BOULDER COUNTY ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL

Please join BCEPC for our next seminar, The Economy in 2022: Looking Forward and Reflecting on the Past, presented by Dr. Richard Wobbekind. 

Topic: An economic forecast for the national and state economy focusing on output and employment.  A discussion of current fiscal and monetary policy.  A look at how Colorado has fared with respect to the nation.

Location:  Online:  We will livestream this event, online via Zoom.  

If you would like to attend in-person instead, RSVP here. The event will be held in-person at the Elevations Credit Union at 2960 Diagonal Hwy, Boulder. We are offering live stream for those who are not yet comfortable with in-person events.

Presenters Biography

Richard L. Wobbekind is Associate Dean for Business & Government Relations, Senior Economist and Faculty Director of the Business Research Division and at the University of Colorado Boulder. He joined the faculty at the Leeds School of Business in 1985, and has served as an Associate Dean since 2000.

As Faculty Director of the Business Research Division his responsibilities include developing an annual consensus forecast of the Colorado economy and performing various economic impact assessments of the Colorado economy. Wobbekind also produces the quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index for Colorado.

Rich is the past president of the National Association for Business Economics. He participates annually in the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Regional Economic Roundtable, and is a contributor to the Western Blue Chip forecast newsletter and the National Association of Business Economists Economic Outlook and Policy Surveys.

Rich is a member of the Governor’s Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee and the Boulder Economic Council. He is an advisory board member for the Western Regional Science Association.

Wobbekind teaches MBA students in macroeconomics, public policy, and managerial economics. He has received three awards for teaching excellence from the students of the Leeds School. Wobbekind has lived in Colorado for more than 44 years and has spent much of his time studying the development of the Colorado and regional economies. He received a BA in economics from Bucknell University and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CE Status
CPA, CLE, CFP approved. 
Designed for CPAs, attorneys, financial planners, CLUs, ChFCs, and others practicing in the estate planning field. 

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors:  Flatirons Financial Planning, Longmont Community Foundation, Midwest Trust, and Trail Ridge Trust Company.  

Silver Sponsors:  Bedford Wealth Advisors and Peak Asset Management

Bronze Sponsor: Elevations Credit Union, Weinberger Law, Vivant Financial Services,  Hofgard & Associates, P.C., Caring Transitions of North Denver and Longmont, and Kingsberry CPAs.