The Global Interdependence Center Welcomes David Kotok,  Erin Arvedlund and John Authers

GIC is delighted to welcome three distinguished experts to discuss their recent works. Presentations and discussion will be moderated by Mary Caraccioli, Host of Mary Talks Money.

David Kotok:  Invest in Europe Now!: Why Europe’s Markets Will  Outperform the US in the Coming Years.

David Kotok is the cofounder and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors-with over $1 billion under management. He currently serves as a Director and Program Chairman of the Global Interdependence Center. Kotok’s articles and financial market commentary have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Barron’s, and he is a regular contributor to CNBC programs such as Morning Call, Power Lunch, Squawk on the Street, Squawk Box Asia, and Worldwide Exchange.  Kotok lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Erin Arvedlund: Too Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff

Erin is an investigative journalist who has written for Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TheStreet.com, and Portfolio.com. In 2001, she wrote the first skeptical article about Bernard Madoff for a major publication. This is her first book. She lives in Philadelphia.

John Authers: The Fearful Rise of Markets: Global Bubbles, Synchronized Meltdowns, and How To Prevent Them in the Future.

Investment editor for The Financial Times, Authers serves as its main commentator on international markets. In this role, he has become one of the world’s most influential financial journalists, with bylined columns on display pages of the FT five days each week. Authers speaks worldwide, and appears frequently on major US and global media, including the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and PBS. He was recently honored as the UK’s Investment Journalist of the Year for his ft.com coverage of the early days of the financial crisis. The Victim’s Fortune, co-authored with Richard Wolffe, earned the prestigious Best of Knight-Bagehot Award.

Mary Caraccioli, Host, Mary Talks Money

Mary Caraccioli, MBA, is an EMMY™ award winning financial journalist who is the host and lead reporter for a new national money show Mary Talks Money produced by 6ABC WPVI-TV, airing daily on the LiveWellHD TV network and weekends on ABC owned and operated stations in the nation’s top television markets.   She has a track record for creating award-winning programs for broadcast, cable and digital mediums.

This event is open only to GIC Members and their guests.

Please register for this event by calling Jillian Fornito at  GIC at 215-898-8453 or emailing jfornito@interdependence.org Books can be ordered in advance on our website . Seating is limited, please reserve your space soon. Thank you!

Agenda

4:00 PM-4:30 PM – Registration

4:30 PM-6:00 PM -  Program

6:00 PM -7:30 PM – Reception and Book signing

South America Room, International House Philadelphia ·

3701 Chestnut Street · Philadelphia, PA 19104

Mary Talks Money made its debut on LiveWellHD TV this past week and on WPVI-TV. I am very excited about this show for two reasons:
1)We have great information for anyone trying to improve their financial situation and we present that info in plain English!
2)The show is accessible to nearly everyone. We are over the air, on cable and FIOS in 10 markets (see list below) and available on the web to everyone (click on the link to go right to the site).   http://livewellhd.com/marytalksmoney/channel?id=7190015

The Great Recession may be winding down, but it has changed many things permanently- which isn’t a bad thing. More isn’t always better. More credit card debt, more toxic toys, more waste in our landfills– not good. Less clutter allows us to think more clearly, to prioritize more easily. The net result of this- I believe- is that it will be easier for us to live up to our positive potential. A clear head helps you to focus- when we focus we can accomplish whatever we want. It isn’t necessarily easy- but it is possible. This is when the big ideas are born and the most amazing businesses are formed. They don’t have to be big– they just have to meet a need.

So it is in this environment that Mary Talks Money emerges. I will get the conversation started, but I need you to keep it going. Post comments here or email– let me know what is on your mind.

Where to see Mary Talks Money
New York/Tri-State Area
Over the Air — Channel 7.2
Time Warner — Channel 687
Cablevision — Channel 729
Comcast — Channel 245 (New Jersey)
Comcast — Channel 264 (Connecticut)
Verizon (New York/New Jersey) — Channel 467
Click here for complete TV schedule

Los Angeles/Southern California
Over the Air — Channel 7.2
Charter — Channel 753
Cox — Channel 796
Time Warner — Channel 445
Verizon — Channel 467
Champion — TBD
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Chicago
Over the Air — Channel 7.2
Comcast — Channel 217
RCN — Channel 618
Wide Open West — Channel TBD
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Philadelphia/Delware Valley
Over the Air — Channel 6.2
Comcast — Channel 245
Verizon — Channel 466
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San Francisco/Bay Area
Over the Air — Channel 7.2
Comcast — Channel 715
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Houston, Texas
Over the Air — Channel 13.2
Comcast — Channel 685
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Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville
Over the Air — Channel 11.2
Time Warner — Channel 212
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Fresno, Calif.
Over the Air — Channel 30.2
Comcast — HD Channel 909
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Flint, Michigan
Over the Air — Channel 12.2
Comcast — Channel 246
Charter — Channel 430
TVC — Channel 136
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Toledo, Ohio
Over the Air — Channel 13.2
Buckeye — Channel 614
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Date:  January 7, 2010  Release Date:  Immediately

6abc Rolls Out New Program on Live Well HD Network

Locally Produced Mary Talks Money – Debuts Jan 11^th

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(Philadelphia, PA) – Who doesn’t need a little help managing their money in this economy?  6abc’s hot new show, Mary Talks Money, gives you real solutions to the real kinds of problems we all face!  From credit card debt to what to do if you lose your job…from how to talk to kids about money to where financial planners are putting their own funds…host Mary Caraccioli tackles the topics that can help you start off the New Year on the right foot…and stay there all year long.

Do you have a New Year’s resolution to save more and spend less?  Mary Talks Money debuts Monday, January 11th on the Live Well HD Network, 6abc’s digital channel 6.2, just in time for you to start organizing your budget for 2010!  Viewers can also watch a special presentation of Mary Talks Money on 6abc’s primary channel (6.1), Saturday, January 16^th at 7:30pm.

Mary knows money.  She sits on the Board for the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute, one of the nation’s most comprehensive financial literacy non-profits.  Her financial journalism career started at CNBC, where she helped launch the nationally syndicated radio show Lou Dobbs Financial Report.  She went on to create and host Comcast’s Money Matters Today.

Mary is currently finishing a Master’s Degree at the University of Pennsylvania and a Certified Financial Planning curriculum at Boston University.  She earned her MBA from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business

Mary Talks Money is filmed and produced locally at the WPVI studios on City Avenue, Philadelphia.  For more information on Mary Talks Money and other Live Well HD Network programs go to www.livewellhd.com.

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WPVI-TV is the ABC owned station serving the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys.

Contact:  Mike Monsell, 215-581-4466