Understanding the Economic Crisis

With the US on the brink of a recession and world banks scrambling to curb the effects of panic selling and crumbling markets, the economy is on everyone's minds. Make sense of the situation with insights from North America's leading economic insiders:

David Frum - Named one of the leading political commentators of his generation, Frum is a political and economic insider who's had a profound influence in the US and Canada. He is often called upon for his advice and opinions and has worked with Rudy Giuliani and President George W Bush.

Todd Buchholz - Former director of economic policy for the White House, this Harvard grad and economics expert is the author of best selling books, New Ideas from Dead Economists and From Here To Economy, which were praised by The New York Times and Financial Times. Book Buchholz today and learn how to thrive in a challenging economy while gearing up for future prosperity.

Linda Nazareth- An economist, BNN economic commentator and author, Nazareth is a frequent speaker to business groups, translating economic forecasts into information that can be used for their planning purposes. Her book, The Leisure Economy details what will be a sea change for the North American economy. 

Michael Clarkson - An expert at understanding fear and how to deal with it, Clarkson has added a new speaking topic to his list, In Light of Growing Economic Fears in Our Society. Clarkson has been researching fear management since 1988 and is the author of several books including, Intelligent Fear - How to Make Fear Work for You.

To understand what's going through the minds of Canadians and Americans post-election in both countries, consider John Wright and Darrell Bricker. These two men have unlimited access to research though Canada's leading national opinion poll, Ipsos-Reid, and via their Ipsos Global Public Affairs. Using stats compiled by surveying 32 million Canadians, Wright and Bricker co-authored, What Canadians Think: About Almost Everything.

Categories : Business/Finance/Economy