Andrew Edson & Associates, Inc.

Andrew Edson
& Associates

89 Bounty Lane
Jericho, NY 11753-2209
Tel. 516.931.0873

60 East 42nd St., Suite 1651
New York, NY 10165
Tel. 516.850.3195

O U R H A N D I W O R K

CTW Consulting:

Bob MacDonald levels with InsuranceQuotes.com on the state of life insurance (June 25, 2011). (PDF 102K)

CUAutoCoupon, Inc.:

Credit Union Times interviews Robert O’Hara (November 21, 2011). (PDF 93K)
Cuautocoupon Formed (November 15, 2011) (PDF 52K)
Credit Union Times announces company launch (November 15, 2011). (PDF 52K)

GrooveCar, Inc.:

Luxury still a big factor in auto buying, survey finds (December 14, 2011). (PDF 33K)
GrooveCar helped raise monies at concert for Island Harvest, opines Long Island Report (September 28, 2011).
GrooveCar to host "Country Harvest" concert (September 7, 2011). (PDF 82K)
Reflections by GrooveCar founder in the March 2011 issue of Credit Union Business. (PDF 529K)
GrooveCar founder first business personality to be featured on Hauppauge.Patch.com (March 1, 2011). (PDF 60K)
CU Xpress Lease on record-pace, reports Credit Union Times (January 19, 2011). (PDF 139K)
David Jacobson reflects on these changing times in a Credit Union Times commentary (January 12, 2011). (PDF 92K)
David Jacobson offers tips on leasing to Bankrate.com (October 2010). (PDF 110K)
Credit unions competing with “captives”, GrooveCar’s founder tells Long Island Business News (October 29, 2010). (PDF 701K)
GrooveCar deal cited in the inaugural Hauppauge (NY) Patch.com (September 28, 2010). (PDF 32K)
David Jacobson opines on community charter of credit unions in Credit Union Times (August 11, 2010). (PDF 290K)
GrooveCar assists credit unions remarket, Automotive News (July 19, 2010). (PDF 1123K)
GrooveCar announces iPhone/iPad App, Credit Union Times (July 1, 2010) (PDF 81K)
GrooveCar partners in opening LI auto return and retail center (June 3, 2010). (PDF 15K)
Ward's Dealer Business (January 1, 2010) reports on GrooveCar survey. (PDF 28K)
Web-based auto buying is no longer an option, David Jacobson explains in Credit Union Journal (August 31, 2009). (PDF 826K)
David Jacobson on nonconventional auto financing in Credit Union Times (July 9, 2009). (PDF 861K)
Newsday features GrooveCar (July 3, 2009). (PDF 17K)
GrooveCar joins the Invest in America program, as reported in the February 6, 2009 Long Island Business News. (PDF 55K)
Auto loans are good for business, GrooveCar tells Credit Union Business (January/February 2009). (PDF 495K)
David Jacobson on growing quality auto loans in the Federal Credit Union Online (November/December 2007) (PDF 120K)
Auto Finance News cites GrooveCar lease plan in the September 17, 2007 issue. (PDF 237K)
David Jacobson discusses "Don’t Take Auto Lending Marketing for Granted" in the September 26, 2007 issue of Credit Union Times (PDF 28K)
David Jacobson discusses "How Auto Lending Can Be A Differentiator For CUs" in the September 14, 2007 issue of Credit Union Journal (PDF 55K)
David Jacobson in AutoSuccess (July 2007). (PDF 92K)
GrooveCar featured in the June 2007 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. (PDF 69K)
GrooveCar discusses obtaining a larger piece of the auto lending pie in the April 4, 2007 issue of Credit Union Times. (PDF 115K)
GrooveCar featured in the March 21, 2007 issue of Auto Remarketing magazine. (PDF 192K)
GrooveCar cited on repo's in the March 2007 Credit Union Business. (PDF 92K)
Long Island Business News profiles the company (January 26, 2007). (PDF 97K)
Credit Union Business underscores the GrooveCar prominence in the indirect lending arena (September 2006). (PDF 78K)
Why Dealers Pick One Lender over Another (CUES.org, August 14, 2006) (PDF 105K)
GrooveCar's credit union ties are emphasized in the April 7th CUES on-line site -- www.cues.org. (PDF 77K)
AutoSuccess column (March 2006) (PDF 90K)
Newsday columnist cites success of GrooveCar in a down auto market (January 23, 2006) (PDF 44K)
Credit Union Times (January 11, 2006) reported on GrooveCar's progress to date (PDF 573K)

Jerome Levy Forecasting Center:

Srinivas Thiruvadanthai discusses the US economy with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg TV (January 31, 2012).
Levy Forecast says Europe squeaking through 2012 (January 31, 2012). (PDF 32K)
David Levy discusses the economy with National Public Radio (January 6, 2012). (PDF 130K)
Levy offers 2012 forecast in Consumers Digest (January 2012). (PDF 135K)
Levy warns that Q4 surge will sizzle in December 2011 Forecast (January 5, 2012). (PDF 38K)
Levy discusses Eurozone problems at The Deal Economy 2012 conference in New York City that aired on December 9, 2011.

Levy discusses GDP with Fund Strategy’s Vanessa Drucker (November 28, 2011). (PDF 730K)
Alan Abelson cites Levy in his Barron’s column (November 26, 2011). (PDF 27K)
Investor’s Business Daily cites the November Levy Forecast (November 21, 2011). (PDF 64K)
David Levy DVD created to showcase him as a speaker.
Levy tells The Guardian that the Eurozone crisis was the most dangerous economic situation he has even seen (October 26, 2011). (PDF 63K)
October Forecast says rumored fixes for European crisis won’t be enough (October 25, 2011). (PDF 37K)
Levy tells TheStreet.com that the US isn’t safe from a European collapse (October 20, 2011).
Inflation likely to “tail off”, Levy tells Yahoo! Finance “Daily Ticker” (October 14, 2011).
Levy tells Bloomberg TV's "Taking Stock with Pimm Fox" that the US private economy is not creating wealth (October 13, 2011).

Levy Forecasting Center warns that Europe's "economic train wreck" foreshadows 2012 recession in U.S. (September 30, 2011). (PDF 33K)
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai on sovereign debt and political uncertainty in an interview with Institutional Investor (September 15, 2011). (PDF 100K)
David Levy tells AOL’s DailyFinance.com how the economy has changed since 9/11 (September 11, 2011). (PDF 196K)
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai on US municipal debt in Euromoney magazine (September 8, 2011). (PDF 62K)
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai tells Forbes´ Agustino Fontevecchia that QE (quantitative easing) failed on every front (August 18, 2011).
As the economy turns, the Levy team's forecasts have been right on (August 17, 2011). (PDF 36K)
Levy talks deficit with Reuters Insider TV (July 28, 2011).
Levy talks deficit with Reuters Insider TV (July 28, 2011).
Levy on the debt situation in Barrons.com (July 27, 2011). (PDF 15K)
Levy Forecast warns that cutting deficit poses significant threat to domestic economy through 2012. (PDF 33K)
Levy on Bloomberg TV’s “Street Smart” (July 14, 2011).

Financial Times commentary cites the Levy “contained depression” (June 28, 2011). (PDF 159K)
Levy appears on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” (June 15, 2011).

Levy predicts falling profits by Y/E in the Financial Times (June 13, 2011). (PDF 25K)
Levy points to stocky buying with International Business Times down the road (June 12, 2011). (PDF 25K)
Levy Forecast warns that U.S. profits will fall before end of 2011. (PDF 37K)
Effect of QE2's end is exaggerated, David Levy tells Barrons.com (May 19, 2011). (PDF 15K)
April Levy Forecast warns about sharp deficit cuts. (PDF 37K)
Deficit benefits the economy, Levy tells Yahoo Finance’s “Daily Ticker” (April 18, 2011).

Bernacke was right to ignore the CPI, Levy tells Yahoo Finance Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task (April 15, 2011).

Levy talks corporate bond issuance on Bloomberg TV (April 15, 2011).
Levy optimistic on jobs, reports The New York Times (April 1, 2011). (PDF 53K)
In wake of Japanese earthquake, its creditworthiness should not be questioned, asserts Levy Forecast (March 2001). (PDF 32K)
Levy Forecast says recent economic momentum will not evolve into a normal recovery (February 23, 2011). (PDF 23K)
Levy decries budget deficit with Bloomberg TV (February 15, 2011)
Levy executives’ commentary on public debt hysteria in US Banker (February 2011). (PDF 11K)
David Levy debates Deutsche Bank economist on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report” (December 28, 2010) on the topic of “Does the Fed Know Best?”
CFO Magazine revisits prognostications of leading economists asked last March (December 2010). (PDF 144K)
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai tells Barron’s (December 14, 2010) that the bond market’s battering is unjustified. (PDF 25K)
David Levy tackles China in a Washington Times interview (December 12). (PDF 35K)
Levy executive tells International Business Times why this recession is different (December 2, 2010). (PDF 38K)
Levy Forecast says QE2, improved 4Q not enough to prevent 2011 downturn (November 23, 2010). (PDF 33K)
US economy heading toward another recession, Marketwatch.com cites Levy Forecast (October 27, 2010). (PDF 44K)
Levy economists treat US debt hysteria in Op-Ed commentary in The Guardian, one of the most respected UK dailies (October 19, 2010). (PDF 59K)
60% odds of a recession in 2011, Levy tells Bloomberg TV (September 16, 2010)
BS, not Bull market, argues David Levy on CNBC’s “Smart Money” (September 14, 2010).
Opinion piece by Levy executives on misguided hysteria over US debt, as seen in Institutional Investor (September 7, 2010) (PDF 30K)
Forecasting is hard, David Levy tells The Deal’s Editor Robert Teitelman (September 3, 2010). (PDF 50K)
Director of Research Srinivas Thiruvadanthai discusses housing trends on Reuters TV (August 25, 2010).
Levy partner Srinivas Thiruvadanthai debated Roberton Williams of The Tax Policy Center on the Fox Business Network on August 10, 2010.
There are unfounded fears about sovereign debt, Levy partner and director of research Dr. Srinivas Thiruvadanthai tells Aaron Task of Yahoo! Finance’s Tech/Ticker (July 19, 2010).
Public debt hysteria is way overblown, says Levy (July 8, 2010). (PDF 33K)
Reasons why Uncle Sam won’t go broke, Levy tells the Financial times (July 8, 2010). (PDF 24K)
David Levy forecasts “double dip recession for 2011” with Yahoo! Finance Tech/Ticker host Aaron Task (June 11, 2010).
Levy named to Wall Street’s Biggest Bears list by Forbes (June 8, 2010). (PDF 197K)
Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal discusses the latest Levy forecast (May 26, 2010). (PDF 17K)
Levy tells Bloomberg TV of global recession possibility (May 25, 2010).
CNBC's John Melloy cites David Levy in his Blog (May 25, 2010). (PDF 17K)
Global recession a possibility, warns Levy (May 25, 2010). (PDF 17K)
The nation needs to worry about unsustained debt, David Levy tells The Washington Post (April 4, 2010) (PDF 33K)
Levy reiterates his “contained depression” thesis in The New York Times (March 13, 2010). (PDF 24K)
US economy isn't "jumpstartable", Levy tells Bloomberg TV (March 11, 2010)
The nation’s top economists debate the recovery in the March 10, 2010 CFO magazine. (PDF 197K)
Levy keynotes the CFO Global Rising conference, suggesting a “contained depression” may last a decade (March 9, 2010). (PDF 15K)
Levy Forecast says first half of 2010 may look pretty good, but worse is probably ahead (March 2, 2010). (PDF 21K)
Caution advised, Levy tells the Westchester County (NY) Business Journal (February 26, 2010). (PDF 56K)
January 2010 Levy Forecast warns economic growth to be short-lived (PDF 69K)
Levy argues for deflation versus inflation in a debate on the US economic recovery in the January 13, 2010 McKinsey & Co. e-magazine "What Matters".
Levy tells Bloomberg TV that chronically high unemployment will be the norm (January 5, 2010)
The Associated Press cites David Levy on the year ahead (December 26, 2009). (PDF 35K)
MarketWatch Washington bureau chief Rex Nutting asks David Levy about 2010 (December 24, 2009). (PDF 42K)
David Levy talks contained depression with CFO.com (December 4, 2009). (PDF 30K)
Major consequences of prolonged high unemployment, warns November 2009 Levy Forecast. (PDF 19K)
David Levy discusses the economic downturn and recovery with Fund Strategy (October 19, 2009). (PDF 1.5MB)
Yahoo! Finance Tech/Ticker co-hosts Henry Blodget and Aaron Task argue with David Levy on the V-shaped recovery for the economy in a program aired on September 30, 2009.

Poughkeepsie Journal interviewed David Levy for a story on the economic recovery. It appeared on the front page of the Gannett-owned daily newspaper that covers New York’s Hudson River Valley (September 29, 2009). (PDF 46K)
Don’t trust anyone under 85, warns the September Levy Forecast. (PDF 20K)
David Levy’s opinion on the Federal budget deficit in Institutional Investor (August 24, 2009). (PDF 23K)
David Levy on deficit cuts in Barron's (August 21, 2009). (PDF 86K)
Levy cited in summer 2009 issue cover story of The Investment Professional. (PDF 190K)
Alan Abelson cites the Levys on the deficits being experienced by states in his Barron’s column (July 4, 2009).
Beware the bull market, cautions the June (2009) issue of The Levy Forecast. (PDF 16K)
David Levy discusses inflation versus deflation on Bloomberg TV economic panel on June 3, 2009.
Levy says recession has not bottomed out on CNBC's "The Call" (April 15, 2009).
David Levy discusses interest rate options on Forbes Video Network’s “Street Talk” (April 14, 2009).

We aren’t out of the economic woods, Levy tells Forbes (April 3, 2009). (PDF 38K)
Levy economist says savings won’t help banks, reports US Banker (March 2009). (PDF 21K)
David Levy dwells on the gloom in the economy with Lawrence Strauss of Barron’s (March 7, 2009). (PDF 166K)
TARP 2 Has Flaws--Economist David Levy says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's new "Financial Stability" plan will help clear toxic assets from the system, but his program to "stress test" banks may highlight big problems at "too big to fail" banks. He was interviewed February 10, 2009 on TheStreet.com TV.
David Levy talks unemployment with The New York Times' Louis Uchitelle (January 10, 2009). (PDF 79K)
Levy predicts "Contained Depression" in the October 2008 issue of Institutional Investor. (PDF 2MB)
The world is not ending, David Levy tells The Journal News (September 28, 2008). (PDF 250K)

The Silver Institute:

The Silver Institute tracks use of the metal in medical and healthcare (July 13, 2011). (PDF 22K)
Silver may hit $50 -- Wall Street Journal (April 7, 2011). (PDF 37K)
The National Post sees plenty of upside investing for silver (April 7, 2011). (PDF 63K)
TheStreet.com on the World Silver Survey (April 7, 2011). (PDF 63K)
The Globe and Mail’s take on the 2011 World Silver Survey (April 7, 2011). (PDF 57K)
Kitco News on the World Silver Survey (April 7, 2011). (PDF 68K)
Silver investment dominant driver of a remarkable 2010 (April 7, 2011). (PDF 30K)
Investors propel silver boom, reports The Financial Post (May 27, 2010). (PDF 74K)
MineWeb reports on World Silver Survey (May 27, 2010). (PDF 73K)
World Silver Survey results announced (May 27, 2010). (PDF 259K)
Barron's reports on the World Silver Survey (May 18, 2009). (PDF 37K)
Mineweb reported on the World Silver Survey on May 13, 2009. (PDF 28K)
The World Silver Survey 2009 was released May 13, 2009 in New York City.
The Wall Street Journal's turn on the prognosis for silver (May 17, 2008). (PDF 58K)
Barron's reports on World Silver Survey (May 12, 2008). (PDF 49K)
No silver lining, reports the Financial Times (May 7, 2008). (PDF 101K)
Handelsblatt, Germany’s authoritative financial paper, reports on findings of World Silver Survey (May 7, 2008). (PDF 53K)
Silver fundamentals stronger, reports Mineweb (May 7, 2008). (PDF 43K)
2008 World Silver Survey findings. (PDF 164K)
The Globe & Mail reports on the world silver survey in its May 24, 2007 issue. (PDF 78K)
The Silver Institute announces "Silver Price Rises Dramatically in 2006" on May 23, 2007 (PDF 207K)
AP story reporting on the World Silver Survey 2005, May 24, 2006 (PDF 47K)
The World Silver Survey was announced in New York City on May 24. The press effort was handled by Andrew Edson & Associates; one of the results is this Mine Web story. Other accounts were featured in the Financial Times, Handelsblatt, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Globe and Mail, The National Post and Barron's, to cite a few. (PDF 57K)
Price of silver tipped to test high Financial Times, May 25, 2005 (PDF 29K)
The world silver survey 2005 forecasts a continued rise in the precious metal, May 25, 2005 (PDF 32K)
Barron's coverage of the world silver survey, May 17, 2004 (PDF 113K)
The World Silver Survey 2004 was announced in New York City on May 13. It encompasses the most comprehensive global research effort for the precious metal and is considered to be the most definitive such study.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe:

Tombstone ad for new general partner in the Wall Street Journal (November 7, 2011). (PDF 270K)
Institutional ad created for $3.7 billion capital raise, which appears in Private Equity Analyst (July 2009) and Private Equity International (July/August 2009). (PDF 29K)
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe’s $4.7bn capital-raising completed May 31, 2006 was featured in an ad campaign that appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Deal and The Daily Deal, Private Equity Analyst and Modern Healthcare. (PDF 414K)
Institutional ad to mark a $1.284 billion limited partnership to purchase subordinated debt. The ad appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Deal, The Deal, Buyouts and Private Equity Analyst in December 2004 and January 2005. (PDF 5K)
Samples of institutional (Tombstone) advertising we did for Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. (PDF 5K)

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