MADISON, Wis. — Financial advisors from around the country will be in Atlanta next week for education and development opportunities at CUNA Brokerage Services' FOCUS 2008 national sales conference.
The conference, being held Feb. 13-17 at the Sheraton Atlanta, features more than 30 individual workshops designed to deliver knowledge, insight and new best practices to attendees. The various curriculum tracks also allow attendees to make selections based on their individual and business needs. Among the topics being offered are retirement income planning, structuring annuity contracts, gifting strategies, Six Sigma investing, unified managed accounts, and investing in real estate.
In addition to workshop presenters, the conference will feature nationally known guest speakers Pat Croce and Jerry Linenger. Croce is a former president of the Philadelphia 76ers who was instrumental in guiding the NBA team from last to first place breaking numerous franchise records along the way.
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A former NASA astronaut, Linenger survived a series of life-threatening events while living aboard the Russian Space Station Mir during his five-month mission in outer space.
According to CUNA Mutual, many of the workshops being offered are structured to meet continuing education credit requirements. Additionally, annual compliance training will also be offered.
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