New Portfolio Models Launched June 8

LSA is excited to announce that we have introduced the following new strategies to our platform:

New Aggressive Growth Strategy… has been added to all the platforms that we have available.  There were a handful of advisors that were requesting a true all-equity aggressive growth strategy which is now available online.  To accommodate a 7th strategy we also had to revise our risk tolerance questionnaire which has been updated and now shows all seven strategies.  The risk tolerance scoring has changed slightly, but only on the growth side of the score.  The new revision does not mean you will need to rescore all your current clients unless they are a more growth oriented investor scoring in the Growth – Growth Plus range.

Seven New ETF Strategies...  We are sticking with the two tactical strategies, Tactical Allocator and Income First, but we have also added seven ETF strategies that fit the standard spectrum of portfolio offerings LSA provides on a typical platform. These range from a Capital Preservation Plus ETF strategy to an Aggressive Growth ETF strategy.

New Private Client Models… In addition, we have enhanced our Private Client offering.  We now offer Tax Efficient Private Client portfolios as well as a Private Client mutual fund strategy geared towards income.

The new portfolios are posted under the Portfolios/ETF and Private Client sections.  If you have trouble finding the new models or if you have any questions please feel free to contact us at (866) 581-5724 or e-mail us at Brad@LSAPortfolios.com .

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Poll – Practice Growth in 2011

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Photos From The LSA National Conference

    

   

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Saturday Keynote – Eric K. Cinnamond, River Road Asset Management

Eric K. Cinnamond, River Road Asset Management

Mr. Cinnamond serves as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for River Road’s Independent Value Portfolio. Mr. Cinnamond has 17 years of investment industry experience. Most recently, Mr. Cinnamond served as Lead Portfolio Manager of Intrepid Capital Management’s Small Cap Strategy. According to Morningstar, the five-star ranked mutual fund that Eric managed was the top performer in its category over the past three years. Additionally, manager database eVestment ranks Eric’s composite performance in the top one percentile of all small cap value managers for the prior three-and five-year periods.

Mr. Cinnamond has received numerous accolades for his investment performance. Most notably, the fund he managed at Intrepid was winner of the Lipper Fund Award for two consecutive years and he was awarded MarketWatch’s 2008 Stockpicker of the Year.

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Saturday Session Schedule

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast/Black Litterman/Diversification

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Opening Session

8:15 – 9:00 a.m. LSA Website Tips and Tricks

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote – Eric K. Cinnamond, River Road Asset Management

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 – 10:40 a.m. Jeff Manry, BetaVest

10:40 – 11:15 a.m. Ann Vanderslice, Federal Benefits Training Network

11:15 – 12:15 p.m John Blamphin, LSA Scorecard

12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Closing Ceremonies

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Bud Kasper and Dean Barber – Sharing Ideas at Conference

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Billy Hopkins – Trends in the Regulatory World

Billy Hopkins, Silver Oak Securities

Billy Hopkins, II, president and CEO of Silver Oak Securities spoke to LSA advisors on the subject of current trends in the regulatory environment.

According to Mr. Hopkins, clients demand and deserve confidence, trust, professionalism and objective, non-conflicted advice from their advisors.

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Michael Temple Looks Ahead At Fixed Incomes

Michael Temple, Pioneer SVP and Director of Credit Research.

Michael Temple, Pioneer Senior Vice President and Director of Credit Research addressed the audience of independent advisors at the LSA 2011 National Conference. He was introduced by John Krekovich, Senior Vice President and Pioneer Regional Wholesaler.

John Krekovich, Pioneer SVP and Regional Wholesaler.

According to Mr. Temple, “LSA Portfolio Analytics is going beyond Morningstar reports by digging deeper into why funds and portfolios do what they do”.

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Style Analysis – Using The Right Benchmark

During his presentation on fund manager style analysis, LSA chief investment officer Brad Kasper noted that many managers diverge from the Morningstar fund category designation for their particular fund.  Drill-down and comparison to appropriate style benchmarks is essential to properly evaluating manager performance and also to properly utilizing a fund to cover a particular asset category.

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Annual Conference Opens

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Pioneer Fixed Income Specialist Presents First Morning Keynote

Michael Temple, Director of Credit Research, Pioneer Investments

Michael Temple is Director of Credit Research, responsible for purchase and sell recommendations for fixed income obligations and oversight of credit research. His duties include independent research of credits, sector analysis, and coordination of research efforts.

Mr. Temple began his career in investment management in 1991. Prior to joining Pioneer, he was a portfolio manager at Boston Partners and a senior credit analyst at Putnam Investments, a senior analyst at Duff and Phelps in Chicago and the Director of Planning and Investor Relations for the Public Service Company of New Mexico. Mr. Temple received a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1982 and 1984, respectively.

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American Century’s Michael T. Sullivan Discusses Client Understanding of Markets and Strategies

Michael T. Sullivan, American Century Investments

Mike Sullivan is part of the sales team at American Century dedicated to delivering value added sales programs. Mike’s areas of expertise are helping clients make sense of the markets and increasing clients‘ understanding of the investment strategies at American Century Investments®. Mike previously worked in intermediary sales for American Century Investments supporting relationships with financial professionals.

Prior to joining American Century Investments, Mike worked nearly five years in institutional sales and client service at Strong Capital Management/Wells Capital Management in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mike graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the Kansas City CFA Society. He holds series 7 and 66 licenses.

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