Economic Forecast 2015

February 11, 2015

Chief Investment Officer Debbie Silversmith and Investment Policy Committee Member Warren Olsen recently presented First Western Trust’s 2015 economic forecast to groups in Denver and Fort Collins, Colorado, as well as Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. In the presentation, Debbie and Warren discussed a high level review of 2014 and delved into expectations for the 2015 global economic landscape.

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Below, you can find a video recording of the presentation in Denver and an outline of the sections of the presentation.

Introduction – 0:00
2014 recap – 1:20
Global economy 2015 – 10:50
Equity markets – 46:12
Fixed income markets – 52:24
So, what’s an investor to do? – 56:53

 

http://youtu.be/AavqVKiqyAY

 

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