Educational Presentation with Strider Elass

Please join us for an educational evening with our guest speaker, Strider Elass!

Strider is a Senior Economist and is part of the First Trust Economics Team that Bloomberg has ranked as one of the top forecasters of the U.S. economy over the past several years. At First Trust, Strider is responsible for analyzing economic indicators, writing economic commentaries and producing articles for the First Trust Economics Blog. Out of a panel of over 100 economists, investment strategists and housing market analysts, the First Trust Economics Team was awarded the "Crystal Ball Award" by Zillow® in partnership with Pulsenomics in 2012, 2013, 2014 and again most recently in 2015 for accurate home price predictions. Cogent's 2017 Survey of Advisors rated First Trust's thought leadership material as number one for most read and most shared by financial professionals with colleagues or clients.* Strider was instrumental in researching for the book, It's Not As Bad As You Think, published in 2009 by First Trust's Chief Economist, Brian Wesbury. Beyond his research responsibilities, Strider speaks regularly at broker and retail events around the country and abroad. Strider received a BA in Business and Economics from Wheaton College. He is currently a candidate in the CFA Program