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2023 Economic Forecast
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone, and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone, return together for an important and timely conversation on the economy, the markets, and political and international events that may affect your portfolio, your business, or simply your peace of mind.
2023 Economic Forecast
with Byron Wien and Joe Zidle
at the townhome of Sally Minard
Thursday, February 16th 6:00 -7:30
Dinner to follow on UES - Address provided upon RSVP
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone, and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone, return together for an important and timely conversation on the economy, the markets, and political and international events that may affect your portfolio, your business, or simply your peace of mind.
Reception at 6:00 pm with the presentation from 6:30 until 7:30. Followed by a dinner nearby for Executive Members and higher.
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Joe Zidle is a Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group of Blackstone. He is known for his ability to spot trends in reams of data. He previously spent nearly a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently serving as Head of Investment Strategy for Global Wealth Management and Deputy Director of the Research Investment Committee. He was also previously with Richard Bernstein Advisors, as an independent investment advisor, where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wealth management firms and independent RIAs.
Byron Wien: Known as "the most widely read analyst on Wall Street," "the No. 1 strategist by SmartMoney.com based on his market calls." and was named to the Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential investors, thinkers, enforcers, policymakers, players and market movers. Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions group where he acts as a senior adviser to both the Firm and its clients in analyzing economic, social, and political trends to assess the direction of financial markets and thus help guide investment and strategic decisions. He has been e was also named by New York Magazine as one of the sixteen most influential people on Wall Street. Wien is also a member of the Honorary Advisory BoardByron Wien: Known as "the most widely read analyst on Wall Street," "the No. 1 strategist by SmartMoney.com based on his market calls." and was named to the Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential investors, thinkers, enforcers, policymakers, players and market movers. Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions group where he acts as a senior adviser to both the Firm and its clients in analyzing economic, social, and political trends to assess the direction of financial markets and thus help guide investment and strategic decisions. He has been e was also named by New York Magazine as one of the sixteen most influential people on Wall Street. Wien is also a member of the Honorary Advisory Board.
Sally Minard is President/CEO of the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy, Inc. The Conservancy operates and maintains the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, a new presidential memorial on Roosevelt Island, N.Y. designed by Louis Kahn. She serves on the board of the Roosevelt Institute. She is Chair Emeritus of the DNC Women’s Leadership Forum in N.Y. State, she was Co-Chair of Nat’l Volunteer Coordination for Hillary Clinton for President and Director of New York State Ambassadors for Hillary. She was previously president of the New York Women’s Agenda and Advertising Women of New York.
Sally founded Lotas Minard Patton McIver, an advertising firm, which worked with New York Hospital, Procter & Gamble, NYU Stern Business School, and Hearst Corporation. She was also a Director of Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
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Financial Forecast 2022 with Byron Wien and Joe Zidle
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About The Event
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone, and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone, return together for an important and timely conversation on the economy, the markets, and political and international events that may affect your portfolio, your business or simply your peace of mind.
These renowned experts join us for a special forecast examining many of the unusual factors of 2022, including growing political division, the ongoing impact of Covid, and a reckoning with America’s low-wage workers.
Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.
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Byron Wien: Known as "the most widely read analyst on Wall Street," "the No. 1 strategist by SmartMoney.com based on his market calls." and was named to the Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential investors, thinkers, enforcers, policymakers, players and market movers. Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions group where he acts as a senior adviser to both the Firm and its clients in analyzing economic, social, and political trends to assess the direction of financial markets and thus help guide investment and strategic decisions. He has been e was also named by New York Magazine as one of the sixteen most influential people on Wall Street. He previously served as Chief Investment Strategist for Pequot Capital and before that served for 21 years as Chief (later Senior) U.S. Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley.
Joe Zidle is a Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group. He has been on CNBC and is known for his ability to spot trends in reams of data. He previously spent nearly a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently serving as Head of Investment Strategy for Global Wealth Management and Deputy Director of the Research Investment Committee, where he was responsible for creating and communicating global investment strategies to the firm's private client division across all major investment disciplines. He was also with Richard Bernstein Advisors, as an independent investment advisor, where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wealth management firms and independent RIAs.
Anthony Scaramucci is the Founder and Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital. Prior to founding SkyBridge in 2005, Scaramucci co-founded investment partnership Oscar Capital Management, which was sold to Neuberger Berman, LLC in 2001. Earlier, he was a vice president in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co. In 2016, Scaramucci was ranked #85 in Worth Magazine’s Power 100: The 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance. In November 2016, he was named to President-Elect Trump’s 16-person Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee. In June 2017, he was named the Chief Strategy Officer of the EXIM Bank. He served as the White House Communications Director for a period in July 2017. Scaramucci is the author of four books: The Little Book of Hedge Funds, Goodbye Gordon Gekko, Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole (a 2016 Wall Street Journal best seller), and Trump: The Blue-Collar President.
Economic Forecast for 2021
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone come together for an unprecedented conversation on the economy. Join us with these legends of the industry, experts of Wall Street and icons in the economic world for a special forecast on the economy and the markets given the many unusual factors - Covid, a new Administration and the continued political divide, raging unemployment, etc. What are we likely to see in the next few months and what can we hope for?
ABOUT THE EVENT
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone come together for an unprecedented conversation on the economy. Join us with these legends of the industry, experts of Wall Street and icons in the economic world for a special forecast on the economy and the markets given the many unusual factors - Covid, a new Administration and the continued political divide, raging unemployment, etc. What are we likely to see in the next few months and what can we hope for?
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
5pm ET
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Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions group where he acts as a senior adviser to both the Firm and its clients in analyzing economic, social and political trends to assess the direction of financial markets and thus help guide investment and strategic decisions.
He has been known for being "the most widely read analyst on Wall Street," "the No. 1 strategist by SmartMoney.com based on his market calls." and was named to the Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential investors, thinkers, enforcers, policy makers, players and market movers. He was also named by New York Magazine as one of the sixteen most influential people in Wall Street.
He previously served as Chief Investment Strategist for Pequot Capital and before that served for 21 years as Chief (later Senior) U.S. Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley. In 1995, Mr. Wien co-authored a book with George Soros on the legendary investor’s life and philosophy, Soros on Soros – Staying Ahead of the Curve.
Joe Zidle is a Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group. He has been on CNBC and is known for his ability to spot trends in reams of data.
He previously spent nearly a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently serving as Head of Investment Strategy for Global Wealth Management and Deputy Director of the Research Investment Committee, where he was responsible for creating and communicating global investment strategies to the firm's private client division across all major investment disciplines. He was also with Richard Bernstein Advisors, as an independent investment advisor, where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wealth management firms and independent RIAs.
Economic Perils, Reeling Markets, Fed Action, Tariff Wars
The Common Good was proud to present a very important discussion with Byron Wien and Joseph Zidle of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions. Two of Wall Street’s most respected investment advisors will sketch out the economic outlook for 2019 and projections regarding the volatile stock market amid rising risks stemming from tariffs, politics, Fed rates, and global turmoil.
The Common Good was proud to present a very important discussion with Byron Wien and Joseph Zidle of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions. Two of Wall Street’s most respected investment advisors will sketch out the economic outlook for 2019 and projections regarding the volatile stock market amid rising risks stemming from tariffs, politics, Fed rates, and global turmoil. If you are concerned about your 401K, real estate or investment portfolio, or your business growth, listen up. They have some very strong and surprising predictions.
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Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of Private Wealth Solutions where he acts as a senior adviser to both the firm and its clients in analyzing economic, social and political trends to assess the direction of financial markets and thus help guide investment and strategic decisions. Wien is a distinguished advisor on investment decisions - named one of the most influential people on Wall Street by New York magazine, ranked the No. 1 strategist by SmartMoney.com, recognized on Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential thinkers, and named by First Call as the most widely read analyst on Wall Street, Wien was Chief Investment Strategist for Pequot Capital and before that served for 21 years as Chief (later Senior) U.S. Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley. In 1995, Wien co-authored a book with George Soros on the legendary investor’s life and philosophy, Soros on Soros — Staying Ahead of the Curve. The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) presented Wien with a lifetime achievement award in 2008. Wien received an AB with honors from Harvard College and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School
Joseph Zidle is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group. Previously, he worked at Richard Bernstein Advisors, an independent investment advisor, where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wirehouses and independent RIAs. Zidle previously spent nearly a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently serving as head of Investment Strategy for Global Wealth Management and Deputy Director of the Research Investment Committee, where he was responsible for creating and communicating global investment strategies to the firm’s private client division across all major investment disciplines. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and History from Emory University. From 1993-2001, he served as a specialist in military intelligence for the U.S. Army Reserves.
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