Mark your calendars to join me tonight (Wednesday),February 10, at 6pm in the bar/lounge area of the Royal PalmResort. My special guest this week is Mr. Barry Cook ofNew York Life Insurance. Mr. Cook has beenwith New York Life for 15 1/2 years selling life,disability, health and long-term care insurance andis a Chartered Life Underwriter and CharteredFinancial Consultant. His primary markets areclosely held businesses and estate planning. Priorto the insurance profession, Mr. Cook spent 20years in the real estate and commercial financeindustry. This experience has provided him aunique perspective and thorough understandingof the potential financial and personal riskmanagement problems facing successfulbusiness owners. Mr. Cook now concentrates onusing insurance as a solution to concerns such asprotecting business success through key personcoverage, preventing company breakups andshareholder wars by funding buy/sell agreements,coordinating employee benefits, minimizing andfunding the onerous tax placed on the transfer ofour worldly goods to the next generation andpreventing catastrophic illnesses or injuries fromdevastating a families financial house. Insurance is an important tool for the properplanning of our lives. Please take this opportunityto come meet Mr. Cook in a social atmosphere andask him about those business or personal insurancequestions that you have been wanting to askbut were always too busy. It is with great pleasure that Mr. Barry Cook ofNew York Life Insurance will be my Royal Guestthis week. Please plan on joining us to socialize and meet new friends! For more information and a map to the Soiree see: www.baroncapital.com BBB/KSM