The RIA East Investment Forum 2017

The Institutional Investor RIA Institute is a private membership organization for the nation’s largest and fastest-growing independent registered investment advisors as well as supporting members from premier asset management firms and providers. Both members and supporting members of the RIA Institute come together at three private annual forums to engage in 1.5 days of intense idea exchange, discussion, and debate. The environment at each forum is collegial and collaborative, and overt marketing by any member is strictly prohibited. The agenda for each meeting is devised by our Advisory Board of RIA executives to ensure the content is created ‘by RIAs, for RIAs.’

This membership’s primary goal is to help RIAs make the investment decisions and practice management choices that will best serve their underlying clients.


TD Ameritrade Elite Advisor Summit – Elite LINC 2017

TD Ameritrade's Elite Advisor Summit.  Formal invitation required.

Open to a select group of advisors who are best-in-class, gathering with peers to learn, inspire, network and collaborate.

Where will you be when the sun sets on the 6th of June?

In a fluid and changing time, what remains constant is our desire to be in the company of people who challenge and inspire. This spring, why not plan to do it in a place as unique as you are? For three days in June, Elite LINC 2017 will unite some of our industry’s most important players under spectacular desert skies. We think you should be there.

The informational sessions, keynote speakers and opportunities to exchange ideas at TD Ameritrade’s Elite LINC conference are expertly crafted with professionals like you in mind. But the agenda is just a roadmap. It’s the synergy of minds, experience and imaginations that makes this conference different. It surprises us every time. We hope to see you there.


CFA Institute Annual Conference 2017

For 70 years, CFA Institute has brought you the latest thinking, expert opinions, thought leadership, and unrivaled networking opportunities through our Annual Conference. It is the investment industry’s largest and longest-running educational gathering of investment professionals, attracting as many as 2,000 delegates from 70 countries and territories in recent years. Don’t miss out on this unparalleled opportunity to:

  • Learn from noted economists, best-selling authors, leading researchers, and successful practitioners;
  • Refresh and hone your skills with new ideas and research on a full range of investment topics;
  • Meet and network with investment peers from around the world;
  • Explore global and regional financial trends; and
  • Examine new investment opportunities and risks.

NAPFA Spring Conference – West 2017

NAPFA conferences are high-intensity events packed with educational events, keynote speakers who lead the industry, and opportunities to learn and share with your peers.
Our fee-only focused events vary from our largest National Conference to offering more intimate opportunities to refine your craft.  Whether you want to take some core courses, learn more about communications, key into the best practices for your business, or simply learn more about becoming a NAPFA firm, we have the know-how and an event to suit you.

SALT Conference (SkyBridge Alternatives Conference) 2017

The SALT Conference is committed to facilitating balanced discussions and debates on macro-economic trends, geo-political events and investment opportunities within the context of a dynamic global economy. With over 1,800 thought leaders, public policy officials, business professionals, and investors from over 42 countries and 6 continents, the SALT Conference provides an unmatched opportunity for attendees from around the world to connect with global leaders and network with industry peers.

The SALT Conference is an invitation-only event that brings together accredited institutional investors, family offices, asset allocators and investment managers and service providers.


IMCA Annual Conference Experience 2017

Ready for a challenge that expands your knowledge?  Encourages you to innovate?  And, strengthens your ability to work effectively with clients?  Learn with the “best of the best” at one of the nation’s “must attend” conferences for investment and wealth professionals, IMCA's 2017 Annual Conference Experience at the San Diego Convention Center.

Move beyond inspiration.  Get the advanced knowledge and practical skills needed to meet the challenges of change with the world’s top thought leaders in investment and wealth management, as they share insights about trends, strategies, and techniques for growth.  Not for novices, this industry acclaimed conference will help you uncover fresh solutions with experts in focused tracks, where you choose the sessions aligned with your interests.

Choose from:  Advanced Investment Strategies, Private Wealth Advice, Business Development Strategies, Institutional Investing, and/or Wholesaling - Art and Science.


Milken Institute Global Conference 2017

Join some of the world's most extraordinary people to explore solutions to today's most pressing challenges in financial markets, industry sectors, health, government and education. Where others see problems, we seek solutions.


NAAIM Uncommon Knowledge National Conference 2017

Uncommon Knowledge® is the nation’s preeminent conference for the Active Investment Manager. With a wide variety of speakers and panelists, plus plenty of networking opportunities, it’s no wonder that this conference has been around for more than 20 years. You won’t want to miss these 3-4 days packed with information on trading techniques, risk management and investment management strategies, not to mention the latest in technology and marketing tips to run your practice.


Morningstar Investment Conference 2017

Morningstar presents the latest developments on financial advice from the industry’s top minds. Discover new perspectives on the market and ideas to put into practice.


JV Events Group Liquid Alternative Strategies Summit 2017

A new President, policies in transition, rising rates and unexpected changes to the world economic order – how do investors position their portfolios? What new investment opportunities may arise and what can be done to mitigate ever-changing risks? With equities fully valued and recent draw-downs in conventional bonds, traditional investments may be facing growing pressures. Investment professionals will need to move beyond simplistic solutions in portfolio construction.

In the new investment regime, Liquid Alternatives may offer potential tools for risk managment, additional sources of return and diversification. Our conference will provide an in-depth review of the broad spectrum of Liquid Alternative strategies and their potential role in an evolving investment environment.

Our program centers around two key tasks for allocators using or considering Liquid Alternatives: picking the right strategies as well as picking the right managers. Investment professionals will be part of a highly engaging and substantive day of research and due diligence. The program is a unique opportunity to hear from a broad range of leading Liquid Alts portfolio managers and ask them how their strategies work, what are the risk/reward characteristics and how their funds best fit into a broader portfolio.

We will also address the three key issues most on investment professionals minds:

  • Fee compression
  • Taxes
  • Capturing alpha/beating the benchmark