Dan Shaffer – Big Idea Speakers

Who is Dan Shaffer?

You may know Dan Shaffer from his weekly appearances on the FOX Business Network’s nightly show “Cavuto”. Others may know him as the publisher of the Shaffer Market Report, a weekly newsletter that offers up to date opinions and commentaries about current market conditions, and the economy. Or, you may know him as the author of the book, “Profiting in Economic Storms: A Historic Guide to Surviving Depression, Deflation, Hyperinflation and Market Bubbles”.

But how you should get to know Dan Shaffer is as a Keynote Speaker for your next event or conference.

Dan has a number of topics about which he speaks with the passion of a motivational speaker. Whether you want a talk for sales audiences to “master your skills for higher productivity”, (a topic he customizes for financial professionals with great success) or, navigating the markets, or using the power of positive thinking to overcome obstacles in your life, or just to grow your organization, Dan brings his energy and experience to all his talks. He will also customize his talks, workshops and presentations to suit your needs, so don’t hesitate to get in touch to see how Dan can make your event a smashing success!

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Biography

Dan Shaffer is not your average speaker. As an investment adviser, business owner and regular guest contributor to the Fox Business Network, Dan brings his opinions and experiences to life on growth productivity. With his strong communication skills, dynamic interaction, and entertaining approach, he shares his riveting sales methods and techniques on how to build and grow organizations through personal development and the power of positive thinking. Dan is the author of Profiting in Economic Storms: A Historic Guide to Surviving Depression, Deflation, Hyperinflation, and Market Bubbles published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. As an investment advisor and innovator veteran for more than 30 years, Dan began his career on the floor of the New York Futures Exchange, as a self-employed 21 year old trader. After working with Bear Stearns & Company, Coopers & Lybrand, Hambrecht & Quist and Northwestern Mutual/Robert W. Baird & Company, he founded his firm, Shaffer Asset Management. He has been recognized by the financial community as a creative, mathematical and systematic researcher for analyzing markets and the psychological behavior behind them. During his time with Northwestern Mutual/Robert W. Baird & Company, Dan was the recipient of multiple sales awards and trained numerous salespeople. Using a systematic approach in building his own clientele, he communicates how to quantify a road to success by following his “sales methodology”. With thought-provoking ideas and a dynamic delivery style, Dan shares his personal challenges on how his systematic approach cleared the path for his peak potential. Dan earned the certification of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1989, obtained the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation in 1992 from the American College. In 1986, Dan received his Masters of Science Degree in Accounting from New York University and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech Communications from Syracuse University in 1982.

Speech Topics

Connecting the Dots in a World of Uncertainty

Global and domestic economic cycles and financial, commodity and currency market trends are constantly present regardless of what’s heard in the media. Understanding global market cycles and what we can learn from their behavior is the first step for success. Trends in global economies and markets have a direct affect to your bottom line whether you are an investor, trader, advisor, business owner or student. Best to align with natural cycles. Fall of ancient civilizations can tell us quite a bit about our current modern economic and political societies. Presentation includes historical and up to date global and domestic economic and financial charts which are put into context as to current economic and financial cycles. Historical charts and graphs help visualize where the global and domestic economies have been along with the financial, commodity and currency markets, and where they may be heading.

You will learn:

Current Global Economic and Market Trends
Deciphering the Financial System
How History Can Predict Future Trends
Nature’s Role in Engineering the Markets
Understanding the Reality of Economic Data
What’s Behind the Meaning of Modern Portfolio Theory
What Happened in Past Market Manias
What Caused Ancient Civilizations to Fall
How Cycles Relate to Global Markets and History
Short-term Engineering of the Markets
History of the U.S. Banking System
Hope and Fear in Rising and Declining Markets
What to do Right Now

Note: Dan’s speech can be customized. He works with you to understand your audience, your theme, and your goals for the presentation. The following titles and concepts can be mixed or matched to create the most exciting program for your audience.