State of Play for the U.S. – Economic Outlook

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020  //  4:00PM -5:30PM PDT

COVID-19, Presidential Election, Market Strength

How does the economy look as we move forward? 

Join us on this Zoom-cast for an interesting and entertaining assessment of what could lie ahead in the US economy.

Our speaker is Christopher Schwarz, Associate Professor of Finance – University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage school of Business as well as the Faculty Director for the Center for Investment and Wealth Management. Tune in to hear his views on the economic outlook and the potential impact of various factors on the markets.

Presentation: Forecast Update Oct 2020 by Prof Chris Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz is an Associate Professor of Finance at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business as well as the Faculty Director for the Center for Investment and Wealth Management. During his time at UCI, he has been published in all leading academic and practitioner finance journals. His research has also been cited by the New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times and provided a number of economic forecasts in the community. Prior to arriving at UCI, Christopher received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, during which he was also a Visiting Doctoral Fellow at Yale University’s International Center of Finance. He received his B.S. from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.

Our speaker has kindly donated his services. Prof. Schwartz asks that those who benefit from his lecture donate to his favorite program: The Pacific Life LIFEvest Financial Literacy Program.

Run through the Paul Merage School of Business at UCI, and UCI’s Center for Investment and Wealth Management, the Pacific Life LIFEvest Financial Literacy Program has benefited nearly 400 teens, over the past eight years. Over 76% of students from the first year of the program are now in college.

The NIRI OC Chapter plans to donate $25 for each participant in this webcast up to a $1,000. For those participants who have matching gift programs and/or financial literacy giving targets at their organizations and would like to donate themselves, this can be done though: bit.ly/ciwmgive (scroll down to Selected Designations and select Center for Investment and Wealth Management) You can read more about the program here: https://merage.uci.edu/ciwm-events/LIFEvest.html