forum speakers 2000 1990 1980 1970 2001 1991 1981 1971 2002 1992 1982 1972 2003 1993 1983 1973 2004 1994 1984 1974 1964 2005 1995 1985 1975 1965 2006 1996 1986 1976 1966 2007 1997 1987 1977 1967 1998 1988 1978 1968 1999 1989 1979 1969 2007 Ned Davis, President, Ned Davis Research Derwood Chase, Founder, Chase Investment Counsel Paul Forward, Analyst, Stifel Nicolaus Jeff deGraaf, Chief Technical Analyst, International Strategy & Investment Group Lenka Martinek, Associate Editor & U.S. Investment Strategist, BCA Research Michael Aronstein, Chief Investment Strategist, Oscar Gruss & Son, Inc. David Hale, Global Economist, Hale Advisers, LLC Ian McAvity, Editor, Deliberations on World Markets John Marcom, Former Director of International Operations, Yahoo! Back to top 2006 Steve Hochberg, Chief Market Analyst, Elliot Wave International Ken Safian, President, Safian Research Mark Melcher, President, The Political Forum Kate Welling, Independent Research, Weeden & Co. Ajay Kapur, Chief Global Equities Strategist, Citigroup Ed Noonan, President, Contravisory Research & Management Corp. Werner Keller, President, Keller Partners Charley Maxwell, Energy Industry Analyst, Weeden & Co. Back to top 2005 Steve Leuthold, The Leuthold Group Dr. John Schott, The Schott Letter Barry Bannister, Legg Mason, Inc. Lazlo Birinyi, Birinyi Associates Ajay Kapur, Citigroup Ned Davis, Ned Davis Research Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President, US-Taiwan Business Council Back to top 2004 Ian McAvity - President, Deliberations Research Inc. Timothy J. Rudderow - President, Mount Lucas Management Charles Maxwell - Senior Energy Analyst, Weeden & Co. Ajay Kapur - Managing Director (recently named Global Strategist), Salomon Smith Barney Asia-Pacific Regional Strategy Research Dr. A. Gary Shilling, PhD - A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc. Back to top 2003 Walter Deemer - Market Analyst and President of DTR Inc., Port St. Lucie, Florida David Hale - Economist and Founder of Hale Advisors, LLC, Chicago, Illinois John A. Mendelson - VP & Dir. of Market Analysis, Schwab Capital Markets, Jersey City, NJ Kurt H. Wulff - CFA Energy Research Analyst & Founder of McDep Associates, Needham, MA Eric J. Miller - Co-Manager of Heartland Value Fund, Milwaukee, WI David Ranson - President & Director of Research, H.C. Wainwright & Co. Economics, Inc., South Hamilton, MA Back to top 2002 Martin Barnes, BCA Research, Montreal, Quebec John Bollinger, Bollinger Capital Management, Manhattan Beach, CA Joan Lappin, Gramercy Capital Management, New York, NY Steve Leuthold, The Leuthold Group, Minneapolis, MN Ken Safian, Safian Investment Research, White Plains, NY Charles Hill, First Call/Thompson Financial, Boston, MA Michael Burke, Chartcraft Inc., New Rochelle, NY William Blankenburg, former Research Director of Advest Back to top 2001 Ralph Acampora,  Prudential Securities, NY,   Ted Aronson,  Aronson & Partners, Philadelphia PA Michael C. Aronstein, Preservation Research, NY Ned Davis,  Ned Davis Research Inc.,  FL  Bob Farrell,  Merrill Lynch, NY Bill Nasgovitz, The Heartland Funds, WI George Putnam III, New Generation Research William Blankenburg, former Research Director of Advest Back to top 2000 John A. Mendelson, Vice President and Director of Market Analysis at Schwab Capital Group. Peter L. Bernstein, author, lecturer and President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc. Michael J. Tierney, former Executive Vice President of Wachovia Corp. Franklin J. Chu, President of Sage Capital Group, Inc. and author of The Mind of the Market: Spiritual Lessons for the Active Investor. Evelyn Browning Garriss, Climatologist Martin H. Barnes, Managing Editor of The Bank Credit Analyst. Joseph C. McNay, Principal and Chairman of Essex Investment Management Co. Panelists William Blankenburg, former Research Director of Advest Larry Dwight, Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Dean LeBaron, formerly with Batterymarc Back to top 1999 William A. Fleckenstein, of Fleckenstein Capital, Inc. Arthur Zeikel, recently retired Chairman of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Charles Royce, President of The Royce Funds in New York, NY Martin J. Pring, of the International Institute for Economic Research John B. Neff, retired Senior Vice President of Wellington Management Company Donald L. Hagan, Director of Research/Portfolio Manager at SCI Capital Management David W. Tice, of David W. Tice and Associates Panelists William Blankenburg, former Research Director of Advest Ian McAvity, of Deliberations Research Inc. G. Edward Noonan, of Contravisory Research Corp. Back to top 1998 Marcus W. Robins, Editor-in-Chief of The Red Chip Review William H. Miller III, President of Legg Mason Fund Adviser, Inc. Ronald H. Muhlenkamp, Portfolio Manager of Muhlenkamp Funds Martin H. Barnes, Managing Editor of The Bank Credit Analyst Evelyn Browning Garriss, Climatologist Eric T. Miller, Senior Advisor with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Fred Hickey, Analyst and Editor of The High Tech Strategist Panelists William Blankenburg, former Research Director of Advest John T. Bennett, Jr., of Squam Investment Management Charles Knott, Jr., of Logan Capital Management Back to top 1997 Paul Stephens, Portfolio Manager of The Contrarian Fund John Bogle, Chairman of The Vanguard Group Steve Leuthold, of The Leuthold Group Raymond DeVoe, market strategist with Legg Mason Evelyn Browning Garriss, Climatologist Ken Safian, of Safian Investment Research George Putnam, of New Generation Research Panelists Ian McAvity, of Deliberations Research Inc. Fred Hickey, High Tech Strategist Back to top 1996 Ted Aronson, of Aronson & Partners Ned Davis, of Ned Davis Research Jeremy Grantham, Cofounder of Boston-based Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Victor Wood, of McInroy & Wood Ltd. Henry Pruden, Executive Director of the Institute for Technical Market Analysis Fred Hickey, High Tech Strategist Michael Aronstein, President of West Course Capital, Inc. Panelists Tom Mathers, financial consultant David Holland, his own investment firm Edward Noonan, Contravisory Research Corp. Back to top 1995 Michael Murphy, Editor of the California Technology Stock Letter Peter L. Bernstein, Economist Justin Mamis, Senior Vice President of Hancock Institutional Equity Services John B. Neff, of Wellington Management Co. Carlene Murphy Ziegler, Managing Partner of Artisan Partners Martin H. Barnes, Managing Editor of The Bank Credit Analyst Dr. Richard Geist, President of the Institute of Psychology and Investing Panelists Richard L. Hanley, his own investment research company William Blankenburg, former Research Director of Advest William S. Doane, of Minuteman Financial Services Back to top 1994 Michael Burke, Editor of Investors Intelligence Dr. John Schott, Psychiatrist/Money Manager Richard Thieme, President of LifeWorks Dean LeBaron, of Batterymarch Financial Management Evelyn Browning Garriss, Editor of the Browning Newsletter Bill Nasgovitz, President of the Heartland Value Fund Dr. Marc A. Miles, Senior Economist of Wainwright Economics Panelists Mac Parker, writer and storyteller Back to top 1993 Bob Nurock, market strategist of Investor’s Analysis Leo Dworsky, Editor-at-Large of Worth magazine Neal Miller, Portfolio Manager of the New Millennium Fund Al Frank, Editor of The Prudent Speculator Marc Faber, of Marc Faber Limited Dick Hokenson, Chief Economist and demographer of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Bill Berger, Fund Manager Panelists Mac Parker 1992 Martin Pring, Editor of the Pring Market Review Arnold Wood, of Martingale Asset Management Jim Williams, of The Williams Inference Service John Mashek, political analyst for The Boston Globe Colonel Norman Vaughan, Explorer Martin Barnes, The BCA Interest Rate Forecast Seth Klarman, of Baupost Panelists Phil Carret, author Steven Mintz, financial writer Alf Wirth, investment consultant Jerry Schellenger, analyst-technician-trader 1991 Jeff Weiss, CMT and Vice President of Lehman Brothers Arthur Zeikel, President of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Dr. Werner De Bondt, Assistant Professor, School of Business, University of Wisconsin Dr. David Ranson, of H.C. Wainwright Economics Evelyn Browning Garriss, Climatologist Ken Safian, of Safian Investment Research Jeremy Grantham, of Boston-based Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Panelists Bill Blankenberg, retired from Advest Dick Hanley, analyst Eric Miller, of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Ed Noonan, of Contravisory Research Back to top 1990 Ralph Acampora, technician with Kidder Peabody William H. Tehan, of P.R. Hezrig Peter L. Bernstein, Economist John B. Neff, Windsor’s portfolio manager since 1964 Evelyn Browning Garriss, Climatologist Tonis Vaga, Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc. Philip Carret, seminal investment counselor Panelists Carlton Lutts, of The Cabot Market Letter Bob McInnes, investment advisor Chris Najork, of NFJ Investment Group Brad Perry, Chairman of David L. Babson & Co. Back to top 1989 Charles D. Kirkpatrick II, technical services Robert Farrell, Chief Market Strategist of Merrill Lynch Leo Dworsky, Editor-at-Large of the Fidelity Publishing Group Steven C. Leuthold, founder of Perception for the Professional Richard A. Nenneman, Editor-in-Chief of The Christian Science Monitor Derwood S. Chase, Jr., President of Chase Investment Counsel Martin H. Barnes, of BCA Publications Panelists John Bennett, investment counselor Sam Hale, of Hillside Associates Tom Mathers, founder of Mathers Fund George Semb, Professor of Behavioral Psychology at the University of Kansas Back to top 1988 James Alphier, Chairman of Argus Investment Management Arnold S. Wood, of Martingale Asset Management George Putnam III, founder of New Generation Investments Ned Davis, of Ned Davis Research John Westergaard, head of Equity Research Associates Dr. Iben Browning, Climatologist & research scientist Dr. Nicholas S. Gimbel, philosopher Bradbury K. Thurlow, seminal Contrarian Back to top 1987 William S. Doane, of Minuteman Financial Services James S. Doyle, Executive Editor of The Times Journal Dr. D. Bruce Merrifield, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Productivity Technology and Innovation Robert Prechter, of Elliott Wave Theory Edward C. Johnson III, President of Fidelity Group Dr. Iben Browning, quantitative Research Scientist and Historian Jeremy Grantham, Partner of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo Dr. Meir Statman, Associate Professor at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University Back to top 1986 Stanley D. Salvigsen, Chief Investment Strategist of Merrill Lynch Bradbury K. Thurlow, seminal Contrarian David Hale, Chief Economist, Kemper Financial Services Peter L. Bernstein, Economist James Grant, Editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer Dean LeBaron, Founder and Trustee of Batterymarch Hideo Ishihara, Managing Director, the Industrial Bank of JapanDavid B. Bostian, Jr. CFA Back to top 1985 Dr. Iben Browning, Climatologist Edward S. Hyman, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of Cyrus J. Lawrence Ian McAvity, of Deliberations Research Inc. Charles H Brunie, CFA, Chairman of Oppenheimer Capital Monroe W. Karmin, U.S. News & World Report’s Senior Editor for coverage of economic policy Patrick J. Leahy, United States Senator William A. Wood, CFA, Senior Vice President of 13D Research Services Warren C. Smith, Associate Editor of The Bank Credit Analyst Back to top 1984 Richard A. Snelling, Governor of Vermont James E. Alphier, Vice President of Argus Investment Management Eric T. Miller, Senior Vice President of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette John A. Mendelson, Senior Vice President of Dean Witter Leo H. Dworsky, Chairman, Investment Policy Committee of Fidelity Equity Funds John W. Mashek, National Correspondent of U.S. News & World Report Kenneth B. Smilen, of Smilen & Safian Bradbury K. Thurlow, seminal thinker and author Back to top 1983 Peter L. Bernstein, of his own economic consulting firm Paul Hawken, Founder of Erewhon and Smith & Hawken Tool Company William S. Easman, Jr., Vice President of Callard, Madden & Associates Francis H.M. Kelly, Chief Portfolio Strategist for Dean Witter Sarah Fritz, recent Chief White House Correspondent of U.S. News & World Report Fredric G. Withington, Vice President of Arthur D. Little Dr. Iben Browning, Climatologist Panelists Philip B. Erlanger, Chief Technician for Advest Back to top 1982 Raymond T. Dalio, President, Bridgewater Associates James Alphier, of Argus Investment Management Ramon T. Smith, Vice President and Associate Research Director of Travelers Investment Management Robert H. Stovall, Senior Vice President and Director of Investment Policy at Dean Witter Reynolds Marvin Stone, Editor of U.S. News & World Report John B. Neff, Manager of Windsor and Gemini Funds for Wellington Brad Thurlow, Contrarian and author Panelists Ian McAvity, market technician   Back to top 1981 Richard A. Snelling, Governor of Vermont Robert J. Farrell, Vice President and Manager of the Market Analysis Department at Merrill Lynch Kenneth B. Smilen, of Smilen & Safian Steven C. Leuthold, Managing Director of Funds, Inc. Joseph Fromm, Assistant Editor, U.S. News & World Report Iben Browning, Climatologist Donald C. Worden, Market analyst Douglas Courtney, Psychologist Back to top 1980 Jim Alphier, a portfolio manager at Wilson Foster Doug Schoen, of Penn and Schoen Associates Richard Coghlan, Editor of "The International Bank Credit Analyst" Real Admiral (Ret.) Gene R. LaRocque, Director, Center for Defense Information Marvin Stone, Editor of U.S. News & World Report Derwood Chase, his own investment counseling firm Brad Thurlow, seminal Contrarian Panelists David Dreman, author of "Contrarian Investment Strategy" Back to top 1979 Alfred G. Wirth, Associate Treasurer of Sun Life Assurance | Leo Dworsky, Vice President of Fidelity Management Robert H. Stovall, First Vice President and Director of Investment Policy for Dean Witter Reynolds Dennis Mullin, the U.S. News & World Report correspondent covering the Middle East Dr. Iben Browning, Climatologist Frank B. Smith, Executive Director of the Solar Thermal Test Facilities Users Association Harriett Higginson, Space-Time Forecasting Panelists Robert E. Torray, Torray Clark & Company Back to top 1978 Ken Smilen, of Smilen and Safian Martin King, Consulting Editor for the Montreal based Bank Credit Analyst Peter Bernstein, of his own New York consulting firm Tom Wilson, Director of Research for Standard & Poor’s John Mashek, Senior Political Editor of U.S. News & World Report Richard Snelling, Governor of Vermont Brad Thurlow, Wall Street ContrarianPanelistsDean LeBaron, President of Batterymarch Financial Management John Bennett, Senior Vice President of Batterymarch Back to top 1977 Raymond F. Devoe, Jr., of Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes and Trask Donald G. Worden, of Worden’s Weekly Report James S. Williams, of The Williams Inference Service James L. Fraser, chief resident Contrarian Lester Tanzer, Managing Editor of U.S. News & World Report Lewellyn A. Brown, retired Army Officer and money management professional J. Roger Wallace, Vice President and Chief Economist of Gilbert M. Haas & Company Panelists William S. Doane, Coordinator of Technical Research for Fidelity Management Back to top 1976 Andreo Ijsselstein, Manager Foreign Institutional Department and Martijn Hes, Manager Economic Research Dept. of Pierson Heldring & Pierson in Amsterdam, Holland Gary L. Bergstrom, Vice President of Putnam Management James Peacock Editor of EDP Industry Report of Waltham Tony Tabell, Technician and Associate with Delafield, Harvey, Tabell of Princeton John Westergaard, Managing Director of Equity Research Associates, a division of Fred Alger & Company Albert Sindlinger, PollsterPanelistsJerome Tuccille, a libertarian author and teacher Martin Pring , Consultant to Don Storey and Tony Boeckh Dr. Iben Browning, Climatologist Back to top 1975 Dean LeBaron , President of Batterymarch Financial Management Ken Smilen, of Smilen and Safian Bob Farrell, Vice President and Manager of the Market Analysis Department of Merrill Lynch Peter Bernstein, of his own New York consulting firm Bob Parks, Chief Economist of Advest Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator John Wright, of Wright Investors’ Service Ralph P. Coleman, Jr., President of Over-The-Counter Securities Fund Back to top 1974 Humphrey B. NeillPatrick Bloomfield, Investment Editor of the Financial Post Steven Lazarus, Executive Vice President, Travenol Laboratories International Don Worden, of the Worden Tape Reading Studies Tony Boeckh, of The Bank Credit Analyst Dr. Harold B. Ehrlich, President of Bernstein-Macaulay Lewellyn A. Brown, retired Army officer and money management professional J. Roger Wallace, Associate Editor and Economist of The Journal of Commerce Panelists David Bostian, Vice President and Director of Market Research at Loeb Rhoades Back to top 1973 Louis H. Whitehead, Investment Adviser with Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes Bradbury K. Thurlow, stock market philosopher Edson Gould, Editor of Findings and Forecasts and Chairman of Anametrics M.B. and Louis Hasbrouck, Space-Time originators Peter L. Bernstein, author, financial and economic consultant Dr. George W. McKinney, Jr., Senior Vice President, Investment Admin. Division of Irving Trust Chris Welles, Author and General Editor of Institutional Investor magazine Panelists Alan R. Shaw, Vice President, Harris Upham & Co. J. Wilbur Chapman, Vice President,Tucker Anthony Management Back to top 1972 A.W. Cohen, Editor of Chartcraft J. Anthony Boeckh, Editor of The Bank Credit Analyst David Bostian, Jr., Director Technical Market Services, CBWL-Hayden, Stone Albert E. Sindlinger, President, Sindlinger & Company Robert M. Bleiberg, Editor of Barron’s John T. Bennett, Jr., Vice President of Investment Management, The Putnam Management Company J. Roger Wallace, Associate Editor-Economist, The Journal of Commerce Panelists Douglas K. Porteous, President, Provident Fund for Income Eric T. Miller, of Oppenheimer & CompanyThomas Stewart Back to top 1971 Humphrey B. NeillRalph D. Quinter, President of Quest Management Albert Sindlinger, marketing and opinion research authority Don Worden, Worden’s Weekly Reports Anthony Gaubis, investment timing Howard P. Colhoun, President of Rowe Price New Era Fund Dr. Robert H. Parks, Vice President, Director of Economic Research of du Pont Glore Forgan John Westergaard, President of Equity Research Associates Ed Tyng, Assistant Editor of The Journal of Commerce Panelists Ralph A. Rotnem, former Senior Vice President, Research, at Harris, Upham & Co. Back to top 1970 Humphrey B. NeillAnthony Boeckh, President of Storey, Boeckh & Associates Edson Gould, Editor-in-Chief of Findings and Forecasts Peter L. Bernstein , President of Bernstein-Macaulay Antony Fisher, of Sussex, England James H. Sibbet, founder of several stock and commodity market services Dr. F.A Harper, President, Institute for Humane Studies J. Roger Wallace, Associate Editor-Economist, The Journal of Commerce Bradbury K. Thurlow, Vice President in charge of Research with Hoppin, Watson & Co. Panelists Charles Allmon , Editor of The Growth Stock Outlook Leo Dworsky, Manager of Contrafund David T. Windell, a principal of David L. Babson & Co. Back to top 1969 Humphrey B. NeillRobert H. Anderson, President of Perspective International Peter N. Gillingham, Executive Associate of Education and World Affairs Dieter W. Johr, Associate of Rahn & Bodmer Pierre A. Rinfret, President of Rinfret Boston Associates Derwood S. Chase, Jr., President of Chase Investment Counsel John Westergaard, President of Equity Research Associates M. Philip Lorber, Vice President of Vogel-Lorber Panelists Thomas A. Martin, President of Channing Company Wilton Jaffee, President of Jaffee & Company Back to top 1968 Humphrey B. NeillRobert Geisinger, Editor of the Geisinger Indicator Arthur Merrill, Author Ronald A. Backnick, Vice President of Standard & Poor’s Peter N. Gillingham, Executive Associate of Education and World Affairs Edson Gould, Vice President of Nuveen Corp. William Grant, Senior Vice President of Smith Barney & Co. Claus W. Hirsch, Assistant Director of Research of Lehman Brothers Jerry Atkisson, Investment Manager, Hedberg and Gordon Anthony Gaubis, Investment Counselor John D. Riordon, Editor and Analyst of Babson Reports J. Roger Wallace, Associate Editor of The Journal of Commerce Major L.A. Brown, of the U.S. Army Panelists Don Worden, of the Worden Tape Reading Studies Robert Farrell, of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Kenneth Smilen, President of Smilen and Safian John T. Bennett, Jr., Vice President of Putnam Management Corp. Back to top 1967 H.B. NeillDouglas Courtney, Vice President of Hedberg & Gordon Kenneth B. Smilen, Director of Investment Timing for Faulkner Dawkins & Sullivan Peter L. Bernstein, Author, Economist and Investment Counsel Harry D. Schultz, Author Dr. Colin Campbell, of Dartmouth College Donald R. Storey, of the Bolton-Tremblay Bank Credit AnalystAlden R. WellsDon Worden, of his Tape Reading Studies Gilbert E. Kaplan, publisher of the Institutional Investor Louis Whitehead, of Nye & WhiteheadJ.L. FraserWilliam L. Jiler, of Trendline Bradbury K. Thurlow, Vice President of Winslow, Cohu and Stetson PanelistsJames SibbetMichael E. Green, a commodity broker Richard D. Donchian, of Hayden, Stone, Inc. Back to top 1966 Humphrey B. NeillB. Barret Griffith, Partner, Wood, Walker & Co. Pierre R Bretey, Sr. V.P., Hayden, Stone & Co. Maurice S. Kinglsey, Developer of Computrend A. Hamilton Bolton, Editor, The Bank Credit Analyst Colin Campbell, Chairman, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College Victor M. Longstreet, International Management and Marketing Consultant Michael Zahorchak, Investigator, American Stock Exchange Arthur Shane, Associate Editor, Commodity Research Bureau J. Roger Wallace, Associate Editor, Journal of CommerceJames L. FraserPanelists Edward Johnson II, of the Fidelity Group Louis H. Whitehead, of Nye & Whitehead John G. Miller, of J.W. Sparks & Co. Douglas Courtney, of Securities Fund Back to top 1965 Daniel S. Ahearn, former Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury for Debt Management Anthony Gaubis, Investment Counselor G.L. Ludcke, Vice President, Putnam Management Company Don Worden, President, the Worden Tape Reading Studies A. Hamilton Bolton, Editor, The Bank Credit Analyst B. Barrett Griffith, Partner, Wood, Walker & Co. Wilfred C. Krug, of Draper Dobie & Co. Stephen W. Rousseas, Professor of Economics, New York University E.S.C. Coppock, Director of Trendex Research Group Colin D. Campbell, Chairman, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College Back to top 1964 Humphrey B. NeillA. Hamilton Bolton, of Bolton, Tremblay & Co. Peter L. Bernstein, Executive Vice President, Bernstein-Macauley, Inc. J. Roger Wallace, Economist and Associate Editor, Journal of Commerce William Keady, Chairman, Brown CompanyJames L. FraserDerwood S. Chase, Jr., Investment Counselor Bradbury K, Thurlow, Treas., Winslow, Cohn & Stetson, Inc. Panelists Colonel E.C. Harwood, Director, American Institute of Economic Research Dr. John H. Power, Director of Research, Center for Development Economics    Back to top

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