The mission of the Financial Policy Council

The mission of the Financial Policy Council Inc. (FPC), a research think tank and educational institution, is to formulate and promote sound public policy based on the principles of free enterprise and wealth creation as envisioned by the ideals of the American Founding Fathers.

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Assessing The Trump Candidacy

There are some implications for the financial and investing communities.

But first, to address the well-founded skepticism after previous teases at runs each election cycle since 2000: Trump is running in the Republican primary and has just filed the requisite documents with the Federal Election Commission. He has the funds to tackle the ballot access requirements in each state, and to hire the brains to strategize a successful run.

In those respects, Trump evokes a comparison to an equally iconoclastic predecessor who ran twice for President in 1992 and 1996: H. Ross Perot. Now, Trump has a big advantage over Perot in that while it is far easier to get to the general election as a self-financing independent, it is far easier to actually win if you are the nominee of one of the two major parties.

For More: http://www.financialpolicycouncil.org/fpcnew/blogdetails.aspx?id=1099/Assessing-The-Trump-Candidacy

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Creating Wealth In Times of Uncertainty

Worldwide wealth seems to be a bygone concept. But is it? Though the global marketplace is alive and vibrant, oppressive regulations, mismanagement, and outright corruption have damaged wealth creation. But it hasn't been eliminated. Today's global marketplace still provides opportunity for discerning investors and companies who are willing to look beyond obstacles of ideology and culture.

There is an old financial adage that says "Capital is coward." It is true. Capital does not like to be inconvenienced, restricted, or threatened. Those who control capital know there is a choice and can move it to more accommodating environments.

Making money is a sovereign human activity that is universally recognized as a natural right. History clearly shows that governments that have tried to contain, regulate, or otherwise usurp capital have failed. It is the same with brainpower; no one has a monopoly on brainpower. Brainpower creates capital, and capital fuels brainpower.

For More: http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2012/02/09/creating_wealth_in_times_of_uncertainty_99508.html

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The Five Myths of Private Equity

As venture capital and private equity continue to make news headlines, some entrepreneurs may find it challenging to distinguish fact from fiction. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneyfailed to clarify what he did at Bain Capital and further obscured the reputation of venture capitalists and private equity investors alike.

In meeting face to face with an average of 500 entrepreneurs each year I keep hearing the same question again and again: Why is every private equity fund with which we meet trying to take advantage of us?

There are indeed some real predators out there looking for an opportunity to take advantage of someone in need of financial backing; however, I don’t believe there are as many sharks as the financial press would have you believe.

For More: http://www.cnbc.com/id/46296918

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From Lebanese- American Financiers, Differing Views on the Strife

Mr. Abdelnour has made his views public. He is a board member and a financial contributor to the Middle East Forum, a conservative research center that says its goal is to promote American interests in the region.

“Let’s get rid of this cancer,” Mr. Ziad Abdelnour said one day last week, referring to Hezbollah’s entrenched position in southern Lebanon. Over coffee, he referred to the recent carnage as a sort of medical operation. “Let’s finish the job,’’ he said, using his hands to simulate the opening up of his chest.

Mr. Abdelnour, who now runs a series of funds that make private-equity investments in security and technology companies, calls himself a neoconservative. In 2000, he was an author of a policy paper advocating the removal of the Syrians from Lebanon that was endorsed by a number of people with close ties to Bush advisers, including Richard N. Perle, a Reagan administration assistant secretary of defense; Douglas J. Feith, one of the architects of the plan to invade Iraq; and David Wurmser, adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney on the Middle East.

For More: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/business/worldbusiness/01wall.html?ex=1312084800&en=1e1b953763894507&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&_r=2&

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