Financial Crisis Update
Thursday, October 15, 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Financial Crisis Update: Is the Worst Behind Us? What are the New Challenges that Lie Ahead?

Presented by:
Hugh A. Johnson
Johnson Illington Advisors, LLC, 677 Broadway, Albany
Cost: $10 with reservation; $15 without
Location: To be announced
RSVP: Tuesday, October 13 to 584-3255 or click here

Who is Hugh A. Johnson?

HUGH A. JOHNSON serves as the Chairman of Johnson Illington
Advisors, LLC. In this position, he manages $759 million in equity, fixed
income, and cash investments for individual and institutional clients and
serves as a consultant to $895 million in institutional assets. In order to
manage these assets effectively, Hugh formulates a broader outlook for the
stock and bond markets by combining his knowledge of financial markets
and economic history with an understanding of how market cycles work.
Hugh has originated indicators that define the status of Federal Reserve
policy and identify those sectors of the stock and bond markets that investors
should focus on and when they should do so.

Hugh’s work has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today,
BusinessWeek, and other leading newspapers and periodicals around the
world. He has been a regular guest on CNBC, and was a special guest on
Wall Street Week with Louis Ruykeyser. Hugh has also appeared on NBC
Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, The News
Hour with Jim Lehrer, and Nightly Business Report. He serves as an
economic advisor to the Chairman of the New York State Assembly
Committee on Ways and Means. In addition, Hugh is an Adjunct Professor
of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and holds Board
positions with both Security Mutual Life and New York Business
Development Corporation. Hugh also holds Trustee positions with both
Albany College of Pharmacy of Union College and The Museum Institute of
the New York State Museum. He has also served as a member of the
Executive Committee of the Democratic National Finance Council. Hugh
has served by, to serve on the Management Review Commission (Transition
Team) of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and has recently
been appointed by Comptroller DiNapoli to the Investment Advisory
Committee to the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
Hugh received an A.B. from Dartmouth College, an M.A. from Southern
Methodist University, and has been awarded two degrees of Honorary
Doctor of Humane Letters.

In his spare time, Hugh enjoys his home in Vermont, plays golf, and
continues to pursue his childhood dream of playing in the National Hockey
League.

Click www.johnson-illington.com to learn more about Johnson Illington
Advisors, LLC.