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Peter Ricchiuti, Finance Speaker

Peter Ricchiuti

    • Wall Street Investment Visionary and Entertaining Finance Speaker
    • The business professor you wish you had back in college
    • Has spoken to 1200+ organizations in 47 states and several countries
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In Person-Fee 🛈

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$10,000 and Under

Travels From

Louisiana

Peter Ricchiuti - "The Funny Economist"

Peter Ricchiuti - "The Funny Economist"

Income Inequality: The Secret Factor | Peter Ricchiuti | TEDxTU

Income Inequality: The Secret Factor | Peter Ricchiuti | TEDxTU

Louisiana Public Broadcasting clip

Louisiana Public Broadcasting clip

Market Signals

Market Signals

Peter Ricchiuti

Peter Ricchiuti

Peter Ricchiuti Speaker Biography


Peter Ricchiu has taught finance at Tulane University since 1986. His humor and insight have earned him numerous teaching awards at Tulane University where he created and runs the nationally acclaimed Burkenroad Reports (www.burkenroad.org) student stock research program.

Peter is a graduate of Babson College and began his career with the investment firm of Kidder Peabody in Boston. He later managed Louisiana’s $3 billion investment portfolio while serving as the assistant state treasurer.
In 1993, Peter created the nationally acclaimed Burkenroad Reports Stock Research Program.

Peter has addressed more than 1500 groups in 47 states and several countries. He has been featured in BARRON’S, Kiplinger’s, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He also hosts a popular weekly business show on National Public Radio in New Orleans called “Out To Lunch.”

Peter is a husband, dad and author who has attended baseball games at all 30 current major league ballparks.

Market Signals; What The Financial Markets Are Telling Us Now 

“If the majority of people were right, the majority of the people would be rich…and they’re not!” Following the herd has rarely produced superior long-term results.  Tulane University’s Peter Ricchiuti will share his informative and entertaining perspective on financial markets, the importance of proper diversification and the cyclical nature of both stocks and investment sectors.  He will also tell us about the unusual securities research program he heads up with his students.

Outline of topics covered:

  • Politics and Your Investments
  • Outlook for the Deficit and Interest Rates
  • Outlook for Energy Prices
  • Market Valuation Techniques
  • Pros and Cons of International Investing

 

Uncertainty Brings Opportunity

Following the herd has rarely produced superior investment results. Current volatility gives advisors an opportunity to provide real value to clients and additional market opportunities for their practice. Tulane Professor Peter Ricchiuti brings this to us in a fresh and entertaining format.  He will also talk to us about the unique stock research program he runs with his students.   The

 

Four Most Dangerous Words In Finance:  “THIS TIME IT’S DIFFERENT!”

The truth is that, despite the media hysteria, the financial markets and the economy follow historical patterns.  Recognizing and understanding these trends can pay big dividends. 


Do These Earnings Make My PE Look Big???

How high is too high? The truth is that no investment is either good or bad. It is all a function of the price that you are buying or selling it at. This kind of thinking is often ignored in a market frenzy. It’s often tough to trust your instincts, focus on the historic patterns and not get swept up by all those talking heads. As economist John Kenneth Galbraith once said “there are two kinds of forecasters, those that don’t know, and those that don’t know that they don’t know.”

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