Events

April 30 – May 1, 2012 | Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IL

Visit the Retirement Income Summit website for more information.

Alternative Investments Conference
To help shed light on the fast-growing world of alternative investments and to provide practical, immediately usable insights about the assets, strategies and investment vehicles that constitute the alternative universe, InvestmentNews created the Alternative Investments Conference. This conference will cover a wide range of topics for every adviser, including: commodities, currencies, ETFs, futures, managed futures, oil and gas, precious metals, real estate, and private equity.

October 22 – 23, 2012 | The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Chicago, IL

Visit the Alternative Investments Conference website for more information.

Going Independent Webcast Series
At InvestmentNews, we are continuing to move forward in helping advisers find the right model when going independent.

In 2012, we are making a strategic shift by converting the live event into a webcast series. This change allows for more advisers to conveniently attend and gain valuable insight, while also providing sponsors with a higher quantity and quality of viable leads.

June 5: Going Independent – Overview of the Independent Models
June 12: Going Independent – The Adviser Experience: The Good, the Bad and the Truth About Going Independent
June 26: Going Independent – What You Need to Know From a Compliance and Legal Standpoint

Women and Investing Initiative
We are dedicated to continuously educating our advisers on how to better serve their clients’ needs.

In 2012, we are introducing Women and Investing: What Advisers Need to Know. This integrated initiative will feature webcast events, video segments, IN special reports, and e-newsletters to educate advisers on how to best communicate with, acquire, service, and retain women as clients.

April 7
August 14
October 30

Next Generation of Financial Advisers
InvestmentNews aims to educate and introduce college students and relevant entry-level job-seekers to the current opportunities and future career paths in the financial advisory industry. By doing so, we hope to increase the number of young professionals entering the financial advisory industry in order to help cultivate the Next Generation of financial advisers over the long-term and allow RIA and broker-dealer firms to meet their needs for new talent in the short-term, while also promoting and facilitating long-term professional development opportunities in the industry.

Webcasts: February TBD, May TBD
Career Fair: November TBD

Webcasts
InvestmentNews webcasts cover a wide range of topics specifically for financial advisers. With topical, practice management, and portfolio maanger viewpoint coverage,our webcasts averaged more than 1,225 registrants and had approximately 600 attendees in 2011. Webcast topics in 2012 include: ETFs, succession planning, retirement income, social media, elements of compensation design, staffing evolution of a firm, and more.

Visit our Webcasts page to learn more about our webcasts.