NAIFA-Dallas MARCH 28, 2019
Luncheon &  CE Class

Jim Dolmas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
"The U.S. Economy: Long-Term Trends and
Near-Term Outlook"

Jim Dolmas is a senior research economist and advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.  His main research interests are in the field of macroeconomics, where he has worked on such topics as the costs associated with business cycles, the effectiveness of stabilization policy, inflation measurement, and the politico-economic determinants of inflation, taxation and immigration policy.  His research has appeared in scholarly journals such as International Economic Review, Review of Economic Dynamics and Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control.  Dolmas holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester and a Bachelor's Degree with honors in Economics from the University of  Chicago.  Prior to joining the Dallas Fed in June 2000, he taught economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Southern Methodist University.  He has also taught at the University of Rochester and the University of Texas at Austin. 

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1 Hour CE Class
"Beyond the Monthly Benefit:
Understanding Value Added Product Features"
Sponsored by The Guardian/OpesOne Advisors
Moderated by Scott D. Dial, DIA

Scott Dial is the Disability Income Supervisor for The Guardian Life Insurance Company, OpesOne Advisors.  He is responsible to thousands of insurance agents and financial planners for case design, sales, marketing support and training in all areas of disability insurance.  Additionally, he regularly functions as an expert consultant/witness, is a past board member of NAIFA-Dallas, a founding member of the International DI Society, and was named a Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager (insurance) by Texas Monthly magazine.