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Ron Insana

Ron Insana

Ron Insana is a highly-regarded speaker on domestic and global economics, financial markets, and economic policy issues.

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Business leaders and financial professionals look to Ron Insana for his analysis of the most pressing economic and financial
markets issues of the day. Ron is a pioneer in television financial news reporting. He is currently senior analyst and
commentator at CNBC and also hosts The Market Score Board Report, a daily nationally syndicated radio program. Ron is
chief market strategist at Dynasty Financial Partners, a firm catering to the needs of the investment advisor community. He is
also founder and CEO of The Insana Entertainment Group, a film and TV production company. Ron is author of four books on
investing and reading the financial markets. In his speeches, Ron offers valuable insights on the intersection of Wall Street,
Main Street, and Washington. He translates market signals and political maneuvers into actionable information his audience
can use to navigate change, protect what they have, and spot fresh opportunities.
Ron’s career in financial reporting was a total accident. He had graduated from college with a degree in film production when a
producer friend at the Financial News Network hired him on as a freelance producer in 1984. FNN was the first television
network devoted exclusively to financial news. One day in 1985 the network’s only two anchors got sick on the same day and
Ron found himself on the air for a full eight-hour shift. With that, Ron’s financial broadcasting career was born. When the
Financial News Network merged with CNBC in 1991, Ron became a regular anchor there and a frequent presence on other
NBC News shows.
Ron was named one of the “Top 100 Business News Journalists of the 20th Century” and was nominated for a news and
documentary Emmy for his role in NBC’s coverage of 9/11.
His four books on Wall Street, include: TrendWatching: Don’t Be Fooled by the Next Investment Fad, Mania, or Bubble; The
Message of the Markets: How Financial Markets Foretell the Future–and How You Can Profit from Their Guidance; Traders’ Tales: A Chronicle of Wall Street Myths, Legends, and Outright Lies; and How to Make a Fortune from the Biggest Bailout in U.S. History: A Guide to the 7 Greatest Bargains from Main Street to Wall Street.

Ron is a highly regarded lecturer on domestic and global economics, financial markets, and economic policy issues. Ron graduated with honors from California State University at Northridge.

THE ECONOMY AHEAD: OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND

Where is this economy headed and how will it impact you and your business? Big picture: Ron Insana says it’s time to buckle up because the future may look a lot more like the past than anything we’ve experienced since the 1980s. A student of economic and markets history, Ron authored four books on these subjects. In his talks, Ron lays out scenarios for the economic, business, and investing future – looking at the macro forces currently at play and identifying what happened at periods in history when the similar forces converged. While history doesn’t repeat itself, it rhymes, as the old axiom goes. This long view helps Ron, a pioneer in broadcast financial news since 1984, provide clarity when assessing complex economic environment – connecting the dots and creating a coherent and actionable set of insights for audiences looking to plan for the future. Ron tailors this presentation to suit each audience.

 

Sample themes:

  • Finding optimism in an economy that feels so perilous
  • De-globalization update
  • Policy, politics and geo-politics: What to know in the year ahead
  • The AI revolution: How the economy will be radically transformed
  • Investing in a post-zero interest rate world
  • The future of crypto currencies
  • How climate change will alter the economy
  • Cultural destabilization’s economic impact
IS A NORMAL ECONOMY THE “NEW NORMAL?”

Unprecedented global political instability, inflation, broken supply chains, changes to work and the workforce, economic turmoil, and living with Covid long term. Against that back drop of epic uncertainty and constant change, Ron Insana offers up insights and advice that help business leaders and investors navigate the chaos. Ron is the experienced voice of economic reason – a savvy trend-watcher who helps audiences prepare for tomorrow by looking at today through the lens of economic history.

Ron tailors this presentation to suit each audience and can focus on:

  • The Tipping Point: When does the global recession begin and just how bad will it be?
  • Have central banks lost their way? • Who wins in 2023 – Wall Street or Main Street?
  • De-globalization: Business in the new, new world order
  • Politics and Geo-Politics: What to know in the year ahead
  • The coming AI revolution: How the American economy will be radically transformed in five years or less
  • The Art of Investing in a post-Zero Interest Rate World
  • Crypto Currencies: Dead money forever or are there signs of life?
NAVIGATING THE NOT-NORMAL ECONOMY

As the world grapples with inflation, broken supply chains, confounding markets, economic and political turmoil, and living with Covid long term, Ron Insana is a voice of economic reason. Properly assessing the current environment is vital to determining what to do next. A savvy trend-watcher, Ron looks at today through the lens of economic history. He offers insights to help business leaders and investors plan for the future in a world beset by constant change. Ron tailors this presentation to suit each audience and can focus on:

• The outlook for business growth; which sectors are winning, which are stuck?
• Comparing prospects: Main Street vs. Wall Street
• How to protect what you have and find new opportunities
• Markets always send signals; what is the message of the markets right now?
• Washington policy moves: how they’ll impact business and investments
• The global business outlook
• The future of crypto and NFTs
• The next wave of new tech: 5G, AI, robotics, regenerative medicine, and more

RESTORING PROSPERITY IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

The U.S. economy’s longest expansion was stopped dead in its tracks by the Coronavirus pandemic – a shock that proved to be a wake-up call, not just to America, but to the whole world. What happens as we emerge on the other side of this crisis? New habits, sensibilities, and technologies will likely radically alter how we live and work for years, if not decades, to come. That doesn’t mean the U.S. won’t ultimately recover. In fact, with the proper policies and incentives, the economy of the next 50 years could be, quite conceivably, far stronger than the economy of the last 50 years. The question becomes to what kind of world do we want to return – and is government and the private sector providing leadership to take us into that future? Ron Insana looks at how the future is unfolding and the economic implications for you, your business, and your industry.

2020 VISION – THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

The upcoming presidential election will be a sharp contrast in domestic and global economic and political visions. What are the choices being offered? What are the economic consequences of each – for Main Street – for Wall Street? Ron Insana unpacks the candidates’ agendas and works to separate campaign rhetoric from reality; suggesting what might actually be politically achievable in the next presidential term in a totally non-partisan presentation. What goes on in Washington doesn’t stay in Washington – it impacts the business environment like never before. What will 2020 election outcome mean for you, your business, your industry, and your investments? Those are the questions Ron Insana answers in this presentation.

THE MESSAGE OF THE MARKETS - WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT THE FUTURE?

How can you protect what you have and find new opportunities in this investment climate? Every day the world’s markets are speaking — shouting, really — boldly predicting the future. In fact, they are reflecting information not yet revealed to the general public. In ancient times, investors and merchants met to buy and sell goods – and to exchange information and gossip. This information is reflected in the prices charged for those goods, whether it was news of war in a far-flung region that will cut off the gold supply or a crop failure that will make wheat scarce. Today, tradable securities are the proxies for goods and services and act in exactly the same fashion. In order to understand what the markets are saying, you have to know how to listen to and interpret the messages they are sending. In this talk Ron Insana shows audiences how to understand the signals put out by the markets, and protect their economic future.

THE NEXT WAVE: NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR FUTURE

Navigating the post-Coronavirus world will continue to be a whiplash-inducing experience. The new technologies and medical breakthroughs that are coming will make things even more challenging. 5G, AI, robotics, machine learning, regenerative medicine, and more are all racing towards us. Soon, mountains of data will come more forcefully than ever, changing even further what is possible in business. The biggest change of all is how quickly new technologies become ubiquitous. Ron looks at the most impactful new technologies and the impact they’ll have. They include experts who are already working on creating human organs from stem cells printed on 3-D printers…and researchers working to stop the aging clock altogether. Experts believe that among millennials, the first person to live to 150 has already been born. Are we ready for that future?

Restoring prosperity in a post-pandemic world

The U.S. economy’s longest expansion was stopped dead in its tracks by the Coronavirus pandemic – a shock that proved to be a wake-up call, not just to America, but to the whole world. What happens as we emerge on the other side of this crisis? New habits, sensibilities, and technologies will likely radically alter how we live and work for years, if not decades, to come. That doesn’t mean the U.S. won’t ultimately recover. In fact, with the proper policies and incentives, the economy of the next 50 years could be, quite conceivably, far stronger than the economy of the last 50 years. The question becomes to what kind of world do we want to return – and is government and the private sector providing leadership to take us into that future? Ron Insana looks at how the future is unfolding and the economic implications for you, your business, and your industry.

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Simply put, we could not be more pleased! In addition to having the ideal insights in the financial markets, policies and global economic drivers, Ron Insana was truly a pleasure to be around and extremely gracious of his time with our conference attendees. He provided seemingly unlimited access to all attendees interested in speaking with him. He made this year’s conference the very best ever. I hope that he becomes a regular in our circuit of speakers at both the state level here in North Carolina and perhaps also with NAIOP events in DC and throughout the country.
Omnicom
Ron Insana delivered the most insightful commentary across the political and economic landscape – all with great style and humor. Without slides or a script, he captivated the room – without exception, the audience absolutely love him.
Consumer Technology Association
You should know that your newest fan club – CTA – was abuzz yesterday! The Board unanimously declared you best speaker we’ve had…period. Lunch and dinner were spent talking about your insights; your range and depth are extraordinary. The gut punches of laughter were the icing on the cake. Thank you for opening our eyes much wider.
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