S&P Equity Research Announces Q4 2010 Webinar: 'IS THREE A CHARM?'

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- As we enter the third year of the economic recovery, bull market, and President Obama's term in office in 2011, will those three factors wind down or crank up?  Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services' leading economic and investment strategists will answer this question and others listed below in a complimentary webinar on December 15, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EST.  

• Has diversification helped during this bull market?
• Will an increase in the dividend tax rate cause investors to abandon high-yielding equities?
• Will emerging market equities continue to outperform?  
• What are the chances of a double dip recession in the U.S.?
• When will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates?
• Where will investors be best positioned in 2011?
• Will the existing market trends continue into 2011?

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.  

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

WHO:  Standard & Poor's strategists and economists participating in the webinar:

• Beth Ann Bovino, Senior 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, December 15, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EST, for one hour.

Event Details: Click Here 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].)

About Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services

As the world's largest producer of independent equity research, Standard & Poor's licenses its research to over 1,000 institutions for their investors and advisors, including 19 of the top 20 securities firms, 13 of the top 20 banks, and 11 of the top 20 life insurance companies.  Standard & Poor's team of 120 experienced U.S., European and Asian equity analysts use a fundamental, bottom-up approach to assess a global universe of approximately 2,000 equities across more than 120 industries worldwide.  Follow Standard & Poor's equity analysts' U.S. market commentary each day at http://www.equityresearch.standardandpoors.com/.

The equity research reports and recommendations provided by Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services are performed separately from any other analytic activity of Standard & Poor's. Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services has no access to non-public information received by other units of Standard & Poor's.  Standard & Poor's does not trade for its own account.  The analytical and ethical conduct of Standard & Poor's equity analysts is governed by the firm's Research Objectivity Policy, a copy of which may also be found at www.standardandpoors.com or by clicking here.

About Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.(NYSE: MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With offices in 23 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com.

SOURCE Standard & Poor's