Speaker List from year 2000 - 2010       AAII Eastern Michigan Chapter
Since the Year 2000 the following speakers have given presentations to encourage informed
investors to take control of their financial future.



Year 2000 speakers:

January:    Art Ciagne, First Vice President - Investments  Baird, Inc.
Lance Vainik, Viking Asset Management, Inc.  

March:       Delos Smith, Senior Business Analyst, The Conference Board   

May:           Dean Kasparian, President, AIQ Systems

September: Brad Zigler, Principal  Barclays Global Investors
   "Exchange -Traded Funds in your Portfolio"

Year 2001 speakers:

March 6:    Ari Rosenbaum from Netfolio [ cancelled due to weather ]

May 7:        Hugh Bromma "Be a Creative Investor and Live Life Tax-Free"

June 14:      Harry Veryser, Chair, Economics and Finance Department, Walsh College
  "The State of the Economy"

October 22: Carl Johnson, President of Infrastructure
"The Industry's Vital Signs  for Semiconductors"

November 27: John Zemanovich, CEO Raven Investment Management LTD.
                      "The Warren Buffet Method Explained"

Year 2002 speakers:

March 14: Dennis Stearns
"The Ten Commandments of Sound Financial Planning"

May 21:   Donald Cassidy, author and Lipper Research Analyst   
"The Psychology of Investing"

September 26: Michael Delap "Investing in Volatile Markets"

November 7:    Kathryn Barland   "Fund Analysis and Equity Markets the Lipper Way"


Year 2003 speakers:  

March 26:      Dr. George Dagnino   "Profiting in Bull or Bear Markets"
  

May 13:         David L. Smith "Cyclical Investing"
  

October 2:     Delos Smith, Conference Board economist

November 19: Roger Conrad, Editor Utility Forecaster


Year 2004 speakers:

March 27:  Jack McCreery, Counsel to the Director, SEC
[ SIG meeting ]

April 6: Russell K. Jalbert, CFP Quadrant Financial Group
Asset Allocation - Where it has been & why it is changing

May 25: Rob Valero, National Reit Association

September 16: Donald Cassidy, Senior Research Analyst, Lipper, Inc.
Program 1:    Where to Invest for Income and Preserve Principal Now
Program 2:    Practicing Emotional Control in Investing

November 4:  Leonard Goodall, Co-editor, "No-Load Portfolios" newsletter; retired
                   finance professor

November 17: Paul Merriman, President, Merriman Capital Management
"Ten Steps to a Perfect Retirement Portfolio"

Year 2005 speakers:         

March 9: Michael Rubino, Centaurus Financial Inc.
"Concepts and Strategies of the H.S. Dent Foundation Network Advisors"

April 20: Jeffrey Batterson, Oberweis Securities

May 25: Fred Richards, Investors Business Daily

November 15: Anthony W. Muhlenkamp, Director Relationship,  Muhlenkamp & Company, Inc


Year 2006 speakers:

April 11:  Dr. Ed van Hees "All that Glitters Can Be Turned into Gold"

September 7: Sheldon Jacobs  "21 Fund, Market and Asset Allocation Recommendations"

October 24: Paul Merriman  "Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money"

November 9: Leonard D. Davenport  "Forces of Nature in the Investment Process:
                                   A Contrarian Approach"


Year 2007 speakers:  

April 18: Mark Allen, Fidelity Investments, "Advanced Technical Analysis"
Greg Guina, Fidelity Investments, "State of the Market--Current Update"
[ Ann Arbor ]

May 9:  Bart DiLiddo "How to Pick Stocks" using VectorVest    [ Troy ]

September     Fred Richards "Growth Investing via CAN SLIM"  [ Troy & Ann Arbor ]

October 16 & 17  Don Cassidy "Acquisitions: Get 'em While They Last" [Troy & Ann Arbor ]


Year 2008 speakers:  


January 16:   George Dagnino "Sector Investing & Business Cycles"

February 27: Satish Dharwadkar & Ken Prather: "Investing in Troubling Times: A Positive Opportunity"

April:   Paul Merriman: "Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money"

September 17:    Fidelity Investments in Ann Arbor    "Market Update & Tech Analysis"

October 28: Mitch Zacks  "Taking Advantage of Earnings Estimates"


Year 2009 speakers:

January 27:  Colleen Theuerkauf, Raymond James;
Anthony Agosta, Wachovia Securities;
Mark Landau, Attorney
"Panel Presentation: Rational Investment Planning for Irrational Times"

March 11:  Timothy J. Reazor:  "How to Get the Most Out of IBD & Investors.com"

September 15:  Karen Dolan, Morningstar, Inc.: "Cracking the Code on Fund Analysis"

November 12:  A. Michael Lipper,  president of Lipper Advisory Services, Inc. "Money Wise Investing"

Year 2010 speakers

January 19:  Brett Pechersky  "Professional Investing Ideas for the Individual Investor"

April 14: John Bajkowski   “AAII Shadow Stock Portfolio:  From Theory to Practical Application"







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Opinions expressed on this site or during presentations are not necessarily those of the
AAII Eastern Michigan Chapter or AAII, whose only intent is to provide a background for the understanding of
investment theory and practice.

Richard Groen, Chapter President

RichGroen@mi.rr.com