Atlas is sponsoring a Sound Money Project conference in the afternoon of Friday, April 1, 2011, at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas, before the Philadelphia Society National Meeting. The theme of this conference is “The Consequences of Progressivism on Money and Investment.”
This half-day conference will address the importance of restoring the principles of sound money and its policy implications. Panelists include Jeffrey Bell, Policy Director at the American Principles Project; Dennis Teti, Consultant and Writer; John Mueller, Director of the Economics and Ethics Program at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, Peter Lewin, Professor of Managerial Economics at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Mr. Thomas Landstreet, Co-Founder of TELL-TALE Investment Advisors. Please join us! Registration is available online. There is no fee to register. ———————- “The Consequences of Progressivism on Money and Investment” Program Agenda
1:00 – 1:30 PM Registration 1:30 – 1:40 PM Welcome and Introduction 1:40 – 2:40 PM Restoring the Principles of Sound Money 2:40 – 3:40 PM Policy Implications of (Un)sound Money 3:40 – 4:00 PM Coffee Break 4:00 – 4:45 PM Booms & Busts Don’t Happen in a Vacuum: An Investor’s Perspective
Friday, April 1, 2011, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Adolphus Hotel – 1321 Commerce Street – Dallas, TX 75202
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