David Armstrong

Stephen Walsh, Chief Investment Officer of the $447 billion fixed-income firm Western Asset Management, on staying away from European bonds, opportunities in emerging market debt and where investors should look for yield.

Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, at IMCA 2012 on near term market expectations, how we may be in the first year of a new bull market and a three stool approach to investing that may outperform benchmarks with less volatility.

Kathleen Pritchard, head of advisor business development at Legg Mason, at IMCA 2012 on how a practice’s website should be the hub of a marketing strategy, the need for solid email marketing strategies, and using technology to find and convert prospects.

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, an author and financial advisor coach with KBK Wealth Connection, at the IMCA 2012 conference, on how advisors should navigate the differences between men and women when it comes to financial advice.

Janet Acheatel, financial advisor with HoyleCohen, at IMCA 2012 on founding HoyleCohen’s women’s practice Wealth By Design for Women, bringing the female spouse into the financial planning process and how the advisory industry itself is slowly becoming less male centric.

Tobias Moskowits, professor of finance at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, at the IMCA 2012 conference, on what investors want from hedge funds – outsize returns – and what hedge funds should provide – protecting capital in volatile markets.

Robert Finder, managing director of Investment Management Consulting Group at Wells Fargo, on the “chemistry” between advisors and consultants and the power of combing substance and style to effectively communicate ideas and advice.