10 Human Instincts Skewing Perception Of World Trends

Ten instincts cause virtually everyone to misunderstand the world, according to Swedish scholar Hans Rosling.

At this session, Craig Israelsen, Ph.D., draws upon the work of Dr. Rosling as a preface to evaluating a variety of global metrics showing things are better than you might think.

Facts and forecasts of trends in global population, world income distribution, and what you used to call "emerging markets" may surprise you and alter your investment perspective. We’ll cover:

• 13 questions testing your knowledge of the world
• GDP per capital income and its correlation to life expectancy
• Shifting global poverty, economic and demographic trends through 2100
 

Craig Israelsen, Ph.D., for three decades, has helped define best practices for fiduciaries in managing low-expense portfolios, publishing his research monthly in Financial Planning magazine and teaching on A4A for many years.


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Craig L. Israelsen, Ph.D., provides A4A members monthly classes on low-expense investing. Craig's taught family financial management at universities for over two decades, and his research for practitioners has been published monthly in Financial Planning magazine since 1996. He's currently Executive-in-Residence in the Financial Planning Program at Utah Valley University. If you're paying a TAMP or custodian for managed portfolios, Craig's classes can lower your fees and enable a business model better for your clients and you. He has partnered with A4A and leads classes monthly.