William Poole, Ph.D.

Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute

William Poole is Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute and Senior Advisor to Merk Investments. Poole retired as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in March 2008. In that position, which he held from March 1998, he served on the Federal Reserve’s main monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee. During his ten years at the St. Louis Fed, he presented over 150 speeches on a wide variety of economic and finance topics. Working with his Research Director, Robert Rasche, he did pioneering research on the forecasting accuracy of the federal funds futures market. Before ... Read More

Donald Rissmiller

Founding Partner and Chief Economist of Strategas

Mr. Rissmiller is a founding Partner of Strategas and has directed the Firm's macroeconomic research efforts since 2006. He oversees Strategas' thematic research as well as high-frequency econometric forecasting.

Prior to co-founding Strategas in 2006, Mr. Rissmiller was an Economist and Managing Director at International Strategy & Investment (ISI) Group. Before joining ISI, he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, focusing on the analysis of U.S. macroeconomic data and price/wage forecasting models. He is frequently quoted in the financial press. ... Read More

Katie Stockton

Founder and Managing Partner, Fairlead Strategies, LLC

Katie Stockton is Founder and Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies, LLC, an independent research provider that provides technical analysis to institutional investors. Her technical strategy research adheres to a top-down approach, employing multiple indicators to help clients identify opportunities and manage risk. Prior to forming Fairlead Strategies, Ms. Stockton served as Chief Technical Strategist for BTIG for four years and was Chief Market Technician at MKM Partners for nine years. Previously, she was a technical analyst for Morgan Stanley and Wit Soundview. Ms. Stockton received her Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation in 2001, and later joined the board of the ... Read More