Stanford Group Company and New College Foundation Present:

"2008 ELECTIONS AND POTENTIAL EFFECT ON THE STOCK MARKET, TAXES AND GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS"

Guest Speaker: Gregory Valliere
Washington Political Strategist and CNBC Political Commentator
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist
Stanford Group Company Policy Research
Washington, DC

Gregory Valliere is a regular guest on Cable News Network's "Ahead of the Curve" and frequently appears on CNN's "Moneyline," CNBC's "Market Wrap," Fox TV's "Your World with Neil Cavuto," "Nightly Business Report" (appears on most PBS stations), and Reuters Financial Television.

At The Stanford Group Company, Valliere coordinates political and economic research, focusing on how Congress and the White House shape fiscal policies. He is also responsible for coverage of the Federal Reserve Board's interest rate policies. He has been covering economic and political developments in Washington for institutional investors for the past 30 years, first at The Washington Forum, the predecessor of Stanford Washington Policy Research. A co-founder of the group, he joined The Washington Forum in 1974 and became chief political analyst and editor of the Forum’s publications. He began his career in 1872 at F-D-C Reports, a trade publication that monitors the pharmaceutical industry, where he became Chief Congressional Correspondent and later News Editor. While in college, he was an intern at The Washington Post. He earned a degree in Journalism 1973 from The George Washington University, where for several years he taught a course in newsletter writing.

The Sarasota office of the Stanford Group Company is a member of the Stanford Financial Group, a global network of financial services companies. Stanford's policy research group is renowned in industry circles and its more than 30-year history and deep, on-the-ground experience result in a highly differentiated research product, delivering investment-relevant insights to investors across a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, financial institutions and technology. The firm was just named Best Boutique Research Firm in the Macro Washington Research category for Institutional Investor magazine.

Stanford Group Company and New College Foundation Present:

"2008 ELECTIONS AND POTENTIAL EFFECT ON THE STOCK MARKET, TAXES AND GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS"

Guest Speaker: Gregory Valliere
Washington Political Strategist and CNBC Political Commentator
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist
Stanford Group Company Policy Research
Washington, DC

Gregory Valliere is a regular guest on Cable News Network's "Ahead of the Curve" and frequently appears on CNN's "Moneyline," CNBC's "Market Wrap," Fox TV's "Your World with Neil Cavuto," "Nightly Business Report" (appears on most PBS stations), and Reuters Financial Television.

At The Stanford Group Company, Valliere coordinates political and economic research, focusing on how Congress and the White House shape fiscal policies. He is also responsible for coverage of the Federal Reserve Board's interest rate policies. He has been covering economic and political developments in Washington for institutional investors for the past 30 years, first at The Washington Forum, the predecessor of Stanford Washington Policy Research. A co-founder of the group, he joined The Washington Forum in 1974 and became chief political analyst and editor of the Forum’s publications. He began his career in 1872 at F-D-C Reports, a trade publication that monitors the pharmaceutical industry, where he became Chief Congressional Correspondent and later News Editor. While in college, he was an intern at The Washington Post. He earned a degree in Journalism 1973 from The George Washington University, where for several years he taught a course in newsletter writing.

The Sarasota office of the Stanford Group Company is a member of the Stanford Financial Group, a global network of financial services companies. Stanford's policy research group is renowned in industry circles and its more than 30-year history and deep, on-the-ground experience result in a highly differentiated research product, delivering investment-relevant insights to investors across a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, financial institutions and technology. The firm was just named Best Boutique Research Firm in the Macro Washington Research category for Institutional Investor magazine.