In times of uncertainty whether you are running a business or planning your investments, knowledge can be your most valuable asset.

You are invited to attend the 5th Annual Economic Outlook conference. For the first time in nine years the Federal Reserve will begin to push interest rates higher.

• How quickly will rates climb?
• What impact will they have?
• Why is growth so slow?
• What is the outlook for inflation?
• How much of a problem is China?
• When might the economy slip into recession?

The Keynote Speaker will be Stephen Slifer – Owner and Chief Economist at NumberNomics, LLC. Mr. Slifer will provide clear and concise answers to these questions.

Cost: $40.00 includes breakfast

Location: Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Drive, Charleston, SC 29492

**About Stephen Slifer: ** From 1980 until his retirement in 2003, Mr. Slifer was the Chief U.S. Economist for Lehman Brothers in New York City. In that role he directed the firm's U.S. economics group and was responsible for the firm's forecasts and analysis of the U.S. economy.

Prior to that, he spent a decade as a senior economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., forecasting growth in the money supply. He has written two books about the various economic indicators and how they can be used to forecast economic activity. He also writes a regular bi-weekly economics column for the Charleston Regional Business Journal. Mr. Slifer has been widely quoted in press and on television, was voted the top economist by Institutional Investor magazine five years in a row and in 1997 was named as one of the top 100 "Faces to Watch in the Next Millennium."

This event sells out fast. Be sure to book early and consider buying a table of 8 for your company. Register HERE