U.S. Senator Robert Casey, Jr. to Present Keynote Address at 20th Anniversary Groundhog Investment Forum

The Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum marks its 20^th Anniversary event on February 7^th in Philadelphia, PA with over 20 companies scheduled to present.

LEOLA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerald Asset Management, Inc. has announced that U.S. Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (Pennsylvania) will provide the keynote address at the 20^th anniversary Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum, scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 7^th at the Radisson Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. “We are honored that Senator Casey will be joining us for our anniversary event,” said Emerald CEO and Founder Joseph E. Besecker. “Fiscal and budgetary concerns in Washington have played a key role in the markets’ performance during the last 18 months and we look forward to Senator Casey’s perspective on the important issues of the day.”

“We are honored that Senator Casey will be joining us for our anniversary event”

The first Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum was held in 1994 and has grown to become the largest and most successful annual investment event in Philadelphia. This year senior executives from over twenty public and private companies are scheduled to present. “The U.S. equity markets experienced a surprisingly good 2012 and are off to a strong start in 2013,” said Emerald Director of Research Joseph W. Garner. “The Forum provides a great chance to hear how these companies are positioned moving forward and what they are seeing in terms of growth and opportunities,” he said.

A full list of presenting companies, seminars by Emerald’s investment professionals and registration details are available on Emerald’s website at www.TeamEmerald.com/groundhog.

Presented by Emerald Asset Management, Forum sponsors include Pepper Hamilton LLP, Janney Capital Markets, Boenning & Scattergood, Greentree, Trout, Ebersole & Groff LLP, Sturdivant & Co., Patriot Financial Partners L.P. and Susquehanna International Group, LLP.

Founded in 1991, Emerald Asset Management, Inc. is a diversified investment management company that operates thru its wholly-owned subsidiaries Emerald Advisers, Inc. and Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust. Emerald Advisers and PMG jointly own Emerald Fixed Income Advisers, LLC. Assets managed by these companies totaled over $2 billion as of December 31, 2012. “Driven by Research,” Emerald employs an intense fundamental, research-focused investment philosophy and focuses primarily on growth-oriented equity investing and high-quality disciplined fixed-income investing.

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