Foreclosure. Bailout. Deficit. Unemployment. Economic news has been gloomy of late. But instead of throwing up our hands and leaving the recovery to others, Iowans want to learn from the past, understand the present situation, and work toward a rosier future. How did we arrive at this economic crossroads? What impact are we seeing locally, nationally and internationally? What is the short-term and long-term outlook for the state? And what will it take to regain stability and jumpstart growth? The University of Iowa Speakers Bureau offers presentations focused on these vital questions and many related issues. Don’t miss this opportunity to get people talking at an upcoming community event with a featured speaker from the UI Speakers Bureau.
 |
| John Spitzer |
|
 |
John Spitzer, clinical professor of finance
"Managing your personal wealth"
Increasingly, employees bear most of the responsibility for ensuring their financial security in retirement. Spitzer offers a general framework for understanding how to create and manage wealth over the course of a career, and outlines the most important concepts: asset allocation, the ability and need to take risk, liquidity, tax sheltering, costs, and the need to outpace inflation. |
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Jordan Cohen |
|
|
Jordan Cohen, interim vice president for research
“Research at Iowa: Why we do it and what it means for Iowans”
Researchers at the University of Iowa bring millions of dollars in to the state each year through grants. Those funds create jobs and support the development of new knowledge, which can lead to new businesses established in the state. Cohen is eager to discuss economic development and to share ideas for cooperation and collaboration between the university and industry statewide. |
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Kevin Leicht |
|
|
Kevin Leicht, professor of sociology
"The American dream and the middle class"
Leicht is the co-author of "Postindustrial Peasants: The Illusion of Middle-Class Prosperity," which outlines how and why the economic standing of the middle class has plunged in the past three decades. |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
