WGN Radio and Larry Chester: Wintrust Business Lunch 9/17/21: Finding stock market bargains, how the pandemic has permanently changed the economy, and what legislators need to do to help small businesses

Author: Larry Chester

WGN Radio had our CEO, Larry Chester, on to discuss how the past year and a half has changed the way businesses are run, how the government has aided businesses during this challenging time, and the reality of the future of our economic system. In this interview, Larry provides his best advice for business owners as they look to the future: pay attention to your Accounts Receivable.

Listen to the full WGN Radio interview below:

*Larry Chester’s segment: 12:20-20:07*

Segment 1: Steven Esposito, Executive Director, Wealth Advisor, Senior Portfolio Management Director, Morgan Stanley, joins John to talk about stock market volatility, why he believes there is too much pessimism about the economy, the continued problems with supply chain issues and labor shortages, how concerned we should be about inflation and the reason he’s so bullish on the stock market.

Segment 2: Larry Chester, Founder, and President of CFO Simplified, tells John about how the pandemic has permanently changed the way we do business and how you can prepare yourself for the new economic reality.

Segment 3: Elliot Richardson, Co-founder and President, Small Business Advocacy Council, talks to John about their continued efforts to get legislators to enact policies that will help small businesses recover from the pandemic, create jobs, and grow the Illinois workforce.