Analyst To Offer Advice On Stocks

A Wall Street analyst will offer an insider’s view on “Wall Street Visionaries and Liars” during a talk here this week.

Thatcher Thompson, vice president of equity research for Merrill Lynch, is the featured speaker for the Dean’s Business Forum at 7:15 a.m. Thursday at Gonzaga University’s Jepson Center Auditorium. The event, open to the public, is sponsored by Gonzaga’s School of Business Administration.

Thompson’s talk will focus on the art of picking good stocks and avoiding bad ones. He also will discuss some of the “Big Ideas” in the market and how traditional valuation metrics for stocks have been discarded.

Cost, including a continental breakfast, is $10 prepaid, or $12.50 at the door. For information or reservations, call 323-5502.

In other events this week:

Monday

Washington State University Cooperative Extension presents a workshop on “Farm/Ranch Financial Record Keeping Using Quicken” from 3-7 p.m. at the Spokane County Extension Education Center, 222 N. Havana. A second session is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the same location. Cost: $15 for one person, or $25 for two using the same computer.

Tuesday

Neil Evans, executive director of the Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies and former chief information officer for Microsoft Corp., will deliver the keynote address at the fourth in a series of symposiums on job creation from 4-6 p.m. at Gonzaga University’s Jepson Business Center. For more information online, go to http://www.spokane-ecommerce.com.

* Nine federal agencies host a hearing to discuss salmon restoration options at the DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court. The meeting starts at noon with an open house, followed by federal presentations at 1 p.m., a question-and-answer period at 1:30 p.m. and a two-hour public comment period starting at 3 p.m. A second session begins at 6:30 p.m. More information is available online at http://www.bpa.gov/federalcaucus.

Wednesday

The Honorable Roger Simmons, Canada’s consul-general in Seattle, will speak on “The Canada-U.S. Border: Bridge or Wall?” at 7:30 p.m. at Gonzaga’s Jepson Center Auditorium.

Friday

“Lobbying for Your Business” is the topic for a meeting of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce at 7:15 a.m. at the Shilo Inn, 923 E. Third. For reservations, e-mail lklymko@chamber.spokane.net or phone 459-4105.

* The Spokane International Auto Show begins a three-day run at the Spokane County Fairgrounds. For information, call 467-5138 or 477-1766.