“Central bankers, businessmen, and investors continually try to beat History to a pulp, but History always wins the final rounds.”
—John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline, 2001.

When investors, financial professionals, and discerning citizens need a big-picture view of what’s going on in the economy, they turn to John Mauldin.

And for good reason. John has dedicated more than 30 years to keeping people informed about financial risk.

John is a visionary thinker, a noted financial expert, a New York Times best-selling author, a pioneering online commentator, and the publisher of one of the first publications to provide investors with free, unbiased information and guidance—Thoughts from the Frontline.

Thoughts from the Frontline began as John’s way of sharing his thoughts with a few associates. Some 16 years later, it is one of the most widely read investment newsletters in the world. From his warning of an impending recession in 2000, to a polemic on the Obamacare “death spiral” in 2016, John has blazed his own trail as one of the most respected macroeconomic minds in the field.

He publishes Thoughts from the Frontline through Mauldin Economics, of which he is Chairman. Mauldin Economics publishes a growing number of investing resources, including both free and paid publications aimed at helping investors thrive in today's challenging economy.

John is also President of Mauldin Solutions, LLC, an investment advisory firm registered with multiple states; and President and a registered principal of Mauldin Securities, LLC, member FINRA-SIPC.

Together with Mauldin Economics, John proudly hosts the Strategic Investment Conference, an annual gathering of some of the world’s most brilliant economists and analysts. Thanks to its blue-ribbon lineup of past speakers and growing reputation as an incubator of forward-thinking investment strategies, the SIC is fast becoming one of the most hotly anticipated economic events of the year.

Additionally, John’s books have appeared on the New York Times best-seller list four times. His current book count (because he always has at least one more in the works) is six:

• Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market
• Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle and How It Changes Everything
• Code Red: How to Protect Your Savings from the Coming Crisis
• A Great Leap Forward? Making Sense of China's Cooling Credit Boom, Technological Transformation, High Stakes Rebalancing, Geopolitical Rise, & Reserve Currency Dream
• Just One Thing: Twelve of the World's Best Investors Reveal the One Strategy You Can't Overlook
• The Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing: Finding Value, Generating Absolute Returns and Controlling Risk in Turbulent Markets

John is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world and is a sought-after contributor to numerous financial publications, as well as a regular guest on TV and radio.

He currently lives in Dallas, Texas and is the proud father of seven children, five of whom are adopted.

Internationally renowned economist Dr. Lacy H. Hunt is the Executive Vice President of Hoisington Investment Management Company, a firm that manages $6.5 billion for pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, and others.

Previously, he was Chief US Economist for the HSBC Group for nearly 14 years, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist at Fidelity Bank, and Vice President for Monetary Economics at Chase Econometrics Associates, Inc. A native of Texas, Dr. Hunt has served as Senior Economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Lacy Hunt has written two books, A Time to Be Rich and Dynamics of Forecasting: Financial Cycles, Theory and Techniques. He has also written numerous articles in outlets including Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Journal of Finance, Financial Analysts Journal, and the Journal of Portfolio Management.

Dr. Hunt served on the Board of Trustees of Temple University from 1987 to 2010 and is an honorary life trustee. He received the Abramson Award from the National Association for Business Economics for “outstanding contributions in the field of business economics.” He is a life member of the American Finance Association. He was a member of the Economic Advisory Board of the American Bankers Association and Chairman of the Economic Advisory Board of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association. He served on the Monetary and Fiscal Policy Affairs Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce.

He earned his BA from Sewanee: The University of the South (1964), his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1966), and his Ph.D. in Economics from the Fox School of Business and Management of Temple University (1969). In 2013, Sewanee awarded him the Honorary Doctor of Civil Laws.

Peter is the chief market analyst for The Lindsey Group, a macro economic and market research firm started by Larry Lindsey. The company’s mission is to help key decision makers navigate an increasingly complex environment by giving them timely, concise, and decisive analyses of economic and political events that will affect their business. He is also the co-chief investment officer of Bookmark Advisors, an asset management firm and member of Advisory Services Network.

Peter is the author of daily economic and market newsletter, The Boock Report. The Boock Report is relied upon by trading desks worldwide for its analysis of market-moving macro data and the ways it matters both near and long term. He is also co-CIO of Bookmark Advisors, an investment management firm.

Previously, Peter spent a brief time at Omega Advisors, a New York-based hedge fund, as a macro analyst and portfolio manager. Before this, he was an employee and partner at Miller Tabak + Co for 18 years where he was the equity strategist and a portfolio manager.

He is a CNBC contributor and appears regularly on the network. He is also quoted regularly by ZeroHedge, MarketWatch, Barron’s, and other outlets. Peter graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.B.A. in finance from George Washington University.

Lakshman Achuthan co-founded the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) in 1996 along with Geoffrey H. Moore and Anirvan Banerji. He is the managing editor of ECRI’s forecasting publications. The company’s ability to call the economy’s turning points has made ECRI a trusted advisor of Fortune 500 companies, major asset managers, and government agencies on all six continents.

Lakshman joined Columbia University’s Center for International Business Cycle Research in 1991, where he first started working with Geoffrey H. Moore.

With Anirvan Banerji, Lakshman co-wrote Beating the Business Cycle (2004), described in Forbes as “an extraordinarily useful handbook on how to measure and forecast turning points in the U.S. economy.” Their latest paper, Cyclical Misconceptions Driving Policy Mistakes: Keys to the Productivity Puzzle, was published in 2016.

Lakshman is a member of Time magazine's board of economists and the Levy Institute's Board of Governors, and serves as a trustee on the boards of several foundations.

He received an undergraduate degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1989 and a graduate degree from Long Island University in 1991.

Dr. George Friedman is an internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster and author of best selling books. As Founder and Chairman of Geopolitical Futures, a new online publication dedicated to forecasting the course of global events, Friedman combines his passion for writing and publishing for his readers world wide who follow international affairs.

Prior to founding Geopolitical Futures, Friedman guided the intellectual vision of Stratfor, the geopolitical intelligence publishing and consulting firm he founded in 1996.

Friedman is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling books. His most recent book, “Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe” (2015), predicts the borderlands where centuries old tensions are re-emerging and will spark new conflicts. “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21^st Century” (2009), predicts the geopolitical changes shaping the 21^stcentury and was published in over 20 languages. The prescience of Friedman’s geopolitical predictions keep this book alive as they continue to unfold in many countries. Friedman’s “The Next Decade: Where We've Been and Where We're Going” (2011), was also a bestseller. His other books on warfare and intelligence have included “America's Secret War,” “The Future of War” and “The Intelligence Edge.”

A very popular keynote speaker on the future of international geopolitics, Friedman is in high demand at numerous conferences and industry-specific events. He has briefed for numerous major military and government organizations and is frequently invited to speak internationally.

Friedman appears regularly as an expert on international affairs and intelligence on major television and radio networks and is frequently quoted in leading American and international media publications.

Friedman received his bachelor’s degree from the City College of the City University of New York and holds a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University. He lives in Austin, Texas.