Join us as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss: The politics of oil, the changing geopolitical scene, and the continuing decline of the dollar: time for a new economic conversation. Rinaldo and Howard will also do their "Lightning Round," a series of quick insights and comments on various asset classes,with an emphasis this month on residential and commercial real estate. During the financial literacy section of the call, Rinaldo and Howard will discuss gold...
May 12, 2011•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please join the World Business Academy’s free teleconference on BlogTalk Radio, New Business Paradigms: Conscious Commentary on Business and Society, April 14 at 11:00 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET). Dial (347) 989-8946 to join the live call and submit your questions and comments as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss: Shaping the future: Tea Party economics v. growth economics, and emerging opportunities for global prosperity Rinaldo and Howard will also do their "...
Apr 14, 2011•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please join us on March 10, 2010 at 11 a.m. PT for our monthly member call, New Business Paradigms: Conscious Commentary on Business and Society. To join the call live, dial (347) 989-8946. •From Cairo to Madison, citizens in the street: implications for global, domestic, and local economies •2011 proxy season: the Academy’s recommendations on shareholder resolutions about corporate political spending •1.3 billion thirsty people: carrying water uphill Rinaldo and Howard will also do their "Light...
Mar 10, 2011•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dial (347) 989-8946 to join the live call and submit your questions and comments as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss: •The Academy’s projection for global and U.S. economic growth this year, and the potential impact of the unrest sweeping the Mideast; •Why the new Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report portends another financial crisis unless we enact necessary reforms; and •What “financial engineering” is and why you should be concerned about it. Rin...
Feb 10, 2011•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dial (347) 989-8946 to join the live call and submit your questions and comments as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss: •How the economy will affect you and your investments in the year ahead, including the impact of the actions of the lame duck U.S. Congress and the appointment of businessman Bill Daley to be the new White House Chief of Staff; and •A novel small business incentive tucked away in the recent tax bill President Obama signed into law. Rinaldo...
Jan 13, 2011•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dial (347) 989-8946 to join the live call and submit your questions and comments as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss: •The impact of the lame duck U.S. Congress on your economic future, including an update on the status of the estate tax, and •How investors can use Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to profit, and •Considerations in diversifying your assets through investments outside the U.S.—including in China, Brazil, and Switzerland—as a hedge against possi...
Dec 09, 2010•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Dial (347) 989-8946 to listen in live and submit your questions as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss a wide range of topics, including: •How you should protect yourself economically given the political stalemate that likely will follow the elections this month, and •What signs you should be watching for so you can adequately protect your resources. Rinaldo and Howard will also do their "Lightning Round," a series of quick insights and comments on asset cla...
Nov 11, 2010•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dial (347) 989-8946 to listen in live and submit your questions as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss a wide range of topics, including: •What's at stake economically in this election, including what the government must do if it's going to create more jobs and growth, and •The November elections’ impact on the growth of alternative energy and green sector jobs. Rinaldo and Howard will also do their "Lightning Round," a series of quick insights and comments ...
Oct 14, 2010•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dial (347) 989-8946 to listen in live and submit your questions as Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco and Wealth Advisor Howard Smith discuss a wide range of topics, including: •A balanced business perspective on President Obama’s performance as we head into the Congressional elections, and •What we can learn from the way other countries like Canada protected themselves from the financial crisis. Rinaldo and Howard will also do: •A special feature on investing in master limited partnerships, and ...
Aug 12, 2010•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: •The BP Gulf crisis and its impact on your finances, and •The truth about the economic recovery apart from all the politics, and how it will affect you. Rinaldo and Howard will also do: •A special feature on investing in commodities, and •A "Lightning Round," a series of quick insights and comments on major asset classes, covering matters such as bonds, the dollar...
Jul 08, 2010•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: “Europe’s Euro Crisis—Does it matter to you? Why? Will it affect you? How?” Rinaldo and Howard will also do a special feature on investing in index funds and a "Lightning Round," a series of quick insights and comments on major asset classes, covering matters such as bonds, the dollar, energy, and real estate.
Jun 10, 2010•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: •How to decide when and where to re-enter the market to profit from the growing economic recovery while avoiding bubbles and other trouble spots; •How pending proposals for financial reform will affect Wall Street, individual investors, and institutional investors such as pension funds; and •What investors need to know about possible contagion from the Greek finan...
May 13, 2010•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: •Concrete steps people can take to reform the financial system, including how small shareholders can use their proxy ballots to make their voices heard in corporate boardrooms—and why such steps are critical to counter the Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing unlimited corporate political expenditures; and •The debate over whether China is keeping its currency...
Apr 08, 2010•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: •Why healthcare reform is necessary to make U.S. manufacturers competitive internationally, and how success or failure of reform efforts will affect your personal finances now and for the rest of your life; •Why the United States is at a turning point that requires the President to become a bold leader and informed citizens to become engaged patriots; and •How you...
Mar 11, 2010•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: * how we can counter the Supreme Court's blow to democracy from its radical decision that corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money in federal election campaigns; * the reappointment of Fed Chair Bernanke; and * the Academy's campaign against neuromarketing- companies and politicians' use of brain scans to craft irresistible media messages to shift buying ...
Feb 11, 2010•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Vice President Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: 1) where people should put their capital depending on their short and mid-term investment needs and goals; 2) what the last quarter's retail sales tells us about the economy; and 3) the politics of Copenhagen and its impact on investment in clean energy technology. After the first segment above, Rinaldo and Howard will do...
Jan 14, 2010•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Vice President, Wealth Advisor, and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: 1) whether there is going to be a double dip recession; 2) when and how the unemployment rate will improve; and 3) how you can profit by knowing whether the climate skeptics are right. After the first segment above, we continue with our new feature - the "Lightning Round," a series of quick economic insights and comment...
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