John Wasik

President JK Enterprises

  • Grayslake IL

Experienced, funny, dynamic speaker who can talk about investor protection, economics, the federal budget, Medicare and green building.

Contact

Social

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

Banking
Media - Print
Media - Online
Research
Financial Services
Non-Profit/Charitable
Capital Markets
Architecture and Planning

Areas of Expertise

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

Eagle Scout

Winner of 18 journalism awards

Author of 13 books

Education

University of Illinois-Chicago

BA

psychology

1978

Michigan State University

environmental issues/journalism

fellowship

1996

University of Illinois-Chicago

MA

communications

1988

Affiliations

  • Morningstar.com
  • Forbes
  • Reuters

Event Appearances

Title

Common Ground  Chicago area

Title

National Association of Investors Clubs  nationwide

Sample Talks

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.

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

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance

Fees

$250 to $8000