Banking strategist to lecture on economic and market prospects for 2008

SARASOTA, FL (November 7, 2007) – Investment banking strategist John Stoltzfus will look at economic and market prospects for 2008 in a speech Nov. 15 at USF Sarasota-Manatee entitled “Economic and Market Outlook: Looking Ahead to 2008.”

Stoltzfus, who is director and senior market strategist for Bank of America’s Investment Strategies Group, will kick off the second annual lecture series of the USF Institute for Public Policy & Leadership at the Selby Auditorium on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, located at 8350 N. Tamiami Trail across from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, opens at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 15, with Stoltzfus’ presentation beginning at 4:00 p.m. and a reception following at 5:00 p.m.

In his role as director and senior market strategist for investment strategies at Bank of America, Stoltzfus monitors the global capital markets and helps develop tactical investment strategies, products and tools employed on behalf of high-net-worth, institutional and brokerage clients served by BOA’s Global Wealth & Investment Management Division.

Based in New York, Stoltzfus meets with and presents market strategy themes and viewpoints to a wide variety of clients and internal groups. He is a contributor to Investment Strategies Group publications, including “Capital Market Outlook,” “Investment Perspective” and “The Closing Bell.”

A graduate of Colgate University, he has been in the investment field for more than 20 years. Before joining Bank of America, he worked at Morgan Stanley where, among other duties, he was international equity marketing and team leader for the northeastern United States.

The Institute for Public Policy and Leadership (IPPL) was created to help shape the future social, economic, physical and government environments that influence the lives of citizens in the Sarasota-Manatee community as well as the Tampa Bay region. It conducts non-partisan research, deliberation, training and education on public policy and leadership issues of importance to the local community and region. A distinguished Board of Advisors composed of citizens, public leaders, non-profit managers and faculty provide the institute with programmatic guidance.

For more information or to reserve a seat at the event, call Judy Hanson at 941-952-2693 or visit www.sarasota.usf.edu./ippl.