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Investment Management Education Series Sells Out; Schwab Strategist and California Controller Discuss Economy
The Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) at UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business bolsters its community education mission through its highly topical luncheon speaker series. With ever growing popularity, the last four events have been sold out, including:
July 2009 - Economic Outlook Revisited: Changing Strategies for Changing Times, featuring John Chiang, California State Controller, and economist and dean, Andrew J. Pelicano from The Paul Merage School of Business.
November 2009 - New Investment Realities in the Current Challenging Environment, featuring Rob Arnott, CEO/Founder of Research Affiliates, Chuck Martin, Chairman/CEO of Mont Pèlerin Capital, LLC, and panelists Jim Berens, Managing Director, PAAMCO; Kristin Ceva, Managing Principal, Payden & Rygel; and Robert Panetti, Vice President, BîackRock.
January 2010 - Business Outlook Breakfast in cooperation with the Irvine Chamber of Commerce featuring Merage School's Dean Poiicano and David Crane, Special Advisor for Jobs and Economic Growth with the Office of Governor Schwarzenegger.
On May 12, 2010, Investment Strategies for Turbulent Times was the topic for Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Sonders spoke to a sold out crowd of more than 350 and opened the event by stating. "I think the recession is ending." She smiled as she followed with, "Being a contrarian, I am very comfortable in my view if very few people share it."
Sonders supported her view on the current state of the global economy with an extensive and detailed discussion that included "The Bear Case and The Bull Case," along with a comprehensive set of charts and information. Sonders, a frequent guest on nationally-popular broadcasts such...