Gene Stanaland

Gene Stanaland: Program Outlines

"Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help to get them back into bed again." Will Rogers, August 12, 1929

Legendary entertainer Will Rogers’s words are as relevant today as they were in 1920s. As the economy reels from a calamity that was years in the making, America is left wondering, what happened? The reality is that mortgages were doled out like candy by a financial industry with an excessive threshold for risk. The result, says the sought-after economist, Dr. Gene Stanaland, who has been called the “Will Rogers of economics” is an economy that is in a world of hurt. Government actions and industry response has forestalled a recession and created wholesale change in the very financial structure of the nation. In this engaging presentation the esteemed Dr. Stanaland, shares:

• The economic policies and events that led to the current economic conditions
• His insights into the economic impact of the political decisions in Washington, DC
• An overview of the new financial structure
• His thoughts on what President Obama will face as he addresses taxes and the deficit
• A forecast for the remainder of this year and next