2025 Forbes | SHOOK On-the-Road Regional Event

Hyatt Regency Boston | One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA | April 23, 2025

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April 23, 2025

Hyatt Regency Boston
One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA


Business Casual
11:30am Registration & Light Bites
12:00pm Sessions
4:00pm Cocktails
Dine-Arounds with Partners Following

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Thursday,
April 23, 2025


 

TIME

EVENT

12:00-12:10pm

Leading With Purpose

  • R.J. Shook, Co-Founder & President, SHOOK Research & Senior Forbes Contributor

12:10-12:15pm

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

  • Brian Firring, Wells Fargo Advisors
  • Intro: Erick Lopez, Associate VP of Research, SHOOK Research

12:15-12:35pm

Municipals: Mispriced & Misunderstood, Why the Current Environment Presents a Unique Opportunity

  • Stephanie Larosiliere, Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Head of Municipal Business Strategies & Development, Invesco
  • Moderator: Kerry Bubb, KWB Wealth

12:35-12:55pm

Private Equity: Investing Through Today’s Evolving Landscape

  • Tom Morrison, Senior Managing Director & Co-President, Blackstone Private Equity Strategies
  • Moderator: Bill Tugurian, Managing Director, Blackstone Private Wealth Solutions
  • Intro: Joe Lohrer, Head of U.S. Retail Sales, Blackstone Private Wealth Solutions

12:55-1:15pm

2024: Coming Back to Reality

  • Strider Elass, Senior Economist, First Trust Portfolios

1:15-1:20pm

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

  • Aric Zamel, UBS Private Wealth Management
  • Intro: Jordan Merrill, Associate VP, Research Manager

1:20-1:40pm

Market Outlook: Testing Resilience

  • Michael Arone, Chief Investment Strategist, State Street Global Advisors SPDR
  • Moderator: Katy Zhao, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
  • Intro: Darius Tandy, Vice President, State Street Global Advisors SPDR

1:40-2:00pm

Opportunities in Private Credit

  • William H. Bohnsack, Jr., President & Senior Partner, Oak Hill Advisors
  • Moderator: Damien Bisserier, Co-CIO, Evoke Advisors
  • Intro: Kelly Boucher, Head of Alternative Investment Specialists, T. Rowe Price

2:00-2:15pm

Networking Break

2:15-2:35pm

Avoiding Another Lost Decade in Equities

  • Richard Bernstein, CEO & CIO, Richard Bernstein Advisors
  • Intro: Peter MacEntee, West Divisional Head, Janus Henderson Advisors

2:35-2:50pm

Team Profile

  • Seth Haye, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
  • Moderator: Nick Cirbo, Senior Advisor Consultant, Invesco
  • Intro: Luke Bartow, Associate VP of Event Programming, SHOOK Research

2:50-3:10pm

Why Muni’s Now

  • John Miller, Head & Chief Investment Officer of the High Yield Municipal Credit Team, First Eagle
  • Moderator: Jon Neuhaus, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

3:10-3:30pm

The Implications of Private Alternatives in your Practice

  • Jeff Brooks, JD, Senior Wealth Strategist, Janus Henderson Investors
  • Lara Castleton, U.S. Head of Portfolio Construction & Strategy, Janus Henderson Investors
  • Intro: Bill Kennedy, Director, Advisor Solutions Group, Janus Henderson Advisors

3:30-3:50pm

AI and it’s Investment Potential

  • Pedro Palandrani, VP & Director of Research, Global X ETFs
  • Moderator: Ari Shandling, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

3:50-4:10pm

Opportunities in Real Estate: Tax Advantaged Income in Triple Net Lease

  • Gary Rozier, Managing Director, Real Estate, Blue Owl Capital
  • Moderator: Drew Freides, UBS Private Wealth Management

4:10-4:30pm

Top Teams – How we are Achieving Growth

  • Reza Zafari, Merrill Private Wealth Management
  • Jeffrey Germain, Wells Fargo Advisors
  • Moderator: Michael Schweitzer, Head of Retail Distribution, Janus Henderson Investors

4:30-4:35pm

The Last Word

  • Frank Berland, Managing Partner, SHOOK Research

4:35 – 5:35pm

Cocktail Reception

5:35pm

Dine-Arounds with Partners

Past
Speakers:


Stephanie Larosiliere

Senior Client Portfolio Manager
Head of Municipal Business Strategies & Development
Invesco

Richard Bernstein

CEO & CIO
Richard Bernstein Advisors

R.J. Shook

Co-Founder & President
SHOOK Research Senior Forbes Contributor

Gary Rozier

Managing Director, Real Estate
Blue Owl Capital

Strider Elass

Senior Economist
First Trust Portfolios

William H. Bohnsack, Jr.

President & Senior Portfolio Partner
Oak Hill Advisors

Michael Arone

Chief Investment Strategist
State Street Global Advisors SPDR

John Miller

Head & Chief Investment Officer of the High Yield Municipal Credit Team
First Eagle Investments

Lara Castleton

U.S. Head of Portfolio Construction and Strategy
Janus Henderson Investors

Pedro Palandrani

VP & Director of Research
Global X ETFs

Tom Morrison

Senior Managing Director & Co-President,
Blackstone Private Equity Strategies