ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF EASTERN NEW YORK, INC.

Hugh A. Johnson serves as the Chairman of Hugh Johnson Advisors, LLC.  In this position, he manages $931 million in equity, fixed income, and cash investments for individual and institutional clients and serves as a consultant to $1.1 million in institutional assets.  In order to manage these assets effectively, Hugh formulates a broader outlook for the stock and bond markets by combining his knowledge of financial markets and economic history with an understanding of how market cycles work.