Individual Investors, Public Companies Benefit As Informed Investors Forums Reach Four States In March
Business Wire - February 25, 1998 15:08
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 1998--March comes in like a lion for individual investors as Informed Investors hosts eight Forums in four states -- California, Florida, Georgia and Texas -- during the month.
"Individual investors are finally -- and deservedly -- getting access to the same financial presentations that institutional investors, analysts and money managers have long taken for granted," said Steve Chanecka, President of Sacramento-based Informed Investors, Inc. "I salute the public companies who are presenting -- and have in the past -- at our Forums. They expend extra effort to give individual investors -- essentially ignored by investors relations' departments at many companies -- the opportunity to hear first-hand from management.
"Hearing top executives explain their own company's prospects -- either in person or on tape -- offers individual investors a quantum leap in useful insight into a company compared to simply reading an annual report, quarterly report, Form 10-K or press releases," Chanecka said.
Also, many Informed Investors Forums are co-sponsored by Investor's Business Daily. "I believe anybody reading IBD would benefit from our Forums and likewise investors interested in our Forums ought to be reading IBD," Chanecka added.
"In addition to analyst-style presentations from company executives, each Forum features prominent keynote speakers who share their expertise with attendees," said Tim Quast, Chief Operating Officer of Informed Investors. "Our package of corporate presentations plus noteworthy speakers help level the playing field for individual investors who are at a decided disadvantage to institutional investors when it comes to being informed."
A key component of Informed Investors' success is affordability. All Forums cost only $15 prepaid and $20 at the door. A continental breakfast or refreshments is included. Also, audio tapes of all Forums are available for $25 for the complete Forum (3-4-5 companies plus speaker). For more information, call Informed Investors at 800/992-4683 or visit www.informedinvestors.com for the full 1998 schedule. March Forums include:
MARCH 7, Saturday morning, SACRAMENTO HEALTH CARE FORUM -- Keynote Speaker: Michael Yellen, Portfolio Manager, GT Global Health Care A Fund -- "How To Find Profits In Health Care Stocks" and presenting companies: Access Health (NASDAQ:ACCS), Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO), Sola International (NYSE:SOL), SteriGenics International (NASDAQ:STER) and VISX, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISX).
MARCH 7, Saturday morning, FIRST ANNUAL CENTRAL FLORIDA INFORMED INVESTORS FORUM in Orlando -- Keynote Speaker: Gary Kaltbaum, Sr. Technical Analyst, JW Charles Securities -- "Inside Look At Corporate Insider Buying And Selling" and presenting companies: Sawtek (NASDAQ:SAWS), La-Man Corp. (NASDAQ:LAMN) and Viragen, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRGN).
MARCH 8, Sunday morning, FIRST ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA INFORMED INVESTORS FORUM in Boca Raton -- Keynote Speaker: Gary Kaltbaum, Sr. Technical Analyst, JW Charles Securities -- "Inside Look At Corporate Insider Buying And Selling" and presenting companies: Knight-Ridder, Inc. (NYSE:KRI), Watsco, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAMN) and Viragen, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRGN). Fourth company TBA.
MARCH 9, Monday evening, FIRST ANNUAL ATLANTA INFORMED INVESTORS REGIONAL FORUM -- Keynote Speaker: Leon Borchers, EVP/Deputy Director of Research, The Robinson-Humphrey Co. -- "Using Research To Boost Investment Profits" and presenting companies: Pameco, Inc. (NYSE:PCN), BWAY Corp. (NYSE:BY) and Haverty Furniture (NASDAQ:HAVT).
MARCH 10, Tuesday evening, FIRST ANNUAL TAMPA BAY INFORMED INVESTORS FORUM in Clearwater -- Keynote Speaker: Scott Brown, Chief Economist, Raymond James Financial, Inc. -- "Outlook For Florida Economy And Company" and presenting companies: C.H. Heist (NYSE:HST), Primex Technologies (NASDAQ:PRMX) and Tropical Sportswear (NASDAQ:TSIC).
MARCH 14, Saturday morning, SECOND SAN DIEGO INFORMED INVESTORS BIOTECH FORUM -- Keynote Speaker: Michael Murphy, Editor, California Technology Stock Letter -- "Big Biotech Breakout In 1998?" and presenting companies: Vical, Inc. (NASDAQ:VICL), Cypros Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:CYPR), Genta, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNTA) and other companies TBA.
MARCH 15, Sunday morning, FOURTH INFORMED INVESTORS BAY AREA BIOTECH FORUM in Emeryville -- Keynote Speaker: David Crossen, Ph.D., Managing Director/Sr. Health Care Analyst, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities -- "Are Biotechs A Good Buy In 1998?" and presenting companies: Geron Corp. (NASDAQ:GERN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Xoma Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN).
Plans are also underway to host two Forums, both on Saturday March 28, in Houston and Dallas. The focus will be energy-related companies. Details will be announced as they become available.
Selected companies that have presented at past Forums include: 3Dlabs (NASDAQ:TDDDF), Advanced Mico Devices (NYSE:AMD), Advanced Tech. Materials (NASDAQ:ATMI), Advanced Tissue Sciences (NASDAQ:ATIS), Agouron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGPH), AirTouch Communications (NYSE:ATI), Alcide Corp. (NASDAQ:ALCD), Arris Pharm., now AXYS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AXYS), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Ascend Communications (NASDAQ:ASND), Ashland (NYSE:ASH), AT&T (NYSE:T), Atmel (NASDAQ:ATML), Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO), Autodesk (NASDAQ:ACAD), Boole & Babbage (NASDAQ:BOOL), Chancellor Broadcasting (NASDAQ:CBCA), Chiron (NASDAQ:CHIR), Coherent (NASDAQ:COHR), Corixa (NASDAQ:CRXA), Credence Systems (NASDAQ:CMOS), Cymer (NASDAQ:CYMI) and Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY).
Other presenters: Diagnostic Products (NYSE:DP), Digital Link (NASDAQ:DLNK), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), Essex Properties Trust (NYSE:ESS), Fair Isacc (NASDAQ:FICI), Fluor (NYSE:FLR), Genentech (NYSE:GNE), Granite Construction (NASDAQ:GCCO), HNC Software (NASDAQ:HNCS), ICOS Corp. (NASDAQ:ICOS), Ikos Systems (NASDAQ:IKOS), Insite Vision (NASDAQ:INSV), Integrated Silicon Solution (NASDAQ:ISSI), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIP), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), Macromedia (NASDAQ:MATX), Mattson Technology (NASDAQ:MTSN), Mity-Lite Corp. (NASDAQ:MITY), Phoenix Technologies (NASDAQ:PTEC), Price REIT (NYSE:RET), QLT PhotoTherapeutics (NASDAQ:QLTIF), Quickresponse Services (NASDAQ:QRSI), S3 (NASDAQ:SIII), Shaman Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SHMN), Silicon Valley Group (NASDAQ:SVGI), Software Publishing (NASDAQ:SPCO), Sonus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNUS), Spieker Properties (NYSE:SPK), Structural Dynamics (NASDAQ:SRDC), Sugen (NASDAQ:SUGN), Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS), Tektronix (NYSE:TEK), Tencor Instruments, now KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC), Thiokol (NYSE:TKC), Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID), Trimble Navigation (NASDAQ:TRMB), Veritas Software (NASDAQ:VRTS), VSLI Technology (NASDAQ:VSLI), Viasoft (NASDAQ:VIAS), Watkins-Johnson (NYSE:WJ), Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and XOMA Corp. (NASDAQ:XOMA).
Since 1993, Informed Investors Forums has hosted scores of quality companies and industry experts. Informed Investors represents individual investors who collectively hold an estimated $1.5 billion in investable assets.
CONTACT: Informed Investors, Inc.
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