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By Michelle Golden - As a speaker at the upcoming 2009 AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference (January 19-21, 2009 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront), I have the opportunity to provide you with a $100 friend-of-a-speaker discount on conference registration.

The program is solid and this is a hoppin' conference (I was there last year) with some of the most dynamic CPAs I've ever met. Great exhibitors too. And I'll be there so we can hang out...

Keynote presentations:

• Sixty is the New Forty, by Deena B. Katz, Evensky & Katz Wealth Management & Texas Tech University




• Behavioral Finance & Investment Biases, by Dr. Terrence Odean, University of California- Berkeley




• Update on the Profession, by Barry Melancon, President & CEO, AICPA




• Dimensions of Investing, by Eugene F. Fama Jr., Vice President, Dimension Fund Advisors




• Economic & Market Outlook for 2009, by Dr. David Kelly, Chief Market Strategist, JP Morgan Funds

Other features:

• New this year! Town Hall Meeting on Sunday evening, 5:15-6:30pm. All attendees are encouraged to attend this open forum to discuss how they are handling the financial crisis and to share ideas on how to advise & educate clients.




• New Investment Management Track--IMCA sponsored CIMA® credits will be awarded for the sessions in this track.




• Sunday "pre-conference" workshops:






• Implementing PFP Services in Your Firm




• Workshop on Roth Conversions in 2010




• Essential Market Metrics: An Introduction to CIMA® Coursework




• Financial Planning for the Middle Market

To receive the discount, register by Jan 11 via the conference website [3] or by phone (1-888-777-7077) and use the coupon code “PEER.”