| Dear Friend, As a businessman, I’m most impressed with those of my peers who don’t try to push blame around but own up to their mistakes. Let me tell you, they’re few and far between. Jeff Immelt is such a man, and I truly admire him for his character. After his controversial 16-year run as CEO of General Electric (2001–2017), he could have taken his very generous retirement pay and spent the rest of his life playing golf somewhere in the Caribbean. Instead, he’s laying it all out in his new book, Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company... and he will talk about it in his presentation at the SIC 2021. Order your SIC 2021 Pass now and join us for this live 5-day online conference between May 5 and 14. It’s quite clear that several external factors contributed to the demise of GE. Jeff Immelt took the helm of the company on September 7, 2001—four days before 9/11. Several of GE’s businesses suffered from the impact of the World Trade Center attacks, and shares plummeted 20%. And as if that weren’t enough of a calamity to deal with, seven years later, the 2008 financial crisis struck and nearly caused GE’s financial services division to collapse. In Hot Seat, Jeff discusses the valuable, life-changing lessons this turbulent time taught him—lessons that he now hopes to pass on to the next generation of entrepreneurs and company executives. I can’t wait to hear his presentation at the SIC 2021. If you want to experience Jeff Immelt and 41 other first-class speakers live—and/or via video and audio recordings if you can’t spare the time—I encourage you to sign up for our virtual conference today. On top of the packed program, we are adding an extra half-day this year—pairing up SIC speakers and Mauldin Economics analysts for some actionable trade ideas. You don’t want to miss this. If you order now, you’ll save 50% off your SIC 2021 Pass. Your believing in the value of trial and error analyst, John Mauldin
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