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| Title: Energy, conflict, and markets: what investors need to know |
| Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 |
| Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time |
| Duration: 1 hour |
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If it feels like geopolitics is driving markets more than ever, that’s because it is. After a decade where geopolitical risks were relatively contained, a new environment has emerged.
Geopolitical risk cannot be avoided, but it can be managed. This session will provide frameworks, not forecasts, to help investors connect today’s developments to long-term asset allocation, diversification, and portfolio positioning. Accepted for 1 CFP / IWI / CFA CE Credit |
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Michael “Macro Mike” LoGalbo is a Global Market Strategist at New York Life Investment Management, where he is responsible for economic and market research, asset allocation perspectives, and thought leadership to empower investment decision-making. He has a deep passion for macro investing. His unique approach integrates expertise in economics, markets, politics, and geopolitics to craft fundamental and quantitative top-down investment insights. A prolific writer on economic and capital market themes, Michael empowers a wide range of investors with actionable investment insights on a weekly basis. Combining his creativity and quantitative skills, Michael could also be referred to as the “Chief of Charts” as he leads the group on data analysis and visualization. Michael also provides a valued voice in the client and public sphere, where he shares perspectives on the evolving global macro landscape. He is most often sought for his ability to simplify complex economic concepts and market trends. Michael brings years of experience from both public and private markets, and macro to micro. He is a CFA Charterholder, graduated from the University of Southern California and holds a Master’s Degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from the Wharton School. |
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John Sitilides is Principal at Trilogy Advisors LLC in Washington, D.C., specializing in geopolitical risk, international security, and federal government affairs, and serves as National Security Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He provides geopolitical and geo-economic risk insights and intelligence to capital market, institutional investor, and industry leader clients, and is a corporate speaker on risk management and the business impacts of international security policies, advising clients to better understand, anticipate, and mitigate risk. From 2006 to 2023, he was a U.S. Department of State Diplomacy Consultant under Presidents Biden, Trump, Obama, and Bush, managing professional development at the Foreign Service Institute, the diplomacy academy for American foreign policy professionals. He has testified before Congress and is a frequent national security commentator on U.S. and international broadcast, print, and digital media. Sitilides holds a Master’s Degree in International and Public Affairs from Columbia University and launched his career in the U.S. Senate. His wife is an attorney and businesswoman, and they have four sons. |
This material represents an assessment of the market environment as of a specific date and is subject to change; and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding any investment product or any issuer or security in particular.
The strategies discussed are strictly for illustrative and educational purposes and are not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. There is no guarantee that any strategies discussed will be effective.
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