| Economic
Forecast 2009 |
| Thursday,
October 16, 2008 |
America's Ballroom
at America's Center
701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis
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11:10 a.m. |
| Luncheon / Program |
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
Tables of 10 $1000 Individual
Reservations $100
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former financial reporter for The New York
Times, Jensen is equally known for his no-holds-barred
investigative stories for NBC Nightly News, for
his human interest features on Today and for
appearances on MSNBC special broadcasts and documentaries.
Named “Best Economic and Business Correspondent
in America” by TV Guide, Mike Jensen is
an intrepid analyst who relentlessly deciphers
the financial stories shaping today’s market.
His presentations are based on 40 years as
an Emmy Award-winning economic correspondent
and editor, traveling the world and covering
every major business and financial story of
our time, first
for The New York Times and then for NBC News.
Bringing clarity and relevance to today’s
financial headlines is his hallmark.He answers
the tough questions in a clear, often humorous
way, emphasizing that the underlying strengths
in the U.S. economy far outweigh any temporary
dangers. |
Mike
Jensen
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A
senior analyst, economist, and principal with
the Institute for Trend Research (ITR) since
1990, Beaulieu has been engaged in applied
research regarding business cycle trend analysis,
growth cycle trend analysis, and the utilization
of cyclical analysis at a practical business
level. The applied research conducted by the
institute includes domestic and international
economic issues. Through the Institute, Mr.
Beaulieu has been consulting and advising
companies throughout the US, Europe and Japan
on how to plan for, and prosper through, the
businesscycle
with all its ramifications on capital resource
needs, labor, capacity, pricing interest rates,
competitive pressures and gross margins. He
has been a contributing economist to national
trade associations and publications. More >>
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Brian
Wesbury is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors
L.P., a financial services firm based in Lisle,
Illinois. The Wall Street Journal ranked
Mr. Wesbury the nation’s #1 U.S. economic
forecaster in 2001 and USA Today
ranked him as one of the nation’s top 10 forecasters in 2004. Mr.
Wesbury writes a monthly column for The American Spectator magazine,
and serves as the magazine’s Economics Editor. He is a contributor
to the editorial page at The Wall Street Journal,
and is a regular gueston CNBC and Bloomberg
TV. Mr. Wesbury is a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago, and he is also an adjunct professor of economics
at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
In 1995 and 1996, he served as Chief Economist for the JointEconomic Committee
of the U.S. Congress.
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