ALTITUDE 2021 Follow-Up Resources
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TUESDAY, SEP 14
1-2:15pm
Welcome to Altitude 2021
Chris Miller, President – Allegis Advisor Group
chris.miller@allegisag.com or (800) 418-1788
Presentation
Kurt Brown, CIO –TownSquare Capital
kurt@allegisag.com or (385) 375-8650
Presentation
2:30-3pm
Insurance/Annuity Track
OPTION 1: Little Hinges Swing Big Doors
Kent W. Binning CFP, CLU, ChFC, Partner – Suncrest Advisors
kent@suncrestadvisors.com or 801-676-0146
PresentationOPTION 2: Solving Business Protection Needs
Bart Spencer, Director of DI – Allegis Advisor Group
bart.spencer@allegisag.com or (801) (801) 826-3921
Investment Track
OPTION 1: Congress Asset Management
Brian Cunningham and Noel Blair, Congress Asset Management
bcunningham@congressasset.comOPTION 2: The advantages and flexibility of Donor-Advised Funds
Daniel Blake, Managing Director – University Impact
801-995-2009 or dan@uimpact.vc
Presentation
3:15-3:45pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Small Business Survival: Protecting a small business against the unexpected
John C. Snider II, JD, AVP & Associate Counsel – John Hancock Advanced Markets
jcsnider@jhancock.com or 617-663-4595 (office)
Link to seven files that should be of interest to conference attendeesOPTION 2: Power of Two: Empowering Customers to Want to Own Life Insurance
Raymund Caparas, MBA, CLU® ChFC®, Regional Vice President – Prudential
925 963-9853 or raymund.caparas@prudential.com
Investment Track
OPTION 1: Market Update
William Fitzpatrick, Logan Capital
(215) 851-9314 or btfitzpatrick@logancapital.comOPTION 2: Discussion with Fixed Income PM’s
Mark Reyerson, External Portfolio Manager – TownSquare Capital
mreyerson@townsquarecapital.com
Joshua Flade, CFA, Portfolio Manager – TownSquare Capital
josh@townsquarecapital.com
Monica Sonnier, Head of Fixed Income – TownSquare Capital
monica.sonnier@townsquarecapital.com or (385) 375-8650
4-4:30pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Put a little PEP into your 401(k) Advisory Step
Trent Johnson, Partner – Park Avenue Advisor
Kip Mendenhall, Partner – Park Avenue Advisors
WeAreParkAvenue.com or (208) 369-2088OPTION 2: Growth Strategies with Real Results
Brad Swineheart, SVP Business Development – White Glove
(616) 502-1919 or
www.whiteglove.com or brad.swineheart@whiteglove.com
Investment Track
OPTION 1: Financial Planning Panel
Chris Hedquist (moderator), Senior Portfolio Strategist – TownSquare Capital
chris@townsquarecapital.com
Neal Marchant, President – Vantage Advisors LLC
neal@vantageadvisorsllc.com
Renn Olsen, CFP®, Private Wealth Manager – The Norden Group
renn@olsenwealthadvisors.com
Lowell Crabb, Principal – Drive Wealth Advisers
lcrabb@drivewealthadvisers.com
4:40-5:10pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Small Business Survival: Protecting a small business against the unexpected
John C. Snider II, JD, AVP & Associate Counsel – John Hancock Advanced Markets
jcsnider@jhancock.com or 617-663-4595 (office)
Link to seven files that should be of interest to conference attendeesOPTION 2: Life Insurance: Now More Than Ever!
Michelle Kosoi, Field Vice President: Broad Market Distribution – Pacific Life
Michelle.Kosoi@PacificLife.com
Presentation and other files
Brian Bulakites, National Sales Manager: Broad Market Distribution – Pacific Life
brian.bulakites@pacificlife.com
Presentation and other files
WEDNESDAY, SEP 15
7:15 am
Breakfast Meeting: Is Your IUL Stuck In Time?
Sharlene Woerther, CLU, CLTC, Regional Vice President Brokerage Sales – Nationwide
sharlene.woerther@nationwide.com
Alan Suckerman, MBA, National Life Director – Annexus
alansuckerman@annexus.com
8am
The Washington Update with Jeff Bush
Jeff Bush, The Washington Update (Sponsored by Protective)
jeff@jeffbush.net
Presentation
8:45am
Tax-Free Accumulation Just Got Cheaper
Paul Huber, RICP®, Regional Sales Director – Allianz
paul.huber@allianzlife.com
Todd Petit, Assistant VP: Advanced and Specialty Markets – Allianz
todd.petit@allianzlife.com
9:45am
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Growing your Business through Digital Referrals - the New Inbound Marketing Approach that Works [Virtual Meeting]
Samantha Russell, Chief Evangelist – FMG Suite
Samantha.Russell@fmgsuite.com or visit https://samantharussell.twentyoverten.com/
PresentationOPTION 2: Using Tax Incentives and Leverage to Increase Net Worth
Heidi Henderson, Executive Vice President – Engineered Tax Services
hhenderson@engineeredtaxservices.com
Presentation
Investment Track
OPTION 1: The Power of Rising Dividends
Michael Andelman, Dearborn Partners
mandelman@dearpart.comOPTION 2: Emerging Markets
Mark Cho, CFA Executive Vice President, Head of US Intermediary Business and Client Portfolio Manager – Martin Currie
mcho@martincurrie.com
10:30am
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Finding Opportunities Through Estate Planning
Jerry Toombs, President – Summit Wealth Advisors
jerry@summitgroupwa.com
PresentationOPTION 2: Using Video to Elevate your Brand
Hunter Ballam, Director of Business Dev & Production – Modo Studios
hunter@modostudios.com
Presentation
Investment
OPTION 1: Hiring Panel: Your Next Hire
Michael Folker (moderator), President – TownSquare Capital
michael@townsquarecapital.com
Cassandra Myers,Operations & Business Dev – Capita Financial Network.
cassie@capitamail.com
Craig Judd, President/Financial Advisor – Smart Financial
cjudd@besmartfinancial.com
Mark McKell, Managing Partner – McKell Partners
mark@mckellpartners.comOPTION 2: 3EDGE Asset Management
Fritz Folts, 3EDGE Asset Management
dgf@3edgeam.com
11:15am
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: The Swiss Army Knife for your Retirement Planning
Kelly Harris, President – Harris Financial
kelly@harrisfinancialUT.comOPTION 2: Professional Referral Partners: Making the Myth a Reality?
Jared Knudsen, President – Current Client
jared@corefn.com
Investment Track
OPTION 1: The Power of Rising Dividends
Michael Andelman, Dearborn Partners
mandelman@dearpart.comOPTION 2: Congress Asset Management
Brian Cunningham, Congress Asset Management
bcunningham@congressasset.com
1pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Power of Two: Empowering Customers to Want to Own Life Insurance
Raymund Caparas, MBA, CLU® ChFC®, Regional Vice President – Prudential925 963-9853 or raymund.caparas@prudential.comOPTION 2: Life Insurance: Now More Than Ever!
Michelle Kosoi, Field Vice President: Broad Market Distribution – Pacific Life
Michelle.Kosoi@PacificLife.com
Presentation and other files
Brian Bulakites, National Sales Manager: Broad Market Distribution – Pacific Life
brian.bulakites@pacificlife.com
Presentation and other files
Investment Track
OPTION 1: Spouting Rock Small Cap Growth Portfolio
James Gowen, Spouting Rock
610.781.4226 or jgowen@spoutingrock.us
PresentationOPTION 2: Value Investing - Time for a Comeback?
William Fitzpatrick, Logan Capital
(215) 851-9314 or btfitzpatrick@logancapital.com
1:45pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Advisor Panel: Do More For Your Clients – Make More Money! How to Incorporate Life Insurance Into Your Practice
Eric Stuart, VP of Life Distribution – Allegis Advisor Group
Eric.stuart@allegisag.com or 801.826.3929OPTION 2: Become a Marketing Rock Star
Peter Richon, MRFC®, Founder – Richon Planning
peter@richonplanning.com
Investment Track
OPTION 1: 3EDGE Asset Management
Fritz Folts, 3EDGE Asset Management
dgf@3edgeam.comOPTION 2: Raise More AUM Now!
Kurt Brown, CIO – TownSquare Capital
kurt@allegisag.com or (385) 375-8650
Presentation
2:30pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Searching for Yield in a Low Rate Environment
Greg Short, Regional Vice President – Great American Life Insurance Company
gshort@gaig.comOPTION 2: Accumulation Isn’t Enough: Helping Clients Plan Today for the Disruption of Taxes Tomorrow!
Nate Kohl, Regional VP – Symetra Life
801-946-6953 or nate.kohl@symetra.com
Presentation
Investment Track
OPTION 1: Orion: How to Get the Info You Need, Fast
Joel Drake, Head of Technology – TownSquare Capital
joel@townsquarecapital.com
3:15pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: Who is going to change your client’s diapers when they need it – it DEPENDS!
Gary Anderson, VP of Marketing – Allegis Advisor Group
gary.anderson@allegisag.com or (801) 826-2604
Barney Tanner, National Brokerage Director – Allegis Advisor Group
barney.tanner@allegisag.com or (801) 826-3989OPTION 2: Do Fixed Annuities really belong in a AUM World?
Nate Williams (moderator), VP of Annuity Distribution – Allegis Advisor Group
nate.williams@allegisag.com or (801) 826-2609
4pm
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: The Correlation Between Questions and Closing Prospects
Paul A. Coles II, RFC®, CEO – Alliance Wealth Advisors
paul@awaplanning.com or (801) 683-6000OPTION 2: Traditional planning designs with an updated twist
Tyson Ferney, Director of Advanced Markets – Allegis Advisor Group
tyson.ferney@allegisag.com or (801) 826-2600
Presentation
THURSDAY, SEP 16
7:15am
Breakfast Meeting: Solving Social Problems with DAFs
Dan Blake, Managing Director – University Impact
801-995-2009 or dan@uimpact.vc
Presentation
8am
Bringing Balance and Happiness Home
Dr. Matt Townsend, Conflict Resolution & Communications Expert
https://matttownsend.com/
9am
Insurance Track
OPTION 1: FIRST 15 MIN – IRA Legacy: Double and possibly Triple the Legacy you leave behind.
Jeffrey R. Christensen, CLU, Regional Vice President, Life Insurance – American General
jeff.christensen@aig.com
SECOND 15 MIN – Fixed Annuity - A New Core for Retirement Savings.
Terike Novak, Regional Vice President of Annuities – AIG
terike.novak@aig.comOPTION 2: Accumulation Isn’t Enough: Helping Clients Plan Today for the Disruption of Taxes Tomorrow!
Nate Kohl, Regional VP – Symetra
801-946-6953 or nate.kohl@symetra.com
Presentation
Investment Track
OPTION 1: Introducing SaratogaRIM
Matt Casas, Analyst & Portfolio Manager – SaratogaRIM
matt@saratogarim.com
Mark McClenahan, SaratogaRIM
mark@saratogarim.com
Presentation
OPTION 2: Emerging Markets
Mark Cho, CFA Executive Vice President, Head of US Intermediary Business and Client Portfolio Manager – Martin Currie
mcho@martincurrie.com
9:45am
Insurance Track
OPTION 1:
FIRST 15 MIN – IRA Legacy: Double and possibly Triple the Legacy you leave behind.
Jeffrey R. Christensen, CLU, Regional Vice President, Life Insurance – American General
jeff.christensen@aig.com
SECOND 15 MIN – Fixed Annuity - A New Core for Retirement Savings.
Terike Novak, Regional Vice President of Annuities – AIG
terike.novak@aig.com
OPTION 2: Searching for Yield in a Low Rate Environment
Greg Short, Regional Vice President – Great American Life Insurance Company
gshort@gaig.comInvestment Track
OPTION 1: Spouting Rock Small Cap Growth Portfolio
James Gowen, CFA, Spouting Rock
610.781.4226 or jgowen@spoutingrock.us
Presentation
OPTION 2: Introducing SaratogaRIM
Matt Casas, SaratogaRIM
matt@saratogarim.com
Mark McClenahan, SaratogaRIM
mark@saratogarim.com
Presentation
10:30am
Business Development Panel
Kurt Brown (moderator), CIO – TownSquare Capital
kurt@allegisag.com or (385) 375-8650
Zacc Call (moderator), Partner – Capita Financial Network
zacc@capitamail.com
Paul Coles, RFC, CEO – Alliance Wealth Advisors
paul@awaplanning.com or (801) 683-6000
Alec Abbott, Executive Managing Director – Baker Tilly
alec.abbott@bakertilly.com
Jenn Landon, President – Journey Financial Services
jlandon@journeyretirement.com