Larry Berman is a Co-Founder of ETF Capital Management, (www.etfcm.com) and Prosper Experiential Media, (www.prosperexperiential.com).Over his 25 year career, Larry has worked for numerous top firms in New York, Boston, and Toronto. Prior to founding ETFCM (2006), he was Chief Technical Strategist and Managing Director for CIBC World Markets for nearly a decade where he was ranked as one of Canada’s “Top 3 Analysts” according to Brendan Wood institutional investor surveys. Larry is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder, and is a US registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). Larry graduated from York University with a BA in Economics and lectures on behavioural finance and technical analysis at colleges and universities. Larry is the primary author of the textbook for the technical analysis course offered by the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI). He is past President of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (www.csta.org), past Vice-Chairman (Americas) of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (www.ifta.org), and past President of the Market Technicians Association – where he currently sits on the board of the educational foundation (www.mtaef.org). Larry’s opinions frequently appear in the media, and he is featured weekly on BNN’s Berman’s Call.
The year is off to its most volatile start since 2008 with January ranking amongst the worst 10 starts to the year for US equity markets. Does the January effect really mean this will be a bad year for markets, or does the recent correction spell opportunity for the emotionally mature investor? Oil has certainly dropped more than anyone expected, so what are the prospects for “lower for longer”now? Is the low Canadian dollar good or bad for the economy? How do you protect your investment gains from the strong US dollar? Certainly when markets get wild, everyone making decisions for their own portfolio looks for some additional insight – while there is no crystal ball, there is a great deal we can determine for studying the market environment today compared to past corrections to put the odds in our favour. Larry has a unique approach to evaluating risk and return and he continues to focus on helping investors make better investment decisions.
Since BNN first aired in 1999, Larry Berman has been answering your questions on air. In that time he’s seen and heard it all, but there are a number of topics that come up time and time again. Behind some of these themes are some of the biggest mistakes investors make – despite their best intentions. As markets have been getting more challenging, it’s essential that you avoid these pitfalls so you can protect and grow your portfolio. Larry has compiled a list of some of the most important questions, and will address them, along with current market conditions, and the freshest analysis, during the educational segment of the event.
Come out to learn how to evaluate market risk and opportunity so that your next investment decision is better than the last, and get your questions answered by Larry – live and in much greater detail than is possible on air. For this special “live and extended” Berman’s Call, we invite you to send your questions in advance to bermanquestions@prosperexperiential.com or bring them with you to the show and ask Larry in person!