Darwin Abrahamson founded Invest n Retire‚ LLC (INR) in 2004. Since 1982 Darwin has worked with fiduciaries and pension administrators of qualified plans. Darwin has written articles for several financial publications; including Financial Planning Magazine‚ Financial Advisors Magazine, and the Journal of Indexes. His articles have been syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. In 2005‚ Darwin wrote an article‚ Avoiding Redemption Fees in 401(k) Plans‚ for Financial Advisors Magazine. In response to a white paper published in the Journal of Indexes‚ June 2008‚ Darwin wrote a rebuttal‚ Debunking the Myth That ETFs Have No Place in 401(k)s. Darwin is recognized as a pioneer in the retirement industry and he is often quoted in financial and retirement publications; including‚ Human Resource Executives‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ Exchange-Traded Funds Report‚ PlanSponsor‚ InvestmentNews‚ Defined Contribution & Savings Plan Alert‚ Financial Week‚ and IdexUniverse. Retirement Planning Challenging the Status Quo‚ a conversation with Invest n Retire® CEO Darwin Abrahamson‚ published in suite101.com‚ Nov 4‚ 2009‚ “Invest n Retire’s system for managing tax deferred retirement plans was designed specifically for trading ETFs‚” said INR’s founder and CEO Darwin Abrahamson. As a pioneer in the retirement market‚ INR designed a system which cost-effectively trades ETFs. In addition to lowering costs and thereby increasing retirement savings‚ INR seeks to decrease the plan sponsor’s fiduciary responsibility by transferring the fiduciary duties of selecting and managing the plan’s investment options to prudent experts. INR is meeting this goal by adding the services of ERISA §3(38) investment fiduciaries as independent service providers to the plans on INR’s system.

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ETFguide is the information leader on exchange-traded funds because of its vendor neutral approach and its progressive reporting style. Unique features include an ETF bookstore, a monthly e-mail newsletter, and subscription based ETF portfolios. ETFguide is independently owned and began publishing in 2003. The site reaches an affluent audience of individual investors, financial advisors, and financial institutions that invest and work with ETFs.

Daniel D. O’Neill is the President and Chief Investment Officer at Direxion Shares. Dan is responsible for all investment management and trading operations at the firm. Direxion Shares are 20 short and leveraged ETFs with around $4.5 billion in assets. Dan joined Direxion in 1999 and plays a leading role in the development and launch of new products. Dan earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the editorial board for Virginia Law Review. He holds a BA in English and Economics from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where he was a Jefferson Scholar. Learnmore about short and leveraged ETF's

She is a contributing editor for Newsweek, where she writes a monthly column. She also writes a bimonthly column for Bloomberg.com. Her twice-weekly, syndicated Washington Post Writers Group column, “Staying Ahead”, ran for 27 years in over 250 newspapers and is considered one of the most successful newspaper columns. Quinn was co-founder, editor and general manager of McGraw-Hill's "Personal Finance Letter." She was a reporter, then a co-editor of the consumer publication, "The Insider's Newsletter," formerly published by Look magazine. For ten years, she worked for CBS News, first on "The CBS Morning News", then on "The Evening News with Dan Rather." She has been a regular on ABC's "The Home Show" as well as a guest on "Good Morning America, "Nightline" and many other programs. Books * 1978 Everyone’s Money Book (Delacorte Press) * 1991 Making the Most of Your Money (Simon & Schuster) * 1994 A Hole in the Market (The Whittle Company) * 1997 Making the Most of Your Money (2nd edition) * 2006 Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People (Simon & Schuster) * 2009 Making the Most of Your Money – Completely Revised (3rd edition)

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Steve Meizinger, Director of Education at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), is a leading expert in Forex, equity, and index options trading. As a top rated instructor for ISE and the Options Industry Council, Steve has led thousands of seminars, helping investors navigate the market and identify the most appropriate trading strategies. Steve has over twenty years experience as an Options Specialist at several leading exchanges, including the NYSE, PHLX and AMEX. Steve holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance from Rider University.

The Centsables initiative was conceived and developed by the award winning companies, Norm Hill Entertainment and DNA Creative, whose creative vision has resulted in a ground-breaking approach to financial literacy: “edu-tainment.” While financial institutions and government organizations do a good job of teaching money management skills, only The Centsables uses a multi-media kid-friendly platform to reach – and teach – children in all the ways they enjoy most. With a record of results-oriented success among distinguished financial and entertainment clients, we provide the perfect synergy to support this first-of-its-kind program.

The explosion of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) isn't just changing the way investors manage their money, but the way they evaluate funds. Up until recently, ETF focused investment research was hard to come by, but not anymore. A new wave of companies have targeted the emerging business of ETF data services and one such company has been quietly producing much needed research. Michael Krause, the President of New York-based AltaVista Independent Research visits with us.

Dr. Wilder is CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC; he is the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Santa Barbara and a Law Degree from University of San Diego School of Law.

Rob is author of the 1998 Book, 'Listening to the Sea,' that links marine biodiversity to smart and cost-effective energy technologies that prevent pollution in the first place. His book chapters and articles have appeared in Nature, National Academy of Sciences Press, Engineering News-Record, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, University of Chicago Press, the Journal of Alternative Investments, and elsewhere.