Webcast Alert: Informed Investors Forums Announces Susan Gulshan's Keynote Presentation at the Closed End Fund Forum.

BREA, Calif. -- Susan P. Gulshan to present at the following event:

What: Closed End Fund Forum

When: December 12, 2006 @ 01:30 PM Eastern

Where: http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=111709

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Tracy Jones, 804-327-3455, [e-mail]

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be available for replay at http://www.vcall.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=111709 or http://www.investorcalendar.com/

Susan is responsible for PIA and MLAP sales in the Mountain West Region. She joined Merrill Lynch in 2004 as part of the Syndicate Desk. She then embarked on a new role that she created for herself and the firm with the Equity Investment Strategy Desk serving as the firm's Closed End Fund Marketing Specialist. She began her career at Dean Witter in 1994, and her industry experience includes Registered Sales Assistant, Fixed Income Trading - Trading the Money Markets and then became a Closed End Fund and ETF Analyst at Morgan Stanley. In her last role as a CEF/ETF Product Manager at Morgan Stanley, she developed new tools and platforms for CEF and ETF portfolios.

Susan earned a BA in Finance from Pace University and she is Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC). She is also sitting for the CFA Level 2 Exam in June 2007.