CLICK HERE: Our First Virtual Event with David Lebovitz of J.P.Morgan

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CLICK HERE: Our First Virtual Event with David Lebovitz of J.P.Morgan

4/16/2020

Please share your thoughts on our inaugural virtual presentation with David Lebovitz of J.P.Morgan. Would you be interested in joining us for additional webcasts? Any ideas or suggestions for the future? Thank you. We look forward to seeing you soon but in the meantime, be well and stay healthy.

14 Comments

Doug Moreland

4/16/2020 12:09:37 pm

Topic was well presented in Big Picture Overview! The slides are very helpful and should be required for future presentations.
Thanks for keeping the speaker series going

Jim McFarlin

4/16/2020 12:31:15 pm

Doug, great comments and glad you enjoyed. These are new to all of us so we had some who could not get in, but we are in a new world now and habits are going to have to change.

Thank you for participating and for your follow-on perspective.

Gary Plotkin

4/16/2020 12:16:25 pm

Presenter was excellent. Very informative and well organized. I look forward to future speakers.

Jim McFarlin

4/16/2020 12:37:51 pm

Thank you, Gary. I agree David was exceptional as well and his perspective most useful, particularly as we are subjected to dramatic headlines and little substantial content from the media.

He did answer the question we posed in our topic title about the Fed preventing a serious economic meltdown - the Fed has much more ammo, are ahead of the game, and will make sure we pull out of this sooner rather than later.

He did caution, realistically, that portions of the economy may open but customers will still be needed!

Chris Braun

4/16/2020 12:40:15 pm

Thank you for organizing the conference. Very informative and to the point. I could not call-up the video portion of the call so did not get the entire picture but it was very interesting to listen-in.

Thanks again,

Chris

Jim McFarlin

4/16/2020 01:40:33 pm

The charts were illuminating, Chris, primarily when accompanied by David's excellent narrative. We're just getting started in new virtual world and will experience normal adaptation pains, but with 66 tuned in I consider it a successful launch.

And we're just getting started - have quite a lineup of programs coming up!

Thanks for participating.

Christopher Hebb

4/16/2020 12:53:39 pm

David gave a great overview. Watch for the large increase in personal income taxes. He discarded inflation in the first answer, but seemed to recognize the risk later in his presentation.

John Westerholm

4/16/2020 01:03:32 pm

Thought the presentation was good, maybe too many charts, but he did get the message across of potentially higher taxes starting next year; limited recovery until 2021 and as long as there is no need for immediate cash from investments; be patient and wait for the rebound.

Could not get the sound for this event. had to use the telephone. This does not usually occur with WebEx.

MaryAnn Osley

4/16/2020 01:05:19 pm

The presentation was fabulous. It was well presented and very informative hitting exactly where we are during this time. He made many good points about the upcoming economy and what to look for in the future.

Jim McFarlin

4/16/2020 03:55:11 pm

Maryann! How nice of you to stay in touch and in tune with our newest direction. Times are changing and we are innovating to write our future in ways which best serve our members and our community.

Next season we will have three programs platforms - dinners, luncheons and now Desert World Affairs Live! virtual programs, plus the Academic WorldQuest competition for our students.

We're on our way and look forward to having you back to participate in the journey. Stay tuned!

Gordon Kramer

4/16/2020 01:09:05 pm

Had some problems with the Web Ex app. Been doing a lot of Zoom lately which is fine but couldn't get the audio from the Web Ex Site...had to turn on my phone separately to hear. Good overall presentation and analysis of US Markets and predictions. Although with such unprecedented stimulus and circumstances hard to make accurate forecasts. Slides a little too complex and geared more to professionals rather than to our audience.Look forward to further virtual presentations. Good work Jim.

Ken Bouldin

4/17/2020 03:00:33 pm

Same comments as Gordon relative to the presentation. Also same difficulties with WebEx.

Bob Garrott

4/16/2020 01:26:45 pm

Thank you for keeping things going. Video meetings are a great way to continue.
Never used Web Ex before and was expecting Zoom. I logged on early and it took me a while to figure out how to get in. Never got sound and had to use my phone for sound. Still don't know what the problem was there. Never saw the speaker but saw his slides. Would like to see the speaker as well as his presentation materials. Unfortunately, I had to leave after 1/2 hour. Hope you do more of these but for those of us who may not have had a good Web Ex experience, and those who may not have participated in this event, it might be good to make a big point about Web Ex being the meeting medium in the initial and subsequent announcements and perhaps providing a link to Web Ex information. Again, thanks for keeping things going.

Jim McFarlin

4/17/2020 11:12:03 am

Appreciate your positive comments and suggestions, Bob. We're definitely committed to keeping things going - and we're just getting started!

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