Harris chief investment officer to forecast 2011 economic outlook

Jack Ablin, executive vice president and chief investment officer with Harris Private Banking, will offer his financial forecast for the coming year at a speech next week to members of the Biz 6 Plus Chambers.

Ablin, a frequent contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, will speak on “2011: Reading the Mind of the Economy” at a breakfast buffet, beginning 8 a.m. Feb. 9 at The Cotillion Banquets, 360 Creekside Drive, in Palatine.

The cost is $25 for members of participating chambers; $35 for nonmembers. Chambers participating include Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove Area, Des Plaines, Greater Lincolnshire, Hoffman Estates, Mount Prospect, Palatine Area, Rolling Meadows and Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area.