S&P Equity Research Announces Q1 2010 Webinar:

NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Investors and advisors celebrated the first anniversary of the bull market on March 9, but will they be celebrating a year from now?  What are the historical characteristics of second-year bull markets?  Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services' leading economic and investment strategists will answer these questions and others listed below in this Equity Research webinar.  S&P Equity Research also announced their schedule of webinars for the remainder of 2010:  June 29, September 28, and December 15.  

• Will the Federal Reserve continue to raise the discount rate?
• How do stocks tend to perform before and after rate hikes?
• Is the housing market really recovering, or were recent gains just rebate-driven?
• Are commercial mortgages the next financial disaster?
• How far can the bull market go?
• Will international equities outperform U.S. equities in 2010?
• How important will dividend growth and sustainability be in 2010?

WHAT:  Hosted by Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist for Standard & Poor's Equity Research, this webinar will offer listeners actionable investment intelligence based on Standard & Poor's insights as there are signs of an economic and stock market rebound.  

Questions will be taken from webinar participants after a brief presentation by each panelist.

WHO:  Standard & Poor's economists, strategists, and analysts participating in the teleconference:

• David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's
• Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist, Standard & Poor's Equity Research
• Alec Young, International Equity Strategist, Standard & Poor's Equity Research
• Mark Arbeter, Chief Technical Strategist, Standard & Poor's Equity Research

WHY: Investors, advisors and financial media can gain access to the financial market intelligence of Standard & Poor's, the world's largest producer of independent equity research.  Standard & Poor's Equity Research delivers these insights everyday through products, such as The Outlook and MarketScope Advisor.  These offerings draw from Standard & Poor's Equity Research's data, knowledge and research from its analysts, proprietary STARS coverage and Stock Reports.

WHEN:  Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, for one hour.

Event Details: Click Here (http://event.standardandpoors.com/content/ER_1stQtr41410)  to register for the event.  One hour of CFP continuing education credit is available for this event. (If you experience any difficulty while registering for this event, please contact Marc Eiger at 212-438-1280, or via e-mail to [email protected].)

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