Standard & Poor’s Second-Half Outlook for Equities Sunday, August 10 • 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm There are few names more respected in the industry than Standard & Poor’s. The scope of research, and resulting understanding of the micro- and macro-economic variations is truly impressive. Here, you’ll hear the freshest of the research direct from the S&P analysts. This discussion starting with the broader economic and equity outlook for the second-half of 2008 will move to the technical and strategic advantages for investors. Your plan will be incomplete without considering what these market insiders have to say. As a bonus, you’ll find out the timeliest global power picks—specific investments S&P says you simply can’t do without in the second-half. Mark Arbeter Chief Technical Strategist Standard & Poor’s Scott Kessler Senior Director Standard & Poor’s Equity Research Alexander Young Equity Market Strategist Standard & Poor’s Rake in Big Income with Master Limited Partnerships Saturday, August 9 • 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Macadamia nut farmers, energy companies, and even an amusement park—what do these businesses have in common? Big payouts through their organization as Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). MLPs have been returning huge cash distributions to their unitholders for decades. Join this discussion and find out how you can benefit from adding these high-income vehicles to your portfolio. Step Away from the Maddening Crowd When financial calamities and chaos abound...investment opportunities are plentiful. Forbes columnist Marilyn Cohen examines a few of the opportunities that uncertainty can provide. This timely workshop will show you how you can maneuver your portfolio so it doesn’t just succumb to the will of the masses during a shaky market, but rather thrives by strategically allocating capital in the right sectors while using the right tools. Stock Valuation and Stock Market Cycles Saturday, August 9 • 10:45 am – 11:30 am Bart DiLiddo, PhD, will identify and discuss the three primary forces dictating stock valuation, the investment climate, and stock market cycles. He will present a simple formula, which you can use to determine the intrinsic value of your stocks. This formula will also explain why and when the stock market goes up and down. EconoPower: How a New Generation of Economists Is Transforming Your World and How You Can Profit A new generation of economists is solving the world’s problems, declares Dr. Mark Skousen, editor, Forecasts & Strategies. They are applying some powerful new techniques to improve investor returns, make companies more profitable, take companies public at a fair price, reduce severe poverty in developing countries, and even help to solve international conflicts in the Middle East and other hotspots around the globe. Dr. Skousen will demonstrate the new power and influence that top economists are having on Wall Street. ADRs Bring the World of Opportunity to Your Door Friday, August 8 • 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Not too long ago holding foreign stocks in your portfolio was not only technically difficult but fairly dangerous too. But, with the advent of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) much of the worry involved in global investing and diversification is gone. A panel of stock market heavyweights will examine how and why these SEC regulated securities, with over $997 billion in play, are indeed a safe, smart way to invest. Sure the 14% yield of the Dow over the past few years is nice, but it pales in comparison to some of the burgeoning markets around the world. You’ll learn how a global perspective can add healthy returns to your portfolio. The Investors’ Roadshow: Getting to Know Public Companies Friday, August 8 • 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Some of them are brand names known to consumers worldwide. Some are littleknown rising stars with lots of growth potential. Some of them are already in your portfolio. Unlike high-powered fund managers, most individual investors never get a chance to meet the movers and shakers of the companies they own in their portfolios. Here’s your opportunity to change that. In this panel, senior executives from a select group of stock market heavyweights from the US will answer your questions about their visions for growth and profitability. Their responses can help you determine which companies can provide profit-boosting returns to your portfolio. This is your chance to see the stock market from the other side. Profit from the China Miracle Miracle is a strong word, but it’s the right word to describe what’s happening today in China. As this once-great land modernizes and shifts to a market-driven economy, the staggering economic growth taking place there will continue for the foreseeable future. Join international money manager Robert Hsu, editor of China Strategy and Asia Edge, to learn how investors can profit from one of the greatest economic transformations in human history.   Real Nanotech Investing When the tech bubble burst, Gregg Early, editor, Nanotech Investing News and Real Nanotech Investor vowed that growth and tech investors would never be duped like they were at the end of the dot com craze. He searched for the next disruptive technologies that were headed out of the labs and into the marketplaces and started working with real scientists. He’ll share his ideas and findings in this workshop. What’s the Next Mega-Trend? Saturday, August 9 • 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Learn how to put your money on the winning side of change from the quintessential experts at uncovering emerging, long-term trends that will drive the future of our economy. These advisers are not looking for little change; they’re looking for big change as big change creates big winners. They’ve recruited a network of over 14,000 strategically positioned professionals in today’s most important industries to provide them with real world, realtime data and insight into the future performance of products, companies, and industries well ahead of other available sources. Discover the next big waves of growth that these gurus are riding to big profits. From energy to consumer electronics to biotech, the ChangeWave team will uncover the key sectors of growth and give you the names of their favorite winning stocks for 2008. Tobin Smith Michael Shulman Bryan Perry Jon Najarian   Is Forex Trading for You? Sunday, August 10 • 9:00 am – 9:45 am Foreign exchange is by far the world’s largest financial market, amassing an astonishing daily turnover of $1.9 trillion in round-the-clock trading. Besides 24-hour commission-free trading, the world of forex also offers surprisingly small margin requirements. Considering its volume and global reach, it’s a smart move for investors of all means to have a basic understanding of this powerful world market. Our panel of leading currency analysts and forex traders will cover topics such as the factors driving FX moves, as well as fundamental and technical trading strategies. Investors looking to get their feet wet or experienced traders just looking to improve their techniques will both find this panel invaluable. What’s Next for REITs? Friday, August 8 • 9:00 am – 9:45 am Investors’ love affair with REITs has hit rocky times, as sub-prime mortgages crippled the real estate market—rearing its ugly head in the broader market. But, if not a requirement for a balanced portfolio, real estate is without a doubt one of the best ways to stay diversified. Considering the cost and hassle involved with purchasing and owning property directly, annualized dividends that can reach 8-9% a year, and minimal correlation with the stock market make REITs a sensible way to gain the right exposure. This panel of REIT professionals will discuss their forecast for the real estate market and how sectors from office buildings to hospitals are faring. If you ever wanted to be an informed—and successful—investor in this industry, you won’t want to miss this session. Borderless Investing: How to Profit from the Forces of Globalization Global investing has evolved far beyond the simple concept of just putting a small part of your portfolio in an international stock fund. We live in an increasingly borderless world and picking winners and losers has become much more complex. John Christy, founding editor, Forbes International Investment Report, shares his top stock, ETFs, and mutual fund picks in the US and overseas that are poised to benefit from the forces of globalization. Using Calls and Puts to Play Market Uncertainty Are you sick and tired of being played by the stock market? Give Jon “Doctor J” Najarian 45 minutes of your time, and he’ll show you how to become a master of market volatility. Whether you want to protect your gains, cut your losses, or swing for the fences with considerably less risk, Doctor J will show you why he’s been trading and making money for 27 years and how you can use his strategies to give your portfolio the traders’ edge. Canadian Energy Trusts: Surviving the Stress Tests for a New Bull Market The Canadian income-trust market has gone through a period of turmoil following the government’s announcement of a plan to impose a distribution tax on trusts beginning in 2011. Although these proposed regulatory changes have created much uncertainty surrounding Canadian energy producer and service trusts, income and energy expert Roger Conrad still finds compelling reasons to add several trusts to his portfolio. He will share what Canadian trusts are most promising and help you better understand how to invest in them.