Before You Invest, Ask and Check
Investor Education Forum—What Every Investor Needs to Know
Featuring Special Guest The Honorable Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State.
Presented by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation in collaboration with AARP and the Securities Division of the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
Join Special Guest The Honorable Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State and John Gannon, President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, for a free investor education forum and learn the simple steps every investor should take before making any financial decision.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Asheville
Crowne Ballroom
1-240 Exit 3B, One Resort Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
Registration
Online registration for this event is now closed. If you would like to register by phone, please call (866) 862-0110.
If you are unable to attend but would like to request an information packet, please email us.
Speakers
- Special Guest The Honorable Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State
- John Gannon, President, FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Agenda
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Registration and Lunch |
| 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Program and Ask the Experts Panel |
Location
Crowne Plaza Asheville
1-240 Exit 3B, One Resort Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
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Complimentary parking
Directions:
From South (Asheville Regional Airport; Greenville/Spartanburg, SC; Columbia, SC):
Travel West on I-26
Follow signs for I-240 to Asheville
Merge into the left lane and take exit 3A
This will merge you onto Patton Ave.
At the 2nd light make a right onto Regent Park Blvd (between Denny’s and Pizza Hut)
The road will bear right and our entrance will be immediately on the left (before entering Sam’s Club parking lot)
Follow our road past our golf course to the main entrance
From West (Knoxville, TN):
Travel East on I-40
Follow signs for I-240 East towards Asheville (left exit)
Merge into the left lane and take exit 3A
This will merge you onto Patton Ave.
At the 2nd light make a right onto Regent Park Blvd (between Denny’s and Pizza Hut)
The road will bear right and our entrance will be immediately on the left (before entering Sam’s Club parking lot)
Follow our road past our golf course to the main entrance
From East (Hickory, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Raleigh, NC):
Travel West on I-40
Take exit 53-B onto I-240 West towards downtown Asheville
As you cross the “French Broad River Bridge” merge into the far right lane, marked as an “Exit Only” for Exit 3-B (labeled Westgate and Resort Dr)
Merge into the right lane as you pass the Westgate Shopping Center
Our driveway is IMMEDIATELY as you round the curve to your right
From North (Johnson City, TN):
Travel South on Hwy 19/23 (also known as I-26 East)
Merge onto I-240 West
Stay in the right lane as you merge, marked as an “Exit Only” for Exit 3-B (labeled Westgate and Resort Dr)
Merge into the right lane as you pass the Westgate Shopping Center
Our driveway is IMMEDIATELY as you round the curve to your right
There is no charge for the program or lunch.
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Note: This is an educational program and no sales presentations will be permitted during the program or on the premises. Your privacy is important to us. We do not sell lists or share your information with any other organization or third party.
Why Attend?
Learn how you can identify, prevent and report investment fraud and the simple steps every investor should take before making any financial decisions at a free investor forum presented by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation in collaboration with AARP and the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
About SaveAndInvest.org
SaveAndInvest.org is the home of the FINRA Foundation's Investor Protection Campaign for Older Investors, a targeted effort to reduce the incidence of investment fraud among older investors by teaching the tactics most commonly used by fraudsters and the simple steps every investor can take to reduce their risk.
About Us
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business with the U.S. public. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation is the largest foundation in the U.S. dedicated to investor education. FINRA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation do not sell investment products, promote products or firms, or offer specific investment advice.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole.
The Securities Division of the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State protects North Carolina investors by licensing broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives; reviewing registration statements and exemption filings for securities issuers who are seeking to sell in North Carolina; and investigating and prosecuting violations of the state’s securities laws.
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