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

If you are in a relationship and have let your partner take the lead with the finances— then think about getting more involved. The bottom-line,  a man is not a financial plan.  And guys– women aren’t one either. No matter how many breadwinners you have in your household–  you both need to be in the loop. I understand that there is usually someone in a relationship who likes the financial planning and the other partner might hate it. That is fine. But things happen and you need to know the basics to make sure you can make it on your own with- or without your mate.  The two D’s we hate to talk about -death and divorce- happen.  This applies to both men and women.. married or partners.

Start with the basics– get a notebook that has all of the important phone numbers account names and numbers and beneficiary info in one place. If you don’t have a will– get one and keep a copy in that notebook.  It is a simple way to get in the loop. Just remember to update it as things change.

I also suggest you have a money meeting at least once a year.  That is when you review all the retirement funds, investment funds, debt and any other big financial issues. This is a real meeting — with no kids, no interruptions allowed.  Go over the information and talk about the specifics of your family’s financial health and strategies for improving it in the coming year.

Good luck and look for more money tips on Mary Talks Money- seen daily on LiveWellHD TV network. For local listings visit http://www.livewellhd.com/feature?id=6775183

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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