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Conference & Speaking Engagements
2013
Nov 21, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
Nov 15-17, 2013 AAII Investor Conference (Orlando, FL) Speaker/Exhibitor
Nov 10-13, 2013 Schwab Impact (Chicago, IL) Exhibitor
Nov 10-13, 2013 New Orleans Investment Conference (New Orleans, LA) Exhibitor
Oct 17, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
Oct 11, 2013 FPA Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) Speaker
Sep 26, 2013 New York City Roundtable (New York, NY) Speaker
Sep 25, 2013 Hartford Rountable (Hartford, CT) Speaker
Sep 24, 2013 Boston Roundtable (Boston, MA) Speaker
Sep 19, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
Aug 22, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
Jul 23, 2013 Denver Roundtable (Denver, CO) Speaker
Jul 21 - 24, 2013 Annual Innovative Alternative Strategies Conference Speaker/Exhibitor
Jul 18, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
Jul 10 - 13, 2013 Freedom Fest (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker/Exhibitor
Jun 18, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
June 14, 2013 Chicago Roundtable (Chicago, IL) Speaker
Jun 12-14, 2013 Morningstar Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) Exhibitor
Jun 6, 2013 CFA Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) Speaker
Jun 5, 2013 CFA Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) Speaker
May 23, 2013 Merk Webinar Speaker
May 20, 2013 CFA Annual Conference (Singapore) Speaker
May 13 - 16, 2013 The MoneyShow (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker/Exhibitor
May 13, 2013 NY Metals and Minerals Conference (New York, NY) Speaker
May 2, 2013 Currency Wars Roundtable (Palo Alto, CA) Speaker
Apr 23, 2013 Portland Roundtable (Portland, OR) Speaker
Apr 23, 2013 CFA Portland (Portland, OR) Speaker
Apr 22, 2013 Reuters FX Summit (New York, NY) Speaker
Apr 18, 2013 Merk Quarter 1 Webinar Speaker
Apr 17, 2013 NAPFA Webinar Speaker
Apr 9, 2013 FX Invest North America (Boston, MA) Keynote Speaker
Apr 9, 2013 Boston Roundtable (Boston, MA) Speaker
Mar 26, 2013 CFA Virginia (Richmond, VA) Speaker
Mar 21, 2013 Merk Currency Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund Webinar Speaker
Mar 12, 2013 CFA Detroit (Detroit, MI) Speaker
Mar 12, 2013 Detroit Roundtable (Detroit, MI) Speaker
Mar 7, 2013 CFA Tuscon (Tucson, AZ) Speaker
Mar 7, 2013 CFA Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ) Speaker
Mar 6, 2013 NAPFA Roundtable (Phoenix, AZ) Speaker
Mar 5, 2013 NAPFA Webinar Speaker
Feb 21, 2013 Merk Hard Currency Fund Webinar Speaker
Feb 12, 2013 Merk Hosts Fed President Plosser at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) (Palo Alto, CA) Host
Jan 23, 2013 CFA Stamford (Stamford, CT) Speaker
Jan 17, 2013 Bloomberg Global Economic Summit Speaker
Jan 15, 2013 Merk 2013 Outlook Webinar: Dollar, Currencies, and Gold Speaker
     
2012
Dec 13, 2012 Merk Absolute Return Currency Fund & FOMC Webinar Speaker
Dec 8, 2012 American Association of Individual Investors (Phoenix, AZ) Speaker
Dec 2 - 5, 2012 Global Indexing & ETFs Conference Speaker
Nov 17, 2012 San Francisco Hard Asset Conference Speaker
Nov 13 - 16, 2012 Schwab Impact (Chicago, IL) Exhibitor
Nov 8, 2012 Merk Asian Currency Fund Webinar Speaker
Nov 5, 2012 American Association of Individual Investors (Houston, TX) Speaker
Nov 5, 2012 FPA Houston (Houston, TX) Speaker
Oct 18, 2012 Merk Webinar: Quarter 3 Update on the Economy and Currencies Speaker
Oct 10, 2012 American Association of Individual Investors (Santa Barbara, CA) Speaker
Oct 9 - 12, 2012 Fiduciary Gatekeeper Research Manager Summit (Boston, MA) Speaker/Exhibitor
Oct 4 - 6, 2012 The MoneyShow (Chicago, IL) Speaker/Exhibitor
Oct 3 - 5, 2012 Morningstar ETF Invest Conference (Chicago, IL) Speaker/Exhibitor
Sep 29 - Oct 2, 2012 2012 Financial Planning Association (FPA) National Conference (San Antonio, TX) Speaker/Exhibitor
Sep 25, 2012 CE Credit Webinar: Currency Asset Class -Diversification and Attractive Risk/Return Speaker
Sep 22, 2012 Chicago Hard Asset Conference (Chicago, IL) Speaker
Sep 18, 2012 Financial Planning Forum (Palo Alto, CA) Speaker
Sep 13 - 15, 2012 Business & Wealth Management Forum (Denver, CO) Speaker/Exhibitor
Sep 13, 2012 CFA Society Colorado (Denver, CO) Speaker
Sep 12, 2012 3rd Annual ETF Investing Summit by iGlobal (New York, NY) Speaker
Sep 7, 2012 CA Society of CPAs (San Francisco, CA) Speaker
Aug 24 - 26, 2012 The MoneyShow (San Francisco, CA) Speaker/Exhibitor
Aug 8, 2012 Rotary Club (Virrat, Finland) Speaker
Jul 19, 2012 Merk Webinar: Quarter 2 Update on the Economy and Currencies Speaker
Jul 13, 2012 FPA Silicon Valley Chapter (Santa Clara, CA) Speaker
Jun 23, 2012 NAPFA Study Group (Berkeley, CA) Speaker
Jun 20 - 22, 2012 2012 Morningstar Investment Conference (Chicago, IL) Exhibitor
Jun 13, 2012 Merk Absolute Return Currency Fund Webinar Speaker
May 22, 2012 Merk Hard Currency Fund Webinar Speaker
May 14 - 17, 2012 The MoneyShow (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker/Exhibitor
May 8 - 11, 2012 NAPFA National Conference (Chicago, IL) Speaker/Exhibitor
Apr 25, 2012 CFA Society Cleveland (Cleveland, OH) Speaker
Apr 24, 2012 CFA Society Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Speaker
Apr 21, 2012 American Association of Individual Investors (Los Angeles, CA) Speaker
Apr 19, 2012 Merk Webinar Replay: Quarter 1 Update on the Economy and Currencies Speaker
Mar 22, 2012 BSAS Boston (Boston, MA) Speaker
Mar 13, 2012 Merk Hard Currency Fund Webinar Replay Speaker
Mar 12, 2012 Palo Alto Rotary (Palo Alto, CA) Speaker
Mar 9, 2012 SIEPR - Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (Palo Alto, CA) Speaker
Mar 6, 2012 NAPFA Webinar - National Association of Personal Financial Advisor Speaker
Mar 1, 2012 CFA Society Dallas (Dallas, TX) Speaker
Feb 29, 2012 CFA Society Houston (Houston, TX) Speaker
Feb 16, 2012 Institute for Private Investors Winter Forum (San Francisco, CA) Speaker
Feb 9, 2012 CFA Society New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) Speaker
Feb 7, 2012 CFA Society Orange County (Orange County, CA) Speaker
Feb 2 - 4, 2012 2012 TD AmeriTrade National Conference (Orlando, FL) Exhibitor
Feb 1, 2012 Bloomberg China Conference (New York, NY) Speaker
Jan 25, 2012 CFA Society Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) Keynote Speaker
Jan 24, 2012 Index Universe Inside ETFs (Hollywood, FL) Speaker
Jan 24, 2012 Bloomberg Sovereign Debt Conference (New York, NY) Speaker
Jan 21, 2012 American Association of Individual Investors (Berkeley, CA) Speaker
Jan 19, 2012 Merk Webinar Replay: Quarter 4 Update on the Economy, Currencies & 2012 Economic Outlook Speaker
     
2011
Dec 15, 2011 CFA Society San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Speaker
Dec 6, 2011 CFA Society Seattle (Seattle, WA) Speaker
Nov 27 - 28, 2011 SF Hard Asset Conference (San Francisco, CA) Speaker
Nov 15 - 17, 2011 Asset Management Expert's Meeting (Washington D.C.) Speaker
Nov 10 - 12, 2011 2011 AAII Annual Investor Conference (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker/Exhibitor
Nov 9, 2011 CFA Society Louisiana (New Orleans, LA) Speaker
Nov 1 - 4, 2011 Schwab Impact (San Francisco, CA) Exhibitor
Oct 20, 2011 Merk Webinar Replay: Quarter 3 Update on the Economy and Currencies Speaker
Oct 19, 2011 CFA Society Cleveland (Cleveland, OH) Speaker
Oct 13, 2011 CFA Society Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) Speaker
Sep 26 - 28, 2011 FA Fiduciary Gate Keeper Conference (Boston, MA) Speaker/Exhibitor
Sep 22, 2011 Merk Currency Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund Introductory Webinar Replay Speaker
Sep 15 - 18, 2011 2011 Annual FPA Experience (San Diego, CA) Speaker/Exhibitor
Sep 9, 2011 Bloomberg Global Inflation Conference (New York, NY) Speaker
Aug 10 - 12, 2011 The MoneyShow (San Francisco, CA) Speaker/Exhibitor
July 21, 2011 Merk Webinar Replay: Quarter 2 Update on the Economy and Currencies Speaker
Jun 8 - 11, 2011 Morningstar Annual Investment Conference (Chicago, IL) Speaker/Exhibitor
May 26, 2011 Bloomberg Webinar Replay: The Future of the Euro Speaking
May 24, 2011 American Assiciation of Individual Investors (Atlanta, GA) Speaker
May 16 - 18, 2011 IMCA 2011 Annual Conference (Las Vegas, NV) Exhibitor
May 9 - 12, 2011 The MoneyShow (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker/Exhibitor
May 8, 2011 CFA Annual Conference (Edinburgh, Scotland) Speaker
April 19, 2011 Merk Webinar Replay: Quarter 1 Update on the Economy and Currencies Webinar
Mar 19, 2011 American Association of Individual Investors (Los Angeles, CA) Speaker
Mar 15 -16, 2011 2nd Annual ETF Investing Summit (New York, NY) Speaker
Feb 17, 2011 CFA Society (Grand Rapids, MI) Speaker
Feb 2, 2011 Bloomberg China Investment Briefing (New York, NY) Speaker
Jan 25, 2011 Bloomberg European Debt Briefing (New York, NY) Speaker
Jan 18, 2011 Merk Webinar Replay: Quarter 4 Update on the Economy, Currencies & 2011 Economic Outlook Webinar
Jan 18, 2011 Merk Economic Outlook (Palo Alto, CA) Speaker
Jan 5, 2011 CFA Society (Dayton, OH) Speaker
     
2010
Nov 20, 2010 American Association of Individual Investors (Berkeley, CA) Speaker
Nov 16, 2010 CFA Society (Phoenix, AZ) Speaker
Nov 16, 2010 CFA Society (Tucson, AZ) Speaker
Nov 11, 2010 CFA Society (San Francisco, CA) Speaker
Nov 4, 2010 3rd Annual Inside Commodities Conference (New York, NY) Speaker
Nov 2, 2010 CFA Society (Boston, MA) Speaker
Oct 26-29, 2010 Schwab Impact Conference (Boston, MA) Exhibitor
Oct 22, 2010 Van Eck Alternative Funds Conference (New York, NY) Speaker
Sept 23, 2010 Merk Event: Continuing Education Webinar Speaker
Sep 21, 2010 Merk Event: Meet the Managers (Palo Alto, CA) Speaker
Sep 16, 2010 Morningstar ETF Conference (Chicago, IL) Speaker
Jun 23-25, 2010 Morningstar Investment Conference (Chicago, IL) Exhibitor
Jun 2-3, 2010 Financial Planning Association NorCal Conference (San Francisco, CA) Speaker/Exhibitor
June (TBA), 2010 SIEPR India Conference Sponsor (Corporate Associate)/Participant
May 19-21, 2010 NAPFA National Conference (Chicago, IL) Exhibitor
May 18, 2010 SIEPR Prize to Paul Volcker for Contributions to Economic Policy Sponsor (Corporate Associate)/Participant
May 13, 2010 Merk Webinar: Update on the Euro and Global Currencies Webinar
May 10-13, 2010 Money Show (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker/Exhibitor
Apr 30-May 2, 2010 Casey Research Crisis & Opportunity Summit Speaker
Apr 22, 2010 Merk Webinar: Update on the Economy and Currencies (click for replay) Webinar
Mar 12, 2010 SIEPR Economic Summit Sponsor (Corporate Associate)/Participant
Jan 27, 2010 The CFA Society of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH) Speaker
Jan 21, 2010 Merk Webinar Replay: Update on the Economy and Currencies Webinar
     
2009
Nov 21-22, 2009 Hard Asset Investment Conference (San Francisco, CA) Speaker
Nov 5, 2009 San Francisco CFA Society
(San Francisco, CA)		 Speaker
Oct 29, 2009 Financial Planning Association & The Colorado CFA Society (Denver, CO) Speaker: Annual Planning Conference
Oct 20, 2009 Merk Webinar: Preview of Stanford Economic Discussion Register here
Oct 20, 2009 Merk Economic Forum at Stanford University
(Palo Alto, CA)		 Axel Merk and William Poole discuss monetary policy and the economic landscape
Oct 20, 2009 Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) (Palo Alto, CA) Panel featuring William Poole, Charles Plosser, John Taylor and Tom Keene
Oct 17, 2009 North Bay Investors' Forum (Santa Rosa, CA) Kieran Osborne presents "Currencies: A Safe Haven In An Inflationary Era?"
Oct 8-11, 2009 New Orleans Investment Conference (New Orleans, LA) Speaker
Sep 13, 2009 Schwab Impact Conference (San Diego, CA) Exhibitor
Jul 18, 2009 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Los Angeles Chapter Meeting (Los Angeles, CA) Kieran Osborne discusses "Currencies: Trends and Implications in a Changing World"
Jul 18, 2009 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) San Francisco Chapter Meeting (Berkeley, CA) Axel Merk discusses how to diversify in a volatile environment
Jun 18, 2009 Webinar replay: June Update on the Economy and Currencies with Axel Merk Webinar
May 11-14, 2009 The Money Show (Las Vegas, NV) Speaker: 2009 Investing in Crisis and Recovery
Apr 22, 2009 Brown University (Providence, RI) Brown University's Office of Special Events hosts Axel Merk and William Poole to discuss the Credit Crisis
Apr 7, 2009 FX Invest USA (Chicago, IL) Axel Merk speaks on "Diversifying in a Volatile Environment"
Mar 25, 2009 Sums in Retirement (Concord, CA) Axel Merk offers his outlook on the economy and currencies
Mar 19, 2009 Webinar replay: March Update On The Economy and Currencies with William Poole and Axel Merk Webinar
Mar 19, 2009 San Francisco CFA Society (San Francisco, CA) Distinguished Speaker Series: "After the Recession" - Presented by William Poole
Feb 19, 2009 Phoenix CFA Society (Phoenix, AZ) Panelist: 2009 Market Forecast Dinner
Jan 27, 2009 Financial Planning Forum (Palo Alto, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "What's Next for the Economy and the Dollar"
     
2008
Nov 18, 2008 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Santa Barbara Chapter Meeting (Santa Barbara, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "What's Next for the Economy and the Dollar?"
Oct 15, 2008 Webinar replay: October Update On The Economy and the Dollar Axel Merk presents his outlook on the U.S. dollar from an international perspective
Sep 23-26, 2008 Schwab Impact Conference (Atlanta, GA) Exhibitor
Aug 23, 2008 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Los Angeles Chapter Meeting  (Los Angeles, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "How to Diversify as the Dollar Weakens - In a Globalized Economy"
Jul 17, 2008 CFA Society of Orange County (Costa Mesa, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "The Dollar at Risk: Driving Forces and How to Diversify"
May 12-15, 2008 The Money Show (Las Vegas)  Speaker
Feb 9, 2008 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) San Francisco Chapter Meeting (Phoenix, AZ) Axel Merk speaks on "What's next for the Economy and the Dollar?"
     
2007
Nov 18-19, 2007 San Francisco Hard Assets Conference (San Francisco, CA) Moderator
Nov 17, 2007 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) San Francisco Chapter Meeting (Berkeley, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "What is Next for the Economy and the Dollar"
Sep 10-11, 2007 Las Vegas Hard Assets Investment Conference (Las Vegas, NV) Panel Moderator
Jul 17-18, 2007 Foreign Exchange Summit (Chicago, IL). Axel Merk speaks on foreign exchange as an asset class
Feb 6, 2007 CFA Society of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "The Dollar At Risk"
     
2006
Nov 26-27, 2006 San Francisco Hard Assets Conference (San Francisco, CA) Moderator
Oct 21, 2006 National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (Berkeley, CA) Axel Merk speaks on "The Dollar at Risk"
Oct 16-18, 2006 Money Show (San Francisco, CA)
Exhibitor
Oct 10-12, 2006 Gold & Precious Metals Investment World Asia (Hong Kong) Axel Merk speaks on "Gold as an alternative currency"
Sep 8-9, 2006 The Forex Trading Expo (Las Vegas, NV) Exhibitor
Sep 6-7, 2006 Las Vegas Hard Assets Investment Conference (Precious Metals '06) (Las Vegas, NV) Panel Moderator
Jun 21, 2006 The Dollar at Risk: Driving Forces and How to Diversity (Web Conference) Axel Merk hosts a Web Conference on "The Dollar at Risk: Driving Forces and How to Diversify"
May 15-18, 2006
 Money Show (Las Vegas, NV)
 Axel Merk  speaks on "The Dollar at Risk: Learn to Diversify"
May 14-15, 2006
 New York Hard Assets Investment Conference (Precious Metals '06) (New York, NY)
 Panel Moderator
Apr 27, 2006
 German American Business Association (South San Francisco, CA)
 Axel Merk speaks on "Protectionism: Implications for the Dollar"
Apr 5-6, 2006
 Chicago Quantitative Alliance Conference (Las Vegas, NV)
 Axel Merk speaks on "The Unwinding of Global Financial Imbalances"
Mar 4, 2006
 Association of Chinese Finance Professionals (Mountain View, CA)
 Axel Merk speaks on "Foreign Exchange and Hard Currencies"
Feb 1-4, 2006
 World Money Show (Orlando, FL)
 Exhibitor
Jan 21, 2006 American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) San Francisco Chapter Meeting (Berkeley, CA)
 Axel Merk speaks on "A New Era at the Fed: Is Your Investment Portfolio Ready?"
     
2005
Dec 6, 2005
 Millennium Media Consulting Money Manager Series (New York, NY) Axel Merk provides an outlook of the dollar and major market themes for 2006
Nov 27-28, 2005 Gold & Precious Metals Investment Conference (San Francisco, CA) Moderator & Panelist
Oct 14-16, 2005 Money Show (San Francisco, CA) Exhibitor
Sep 25-28, 2005 Schwab Impact Conference (Seattle, WA) Exhibitor
Sep 14-16, 2005 Shenyang Summit (Shenyang, China) Axel Merk hosts a panel on "Liberalization of Banking Systems and Development of Effective Capital Markets"