By Etha Walters

The Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an Economic Forecast Luncheon and is sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. The topic for the luncheon is "Making Sure the Economy of 2009 AND Your Organization's Financial Plans are Aligned." Delivering this topic is John Augustine, Chief Investment Strategist for Fifth Third.

Mr. Augustine is a Chartered Financial Analyst, has appeared frequently in the media—including CNBC, Bloomberg and CNN. He is a part-time business professor in the graduate school at the University of Dayton. He received his Bachelors from Ohio State, and is a graduate of Midwest Bankers Association Trust School. Mr. Augustine is based in Cincinnati as the Chief Investment Strategist for the Fifth Third Private Bank, which has over $25 billion in assets under management.  He is a member of the Investment Policy Committee, Investment Strategy Team, Equity Strategy Team, Alternative Investments Team and Focus Funds Selection Team.  Mr. Augustine is also the portfolio manager of the International ADR Stock Portfolio and Core 40 Domestic Stock Portfolio.  He has been practicing portfolio management for over 15 years.

The Luncheon will be held at The Chamber of Commerce, 1500 Central Avenue, Middletown OH 45044 from 12:00PM - 1:30PM and is $25.00/Members - $35.00/Non-Members