Peter Ricchiuti is the finance professor you wish you had back in college!
He is the assistant dean at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of
Business and his insight and humor have twice made him the School's top
professor. After a successful career on Wall Street, Ricchiuti served for five
years as the assistant state treasurer and chief investment officer for the
State of Louisiana. There he skillfully managed the State's $3 billion-dollar
investment portfolio and served on boards overseeing another $8 billion in
retirement funds.
In 1993, Ricchiuti founded the Burkenroad Reports investment research
program. The program involves his leading of a team of more than 130 Tulane
business students as they seek out the investment "skinny" on undervalued
stocks in four southern states. He and his program have been featured in the
Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and on CNN and
CNBC.
Ricchiuti is a frequent contributor to several financial sources, including
Family Money magazine and the Marketplace program heard on National
Public Radio. He is a popular speaker at meetings and conference throughout
the United States and in Europe. His unique presentation style puts him in
front of a wide variety of audiences, and his clients have included National
Football League, who hired him to teach investment workshops to the New
Orleans Saints.
Uncertainty Brings Opportunity
Ricchiuti instructs audiences on what to look for while stock hunting. He
elaborates on the criteria and methodology he uses in his own investment
research program, which is driven by more than 130 university business
students who search for investment opportunities among undervalued stocks.
Market Signals: What the Financial Markets Are Telling Us
Now
If the majority of people were right, the majority of people would be
rich...and they're not! Following the herd has rarely produced superior
long-term results. Tulane University's Peter Ricchiuti will share his
informative and entertaining perspective on financial markets, the importance
of proper diversification, and the cyclical nature of both stocks and
investment sectors. He will also tell us about the unusual securities
research program he heads up with his students.
Contrarian Investing: Why You'll Never Get Rich Following the Crowd
Keeping Up with the (Dow) Jones': Interpreting Wall Street Jargon
for Fun and Profit
Making Bets: What Wall Street is Thinking About the Outlook for Your
Company/Industry
New Economy/Old Economy: What's in it for You?