NAAIM Announces Speaker Lineup for 35th National Conference

~ Uncommon Knowledge Event Will Deliver Cutting Edge Investment Strategies and Practice Management Techniques to help RIAs Run a Better Advisory Business

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) announced today the speakers and agenda for its 35^th annual conference, Uncommon Knowledge. Scheduled to take place over three days, April 29–May 1, 2013 in Denver, CO, over 200 attendees are expected including 30 of the industry’s leading vendors as sponsors.

Highlighting the agenda will be noted investment strategists and experts, including:

• Keith McCullough, CEO of Investment research firm Hedgeye Risk Management
• Martin Pring of Pring Research
• Tom McClellan from the McClellan Market Report
• Marc Chaikin from Chaikin Power Tools
• Ian McAvity from the Deliberations on World Markets

The Uncommon Knowledge conference will also feature top practice management professionals including:

• Tom Giachetti, noted compliance attorney from Stark & Stark Law firm
• Kelli Cruz, managing director of HR consulting firm, Pepin Consulting
• Peter Atwater of Financial Insyghts

Rounding out the conference will be several breakout sessions led by successful advisors as well as other experts on the key industry issues facing advisors today, including a presentation of the Wagner Award winning paper.

Launched in 2009, the NAAIM Wagner Award is designed to expand awareness of active investment management techniques and the results of active strategies through the solicitation and publication of research on active management. $10,000 will be presented for the best paper submitted to the competition.

To learn more about the conference and to register, log onto http://www.naaim.org/events/annual-conference/

About NAAIM

The National Association of Active Investment Managers or NAAIM was formed in 1989 as a non-profit association of registered investment advisors who provide active money management services to their clients, in order to produce favorable risk-adjusted returns as an alternative to more passive, buy and hold strategies. Originally comprised of a small group of successful, passionate firms, NAAIM has grown to include roughly 200 member firms nationwide, managing over $30 billion. NAAIM’s purpose is to promote the common interests of those investment advisors who provide active investment management services to clients. NAAIM’s membership ranges from small regional firms to large national firms with over $1b AUM, including hedge fund managers, mutual fund companies and a variety of other firms that provide professional services to RIAs. www.naaim.org.