Mark Zinder

History or Hysteria? Which Will it Be?
Best for general and financial audiences
In the mid 90’s, Sir John Templeton told me that the investor who says, “This time is different, when in fact it’s virtually a repeat of an earlier situation, has uttered the four most costly words in the annals of investing.” That was over 20 years ago, and even though many of Mr. Templeton’s sentiments on investing remain true today, is this one of them? In this presentation I will discuss current events that are playing out like they did in the past, but I will also explore events that are not rooted in any historical context that might have you asking, “Is it different this time?”

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Looking Backwards to See into the Future
Best for general and financial audiences
We live in increasingly uncertain times; rapid economic changes, global unrest, and bi-partisan bickering have all lead to an underlying sense of uncertainty. In addition to the current climate, headlines are screaming that robots and artificial intelligence are going to eliminate worker’s jobs.

What if they are all wrong? What if we are merely extrapolating the present and ignoring the possibilities of the future? History books are full of examples of previous revolutions that came and went: the industrial revolution, the railroad revolution, electrification, mass production, and now, quite possibly, the information technology revolution. In this presentation, you will discover how we are nearing the end of this revolution while another is just beginning, providing a fresh wave of prosperity.

Now is the time to ask yourself, “What Happens Next”? In this presentation, you will learn:

Best for financial audiences. Excellent practice management material.
The business of financial advice has changed continually over the last 30 years. In 1983, when Mark passed his Series 7, his business card read “Stock Broker.” Then came the titles “Investment Advisor” and “Financial Planner.” Today the buzzword is “Comprehensive Wealth Manager”.

But this isn’t just a name change on a business card; it’s a fundamental change in the way we run our business and market our services. In this post-recession, DOL, highly regulated business, where we all provide a similar cookie-cutter service, we need to ask ourselves, “What am I doing to stand out from the crowd?”

Consider this: today, the average investor does business with six to eight different financial professionals: they have a banker, a CPA, a mortgage broker, a life insurance agent, and two, three or four different financial advisors- the average high-net-worth investor is working with four different financial advisors. When they retire, they want to go from working with six to eight professionals, to one or two. The question you must ask yourself is: will I be the advisor that the money is being transferred to—or being transferred from? I’m going to teach you how to be the former!

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Navigating and overcoming the roadblocks to success
Best for financial advisors
For over six years Mark Zinder was employed as the national spokesman for one of the most respected money managers in the world, Sir John Templeton.

During this time Mark would be asked to speak on behalf of Sir John Templeton at locations around the world. Quite often, these trips were designed to reward some of the top producers in the financial industry. After his presentation, Mark would often speak individually and continue to correspond with these high-level producers. The most often discussed topic was, “Out of all the financial advisors in the United States (roughly 600,000 of them) what is it that you do that makes you one of the best?” Over the years of interacting with these advisors and evaluating what makes them successful Mark has pinpointed the common traits of the most successful advisors in the country.

In this high energy, thought provoking presentation you will hear the insightful observations from Mark, who was in the trenches and learned from the people achieving the highest levels of success.

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How the Master Money Managers Manage Money
Best for financial industry professionals
In the 1990’s, when Mark was National Spokesman for Franklin Templeton Funds, he frequently sat down with Sir John Templeton, Michael Price, and Dr. Mark Mobius with a simple request: “Teach me something I don’t know.” These brilliant individuals were named three of the “Top Ten Money Managers of the 20th Century” for their uncanny ability to see what the rest of the market was missing, and they passed their insights and knowledge on to him.

Although the world of finance is rapidly changing, their secrets are not lost. Through timeless stories and hidden histories, Mark Zinder uses the past to illuminate the future of the financial industry.

Mark is going to share some of the techniques he personally learned from these legendary money managers.

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A guide to monetary policy
Best for seasoned financial professionals
The economist Milton Friedman famously believed that the Fed caused the Great Depression. In 2002, Fed Governor Ben Bernanke agreed – “You’re right. We did it.”

We have entered an unprecedented era in the history of monetary policy. Are we fighting inflation or deflation? Are interest rates going to rise or fall? And why has this recovery been so weak? Are there lessons we can learn from our past?

This presentation examines the history of the Fed, how it caused the Great Depression, and how the Fed will make sure it never happens again. Mark boils down complicated Fed reports so that audience members can make sense of the changes taking place at the Fed. Participants will leave with a broader, better understanding of the Fed and the knowledge to better allocate their clients’ portfolios.

You will be surprised to learn that what you thought was going to happen is no longer valid. In this presentation, you will learn:

A Lighthearted Look at a Serious Subject
Best for general audiences
Making the complicated simple.
Even though numbers are a universal language, like many languages, for some, numbers are not easily grasped. However, in the industry of finance, it is the language we speak. Alphas, betas and R squared are terms thrown around with ease. Many of our clients, being more creative than analytical, are stymied by such conversations. They nod in agreement, as we explain our points of view in statistical detail, simply out of politeness.

What if we could learn to speak to them vs. at them. What if we could transpose the dialog from numbers to stories- is it possible that this could not only help our clients grasp the concepts we are trying to explain more easily, but help create a better connection to the advisor as well?

In this lively presentation, Mark shares stories that are both entertaining and thought provoking which advisors can easily use to help them make their point.

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