Defining Markets Conference
Discussing Issues That Are Shaping
the Economy and Financial Markets
The conference series focuses on major events shaping the economy, business, and markets, with the goal of helping attendees better position their portfolios and businesses.
November 14, 2024
11:30am- 2:30pm
|Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr., Milwaukee, WI
Lunch will be included in registration fee.
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Pre-Recessionary Vibes
Speaker: Doug Ramsey, CFA, CMT
Chief Investment Officer & Co-Portfolio Manager, Leuthold Group
Presentation on the recent developments in U.S. monetary and fiscal policy, and their impact on the economy and financial markets.
Doug is the Chief Investment Officer of The Leuthold Group, LLC, and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Leuthold Core Investment Fund and the Leuthold Global Fund. In addition, he is the lead writer for Leuthold’s highly regarded institutional research publications.
Prior to joining Leuthold in 2005, Doug was Chief Investment Officer at Treis Capital and a portfolio manager at Principal Global Investors. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Coe College and earned an M.A. degree in Economics from Ohio State University.
Volatility and the Markets
Speaker: Mark Shore Director and Economist, CME Group
Dr. Mark Shore, Director and Economist, CME Group, is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors, and forecasting their potential impact on CME Group’s various asset classes. He is also an adjunct professor at DePaul University.
He conducts educational workshops, webinars, and is frequently invited to speak at industry and academic conferences. Mark has contributed research to several global organizations.
Mark received his Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from DePaul University with his dissertation topic related to alternative investments. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago.
What Drives the Economy: Consumer Spending, Business Investment, or Government Stimulus?
Speaker: Dr. Mark Skousen, Doti-Spogli Endowed Chair of Free Enterprise Chapman University
Dr. Skousen introduces a new macro statistic, Gross Output (GO), which measures spending at all stages of production. Unlike GDP, it includes the value of the supply chain and will cause you to rethink what drives the economy.
Dr. Mark Skousen is “America’s Economist.” He holds the Doti-Spogli Chair of Free Enterprise at Chapman University. In 2018, he was awarded the Triple Crown in Economics. He was an economic analyst for the CIA, taught at Columbia Business School, and has written 25 books, including The Making of Modern Economics and The Maxims of Wall Street. (www.skousenbooks.com). Since 1980, he has edited Forecasts & Strategies. He also produces FreedomFest (www.freedomfest.com). Based on his work “The Structure of Production,” the federal government began publishing a more accurate measure of the economy, Gross Output (GO), every quarter along with GDP (www.grossoutput.com).