62% of Fidelity Independent Adviser Subscribers Pick Palin, 37% Bet on Biden

Business Wire, Oct 2, 2008

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- In survey results released today by Fidelity Independent Adviser and Dion Money Management, 62% of respondents think that Palin is the better Vice Presidential candidate, while 37% side with Biden.

"We surveyed thousands of subscribers and clients through our election video," noted Don Dion, president of Dion Money Management. Dion's election video was released recently, and can be viewed for free at http://www.dionmm.com/include/thm/script/thm.py/. The election survey includes two questions: "who will win the 2008 presidential election" and "who is the better Vice Presidential candidate".

As of press time, 3,800 voters had weighed in on the Presidential issue, and 3,731 viewers had voted in the Vice Presidential survey. In the Presidential poll, 66% of viewers predicted that McCain would take office.

"Palin's victory was decisive in our poll," Dion commented, "It will be interesting to see if tonight's debate changes these numbers."

Dion teamed up with Federated Investors' Phil Orlando in his latest "Election Forecast" to discuss issues that will impact the market based on which candidate wins in November. "We are constantly finding new ways to communicate with our subscribers and clients," Dion said, "communication is key, especially in a difficult economy."

Fidelity Independent Adviser publishes a family of financial publications. With more than 70,000 subscribers in the United States and 29 other countries, Fidelity Independent Adviser publishes four monthly newsletters and three weekly newsletters. Its flagship publication, Fidelity Independent Adviser, has been published monthly for 11 years and reaches 40,000 subscribers. http://store.fidelityindependentadviser.com/fidinadnew.html

Don Dion, publisher of Fidelity Independent Adviser, is also president and founder of Dion Money Management, a fee-based investment advisory firm to affluent individuals, families and nonprofit organizations, where he is responsible for setting investment policy, creating custom portfolios and overseeing the performance of client accounts. Founded in 1996 and based in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Dion Money Management manages assets for clients in 49 states and 11 countries. A licensed attorney in Massachusetts and Maine, Mr. Dion has more than 25 years' experience working in the financial markets, having founded and run two publicly traded companies before establishing Dion Money Management. http://www.dionmm.com/