Script:
(M) I hope you′ve all enjoyed tonight′s dinner. It is now time to welcome this evening′s guest speaker, Carol Draper. Ms. Draper is the editor-in-chief of Investor′s Weekly magazine. She took over the position of editor just over 2 years ago, and in that short time, the magazine has become one of the most influential publications in finance. Ms. Draper is also a well-respected, best-selling author in the field of investment. She will speak tonight on long-term trends in interest rates, a subject she dealt with at length in her last book, Money Moves. Ms. Draper has also agreed to take questions from the floor after her talk. Let′s have a big hand for Carol Draper.