WEBCASTS

Speaker
Anne Bachrach
Author
Excuses Don't Count; Results Rule and Live Life with No Regrets

Many of us say we're going to make changes to eliminate the things we don‘t like about our life, but few of us actually commit to improving the quality of our life. If you have ever felt like this - it's time to get a dose of reality.

Time-wasters do nothing but impede or delay the ideal life you are committed to creating. The good news is that time-wasters are simple to eliminate. They can become something you used to do when you were okay with staying where you were. The difference now is that you are ready to move on and create your ideal life.

During this what-to-do and how-to-do-it webinar, Anne Bachrach will discuss business success principles she shares with the Advisors she coaches who make middle six-figure to seven-figure incomes.

You will learn specific ways to identify and eliminate time-wasters along with 3 practical and easy-to-implement steps you can take to start eliminating the "no longer acceptables" from your life so that you can experience the kind of life you truly want and deserve.

By applying these action-able, results-producing strategies you can:

Reduce and Eliminate Time-Wasters for Increased Success
Make More Money
Increase Your Focus on High-Payoff Activities
Increase Overall Office Productivity
Stop Settling for the No Longer Acceptables in Your Life

Financial Advisors who utilize Anne Bachrach's proven systems work less, make more money, and enjoy a more balanced and successful life. Anne's fresh approach to business and life offers a much-needed boost for stagnant businesses. The core attribute of Anne's methodology is accountability; hence, her nickname of "The Accountability Pit-Bull". Anne helps you make what you want to occur, actually occur. Anne is the author of the books Excuses Don't Count; Results Rule and Live Life with No Regrets. She is also a co-author of The Roadmap to Success, along with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard.

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Portfolio Construction with Alpha and Beta ETFs

June 12, 2012
2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT

Complimentary Webinar


Speaker Dan Waldron SVP, ETF Strategist First Trust	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor magazine

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This webinar will explore ways financial advisors can combine alpha-pursuing and beta-delivering ETFs in a single-model portfolio while improving the risk/reward profile.

The presentation will cover:

Exploring alternative ways of measuring risk
Understanding the dynamic nature of correlations and how they impact model construction
Compare and contrast the benefits of sector-rotation vs size/style for core domestic equity allocation
Using modern portfolio theory statistics to analyze alternative beta- and alpha-pursuing ETFs

Investors should consider the investment objectives, charges, expense, and unique risk profile of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) carefully before investing. Leveraged and Inverse ETFs may not be suitable for all investors and may increase exposure to volatility through the use of leverage, short sales of securities, derivatives and other complex investment strategies. These funds' performance will likely be significantly different than their benchmark over periods of more than one day, and their performance over time may in fact trend opposite of their benchmark. Investors should monitor these holdings, consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily. A prospectus contains this and other information about the ETF and should be obtained from the issuer. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

This program is Accepted for 1 CFP^® Board CE Credit
and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Rules of Engagement for Leveraged ETFs

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May 15, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT

Complimentary Webinar


Speaker Jordan M. Farris Senior Vice President, Product Strategy Direxion	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor magazine

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This presentation will explore how leveraged ETFs differ from their standard counterparts. The topics will include:

Daily Investment Objectives – Tactical Trading Tools
How Leverage Affects Risk and Return
Compounding – When Does It Matter?
Who Are They For? Who Are They Not For?
How are They Appropriately Used?
How To Monitor Leveraged ETFs

This program is Accepted for 1 CFP^® Board CE Credit
and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Preparing for the Next Global Shock:
Unconventional Strategies in Low Return, Volatile Markets

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April 19, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT

Complimentary Webinar


Speaker Bob Wiedemer Managing Director, Absolute Investment Management Co-Author of Aftershock	Speaker Joanne Hill, PhD Head of Investment Strategy ProShares

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Given the market's turbulence over the past decade, what can investors expect? Will the economy continue to expand, or will a recovery be derailed by ongoing factors lurking under the surface? In a low return, volatile environment, how can alternative investments help advisors position client portfolios?

Join us to hear from Bob Wiedemer, Managing Director of Absolute Investment Management and co-author of the New York Times' and Wall Street Journal's bestselling book Aftershock. Bob will provide his unique macroeconomic outlook, particularly the major roadblocks he sees that could impede the economy's progress. He'll also review key investment strategies advisors may want to consider to help sidestep losses from a potential market downturn.

Bob will be joined by Joanne Hill, PhD, Head of Investment Strategy at ProShares. Joanne will explore the growing role alternative investments can play in client portfolios, and key factors that advisors should consider when exploring these opportunities.

This program is Accepted for 1 CFP^® Board CE Credit
and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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ETF Insights: Low Volatility Approaches To Investing

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April 10, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT

Complimentary Webinar


Speaker Todd Rosenbluth Senior Director/Analyst S&P Capital IQ	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor magazine

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In this webinar, S&P Capital IQ equity analyst Todd Rosenbluth will break down the low-volatility ETF market and the potential benefits it provides to investors. The presentation will detail the sectors these ETFs focus on, and compare and contrast low-volatility ETFs based on their holdings. Rosenbluth will also do a comparative analysis of expense ratios, market capitalizations and other factors.

This program is Accepted for 1 CFP^® Board CE Credit
and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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“Alts” Mutual Funds Primer:
Today’s Landscape, Due Diligence,
and Portfolio Construction

Continuing education (CE) credit was only provided to participants who attended the live event.

No CE will be awarded for listening to the archived version of this webcast.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
4 pm EDT


Speaker Scott Smith Associate Director, Cerulli Associates	Speaker Clifford W. Stanton, CFA, MBA Chief Investment Officer, Prima Capital

Moving Clients from “Charitable Giving 101”
to “Charitable Giving 401”
While Creating Profitable Business for Each
member of The Advisory Team

Date: March 20, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT


Speaker Alan W. Pratt, CEP, CAP President Pratt Legacy Advisors	Moderator Ray Fazzi Managing Editor, Private Wealth magazine

Learn proven techniques for engaging current and prospective clients in conversations that unlock their untapped generosity. Also learn how to connect and collaborate with the correct team of allied professionals. Alan Pratt, CAP, has been working exclusively in this narrow niche for 15 years. He will share his proven techniques on how to “go deep” in conversation with your clients on what they truly care about! He will also provide you with tools to build your own Philanthropic Advisory Practice and create your reputation in your hometown as the “go to guy” for Charitable Legacy Planning. Alan will walk through five (5) actual engagements, each one of which resulted in profitable business for every member of the advisory team!

Accepted for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA^®, CIMC^® and CPWA^® designations

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Is the Flat Fee for Financial Advice
about to go Mainstream?

Date: Thursday, March 15th
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT

Speaker
Bill Bachrach
CSP, CPAE
Bachrach & Associates, Inc.

There is a “new normal” appearing in the world of financial advice. Like the switch from car phones to the smart phone and the price of stock trades changing from hundreds or thousands of dollars to seven dollars a trade, the financial services mindset is rapidly shifting and leaving what used to be “normal” forever in the dust.

In this what‐to‐do and how‐to‐do‐it webinar, Bill Bachrach explores the trends that are leading to the popularity of the flat‐fee‐for‐advice model. He will address how making the product the advice rather than the product being financial plans, investments, insurance, annuities, tax returns, and / or legal documents can change your client’s perceptions of you in an extremely positive way.

In this webinar you will learn:

How the flat‐fee‐for‐advice model will protect you during economic downturns
How fee‐based and fee‐only are different
How the continuing advisor mindset is shifting towards goal‐oriented advice
Why it should matter to you
How you can capitalize on this opportunity
How to discuss the transition to flat‐fee‐for‐advice model to your clients
How you should set your fee
How to present a better value proposition at a lower fee
How being on the front‐end of this trend could open the door to more high- net-worth clients

Bill Bachrach, CSP, CPAE and his team help Financial Advisors achieve their Ideal Life in 4 years, or less, by building an Ideal Client community, by referral only, using the Values‐Based Financial Planning™ Turn‐Key Business Model. Bill is also a regular contributor to FA Magazine and a frequent keynote speaker at company and industry events.

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Equity Income Strategies in 2012:
Late to the game or just getting started?

Complimentary Webinar
(Limited to the first 1,000 registrants)

March 13, 2012
2:00-3:00 pm EST


Speaker Ryan Issakainen SVP, ETF Strategist First Trust Advisors, L.P.s	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor magazine

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Last year, equity income strategies enjoyed consistent inflows, even as investors fled mutual funds and ETFs in most other equity categories. In light of this success, many have begun to raise questions about the continued viability of strategies centered on dividend-paying stocks.

Are dividend investors “late to the game”, or do these strategies still offer long-term opportunities? Please join Ryan Issakainen, ETF Strategist from First Trust as he discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls related to equity income investing with exchange-traded funds.

This program is Accepted for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Using Market Neutral ETFs to Build Better Portfolios

February 7, 2012
2:00-3:00 pm EST


Speaker Bill DeRoche, CFA Chairman and CEO – QuantShares	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor magazine

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More than ever, investors desire products that complement their existing investments. The desire to preserve wealth and minimize drawdowns has elevated the need for investments that not only offer potentially attractive returns, but also provide diversification benefits. Market neutral equity strategies provide a mechanism to deliver attractive sources of return while offering significant diversification benefits to the broad equity market. This presentation will highlight the benefits of allocating to market neutral equity ETFs. We will focus on passive market neutral equity ETFs, highlighting the additional benefits of transparency, lower costs and improved liquidity relative to traditional market neutral equity investments. We will discuss examples of how allocations to these strategies that can improve the expected risk reward characteristics of a portfolio.

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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How to Use Passion Prospecting to Grow Your Business

Complimentary Webinar
February 2, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker Ron Carson, CFP Founder and CEO Carson Wealth Management Group	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

Managed Futures Just Took a “Giant Step” Forward

Complimentary Webinar
January 24, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker David Winton Harding Founder, Chairman and Head of Research Winton Capital Management	Speaker Jeffrey E. Gundlach CEO and CIO, Co-Founder DoubleLine Capital LP	Speaker Jon Sundt President & CEO Altegris

How to Connect with the Super-Rich

Webinar Presentation
January 17, 2012
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST

Registration fee: $49.95
Each paid attendee will receive a copy Fortune’s Fortress: A Primer on Wealth Preservation for Hedge Fund Professionals

Speaker:

Speaker
Russ Alan Prince
President - Prince & Associates, Inc.
Editor-At-Large – Private Wealth magazine

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Registration fee: $49.95

For many financial and legal professionals and advisors, the Super-Rich are the ideal client. By Super-Rich we’re talking about individuals and families with a net worth of $500 million or more. Another definition we often use is investable assets of $100 million or more. These families and individuals can prove very profitable for many professionals and advisors provided they can find them.

This webinar, conducted by Russ Alan Prince, the leading authority on the private wealth industry, will address the three principal ways to source the Super-Rich – serendipity, a dual-impact brand and referrals. He will also describe the ultimate in Influencer referrals: the Elite Professional Network.

For the array of financial and legal professionals and advisors seeking to connect with the Super-Rich, this hour and a half webinar provides the key insights and actionable strategies that can potentially translate into new business with some of the wealthiest people in the world.

Rothstein Kass Family Office Group offers a wide range of financial, wealth planning and lifestyle management services to family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Awarded 2011 Best Multi-Family Office, Rothstein Kass Family Office Group applies proven expertise with the utmost discretion and attention. www.rkco.com

Each paid attendee will receive a copy Fortune’s Fortress: A Primer on Wealth Preservation for Hedge Fund Professionals

This program is approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Maximizing The Power Of ETFs

Complimentary Webinar
December 20, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker William E. Koehler, CFA Chief Investment Officer – ETF Portfolio Partners, Inc.	Speaker Richard D. Romey President – ETF Portfolio Partners, Inc.

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This session will focus on how ETFs can improve the precision and execution speed of asset allocation decisions. Richard Romey and William Koehler of ETF Portfolio Partners will discuss how ETFs allow investors to focus on the most value-added portions of the investment process—portfolio allocations based on broad asset classes and factor exposures.

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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The Mobile Advisor

Complimentary Webinar
December 8, 2011

2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker Michelle Neal Director of Sales Financial Services Antenna Software, Inc.	Speaker David Miner Manager, Business Solutions Group Financial Services Industry Verizon Wireless	Speaker Joel Bruckenstein Technology Tools for Today

Moderator: Ray Fazzi, Senior Editor,
Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines
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New innovations in mobile communications have given advisors the freedom to conduct business anytime and anywhere, but how far should advisors take these new abilities? Speakers will identify the mobile applications that are most useful to advisors, and how they may be efficiently - and safely - incorporated into an advisor’s practice.

This program is approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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ETFs: Expanding the Ways to Hedge
and Invest in Financials

Complimentary Webinar

December 1, 2011

2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker Sid Jain Senior Vice President; Global Head of Indices and ETFs Financial Institutions Group	Speaker Frederick L. Cannon, CFA Director of Research Chief Equity Strategist Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Moderator: Ray Fazzi, Senior Editor,
Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

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Sid Jain, senior vice president of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, which provides the indexes for PowerShares KBW ETFs, will discuss:

Understanding how the financial sector has evolved in light of
its more recent crisis.
Selecting the appropriate financial sector investment vehicle.
Views on the subsectors of financials in a volatile market.

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Finding Yield With ETFs

Complimentary Webinar
November 17, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker Tom Lydon Publisher - ETF Trends; President - Global Trends Investments	Speaker Howard Silverblatti Senior Index Analyst S&P Indices	Speaker Joseph Becker Senior Fixed and Equity Income Product Strategist, Invesco Powershares Capital Management LLC.

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This presentation will focus on positioning client portfolios for income in today’s economic and market environment. Topics will include:

The pros and cons of Treasuries, Munis, Corporates, REITs and Dividend related ETFs.
Dividend ETFs—getting paid to wait for a stock market recovery.
Understanding interest rate risk—hedging in a rising interest rate environment.

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Success Leaves Clues: Bill Bachrach
Interviews a Top Advisor

Complimentary Webinar
November 15, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker Bill Bachrach CSP, CPAE Bachrach & Associates, Inc.	Speaker Brian Ratcliff President Ratcliff Financial Services, Inc.

Being a top advisor isn't just about production. It's about delivering high value services to your clients, making money, and having a great quality of life. In these what-to-do and how-to-do-it webinars, Bill Bachrach interviews successful advisors who will discuss how they serve their clients, how they get their clients, how they run their businesses, how they inspire themselves to do the work that needs to be done in good times and bad, and how they manage to have rich full lives in addition to having successful businesses.

Brian Ratcliff wanted to move his business to the next level. To do so, he knew he needed to change the type of client he was attracting. Then he had an epiphany: "Why not work with people I like who are able to pay me enough to achieve my own personal financial goals? Having more clients is not as important as having more of the right clients." Within just a few years he had created a community of Ideal Clients who generate over $1 million in recurring annual revenue. He is living his ideal life and built his dream home for his family, including a museum-quality garage / man cave for his collection of European exotic and American muscle cars.

Bill Bachrach, CSP, CPAE and his team help financial advisors achieve their Ideal Life in 4 years, or less, by building and Ideal Client community, by referral only, using the Values-Based Financial Planning Turn-Key Business Model. Bill is also a regular contributor to FA magazine and a frequent keynote speaker at company and industry events.

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How do you select value stocks when
everything looks like value?

Complimentary Webinar
November 8, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST

Speakers:


Speaker Jim Schier CFA, Portfolio Manager Rydex/SGI Small, Smid and All Cap Value	Speaker Mark Mitchell CFA Portfolio Manager Rydex/SGI Large and All Cap Value

Moderator: Ray Fazzi, Senior Editor, FA Magazine

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Suddenly, all sorts of great opportunities are considered value investments. Companies that used to be out of reach are now in the crosshairs of value managers. How do you see past the market noise to find companies with enduring value? In this webinar, veteran value managers, Jim Schier and Mark Mitchell, who manage more than $3 billion for institutions, separate accounts and mutual fund investors, share their outlook on the changing landscape of value investing.

Rydex|SGI Value Funds may not be suitable for all investors. Investing in mutual funds involves risk and does not assure a profit. An investment in the funds will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money. The intrinsic value of the underlying stocks may never be realized or the stocks may decline in value. Investments in small- and/or mid-sized company securities may present additional risks such as less predictable earnings, higher volatility and less liquidity than larger, more established companies.

For more complete information regarding Rydex|SGI Funds, call 800.258.4332 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com for a prospectus and a summary prospectus (if available). Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a fund before investing. A fund's prospectus and its summary prospectus (if available) contains this and other information about the fund. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before you invest or send money.

Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a
registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.

For financial representative use only. Do not distribute to the public.

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Investing in Environmental Markets

Complimentary Webinar
October 26, 2011
4:15-5:15 p.m. EDT


Speaker Simon Gottelier Investment Manager Listed Equities	Speaker Julie Gorte, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing

Moderator: Ray Fazzi, Senior Editor, FA Magazine

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Rapid global population growth is placing increasing demands on already limited energy, water and other natural resources, creating potentially high-growth, long-term investment opportunities across the subsectors that comprise environmental markets:

ENERGY – Including renewable and alternative energy and energy efficiency

WATER – Including water quality and infrastructure and pollution control

WASTE – Including waste management and technologies and environmental support services.

To learn more about capturing the investment returns that may be associated with the overall shift to a more sustainable economy, we’ve developed a series of white papers that detail global environmental markets dynamics and growth drivers.

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Defensive ETF Strategies

Complimentary Webinar
October 25, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST


Speaker Luciano Siracusano Chief Investment Strategist WisdomTree	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

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Luciano Siracusano, chief investment strategist for WisdomTree, will share his thoughts on global financial markets, with a focus on dividend-based investment strategies that have the potential to provide a source of dividend income in today's low-yield environment.

Topics of discussion will also include:

Defensive Positions In A Risk-Off Environment: Will the recent rally in the U.S. dollar continue into 2012? What asset classes have the potential to perform well in a rising U.S. dollar environment?
Managed Futures Strategy Exposure: Managed futures have been an increasingly important part of a diversified portfolio, as investors look for less correlated assets. What exposures are now available in the ETF structure?

This program is approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Demystifying Unified Managed Accounts (UMAs)
and Unified Managed Households (UMHs)

October 18, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Complimentary Webinar

Speakers:


Speaker Brett Ginter Co-Founder and Principal SMART Consulting Firm, LLC	Speaker Steve Warren Co-Founder, COO, CTO MyVest	Speaker Andrew J. Clipper Managing Director Product Management and Development Citi

In this presentation, Andrew Clipper, Managing Director of Citi's suite of solutions for wealth managers, Brett Ginter, Co-founder of SMART Consulting Firm, LLC, and Steve Warren, Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of MyVest will explain the concepts and opportunities for Unified Managed Accounts and Unified Managed Households. These industry experts will explain how UMA's and UMH's work and how you can employ them to help you grow and manage your client's assets easily and efficiently.

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This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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The Pulse of Practice Health

Complimentary Webinar

October 4, 2011 2 pm ET/ 11 am PT

Speakers:


Speaker Rod Bertino Principal Business Health Ltd	Speaker Daniel Maurer SVP, National Sales, Multi-Financial Securities Corporation

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What best practices have the greatest impact on profitability? Join us for this web seminar, drawn from the results of our recent Multi-Financial benchmark study, to learn how you can boost your revenue by examining the 8 key business drivers common to elite advisors.
Ron Bertino, principal, Business Health Ltd., recognized industry-wide for his in-depth advisor benchmark analyses, will reveal the straight forward activities these elite advisor firms follow that yield higher revenue and profit results vs. their peers.
Sign up today and don’t miss the chance to learn how you can apply these findings to your own practice!

This program is approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Why REITs? Why Now?

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September 29, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Complimentary Webinar

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Speakers:


Speaker Jay Steigerwald III SVP National Accounts Carey Financial, LLC	Speaker Peter Budko CEO BDCA Adviser, LLC

Moderator
Ray Fazzi, Senior Editor
Financial Advisor magazine

Financial Advisor magazine senior editor Ray Fazzi will be joined by key industry leaders as they closely examine why the optimal time to diversify investor portfolios with non-listed REITs is now. Both Jay and William will offer key industry insight, encouraging advisors to consider the benefits of non-listed REITs and how they can truly diversify client’s portfolios.

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Risky Business: Managing A Client’s Risk Exposure

September 20, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Complimentary Webinar

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Speaker David A. Koenig CFA Investment Strategist-Global ETF Distribution Russell Investments	Speaker Dr. Sebastian Ceria Chief Executive Officer Axioma

Moderator

Ray Fazzi - Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

While ‘risk’ is commonly defined as market uncertainty and is often measured by observing an asset’s total return volatility over time, investors today have a growing awareness that risk and return can be driven by common risk factors. By understanding exposures to these factors, investors may be better equipped to manage the influence of risks within their ETF portfolios. David Koenig, CFA, FRM, from Russell Investments and Dr. Sebastian Ceria from Axioma discuss risk factors; the methodology behind them and how they can be applied when constructing a portfolio.

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Success Leaves Clues

September 13, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Complimentary Webinar

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Speaker Bill Bachrach CSP, CPAE Bachrach & Associates, Inc.	Speaker Sybil Praski ChFC Abacus Financial Group, LLC

Being a top advisor isn’t just about production. It’s about delivering high value to your clients, making money, AND having a great quality of life.

In these what-to-do and how-to-do-it webinars, Bill Bachrach interviews successful advisors who will discuss how they server their clients, acquire their clients, run their businesses, inspire themselves to do the work that needs to be done in good times and bad, and manage to have rich, full lives in addition to having successful businesses.

Sybil Praski started as a bank investment rep and quickly rose to be their #1 producer (over 1,000,000 GDC) by wide margin. But she wasn’t satisified with her quality of life, so she made some changes. Now Sybil has a thriving business AND an amazing quality of life. Her 180 clients pay her a recurring annual revenue which enables her to pursue her ideal life.

The content-rich webinars are packed with transferable tactics, habits, behavior patterns, and the inspiration that will help you be more successful. These are not pie-in-the-sky ideas. Bill and these top advisors speak candidly about practical and actionable tactics that any advisor who is committed to being their best can implement and achieve results.

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Precious Metal Investing With ETFs

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August 30, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Complimentary Webinar

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Speaker William Rhind Managing Director ETF Securities	Speaker Nicholas Brooks Head of Research and Investment Strategy ETF Securities

Moderator

Ray Fazzi - Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

As inflation and sovereign debt risk loom large in the minds of investors, precious metals have taken a more prominent place in client portfolios. This webinar will look at the benefits of holding these assets in an ETF. William Rhind and Nicholas Brooks of ETF Securities will cover the fundamentals of gold, silver, platinum and palladium investing and explain how precious metal ETFs can contribute to a diversified asset allocation plan. They will also detail how ETF precious metal investing differs from more traditional vehicles, such as direct ownership, mining company stocks, mutual funds and certificates.

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations

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Fundamental Bond Indices For Smarter Investing

July 28, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Complimentary Webinar

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Speaker Shane Shepherd Vice President Research and Investment Management Research Affiliates LLC	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

Fundamentally weighted indexing methodologies have had a major impact on the way advisors use equity ETFs in recent years, but could the same thing happen with bond ETFs? As the credit crisis in Europe weighs heavily on fixed-income markets, this webinar will look at how the fundamentally weighted approach is being applied to the bond markets. Shane Shepherd of Research Affiliates LLC will explain how selecting and weighting companies and countries by their fundamental measures of size, as opposed to the traditional indexing method of giving the greatest weight to the biggest debtors, creates a more optimal portfolio.

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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ETF Option Overlay Strategies For Wealth Managers

Complimentary Webinar
June 29, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT


Speaker Eric Cott Director of Financial Advisor Education The Options Industry Council	Speaker Michael Cavanaugh President Know Your Options Inc.	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

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As the market has grown more volatile, and returns harder to come by, ETF option overlays have become increasingly popular. This session takes a look at how options and ETFs can be used to manage risk exposure and meet investment objectives in an unpredictable market. Speakers Eric Cott of The Options Industry Council and Mike Cavanaugh of KnowYourOptionsInc.com will draw upon their experience to instruct advisors on how to create collar strategies and other types of overlays, as well as the mechanisms and costs required for implementation.

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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Ten Estate Planning Mistakes I Hear About Most Often

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June 16, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Complimentary Webinar

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Speaker
Deborah Jacobs

As a journalist writing about estate planning, I like to combine real life stories with practical advice. And that means I'm always scouting for people who have implemented the strategies I'm writing about. In the process, I have found widespread misunderstandings about concepts that advisers assume are fundamental. This Webinar, phrased in terms of questions, will cover 10 of them, including:

I don't have an estate, so why do I need estate planning?
Can my will cover my retirement accounts, like a 401(k) and an IRA?
When a gift is taxable, does that mean I have to pay income tax on it?
If I convert a traditional IRA to a Roth, do I have to shift the whole thing?
Durable power of attorney - you mean my living will?
Aren't trusts just for people who are extremely wealthy?
My mother wants to add my name to her bank and brokerage accounts - good idea?
Does a "transfer on death" account avoid estate tax?

Deborah L. Jacobs, a lawyer and award-winning journalist, is the author of the bestselling book, Estate Planning Smarts: A Practical, User-Friendly, Action-Oriented Guide (DJWorking Unlimited, 2009).

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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Serving The Underinsured

Complimentary Webinar
June 14, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT

Genworth


Speaker Dr. Gregory Fairchild Executive Director of the Tayloe Murphy Center and Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia Darden School	Speaker Cheryl D. Retzloff ACS, LLIF Senior Research Director, Markets Research	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

Recent studies indicate life insurance ownership levels in the U.S. are the lowest they've been in 50 years. Certain demographic groups-women, single parents and unmarried men, for instance-are particularly in need of more coverage. This session will take a look at two recent studies that took a close look at the problem, broke down who is and isn't covered and explored the reasons why. The speakers will also talk about consumer attitudes regarding life insurance, and the type of dialogue advisors need to have with clients to ensure they're adequately covered.

This program has been approved for 1 CFP Board CE Credit and 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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Dispelling the Myths of ETFs: trading, pricing and accessing liquidity

May 26, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
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Speaker Carl Resnick Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products Rydex SGI	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

What do you need to know about ETFs when it comes to trading and liquidity that can help you build more efficient portfolios for your clients? When evaluating ETFs, what should be considered with regard to trading volumes and secondary market volumes to determine the liquidity of the ETF? How do you use the different ETF prices (NAV, market close, bid/ask, IIV)? This session will provide insights into how to trade ETFs, how they can be a valuable risk management tool, and what it means to properly assess liquidity and navigate pricing. You will come away better understanding of the overall potential benefits ETFs can provide in a well-allocated portfolio.

This program has been approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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Success Leaves Clues

May 24, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EDT

Speakers:
Bill Bachrach, Chairman & CEO, Bachrach and Associates, Inc.
Karen Padgett, CFP

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In another what-to-do and how-to-do-it webinar, Bill Bachrach interviews successful advisor, Karen Padgett, who will discuss how you can do what he has done to be financially successful and have an excellent quality of life.

In this content-rich webinar Karen will share some of the specific tactics she used to acquire Ideal Clients; have a work/life balance while building her business; and turn her friends, family, former colleagues and clients into all the marketing she needed to build her business. These are not pie-in-the-sky ideas. Bill and Karen will discuss practical and actionable tactics that any advisor who is committed to being their best can implement and get results.

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How to Assess an ETF’s Underlying Index

Know what you own: Five index elements to examine before investing in any ETF

April 28, 2011
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
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If you don't examine the underlying index an ETF tracks then you may be in for an unwanted surprise! With more ETFs than ever, many indexes behind ETFs are differentiating themselves in unexpected ways. Join us as we first learn to dissect 5 key elements of an index. Afterward we'll review a real world example of three different indexes accessible through three identically named ETFs which have over 450 bps of performance separating them - just since the start of 2011!


Speaker Christian Magoon, CEO Magoon Capital	Moderator Ray Fazzi Senior Editor, Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines

Christian Magoon is CEO of Magoon Capital, a consulting firm founded to provide strategic counsel and initiate business development in the financial industry. An experienced strategist, Christian has helped raise more than $40 billion for asset managers since the mid-1990s in various product structures including ETFs, separately managed accounts, closed-end funds (CEFs) and unit investment trusts (UITs). A widely recognized thought leader on finance and market issues, Christian's two fold mission is to support industry growth by making new investment opportunities accessible for investors and to provide insight into today's changing investment landscape.

Prior to forming Magoon Capital in 2010, Christian was President of Claymore Securities, where he built one of the fastest growing and most innovative ETF businesses in the country. He launched more than 40 ETFs and 100 UITs, introducing many "firsts" to the U.S. market, including the first Sector Rotation, Timber, BRIC and suite of China focused ETFs.

This program has been approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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Two Sides of the Same Coin

Quantitative Easing, Macro-Prudential Monetary Policy and their role in determining
asset market performance in 2011

March 8, 2011 2:00-3:00 EST
Complimentary Webinar
Registration Limited to the First 1,000 Registrants

Speaker:

Michael Aronstein
President and CEO
Marketfield Asset Management

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One of the more important consequences of the 2008 collapse in global asset markets has been the expansion of central banking's remit far beyond that of the traditional setting of base interest rates in an economy. Although the first emergency measures were instituted in a hurried and ad-hoc manner at the height of the crisis by the Federal Reserve, these have now coalesced around a group of policies than are generally (and perhaps misleadingly) termed "Quantitative Easing".

As the recovery has unfolded, a mirror expansion of policy can be seen within those countries now seeking to tighten monetary policy. Here the term that is starting to dominate is "macro prudential monetary policy", which was originally championed by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in the early 2000's following the dot-com crash. This involves the introduction of specific measures to discourage investment in portions of the economy that are considered to be at risk of over-heating (primarily domestic real estate markets and international flows into equity and credit markets).

Our contention is that these differing policies represent "two sides of the same coin" since both contain at their heart a much expanded role for central banks withing the functioning of financial markets. We also believe that the highly correlated nature of global markets in recent months shows a degree of indifference to diverging monetary conditions, with substantial inflows being seen in many of those countries where monetary policy is becoming increasingly unhelpful to investment returns.

This program has been approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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Navigating the Turbulence

March 4, 2011
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. EST
Complimentary Webinar

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Speaker Jack Ablin CIO Harris Private Bank	Moderator Evan Simonoff Editor-in-Chief, Financial Advisor Magazine

Jack Ablin, Chief Investment Officer for Harris Private Bank, who is thought to be the nation's largest ETF investor, will lay out his global macro strategy for navigating the uncertainty surrounding the ever-changing investment markets and the global economy. Looking at the world from 30,000 feet, Mr. Ablin will help identify developing economic trends, both in the U.S. and abroad, and their implications on public policy. While few things are certain in today's economy and the international political climate is ever-changing, Mr. Ablin will lay out an investment strategy that is adapted for the global marketplace.

Drawing upon his investment experience spanning nearly 30 years, Mr. Ablin provides a unique blend of quantitative techniques and common sense intuition to formulate an investment thesis. He also draws on examples that we hear of everyday to bring his approach to life. The result will be clear, easy to understand strategies for traversing the world we live in today.

This program has been approved for 1 CE hour toward the CIMA®/CIMC®/CPWA® designations.

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What will your fixed income strategy be when interest rates change?

March 3, 2011
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Complimentary Registration Limited to the First 1,000 Registrants

Success Leaves Clues with Bill Bachrach

February 24, 2011
2:00-3:00 pm EST
Complimentary Registration Limited to the First 1,000 Registrants

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In another what-to-do and how-to-do-it webinar, Bill Bachrach interviews successful advisor, Barry Garapedian, who will discuss how you can do what he has done to be financially successful and have an excellent quality of life.

In this content-rich webinar you will learn transferable tactics, habits, and behavior patterns that will help you be more successful. These are not pie-in-the-sky ideas. Bill and Barry will discuss practical and actionable tactics that any advisor who is committed to being their best can implement and get results.

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Diversifying Your Portfolio With Hedge Fund Strategies

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February 1, 2011 2:00-3:00 EST

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Against a backdrop of increasingly shifting macroeconomic forces that continue to present both uncertainty and investment challenges to the equity and fixed income markets, investors are seeking ways to more effectively protect portfolios from downside risk while capturing attractive absolute and relative returns. By including select alternative investment strategies - such as hedge funds - in a traditional long-only equity and fixed income portfolio, investors can potentially enhance their tool kits to mitigate risk created by increased market volatility, navigate more nimbly among impactful macroeconomic factors and generate gains by investing in opportunistic situations presented by pockets of market dislocation or mispricing.

During this webinar, Rogerscasey's team of experts will provide a brief primer on hedge funds, along with specific portfolio design recommendations for the high net worth and small institutional investor seeking initial or expanded exposure to hedging strategies. Topics to be covered will include:

A brief overview of major hedge fund strategies and industry snapshot
The prospective benefits of including hedge funds in a traditional equity and fixed income portfolio
Recommended hedge fund allocation sizing and model portfolio construction options based upon distinct investor risk/return profiles
The inherent challenges in hedge fund investing and how to be prepared
An introduction to the RCAI Strategy Specific Program - a readily implementable hedge fund investment solution that enables the high net worth and small institutional investor to gain access to highly regarded managers across multiple strategies and to build a customized and diverse portfolio at acceptable minimum investment amounts

Rogerscasey Panelists:

Alan Kosan, Managing Director, Head of Investment Manager Research
Charles Colfer, CFA, ASA, Director, Investment Manager Research
Tomas Kukla, Associate Director, Investment Manager Research
John Nawrocki, Managing Director, COO, Outsourced Solutions

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IMPLEMENTING A COMMODITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY

THROUGH EXCHANGE-TRADED PRODUCTS

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January 27, 2011 2:00-3:00 EST

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Lou Stanasolovich will discuss the Secular Bull market for commodities that began over a decade ago, as well as why it will last for at least another decade. He will also present how long-term demographic and buying habits enter into present day investment opportunities in specific areas of commodities, and how to exploit those through Exchange-Traded products. Lastly, his presentation will cover the pros and cons of the different structures of Exchange-Traded products including taxation, creditor risk, trading risks, etc.

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Estate Planning Smarts Webinar

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January 25, 2011 2:00-3:00 EST

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Planning For A Disappearing Estate Tax Break
The sweeping 2010 tax law, raising the exemption from federal estate tax to $5 million a person, includes a wonderful new break for widows and widowers. Starting in 2011, they can add the unused estate tax exemption of the spouse who died most recently to their own. This dramatic change enables spouses together to transfer up to $10 million tax-free. Bad news: the provision expires in 2013. So what should clients do now?

In a 45-minute Webinar, Jacobs will cover:

Untangling the new rules
Rethinking old tools
Pitfalls and opportunities
Real life applications
Do-it-yourselfers' latest rationalization
Promoting the adviser's value added

Deborah L. Jacobs is a lawyer, award-winning journalist and author most recently of the bestselling book, Estate Planning Smarts: A Practical, User-Friendly, Action-Oriented Guide (DJWorking Unlimited, 2009). Preorder the second edition (which will cover the 2010 tax act) and get the first edition now-free. For information, see www.pensworth.com or call (800) 694-7624.

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