= Exhibitor Workshop

= Speaker Presentation

Speakers & Topics

Thursday, November 8

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Investment Strategies That Work in Both Bull and Bear Markets
Dr. Leonard Goodall, editor, No-Load Portfolios
This session offers a discussion of investment strategies that have been proven over time to provide superior returns. Learn how to use these “all weather” investment strategies to limit risk while achieving above-average investment returns.
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AAII Shadow Stock Portfolio: From Theory to Practical Application
John Bajkowski, AAII senior financial analyst
John discusses the popular Model Shadow Stock Portfolio. His presentation covers both the theory behind the portfolio as well as how one goes about building and managing their own personal Shadow Stock Portfolio.
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Barron’s View of the Market
Steven M. Sears, senior special writer, Barron’s
Steve shares Barron’s current outlook on stocks, bonds and the markets. Giving his unique “view from the top,” Steve provides valuable insights of benefit to all individual investors.
Lecture format—no handouts or PowerPoint was used.

ETFs for Everyone: Growth and Income Strategies Using Exchange-Traded Funds
Jim Lowell, Forbes investment columnist and editor-in-chief of Jim Lowell's Forbes ETF Advisor
Jim discusses both the basics of ETF investing and the benefits and caveats of using ETFs versus mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds. Lowell will provide his top 10 specific picks and several pans from the rapidly growing ETF universe for growth investors and income investors.
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What Individual Investors Need to Know About Futures Trading
Larry Dyekman, director of communications & education at the National Futures Association
Larry discusses the language of the futures markets, the unique features of futures trading, the risk involved in futures trading and steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim of fraudulent operations. You also learn how to conduct a background check on futures firms and their salespeople, as well as who to turn to for help when you need it.
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Using REITs for Portfolio Diversification, Reduced Risk and Higher Returns
Robert Valero, vice president of investor relations at the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
Robert provides attendees with a primer on REITs. He outlines their performance vis-à-vis other investments, the benefits to investing in publicly traded real estate securities, and the expanding opportunities to invest in securitized real estate both in the United States and abroad.
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The Investor’s Advocate: The SEC’s Role in Protecting Investors
Jack McCreery, senior counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Jack discusses the SEC’s role in protecting the individual investor. You’ll hear practical steps you can take to protect yourself, whether you invest for yourself or hire an advisor.
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Making the Right Stock & Mutual Fund Decisions
Don Phillips, managing director, Morningstar, Inc.
Don discusses the gap between the reported mutual fund returns and the actual results investors receive. You’ll learn the types of funds investors use well and which ones you should avoid.
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Stock Valuation and Stock Market Cycles
Dr. Bart DiLiddo, founder, CEO, VectorVest
Bart discusses the three primary forces dictating stock valuation, the investment climate and stock market cycles. Plus, you’ll learn a simple formula to determine the intrinsic value of your stocks.
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Introduction to Stock Investor Pro
Wayne A. Thorp, CFA, editor, Computerized Investing, AAII
This demonstration of AAII’s fundamental stock screening and research database offers an overview of the software and its key features. Learn about the data available in the program as well as the 50+ stock screens pre-built into the software.
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Making the Most of Barron's and Barron's Online
Michael Ahern, vice president of operations, Barron's Magazine
Each week, Barron's publishes market news and analysis that individual investors can profit from. This workshop will review how to quickly find investment ideas available on the print edition of Barron's and then walk through the analysis tools and data in the recently redesigned Barron's Online Web site.
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How Quality and Value Builds Capital and Income While Protecting Principal
Kelley Wright, managing editor of Investment Quality Trends
Kelley explains that the sole purpose of investing is to generate cash to meet current and future needs. High-quality value stocks with rising dividend trends are the best vehicle to generate cash. At this workshop you will learn how to answer the questions: What is quality? What is value? You will also learn how to combine quality and value to build capital and income while protecting principal.
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Catching Winners Early—The Oberweis Method
Jeff Batterson, CFP, financial consultant at Oberweis Securities
Jeff explains that for over 30 years, Oberweis has specialized in finding profitable, rapidly growing companies by applying a set of eight investment criteria that together make up what is called the Oberweis Octagon. This approach to investing is called AGARP—aggressive growth at a reasonable price—and is used for The Oberweis no-load funds: Emerging Growth, Micro-Cap, Mid-Cap, China Opportunities and International Opportunities. He also discusses other Oberweis services including The Oberweis Report investment advisory letter and Oberweis Securities, Inc., a full service brokerage managing individual portfolios.
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High Dividends From Investments in Hospital Real Estate
Steve Hamner, chief financial officer of Medical Properties Trust
Steve explains how the company is positioned to deliver attractive investor returns from increased healthcare spending as the U.S. population ages. He shows how the REIT structure provides investors with the opportunity to invest directly into healthcare real estate.
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Best Strategies: From ETFs & Emerging Markets to Value Stocks, Yield and Nanotech Investments
Panel Moderator: Matt Schifrin, vice president & editor, Forbes Newsletter Group
This Forbes Panel Discussion promises to immerse you in the strategies and insights of some of this country’s best investment experts. Forbes panel experts include: Josh Wolfe, Richard Lehmann, Jim Lowell, John Buckingham, Nikhil Hutheesing, and John Christy.
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Click here to read a Forbes article about the Panel discussion.

Friday, November 9

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Beating the Yield Chasers
Roger Conrad, editor, Utility Forecaster
Roger uncovers five solid, safe and growing yields suitable for aggressive and conservative investors alike.
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Retirement Spending
Maria Crawford Scott, editor, AAII Journal
Maria discusses the best methods for investing and managing your investments while living off of your retirement savings.
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Corporate Profits and Stock Prices
John Dessauer, president, John Dessauer Investments
John takes a look at what has been and still is driving corporate profits and calculates the risks that these fundamentals might change for the worse.
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Investing for Income Through Diversification
Richard Lehmann, president of Income Securities Advisor, Inc. at Forbes
Richard believes that income investing today will achieve the best results through diversification over a number of income drivers. He explains how today's traditional driver, interest notes, provides limited returns and a one dimensional risk. He addresses alternative income drivers that enhance returns while diversifying risk.
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Finding Value in Tech Stocks
John Buckingham, Al Frank Asset Management
John deals with one of the real differentiators of their value-oriented investment approach, tech stocks. He explains that most value investors eschew technology because they find the businesses to be too difficult to understand, they feel that the companies have no long-term competitive advantage or the financial metrics do not work with their rigid valuation models. He shows how Al Frank Asset Management experiences the substantial opportunity afforded those willing to apply simple fundamental analysis to a sector of the market whose participants often care only about hot new products, strategic alliances, press releases or how many greater-fools will discover the name.
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Powerful Techniques for Building Wealth and Financial Independence
Steve Wheeler, CEO of NaviTrader, Inc.
Steve discusses the critical components for achieving and maintaining wealth and maximizing your portfolio returns. He teaches the optimal methods to manage risk in any market. Steve shows you how to implement a money management and compounding strategy to build financial abundance. He also explores the possibilities for finding enormous opportunities in any market. Every attendee receives a free educational trading and investing seminar CD.
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Big Pharma, Drug Delivery, Speciality Pharma, Generics—What's the Difference?
Cathy Biffignani, vice president of investor relations at KV Pharmaceutical Co.
Cathy explains the basic facts of what types of companies make up the pharmaceutical industry and how to determine which segment interests you most for investment.
This session was not recorded—handouts will not be available.

Introduction to AAII.com
Cara Scatizzi, AAII’s associate financial analyst
Cara leads a discussion of AAII’s Web site. She covers some of AAII.com’s most popular areas available to all AAII members including the AAII Stock Screens, Model Portfolios and Investor Classrooms. She also provides a glimpse of subscriber-only areas of the Web site including Computerized Investing and Stock Investor Pro.
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Risk 101: How Much Risk Is in Your Portfolio?
Jason Mirsky, director of wealth management, RiskMetrics Group
With easy-to-follow examples, Jason teaches you how to access a free Web site to quantify risk and construct a portfolio appropriate to your personal risk profile.
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Invest Using the Strategies of Wall Street Legends
John Reese, CEO & founder, Validea.com & Validea Capital
Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, David Dreman, John Neff, and James O’Shaughnessy are just a few of the legendary investors who either have outstanding long-term track records or have developed outperforming strategies through extensive historical testing. Learn how you can profit from the strategies of history’s most successful investors.
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Covered Calls and Income Strategies
Jim Bittman, instructor at the Options Industry Council
Jim speaks to investors who are seeking to enhance portfolio returns using covered calls and income strategies. He covers options basics, how to calculate returns and what stocks to look for. He shows how to know when to use the covered call strategy and, more importantly, when not to. Tim also explains how to create a disciplined approach to implementing this strategy and how to manage your positions once they are established.
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10 Must-Follow Rules for Consistent Profits in the Stock Market
Michael K. Turner, president & CEO of Turner Trends, Inc.
Michael believes the key to earning consistent profits in the stock market is to have a well-defined set of trading rules. He teaches you how to develop an investment strategy for building a world-class portfolio of stocks or exchange-traded funds for any market. He also takes you through a step-by-step process of managing your portfolio for consistent profits, year-in and year-out. Michael covers how to pick the right stocks using both fundamentals and technicals; how to get in at the right time and, more importantly, how to get out at the right time; how to remove emotion from your investment strategy; and how to minimize risk and maximize gain.
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International Investing and ADRs (American Depositary Receipts)
Friederike Edelmann, director of investor relations at SAP Global Marketing, Inc.
Friederike discusses the different ways that you can diversify your portfolio through investing in international companies. He explains the advantages of investing internationally through ADRs, how to buy and sell ADRs, and the differences and similarities of U.S. vs. non-U.S. companies.
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Safe and Growing Dividends
Chris Barry, vice president of corporate communications at National Retail Properties
Chris shows how a property portfolio of long-term, net-leases outlasts most macro-economic and real estate cycles. He explains how the net-lease structure passes the maintenance, property tax and insurance expenses through to the tenant providing a stable, predictable rental income stream and a secure, dependable dividend.
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The Economy and the Financial Markets—What’s Next?
Steve Forbes, president, CEO, Forbes Magazine
In this lively keynote luncheon presentation, Steve gives you much to think about as he discusses the current market and where he sees things heading in the not-too-distant future.
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Screening: The First Step to Finding a Winning Stock
John Bajkowski, vice president, senior financial analyst, AAII
John shows how computerized stock screening systems can be used to reduce a large universe of stocks into a manageable group of prospects that match your investment style.
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Going It Alone on Wall Street
Lauren Rudd, CEO, Savannah Capital Management
Lauren presents a brief market outlook, some ideas about investment methodology, investment myths to avoid and some telling case studies.
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Value Investing the Al Frank Way
John Buckingham, president, CPM; and editor, The Prudent Speculator
This session reveals how the combination of selection, diversification and patience has led to profits and tranquility for followers of Al Frank for more than three decades.
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How to Pick Stocks
Bart DiLiddo, founder and CEO of VectorVest
Bart presents three simple, easy-to-remember rules for picking stocks that are most likely to go up in price. The need for each rule is explained, and Dr. DiLiddo shows you how to apply these rules using data that is readily available on the Internet. Finally, he demonstrates the efficacy of these rules using the VectorVest system.
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Momentum Investing Using CAN SLIM
Fred Richards, president of Adrich Corp.
Fred demonstrates the tools available to investors through the Investor's Business Daily Web site to quickly identify stocks with upward momentum. Industry groups, market sectors and individual stocks will be analyzed. He also shows how to decide if you should be adding to your equity investments or taking money off the table. Buying stocks is easy; knowing when to sell is the key to long-term profitability.
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Income Investing: Safety and High Income Through Diversification
Carol Merriman, vice president of investor relations & corporate development at Lexington Realty Trust
Carol explains how commercial real estate stock investments offer lower risk and higher returns compared to a portfolio without these investments. She shows you how to compare the different sectors of real estate investing to decide what is needed for your portfolio of investments. She discusses the bond-like characteristics of some real estate investments and how this can further diversify your portfolio. Finally, Carol touches on how the national economy can impact the performance of commercial real estate companies.
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DIY Risk Management
Jason Mirsky, director of wealth management at RiskMetrics Group
Jason explores asset allocation and portfolio construction techniques that can help you achieve your financial goals. He addresses the questions: What can you do about risk? How can you construct portfolios that have appropriate risk profiles for you? How can you ensure that your investments are in line with your financial goals?
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Lessons Learned From Three Decades of Tracking Investment Newsletters
Mark Hulbert, editor, Hulbert Financial Digest
Mark’s presentation is based on the track records of over 500 strategies that have been recommended since 1980 by the investment newsletters tracked by the Hulbert Financial Digest.
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The Market Is Changing—Are You?
Laszlo Birinyi, president, Birinyi Associates, Inc.
New tools, a new market, new players, and new rules are changing the investment process. Laszlo shows you how to play in the new “game.”
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Making the Most of Your Money
Jonathan Pond, president, Financial Planning Information, Inc.
Jonathan explains that no matter how the economy and investment markets are faring, there are always sensible and attractive investment opportunities.
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A Simple Way to Buy Low and Sell High
Angel Clark, VectorVest
Angel believes that making money in the market is easy: All you need is a simple way to buy low and sell high. She shows how using VectorVest's unique system of timing the market and stock selection could have doubled your money in less than two years.
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Managed Futures as Part of the Alternative Investment Universe
Jack Bouroudjian, principal at Brewer Investment Group and a nationally televised financial analyst and Chicago floor trader
Jack will discuss the universe of alternative investments. Jack covers the fundamentals of trading, along with ideas on how to incorporate managed futures into your portfolio. In addition, he discusses current market conditions and how investors can protect themselves in today's volatile markets.
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RISK: How to Tame It With Stock Selection and Alternative Investments
Troy C. Patton, CPA, fund manager at The Archer Funds/Archer Financial Advisors
Troy takes a look at market risk. He then focuses in on how to reduce exposure to market risk while staying invested. In addition, he shows how utilizing certain alternative investments can help to reduce exposure. He discusses what these are, where to buy them, and how to use them appropriately. Lastly, Troy details 10 top stock picks that everyone should own in their stock portfolios.
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BP: Fueling the World's Possibilities
Mary Jane Klocke, director of retail shareholder marketing at BP PLC
Mary Jane provides an overview of BP, one of the world's largest energy companies. She shows how BP's reserve replacement ratio (the highest in the industry), natural gas production and investment in renewable energy (the largest among the major integrated oil companies is fueling the world's possibilities for greater economic growth. She also discusses BP's strong financial track record of dividend growth and explains the ease of investing in a non-US based company through ADRs.
This session was not recorded—handounts will not be available.

Saturday, November 10

9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Business Cycles, Market Cycles and Stock Sectors
George Dagnino, chairman, Peter Dag & Associates, Inc.
Learn how to profit from the well-proven relationships between business cycles, market cycles and stock sectors.
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What’s New in Small-Cap Investing?
John Deysher, president, Pinnacle Value Fund
This discussion centers on how to find stocks that offer significant value which could make them skyrocket.
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Stocks, Bonds or Crash—Outlook 2008
Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist, Standard & Poor’s
This session addresses the question: Will next year’s anticipated economic recovery and earnings rebound help propel equity prices in the election year ahead?
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Using Options to Accomplish Your Investment Goals
Steven M. Sears, senior special writer at Barron's
Steven shows how options give investors options. He explains how investors can use options to accomplish the four main objectives of investing: buy below the market, sell above the market, increase returns, and protect assets.
Lecture format—no handouts or PowerPoint was used.

Small-Cap Stocks: The RedChip Selection Criteria, Minimizing Risks and Understanding Wall Street Neglect
Dave Gentry, president and CEO of RedChip Companies, LLC
Dave discusses how his firm has achieved outstanding market returns. He provides valuable insights into what qualities to look for in small-cap stocks. Also, attendees learn how to avoid the most common mistakes in buying small-cap stocks.
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Investing in Common Stocks: Where to Look and What to Pay
Anthony Muhlenkamp, executive vice president in the client service department at Muhlenkamp & Company
Anthony starts by determining what returns investors can reasonably expect from the "average stock" today. Then he reviews how required returns from common stocks have changed over time, leading to what can be drastic changes in price. Anthony believes that stock prices are long-term rational but short-term irrational, and he discuss strategies for taking advantage of that phenomenon.
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TreasuryDirect: The Ins and Outs of U.S. Treasury Securities
Diane Thomas, program analyst at the U.S. Treasury Dept.
Diane teaches all about buying and holding U.S. Treasury securities from electronic U.S. savings bonds to Treasury bills, notes, and Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS). Her discussion will take you through the complete process from establishing a TreasuryDirect on-line account to the purchasing of Treasury securities. Don't be the last to find out about this new way to do business directly with the Treasury Department.
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Achieving Profit Consistency in the Stock Market
Robert F. Drach & Robert B. Drach, founder & research advisor, Drach Market Research
This session teaches the individual investor how to apply a “time overlay” investment technique. Learn how to identify and adjust to key data, including corporate insider and market maker activity.
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Bonds for Your Portfolio: Deciding,“Yes...or No”
Jim Lebenthal, co-founder, Alexandra & James Co.
Jim Lebenthal artfully discusses: inflation, taxation, and fluctuation; good bonds and bad bonds; do-it-yourself ladders and barbells; and supersizing yield in a low interest rate environment.
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Disruptive Investing: Separating Hype, Hope and Homeruns in the Emerging Fields From Nanotech to Cleantech
Josh Wolfe, editor, Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report
The cutting-edge science of atomic physics is being brought to bear on trillion-dollar markets in energy, environment, healthcare, construction and consumer products. Hear from Josh what tailwinds are blowing and which companies will benefit.
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ETFs: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
Jim Simpson, vice president of institutional sales at XShares Advisors, Inc.
Jim provides answers to your questions on the increasingly popular exchange-traded funds. He covers topics such as: how investors use ETFs in their portfolios, ETFs as alternatives to other securities, trends in ETF development, and understanding ETF markets.
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Sector Investing Strategies Using Old Wall Street Sayings
Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at Standard & Poor's
Sam explores the truth behind old Wall Street sayings such as "let your winners ride, but cut your losers short," "as goes January, so goes the year," and "sell in May, and then walk away." He shares his sector and industry trading techniques using these old sayings that are based on more than 30 years of computer-based backtesting. He also discusses the behavioral finance characteristics that he believes may explain why these adages offered stellar magnitudes and frequencies of market outperformance.
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Alternative Investment Diversification: Doubling Your Returns While Lowering Your Market Risk
David Johnson, managing director of Global Capital Investments
David covers the importance of true diversification beyond stocks and bonds. He provides an analysis of the pros and cons of each asset class: stocks, bonds, futures, and foreign currencies. David compares the foreign currency market to the stock market and provides an analogy to help explain its benefits to investors. David also describes the strategy that Global Capital Investments has used for the last four years to deliver close to a 40% annual return to clients.
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Closed-End Funds — What's Old is New Again
Michael Tinati, Adam's Express
Closed-end funds are one of the older forms of equity investments open to the general public. Prior to 1929, they were virtually the only way for an individual to invest in equities. Today they are making a comeback. Learn why more investors are looking into closed-end funds as a stable income-generating investment. Find out how they are structured, some of the basic investment philosophies of closed-end fund portfolio managers and the advantages and disadvantages of closed-end funds versus ETFs and traditional, open-end funds.
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