Opening Ceremonies

The chair and CEO of MoneyShow, Kim Githler, welcomes investors to The MoneyShow and offers a preview of what's ahead over the next few days of the show.

By May the new FOMC will have settled in and have provided projections as to where it sees both the economy and policy for the rest of the year. We will also have a good idea what has happened to financial conditions, inflation, and GDP in Q4 and whether another policy move had been made early in 2018. This information should allow an assessment as to both where policy is likely to go as far as interest rates are concerned for the rest of the year, as well as where and when the Committee is likely to stop.

Learn the #1 reason why The Prudent Speculator has been the top-rated total-return investment publication since the Hulbert Financial Digest began tracking newsletters in 1980 and find out which stocks are current favorites.

With inflation pressures rising and Fed tightening now in progress, the risk of a major bear market is looming. What will it look like, how big will it be, and what will trigger it? Drawing from 36 years of research experience and over 100 years of financial data, noted Barron's Top 100 advisor James Stack reveals what you need to know about the next bear market - before it strikes.

Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will discuss his views on where the economy is headed. He will touch on the politics, economics, the elections, and stocks that will all have an impact.