[Editor’s Note: This is the seventh installment of our “Outlook 2009” series, which is detailing the global investing outlook for 2009.]
By Jennifer Yousfi
Contributing Writer
Money Morning
Retail experts are predicting one of the most dismal holiday shopping seasons in decades this year – a crucial stretch that will set the stage for poor retail sales throughout 2009.
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By Jennifer Yousfi
Contributing Writer
Money Morning
By grabbing $26 billion in private pension money last month, Argentina may have put itself on track for its second debt default in a decade – ironically, the very situation that country’s government had hoped its bit of leisure-fund larceny had hoped to avoid.
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Jennifer Yousfi
Contact:
jenniferyousfi@gmail.com
Qualifications:
Detail-oriented, flexible, creative-thinker MBA with over five years experience in editing/writing and seven years of financial services experience with T. Rowe Price and MTB Investment Advisors.
Education:
MBA, General
Johns Hopkins University
1999 – 2003, GPA 3.6
BS, Business Admin.
College of Charleston
1994 – 1998, GPA 3.4
Professional Designations:
Series 65 (Registered Investment Adviser)
Computer Skills:
➢ Microsoft Office
• Access
• Excel
• Outlook
• PowerPoint
• Word
➢ Pragmatech
• RFP Express
• RFP Machine
➢ Adobe Acrobat Professional
➢ WordPress
➢ Novell GroupWise
Awards Received:
➢ TRP Outstanding and Significant Achievement
➢ TRP Shining Star
➢ TRP Lightening Bolt
➢ Presidential Scholar, full tuition undergraduate scholarship
➢ Honors Program Graduate
Work Experience:
Business Development Analyst
12/2009 – Present Sodexo, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Sales and marketing support for Sodexo Corporate Services.
Managing Editor, Money Morning
11/2007 – 10/2008 Agora Publishing LLC, Baltimore, Maryland
Responsible for oversight of the daily Money Morning newsletter and website. Worked closely with eCommerce department to ensure viable marketing strategies. Brainstormed story and series ideas with the Executive Editor. Wrote daily news, analysis and in-depth investor reports. Responsible for management of the Top News section of the website including as-needed assigning, writing and editing of stories with the assistance of an Associate Editor. Online editing in WordPress. Well-versed in SEO strategies.
President/CEO
2/2006 - 6/2009 Layth Enterprises, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland
Responsible for incorporation of self-owned business. Successful start-up of La Marsa, an international lounge located in the Fells Point-area of Baltimore. Obtained all necessary funding and licenses needed for purchase and commencement of restaurant services. Responsible for bookkeeping and filing of monthly and annual taxes. Developed marketing strategy and worked with designers to implement advertising campaign and website. Assisted General Manager in recruiting and hiring of trained staff to oversee and perform all daily operations.
Technical Writer
9/2006 – 10/2007 MTB Investment Advisors, Baltimore, Maryland
Editor of quarterly client presentation and monthly asset allocation materials. Drafted fact sheets and other marketing materials for a variety of services including in-house mutual fund family, employee benefits, philanthropy, and investment management services. Assisted with marketing presentations and client conferences. Collaborated with economists, fund managers, relationship managers, and analysts to develop marketing materials. Responded to ad hoc requests for marketing materials, advertisements, and assistance. Acted as a back up and point of contact when the Director of Marketing was out of the office.
Sr. Writer
9/2003 - 2/2006 T. Rowe Price Group, Owings Mills, MD
Responsible for the entire RFP process for national level prospects. Responded to requests for proposals from prospects, current clients, and consultants. Maintained RFP answer databases to ensure accuracy. Worked closely with sales, client service, production, etc. to create a polished, final document. Crafted answers, charts, etc. as needed. Assisted in interviewing and selection of new associates. Trained new writers on use of computer applications and the RFP process. Compilation and distribution of quarterly statistics. Maintained current templates and consultant databases. Assisted in scheduling and assigning of proposals. Acted as back up and point of contact when the RFP Manager was out of the office.
Proposal Writer
7/2001 - 8/2003 T. Rowe Price Group, Owings Mills, MD
Responsible for the entire RFP process. Responded to requests for proposals from prospects and consultants. Worked closely with sales, client service, production, etc. to create a polished, final document. Crafted answers, charts, etc. as needed.
Administrative Assistant
2/2000 - 6/2001 T. Rowe Price Group, Owings Mills, MD
Distributed performance and information as pertains to the Stable Value Fund and other common trust fund products. Provided administrative support for the Stable Value Fund Client Manager as well as other members of the Client Services Department. Provided customer service and handled information requests from clients. Maintained several databases of client information and coordinated mass mailings to clients.
Admissions Assistant
10/1998 - 2/2000 Johns Hopkins University, Columbia, MD
Processed applications including data entry, customer service, word processing, student correspondence, maintenance of student files, and various other steps of the application process. Trained new employees on database applications, customer service, and handling of student inquiries. Aided in design and implementation of new student database, online application process, and new admissions procedure manual.
Office Assistant
9/1998 - 10/1998 Kelly Services, Baltimore, MD
Receptionist duties, data entry, customer service, word processing, room scheduling, mass mailings.
