Ibbotson Announces 2005 Asset Allocation Conference; Buchanan and Press to Engage in Post-Election Debate on the New Political Landscape.CHICAGO -- Ibbotson Associates, a leading provider of investment tools and knowledge, today announced that its 2005 asset allocation Asset Allocation The process of dividing a portfolio among major asset categories such as bonds, stocks or cash. The purpose of asset allocation is to reduce risk by diversifying the portfolio. conference will be held January 20-21 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center. The company has gathered together top minds from the academic and business communities to present new research and insights on the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. The keynote session will be a rousing debate between Pat Buchanan and Bill Press, two of the most informed and influential voices in Washington today. Pat Buchanan was a senior advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan and a presidential candidate himself during the '92, '96 and 2000 campaigns. Bill Press is a nationally syndicated columnist, commentator, and former co-host of popular political debate programs on CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. and MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company . General sessions at the Ibbotson Asset Allocation Conference include: --Roger Ibbotson, PhD, Chairman of Ibbotson Associates and Professor of Finance at Yale School of Management--"Stocks, Bonds and the Economy" and "Measuring Hedge Fund hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" Returns: Biases, Alphas, Betas, and Costs" --Bill Davis, Senior Vice President Investments at Old Mutual Capital will participate in a panel discussion with Dan Dolan, Director of Wealth Management Strategies, Select Sector SPDRs--"Differentiating Styles, Proven Success" --Moshe Milevsky, Ph.D., Finance Professor at York University and Executive Director at the IFID IFID Illocutionary Force Indicating Device IFID International Federation for Information Processing (UK) IFID In-Flight Information Deficiency IFID Interactive Fiction ID IFID Internal File Identifier Centre in Toronto--"Beyond a Sustainable Asset Allocation: Retirement Income Tax Efficiency" --Charles N. Hazen, Senior Vice President of Hines Real Estate--"Real Estate as an Asset Class" Other sessions will cover such topics as Ibbotson's approach to developing mutual fund-of-fund products; the role of life insurance in an asset allocation; after-tax mutual fund section; dynamic asset allocation Dynamic asset allocation An asset allocation strategy in which the asset mix is quantitatively shifted in response to changing market conditions, as in a portfolio insurance strategy, for example. ; and the impact of interest rates and inflation on the fixed income market. Interested parties can learn more and register for the conference online at www.ibbotson.com. Attendees who register before December 13 receive a $100 discount. About Ibbotson Associates Ibbotson Associates, founded by Professor Roger Ibbotson in 1977, is a leading authority on asset allocation, providing products and services to help investment professionals obtain, manage and retain assets. The company's business lines include investment consulting and research; planning and analysis software; investment advice; educational and marketing services and a widely used line of NASD-reviewed presentation materials. With offices in Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Tokyo, Ibbotson Associates markets its integrated product line to institutional money managers, insurance companies, plan sponsors and consultants, financial planners, brokers, mutual fund firms, hedge funds, banks and small money managers. |
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