David L. Smith

Biography

David L. Smith has the education, experience and proven track record to reassure audiences he knows what he is talking about. A Dartmouth- and Stanford-trained economist, futurist and market strategist, Smith`s views have intrigued audiences for 24 years in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Japan. A seasoned, compelling speaker, Smith`s informative and entertaining presentations provide stimulating, thought-provoking economic and financial insight, accurate forecasts and profitable strategies highly customized to meet the needs of diverse audiences.

With singular independence of mind and uncanny insight, Smith explains what is going on in the global economy and financial markets-the good, the bad and the ugly - and how investors and businesses can avoid surprises and deploy resources so as to avoid losses and capture profits in volatile times. If you want "conventional wisdom" try the punditocracy; however if you want to know what is really going on and how to profit from it, listen to David L. Smith.

As an independent economist, Mr. Smith has been praised for his objective and original insight, free of commercial bias. Rejecting the herd instincts of the conventional wisdom, Smith`s uncanny forecasts and profitable strategies have enabled his audiences to reap handsome rewards and avoid substantial losses from numerous major events including:

-The 1986 oil price crash and subsequent booming economy and financial market
-The 1987 stock market crash and ensuing rebounding economy and stock market
-The 1990-91 Gulf War, oil-price spike, stock market slump and recession
-The surge in gold prices following 9/11 (buy recommendation at $300/oz.)
-The Third Oil Shock beginning in 2003 and subsequent economic and financial turmoil
-The 1994, 1998, 2000 stock market declines and subsequent rallies
-The collapse of the housing bubble in 2007 and the panic and stock market crash in 2008

Born and raised in Argentina, David L. Smith colors his presentations with a bi-cultural, international perspective. Mr. Smith earned his bachelor`s degree with honors in economics from Dartmouth College and his master`s degree in finance with distinction from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. His broad perspective on the world economy and financial markets was gained through a 30-year career in the financial arena, including securities analysis with Wells Fargo Bank, Shuman Agnew (an NYSE-member firm later acquired by Morgan Stanley) and Capital Analysts, a national NASD-member firm; mergers and acquisitions with Piper Aircraft Corporation; national securities underwriting as president and CEO of Alma Securities, an NASD-member firm, and as author of Cyclical Investing now in its 25th year of publication and more recently, The Cassandra Chronicles, an invitation to think outside the box by "studying the present in light of the past for purposes of the future." (J.M. Keynes)

He is quoted in the print and broadcast press, including national magazines such as Money and Financial Planning, The Financial Times of London`s The Banker and newspapers including The Wall Street Journal Online, television, including CNBC, PBS and many local television and radio stations.

Titles

Profit and Peril in 2008 and Beyond: The Upside of the Downside
When the Tech-Dot-Com bubble burst in 2000 and the 9/11 attacks traumatized the world economy, we were reminded of the peril as well as profit in today's new economy. As the millennium approached and sunshine pundits saw nothing but blue sky ahead, Smith clearly warned his audiences of approaching "clouds in the silver lining," that could rain on the economy. He also provided strategies to avoid the dangers of crashing stock markets, international crises, a sagging U.S. economy and "sticky" long-term interest rates. His contrarian resource allocation strategies -- recommending gold and a profitable withdrawal from the plunging stock market between January 4, 2000 until April 2003 proved to be the most valuable information his audiences could use and the most expensive advice to ignore. Long before Chairman Bernanke uttered the "R" word in April 2008, Smith warned of the dangers of recession caused by "cascading defaults" stemming from a meltdown in U.S. housing and recommended a winning investment strategy for the first quarter of 2008: long positions in oil, gold, euros and British pounds while avoiding the global slump in stocks.

With singular independence of mind and uncanny insight honed over a quarter century of economic and financial forecasting, Smith explains what is going on in the global economy and financial markets -- the good, the bad and the ugly. He discusses current and projected U.S. nd global economic conditions; U.S. monetary and fiscal policy; international trade; currencies, energy, financial and investment markets.

Recognizing the ancient Chinese wisdom in the definition of "Crisis," namely "Danger" and "Opportunity," Smith always finds the "Upside to the Downside," clearly establishing a blueprint for profit in times of financial peril.

Learn how to avoid surprises and deploy business and personal resources to avoid losses and capture profits in volatile times. If you want "nothing but blue skies" try a sunshine pundit. However, if you want to know what is really going on and how to profit from it personally and professionally, listen to David L. Smith.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE

"THE PANIC OF 2008" Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

"The Third Oil Shock: Avoiding Loss and Capturing Gains from the Developing Oil Crisis."

"Megacycles: Transformations of the Human Enterprise - Economic, Financial and Social Consequences"

"The Egyptian Solution: Banishing unemployment and war"

"The Asian Caper: How to Surf the Coming Financial Tsunami"

"The `Clash of Civilizations` - The Crusades Redux?"

"Lessons from the British Mesopotamia Campaign 1914-1918"

"The Contrarian Mindset: Key to success"

"Prohibition`s Hangover: The Income Tax and why a Graduated National Sales Tax is Better"

"U.S. Monetary Policy: The Volker, Greenspan, Bernanke years"