| Dear Friend, If you haven’t gotten your Virtual Pass yet, I recommend you do so now. The Strategic Investment Conference is only two days away, and you don’t want to miss our first speaker, Liz Ann Sonders. There’s so much to tell about Liz Ann, it’s hard to know where to start. If I just mentioned that she’s the senior vice president and chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, that alone would be enough. But what I like best about her is that she’s on a mission to explain complex financial topics in a way all of her company’s clients—and potential clients—can understand. “Too often with people who are pundits, it seems that their number one goal is to sound like the smartest girl or guy in the room,” she said in an interview with Fordham University. “And more often than not, they’re going to turn people off.” Her knack of presenting financial information in an easy-to-grasp way has contributed to her popularity as a writer for Charles Schwab’s publications and as a keynote speaker at many of the company’s corporate and client events. But Liz Ann is a star not just in-house. If you’re an avid watcher of business news, you’ve probably already seen her on CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, CNN, and other big media outlets. Because of all this, I think she is the perfect person to kick off the SIC on Monday afternoon, right after I officially open the conference. We’ll have Liz Ann on stage for 50 minutes, so this won’t be one of those sound bite appearances you may have seen on TV. Our publisher, Ed D’Agostino, will conduct an in-depth interview with her. He will ask her the questions investors really want to know the answers to—and give her the time to answer in a way you’ve never seen before. If you are able to catch Liz Ann’s presentation live, I suggest you do so. Remember, you’ll save 50% off the retail price if you register now. If you miss it, don’t worry, though. With your Virtual Pass, you will have ample opportunity to enjoy the recording after the SIC has ended and we’ve uploaded all the files to the passholders-only website. Your can’t wait to welcome you at the SIC analyst, 
John Mauldin
Chairman, Mauldin Economics | 