David Smith TOPICS: Economics Future International Business International Relations FEE CATEGORY:* 5.0k to 10.0k TRAVELS FROM: California Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Request This Speaker

David Smith: Program Outlines

PROFIT AND PERIL IN 2005 AND BEYOND
The 1990s “Goldilocks Economy” After the Bears Showed Up

When the Tech-Dot-Com bubble burst in 2000 and 9/11 traumatized the world economy, we were reminded of the peril as well as profit in today’s new economy. As the millennium approached and sunshine pundits saw nothing but blue sky ahead, Smith clearly warned his audiences of approaching “clouds in the silver lining,” that could storm on the economy. He also provided strategies to avoid the dangers of crashing stock markets, international crises, a sagging U.S. economy and “sticky” long-term interest rates. His contrarian resource allocation strategies-- recommending profitable exits from the stock market between January 4, 2000 and April 2003 and again beginning in January 2004 -- proved to be the most valuable information his audiences could use and the most expensive advice to ignore. With singular independence of mind and uncanny insight, Smith explains what is going on in the global economy and financial markets—the good, the bad and the ugly. He discusses current and projected economic conditions; monetary and fiscal policy; international trade; currency, energy, financial and investment markets. Learn how to avoid surprises and deploy business and personal resources to avoid losses and capture profits in volatile times. If you want “nothing but blue skies” try a sunshine pundit. However, if you want to know what is really going on and how to profit from it personally and professionally, listen to David L. Smith.

CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN: ‘Maestro’ or ‘Wizard of Oz’?
As Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank for 17 years, Alan Greenspan has been acclaimed as a ‘Maestro’ for his stewardship of monetary policy during a period of unparalleled prosperity. Yet the pursuit of “perpetual prosperity” has created significant “imbalances” – overpriced stocks, extraordinary corporate and personal debt, an overvalued currency, excessive liquidity – that threaten the Greenspan legacy. Now Mr. Greenspan faces the toughest challenge of his long and distinguished career: will he navigate the economy to yet another “soft landing,” or is a “hard landing” ahead? That depends on whether chairman Greenspan is a ‘Maestro’ or ‘Wizard of Oz.’ Find out by listening to David L. Smith.

THE GLOBAL OIL MARKET: Issues and answers
The economic outcome for the foreseeable future will be determined by the contest between the interests of industrial capital and petroleum over the price and availability of oil. As a raw material, lubricant and primary source of energy, oil is the global economy’s most critical commodity. Consequently, an understanding of current and projected oil prices, availability, sources and uses over the next decade is essential for decisionmakers in both the private and public sectors. In his groundbreaking presentation, Houston-based economist and oil-market commentator David L. Smith assesses global oil supply and demand conditions, citing respected authorities in the field, enabling his audiences to anticipate how the price and availability of oil will affect their business and personal lives. He summarizes and evaluates Republican and Democrat energy plans and proposals by industry and environmental groups. By revealing the dynamics of the international oil market on the world economy, Smith shows how to position resources to avoid losses and capture gains in a world dominated by volatile oil prices.

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EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST: The Asian-Pacific and European Economic Outlook

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