Oppenheimer Funds VP Kevin Baum on Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" Sunday, March 23, 2003 at 8:05 PM EST

Mr. Baum will discuss current holdings, including FNMA and Cargill Financial Services.

HOUSTON, TEXAS -- [PRWEB] Thursday, March 20, 2003
Highly rated Oppenheimer Funds (Nasdaq: QRAAX) VP Kevin Baum will appear live on Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" Sunday, March 23, 2003 at 8:05 PM EST. The Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund has achieved 12 month returns of 54% and year-to-date returns of over 22%, and seeks to achieve returns competitive to the Goldman Sachs (GS) Commodity Index. Listeners may call in live toll free at 1-877-266-7469 or listen live via the Internet at www.businesstalkradio.net or on over 275 local affiliates nationwide. Mr. Baum will discuss current holdings, including FNMA and Cargill Financial Services. This hour of Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" is hosted by Tim Connolly of Corporate Strategies Merchant Bankers (www.corporate-strategies.net) and Senior Vice Presidents Scott Eisler and Michael Kravitz of Wachovia Securities.

About Kevin Baum and Oppenheimer Funds
Kevin Baum is currently a Portfolio Manager of the Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund. Mr. Baum joined Oppenheimer Funds in 1993. During his tenure, he has worked in Security Analysis and Trading for the Fixed Income Department before becoming a Portfolio Manager. He has been a commodities analyst and trader for the Real Asset Fund since its inception. Oppenheimer Funds is one of the largest and most respected mutual fund companies in the U.S., we manage more than $120 billion in assets, including funds with over 7 million shareholder accounts. Our broad family of more than 60 funds allows investors to create diversified portfolios for almost any investment goal.

Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" is live talk radio...with the Titans of Business who move financial markets! The show is hosted by Tim Connolly, CEO of Merchant Banker Corporate Strategies, Inc. The Executive Producer of the show is broadcast news veteran Jan Carson, an award winning journalist with more than 20 years experience as a top rated television news anchor and reporter for NBC, ABC and CBS network affiliates. Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" features financial experts from across the nation providing the latest intelligence on equities, income investments, and a variety of risk, equity and option strategies. Recent guests have included former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, former Compaq CEO Eckard Pfeiffer, Money Manager Louis Navellier, and many others. Noted Economist Mike King of Princeton Research provides live technical analysis for the show and hosts the Not For Widows and Orphans" segment of Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" from 8:00PM to 9:00PM CST.

About Wachovia Corporation, Scott Eisler and Michael Kravitz
Co-hosts Scott Eisler and Michael Kravitz are Senior Vice Presidents of Wachovia Securities. Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB), created through the September 1, 2001, merger of First Union and Wachovia, is a leading provider of financial services to 20 million retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation. Its four core businesses are: the General Bank, Capital Management Group, Wealth Management Group and the Corporate and Investment Bank. As of June 30, 2002, Wachovia had $325 billion in assets, a market capitalization of $52 billion, and stockholders equity of $30 billion Wachovia Corporation is the fourth largest bank holding company based on assets and Wachovia Securities is the fifth largest broker-dealer in the United States.
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