Keith Ouellette (1951-Present) was born in Salem, Massachusetts to French-Canadian ancestry, educated in Boston, secured an 18-month initial assignment in Europe experiencing operations of small to medium-sized businesses and learning how to work with various cultures throughout the region. For the 1st half of his career as a financial manager/controller for small divisions of two (2) major conglomerates, he developed the skills necessary to look at the big picture, apply current conditions/trends of the economy, and to accurately develop plans for his company's future growth and financial well-being. Since the mid-1980s, he moved into the financial services industry and gravitated towards… writing articles for industry magazines about health care and insurance-related topics. Today, he has a passion for educating the public about the components of GDP, illustrating the need for change using real economic numbers. His philosophy is to "tell it like it is" and offer perceptive financial solutions for small businesses to stimulate sales growth and improve future profits. In 2012, "The US Economy Exposed" book series was developed to sift through the macroeconomic trends and fight the through the propaganda being thrown at the public during an election year. It is expected that multiple books in the series will be published, and weekly updates of current trends will be illustrated at his Blog at http://us-economy-exposed.com beginning in 2013. You can view his LinkedIn profile at http://LinkedIn.com/in/KeithEOuellette.