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Below are links to various presentations given at previous Client Conferences in Adobe Acrobat format.

2007
Final Conference Agenda
Photos from the Conference

Zephyr Boot Camp
Lauren Boismer, Zephyr Associates, Inc.

Fact or Fiction? Unraveling the great American wealth transfer
Robert F. Sharpe. Jr., President, The Sharpe Group
Differentiating Manager skill from luck
Steve Hardy, Founder, Zephyr Associates, Inc.
The Math of Black-Litterman
Thomas Becker, Zephyr Associates, Inc.
Evaluating the Performance Persistence of Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Managers
Ivan Meier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finanace, HEC Montreal

StyleADVISOR Statistics Overview
Bob Atkinson, Zephyr Associates, Inc.

Beyond StyleAdvisor
Renee Putman, Product Placement Analyst, Janus Portfolio Analytics
Aaron Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Zephyr Associates
A Road Map to Efficient Investing Using Zephyr
Steve Hammers, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Strategies, Compass Advisory Group
Dealing With Exceptions In The Black-Litterman Framework
Marc Odo, CFA, Zephyr Associates, Inc.
Managing the Complete Firm in a Brave New World
John F. Casey, Chairman, Casey, Quirk and Associates
Using dynamic text for fact sheets and more
Jim Morin, Zephyr Associates, Inc.
Listed private equity: Is it right for your asset Allocation
Mark Sunderhuse, Founder and Managing Partner, Red Rocks Capital Partners
Using the right tool for the job
Marc Odo, CFA, Zephyr Associates, Inc.

 

2006
Final Conference Agenda

A Mathematical view of the new statistics in StyleADVISOR
Thomas Becker, Zephyr Associates, Inc.

Analysis Beyond the Russell 4 Corner
Richard T. Pawelko JMG Financial Group, Ltd.
Interdependence of Hedge Funds and Managed Future Risk Measures
Raj Gupta, Research Director, CISDM

Leveraging Your Expertise for Better Manager and Fund Evaluation
Bob Padgette, CFA, CIMA
Tim Paulin, CFA
Klein Decisions, LLC

Getting More From StyleADVISOR
Marc Odo – Zephyr Associates

Good performance story
Picking apart a plan
Large growth story
Focus on benchmark vs universe
Counterattack using daily data
Tactical retreat - blended portfolios
Advanced Analysis of style benchmarks
Advanced Analysis of information ratios

Asset Allocation Puzzle in a Constrained Universe
Ali Jaffrey, Sr. Portfolio Manager, Saudi National Commercial Bank

Harnessing Power of the StyleADVISOR API For Mass Reporting
Joel Soroos, CFA, AIM Investments

 

2005
Final Conference Agenda
Photos from the Conference

How much confidence do you have in your style analysis?
Thomas Becker, Zephyr Associates, Inc.

Re-Sampling or Black litterman: Which method better avoids the pitfalls of Mean-Variance analysis
Jill Adrogue, Zephyr Associates, Inc.
Analyze your competition
Katherine Gavin, T. Rowe Price Investment Services
Creating order out of chaos in the analysis of Investment Manager Performance
Dave Umstead, Cape Ann Capital
Monte Carlo Simulation and Black Litterman, A very practical application
Beau Taylor, Clark Consulting

How one plan sponsor uses StyleADVISOR for manager interviews
Keith Cardoza, CFA
Please contact Zephyr for this presentation:
Phone: (800) 789 5323

 

2004
Final Conference Agenda
Photos from the Conference
An Academic’s View of Returns-Based Style Analysis
Ravi Jagannathan – Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University
Adding Value with A Quantitative Manager Score Card
Jamie Kitchens – 401(k) Advisors USA
CompositeADVISOR – A new tool to manage your AIMR Composites
Alseny Bah, Yves Tkaczyk, and Bill McVay – Zephyr Associates
Adventures in Style Analysis
Tom Philips - Paradigm Asset Management
The Black-Litterman Model in AllocationADVISOR
Tom Idzorek – Zephyr Associates
The Math of StyleADVISOR – Rolling Window Calculations and Exponential Weighting
Thomas Becker – Zephyr Associates
Getting More From StyleADVISOR
Marc Odo – Zephyr Associates
Simple, one-page summary report
Comprehensive, multi-level quarterly report
Push-through marketing piece
One-page advertisement
Money manager pitch book
Simplified retail report
Prospecting ideas
Fundamentals of investing
Overview of a manager search
Mass Reporting Solutions with StyleADVISOR’s Scripting Language
Tom Idzorek – Zephyr Associates
StyleADVISOR Scripting: Invesmart
Rich Tappe - Invesmart
StyleADVISOR Scripting: National City
Michelle Kovach – National City
The Process of Mutual Fund Review
Bob Burnam – MBM Advisors
StyleADVISOR.com
Jill Adrogue – Zephyr Associates

 

2003
Final Conference Agenda
Photos from the Conference
How Foundations Use AllocationADVISOR’s Monte Carlo Simulation
Janet Handley - Texas A&M Foundation
How Foundations Use AllocationADVISOR’s Monte Carlo Simulation
Michael Senske - The Bradley Foundation
Long-Term Financial Data
Dr. Brian Taylor - Global Financial Data
CompositeADVISOR™ - Creating Your Performance Composites
Yves Tkaczyk - Zephyr Associates
Bill McVay - Zephyr Associates
Hedge Fund Analysis and Due Diligence
Joel Schwab - HedgeFund.net
Steve Hardy - Zephyr Associates
Fixed Income Analysis and Universes
Tom Idzorek - Zephyr Associates
Aaron Moore - Zephyr Associates
Building Portfolios of Mutual Funds for High Net Worth Investors
Art Lutschaunig - Morningstar Investment Services
Style and Performance Math
Thomas Becker - Zephyr Associates
DayTrends - Designing Hedge Fund Strategies
Haftan Eckholdt - DayTrends LLC
Black-Litterman Return Forecasts in AllocationADVISOR
Tom Idzorek - Zephyr Associates
Jill Adrogue - Zephyr Associates

 

2002
Final Conference Agenda
In Search of a "State of the Art" Defined Contribution Plan - Anna Womack
Style and Performance Math - Thomas Becker
StyleADVISOR for the Web: Zephyr WebANALYTICS - Bill McVay
Product Analysis - Brian Duddy
Measure vs. Expectations, Not Benchmarks - Burt White
The Investment Process: Asset Allocation - Claude Perrier
Monte Carlo Simulations and Mean Variance Projections - Fred Bertsch & Don Harriman
Zephyr's New Website and Online Newsletter - Bill McVay & Jill Adrogue
Analyzing Market Neutral Managers - Lorelei Woodford
Investment Manager Profile & Analysis - Michael Senske
401(k) Bundled Services: Vendor Search & Investment Option Design - Mark Kordonsky
A Public Funds Use of StyleADVISOR - Tim Barrett
StyleADVISOR as a Tool for Investment Manager Analysis - Wyatt Lee
 
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