Dr. Sherry Cooper

Dr. Sherry Cooper is in constant demand as a speaker and writer because of her ability to simplify and de-mystify the complex subjects of economics and finance.  Canada’s national newspaper calls Sherry “the megawatt celebrity economist”.  She leads a highly respected economics team and has been repeatedly cited as one of the most influential women in Canada. Dr, Cooper is regularly quoted in the financial press and you have heard her often on radio and TV.  Sherry published her third book, The New Retirement: How It Will Change Our Future, in January 2008 and it was a blockbuster bestseller.  
 
Dr. Cooper has an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pittsburgh and began her career at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. Following five years at the Fed, she joined the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) as director of financial economics and moved to Canada in 1983 to become Chief Economist at Burns Fry.

• 3. Battered, but Resilient

  Signs of improvement in the economy are appearing in the U.S. and Canada, and around the world, suggesting that the economies are bottoming and the worst of the financial crisis is behind us. Headwinds such as higher long-term interest rates and inflation expectations remain but capacity utilization rates are still very low, which will mitigate any sustained excess demand pressures that might push prices upward, triggering an inflation spiral. Unemployment will remain high for some time, likely peaking in mid-2010. A sustained period of jobless recovery cannot be ruled out.
  
  Bottom Line: We expect to see growth in the U.S. and Canada by year-end.

• 1. Global Financial Crisis

  The global economy is in the midst of the most pervasive financial crisis in a generation, which has destroyed untold sums of wealth in housing and financial assets. This is truly a synchonized global contraction, with deleveraging now underway. Canada started off in better shape but the economy is taking a beating of its own. On the policy front, unprecedented easing efforts by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada are working, and quantitative easing is the next step. Indeed, there are signs that a bottom is forming in the U.S. economy, but this will take time. Stimulative measures in place around the world, and aggressive stimulus packages, will help ease the credit crunch.
  
  Dr. Sherry Cooper will discuss the economic and financial outlook for Canada and the U.S. against this backdrop of important cross-currents.

• 2. The New Retirement

  Global economic strategist Sherry Cooper explains that the boomer generation will be reaching traditional retirement age very soon and that an enormous wave of boomer retirees will crest in 2025. This phenomenon will profoundly affect the labour markets, the economy, and financial markets for decades. But will boomers retire the way their parents did? Will they work longer and transition gradually into semi-retirement?
  
  Cooper tells us that boomers will redefine retirement with great energy and creativity, working well beyond age 65 and mostly by choice. With the dramatic rise in their longevity, healthy goal-driven boomers will seek purposeful leisure—focusing on regeneration, rejuvenation, and low-stress contributions to society and their own personal wealth.
  
  Follow Cooper through her own journey to discover the route to financial security. Learn how the new retirement is about living well while achieving both monetary security and your personal goals.

• The presentation delivered by Dr. Cooper was fast- paced, thorough and delivered in layman's language easily understood and appreciated by all... giving us insight as to the state of our economy, the world economy and the effect it is having now and possibly in the future.
  Mitchell Management Consulting

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  December 2007

  The New Retirement

  In The New Retirement, global economic strategist Sherry Cooper explains that the boomer generation will be reaching traditional retirement age very soon and the enormous wave of boomer retirees will crest in 2025. This phenomenon will profoundly affect the labour markets, the economy, and financial markets for decades. Cooper tells us that boomers will redefine retirement with great energy and creativity. Learn how the new retirement is about living well while achieving both monetary security and your personal goals.

  
  
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  August 2001

  Ride the Wave: Taking Control in a Turbulent Financial Age

  In Ride the Wave, renowned economic analyst Sherry Cooper gives you the tools and insights you need to profit in this new age of turbulence - no matter how wild it gets. Well known for her appearances on CNN, CNBC, and PBS, Cooper makes sense of the "macro-level" trends hidden just beneath the surface, obscured by today's short-term market swings. Cooper brings global sweep and long-term perspective to the causes and effects that really matter. You'll discover how massive demographic, sociopolitical, and technological changes are likely to impact tomorrow's world economy.

  
  
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  September 1999

  The Cooper Files: A Practical Guide to Your Financial Future

  A leading economist and commentator on the global scene, Sherry Cooper assesses the growth sectors of the global economy and shows how you can position your career and investments to assure financial security and prosperity. Who will be the winners and losers? Which countries are the leaders and which are the laggards, and why? What can we do to maximize our own career and investment opportunities? Dr. Cooper answers these questions and provides inspiring portraits of individuals, industries and locales that are pointing the way forward, bucking the malaise that has infected the economy and creating dynamic change.