Topic:

"The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and the Individual Investor"

Presenter:

Lori J. Schock

Director, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Location:

Courtyard by Marriott - Alexandria Pentagon South

4641 Kenmore Avenue (at 395 and Seminary Road)

Alexandria, Virginia 22304

Telephone: 703-751-4510

Note: Parking at the hotel is free.

Free shuttle service from Reagan National Airport Metro Stop is provided by the hotel.

Go to National Airport baggage claim, door #5.

Cost:

Advance registration by mail, or on-line until 03/13/12 - $28.00 per person

Late registration on-line 03/13/12 until 03/16/12 - $33.00 per person

At the door registration, space permitting - $38.00 per person

Schedule:

Registration/Continental Breakfast - 9:00 a.m.

Program: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Details:

Lori Schock, Director of the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will discuss how the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has changed the landscape for investors since its enactment in July 2010. Ms. Schock will discuss the new studies and many new rules that the SEC must enforce as a result of the Act. Ms. Schock will also discuss recent SEC rulemakings and current regulatory decisions.

Attend this meeting to learn:

• About Dodd-Frank and its impact on investors.
• About current SEC rulemakings that may affect your portfolio.
• About the resources available to individual investors at the SEC.

Reasons to attend:

• Take advantage of the opportunity to speak directly with your neighbor who is also a member of the SEC staff.
• Participate in an active Question & Answer session about new rules that affect your investing.
• Ms. Schock has a lot of resources to share with you that can help you be a better investor.

The Office of Investor Education and Advocacy serves individual investors, ensuring that their problems and concerns are known throughout the SEC and are considered when the agency takes action.

Ms. Schock returned to the Commission in 2009 to become the Director of the OIEA and in that capacity, she focuses primarily on investor education initiatives and provides advice on policy matters relating to investor protection. Before returning to the Commission, Ms. Schock worked for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA’s) Office of Investor Education and the Center for Audit Quality.

She received her Juris Doctorate and Master’s of Taxation from the University of Akron and her Bachelor of Arts from Furman University.

Get reservation form for March 17, 2012 Meeting
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Topic:

"Big Yield Hunting on Deadly Ground"

Presenter:

Roger S. Conrad

Editor of Canadian Edge and Utility Forecaster, co-editor of MLP Profits, and The Short Side Trader advisory services

Location:

Courtyard by Marriott - Alexandria Pentagon South

4641 Kenmore Avenue (at 395 and Seminary Road)

Alexandria, Virginia 22304

Telephone: 703-751-4510

Note: Parking at the hotel is free.

Free shuttle service from Reagan National Airport Metro Stop is provided by the hotel.

Go to National Airport baggage claim, door no. 5.

Cost:

Advance registration by mail, or on-line until 02/14/12 - $53.00 per person

Late registration on-line 02/15/12 until 02/17/12 - $58.00 per person

At the door registration, space permitting - $63.00 per person

Schedule:

Registration/Continental Breakfast - 9:00 a.m.

Program: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Note:

Although this workshop is scheduled to end at 12:30 p.m., it may be extended up to an additional hour to cover all planned content and/or answer participants' questions. Please plan accordingly.

Details:

In an era of slow and jagged economic growth and rock-bottom bond yields, buying and holding dividend paying stocks is the only way investors can live off their portfolios -- as well as by far the surest road to wealth building for savers. Many companies, however, are struggling just to keep up with dividend payments -- and if they do cut their payouts, investors will lose both income and principal, as share prices head south. The keys to getting the most out of dividend paying stocks, and avoiding the pitfalls, are diversification, balance and focusing on quality. Conrad explores a range of sectors drawn from the extensive coverage universes of his advisories, from Canadian high income stocks to US utilities and master limited partnerships, and highlights the best and worst.

Attend this meeting to learn:

• How to pick the best dividend paying stocks for 2012 and well beyond.
• How to use the techniques of portfolio balance and diversification to limit the risk of unforeseeable single-stock or single-sector disasters to your overall portfolio.
• How to spot overly hyped "income graveyards" to avoid.

Reasons to attend:

• Benefit from Conrad’s extensive and independent expertise picking income investments, backed by 25 years plus of navigating markets.
• Profit from the range of "off Wall Street" investments Conrad will share.
• Conrad will show how "do-it-yourself investors” can track these unique investments, by giving specifics strategies and recommendations.

Roger S. Conrad has been advising income and growth investors since 1986. He is the sole and founding editor of Utility Forecaster, America’s most comprehensive advisory on essential services investing, in publication since 1989 and cited seven times for editorial excellence by the Newsletter and Electronic Publishers’ Association. Hulbert Financial Digest has several times listed Utility Forecaster as a top risk-adjusted performer. His Canadian Edge advisory tracks more than 150 high yielding Canadian companies. He co-edits MLP Profits with Elliott Gue, with coverage of every master limited partnership in the US, and Australian Edge and Big Yield Hunting with David Dittman. He’s also an associate editor of Personal Finance. Conrad is also the author of Power Hungry: Strategic Investing in Telecommunications, Utilities and Other Essential Services.

Get reservation form for February 18, 2012 Workshop
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