| April 22nd, 2025 | 4:15pm EST | 1:15pm PST | 1 CE Credit |
Tariff threats dominate headlines and markets are swinging wildly. Rather than to react to markets and be overcome by uncertainty, RBA continues to follow its time-tested disciplined process.
Join Rich Bernstein & Mike Contopoulos on April 22nd at 4:15 PM ET for "Trade tensions & trading tensions," where they will unpack how shifting global trade dynamics are affecting risk premiums, valuations, and where opportunities may be emerging.
This program is accepted for one hour of continuing education (CE) credit by The Investment and Wealth Institute for CIMA®, CPWA®, RMA®, and CIMC designations and is accepted for one hour of CE credit by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards for the CFP® designation.
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Richard BernsteinCEO/CIO, Richard Bernstein AdvisorsMr. Bernstein founded Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA) in 2009. As CIO, Mr. Bernstein oversees the firm’s Investment Committee which manages multi-asset, global equity, and fixed income ETF strategies for financial advisors and institutions. He helps write the firm’s monthly Insights which has over 25,000 subscribers, is a frequent guest on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and is regularly quoted in leading publications like Barron’s, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Bernstein has over 40 years’ experience on Wall Street, and was formerly the Chief Investment Strategist at Merrill Lynch & Co. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1988, he held positions at E.F. Hutton and Chase Econometrics/IDC. A much-noted expert on equity, style and asset allocation, Mr. Bernstein was voted to Institutional Investor magazine’s annual “All-America Research Team” eighteen times and was inducted into the Institutional Investor “Hall of Fame”1. His book “Style Investing: Unique Insight into Equity Management” is widely viewed as the seminal book on style-oriented investment strategies. He donates the profits from that and his other book, “Navigate the Noise: Investing in the New Age of Media and Hype,” to charity. Mr. Bernstein currently sits on the Hamilton College endowment’s Investment Committee and is a trustee of Hamilton College and was formerly a chair of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation endowment’s Investment Committee. He is also a member of the Journal of Portfolio Management’s Advisory Committee and former adjunct faculty of the NYU/Stern Graduate School of Business. Rich and his wife, Christine, endow numerous college and university scholarships designated for under-represented students interested in business and STEM. Rich holds an MBA in finance, with Beta Gamma Sigma distinction, from New York University, and a BA in economics from Hamilton College. He has lectured on finance and economics at numerous colleges, universities and professional forums. |
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Michael ContopoulosDeputy CIO, Richard Bernstein AdvisorsMichael Contopoulos is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC. Mr. Contopoulos plays a key leadership role in RBA’s investment decision making behind the CIO and influences all portfolio strategy, asset allocation, and investment management. He oversees and directs RBA’s investment process, ensures that portfolios efficiently and clearly align with the firm’s research, and is responsible for marketing to major wirehouses and independent RIAs. Michael started his career at Tudor Investment Corporation in 2000 before joining the research department at Credit Suisse First Boston in 2002. In 2004 he left to build Bank of America’s quantitative credit strategy team and in 2011 he became the firm’s head of Convertible Strategy and created the Relative Value and Credit Derivatives Strategy teams. In 2012 Mr. Contopoulos became Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Head of High Yield and Leveraged Loan Strategy. Prior to joining RBA, Mr. Contopoulos was Anchorage Capital’s Chief Investment Strategist. He is a frequent guest on CNBC and Bloomberg television and often quoted in Barron’s, the Wall Street Journal and other publications for his keen insights and unique market color. He graduated from Columbia University with a B.A., majoring in Economics and Political Science. He also received an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, Langone Program. |
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Terry OberNational Director - Portfolio Specialist Group, Richard Bernstein AdvisorsTerry Ober is national director - portfolio specialists group with Richard Bernstein Advisors. Before RBA, Mr. Ober was a regional vice president for ING U.S. Investment Management. Prior to joining ING in 2012, he was senior vice president, portfolio specialist with Cohen & Steers Capital Management. Terry has over 30 years of investment experience. Terry has a BS from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. He is based in the Boston, MA area. |
1Institutional Investor rankings relate to Richard Bernstein personally, and not to Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC. Mr. Bernstein was named to Institutional Investor’s “All-America Research Team” from 1991 through 2008, including a top-ranking in Equity Derivatives, Portfolio Strategy and Quantitative Research in 1995 through 2004. Mr. Bernstein was inducted into Institutional Investor’s All-American Research Hall of Fame in 2011. Institutional Investor is a leading international business to business publisher, focused on the publication of premium journalism, newsletters and research. The published rankings are based on responses to multi-factor surveys from a large number of investment professionals across a broad range of asset management firms that meet certain minimum eligibility requirements, including a minimum amount of sell-side commissions annually. The formula Institutional Investor uses to develop its rankings is proprietary. The rankings are not indicative of future performance, and there is no guarantee of future success. For additional information, visit www.institutionalinvestor.com.
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