for America's Future by
Jim Gilmore III - Former 68th Governor of Virginia - Financial Policy
Council
Tuesday, 31 May 2011

James Stuart "Jim" Gilmore III is former 68th Governor of Virginia, and a member of the Republican
Party.

A native Virginian, Gilmore studied at the University of Virginia, and then served in the U.S. Army as a
counterintelligence agent. He later was elected to public office as a county prosecutor, as the Attorney
General of Virginia from 1994 to 1998, and as the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002.
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How the Coming GOP-Tea Party Civil War Over the National Debt Will
Imperil the Economic Recovery by John LeBoutillier -Political
columnist NEWSMAX.COM - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 07 April 2011

A life-long resident of Westbury, Long Island, John LeBoutillier was born in Glen Cove, New York on May
26, 1953.

A 1976 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard College with a Masters Degree in Business
Administration from Harvard Business School, LeBoutillier used his college experience as the basis of his
book, Harvard Hates America. Lecturer and author, LeBoutillier has since written numerous articles
which have appeared on the New York Times Op-Ed Page, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times
Sunday Magazine and in major publications throughout the nation.

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MDo5-k

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Hyperinflation : A Statistical Inevitability by Victor Sperandeo -
President & CEO Alpha Financial Technologies Inc - Financial Policy
Council
Monday, 14 March 2011

A professional trader with over 40 years experience in the stock, bond, futures, commodities, and
currency markets, Victor Sperandeo has successfully invested through approximately seven bull and
seven bear market cycles. He has traded independently for, among others, George Soros, Leon
Cooperman and BT Alex Brown.

Investment banks and financial institutions in over 15 countries worldwide have licensed Victor's firm
AFT's indexes. As of June 2010, there is approximately $3 billion invested globally in products utilizing
AFT's indexes.

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NfyGmY

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Wreckonomics: U.S. Fiscal Policy at Work by Professor Burton A.
Abrams - Ph.D, University of Delaware - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 24 February 2011

Burton A. Abrams received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where he was trained in Banking
and Monetary Policy. Currently, he is a Professor of Economics at the University of Delaware. He has
been awarded Fulbright Professorships to The People’s Republic of China (Nankai University), South
Africa (The University of the Western Cape) and Croatia (University of Split). He has been a visiting
professor at the University Of Adelaide, South Australia, served as a visiting economist at the Federal
Trade Commission and was a National Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

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Washington Meets Wall Street - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Event was attended by around 70 of the most prominent members in the New York financial services
community including G. Chris Andersen from Andersen Partners, Alan Patricof from Greycroft Partners,
David Ying from Evercore Partners, Steve Norris from Gulf Capital Partners and many more private
equity, hedge funds and other Wall Street senior executives…..

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