John Wasik
President | JK Enterprises
Grayslake, IL, UNITED STATES
Experienced, funny, dynamic speaker who can talk about investor protection, economics, the federal budget, Medicare and green building.
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Biography
I'm currently a columnist for Reuters, the world's largest news service and a contributor to The New York Times, AARP, Financial Planning and Morningstar.com. I've written 13 books and have spoken all over the U.S. on financial topics, urban planning/environmental issues, politics and history. While I mainly focus on the economy and money, I can address federal budget battles, investing in volatile markets and green building. I've also appeared on NBC, CNBC, FOX, PBS, NPR, Bloomberg and radio stations across the world. In addition to my writing and speaking, I'm president of the Citizens Action Project, a non-profit taxpayer group in Northern Illinois. I live north of Chicago with my wife and two daughters.
Industry Expertise (8)
Media - Online
Research
Financial Services
Non-Profit/Charitable
Capital Markets
Architecture and Planning
Banking
Media - Print
Areas of Expertise (4)
The Budget Blues: What Deficit Reduction Means to You
How Medicare Changes Will Impact You
The Electric Life of Nikola Tesla
How Green Building Will Change the World
Accomplishments (3)
Eagle Scout (personal)
Winner of 18 journalism awards (professional)
Author of 13 books (professional)
Education (3)
University of Illinois-Chicago: BA, psychology 1978
Michigan State University: environmental issues/journalism, fellowship 1996
University of Illinois-Chicago: MA, communications 1988
Affiliations (3)
- Morningstar.com
- Forbes
- Reuters
Links (6)
Event Appearances (2)
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Common Ground Chicago area
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National Association of Investors Clubs nationwide
Sample Talks (2)
How You Can Invest to Protect Your Nest Egg
How Can you protect your money in volatile markets? I'll distill some of the finest ideas from the greatest investment minds
Budget Blues
I will explain in clear English what's going on with the budget wars in Congress. I'll explore deficit reduction, entitlement programs and the politics and economics behind this battle.
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Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
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