"Trends and Outlook in the Economy and Investment Markets: a Challenging Year Ahead!"
Discussed by:
David Wright
Principal, Sierra Investment Management Inc. and the Sierra Core Retirement Fund
The new year, 2012, is going to be a challenge for investors, to say the least. Should we look up, down or sideways? David Wright will discuss the key recent trends in global stock, bond and commodity markets. He will explain the key elements of his outlook for the economies of the U.S., Europe and emerging markets. While many sectors and markets will be down, some will be up. Come hear Wright’s always-insightful analysis of which sectors and markets look better and why.
| Attend This Meeting and Learn... |
 | About David Wright’s forecast for 2012 |
 | Which investments look better and which look worse
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 | What investors should do differently in 2012 to protect their nest eggs
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Investing 2012: Hope, Fear and Everything in Between
Discussed by:
Tom Petruno
Financial Writer and Columnist
Three years after the crash, we’re still looking over our shoulders, worried that another disaster is coming up fast. Those fears may not be overblown: Just look at the ongoing debt crisis in Europe. But you have to invest for different potential outcomes. One possible outcome in 2012 is that we avoid catastrophe. What then? A presentation from Petruno has become a January tradition for AAII Los Angeles, setting the scene for the new year.
| Attend This Meeting and Learn... |
 | Whether the U.S. economy has any chance of achieving “escape velocity” soon |
 | Which is the greater threat: inflation or deflation
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 | What bond investors can expect from here
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