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NAAIM offers a variety of live webcasts and recorded webinars for their members. By providing this information in an interactive, online environment where advisors can ask questions and by offering the webinar in an on-demand environment, NAAIM strives to allow members to learn and grow their Active Investment Knowledge on their own time, in the way that suits them best.

Many courses are offered with continuing education credit for the Certified Financial Planner® Professional.

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December 2022 Webinar

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 – 4:15 PM EST

Navigating Sector Rotation from a Technical Perspective, Katie Stockton, Founder and Managing Partner, Fairlead Strategies, LLC

Equity markets have been characterized by narrow leadership on the sector front. Being in the right sectors has been the key to outperformance. Katie Stockton will introduce different ways to present and analyze sector relative strength data, with the goal of leveraging trends reflective of sector rotation.

Katie Stockton, CMT is Founder and Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies, LLC, an independent research firm and investment advisor focused on technical analysis. Prior to forming Fairlead Strategies, Katie spent more than 20 years on Wall Street providing technical research and advice to institutional investors. Most recently, she served as Chief Technical Strategist for BTIG and Chief Market Technician at MKM Partners. She also worked for technical strategy teams at Morgan Stanley and Wit Soundview.  With help from the Fairlead Strategies team, Katie provides research and consulting services to institutions and individuals, and she is the portfolio manager for the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK). Katie received her Chartered Market Technician (CMT®) designation in 2001, and later served as Vice President of the CMT Association from 2012 to 2016. For several years, she has been honored by The Technical Analyst, a U.K. based publication, including an award in 2022 for Best Cryptocurrency Research.  Katie graduated with honors from the University of Richmond with a BSBA, and she now serves on the business school’s Executive Advisory Council. She is a member of the Endowment Investment Committee for her church. Katie frequently shares her views on CNBC and other financial news networks.

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 Past Webinars & Recordings

Riding the Bear to the Midterm Bottom & The “Sweet Spot” of the 4-Year Cycle – Jeffrey Hirsch, Editor-In-Chief, Stock Trader’s Almanac

Unfortunately, the stock market is delivering on its bearish historical 4-Year Cycle and seasonal tendencies here at the midway point of 2022 in line with Jeff’s forecast. The intersection of the annual seasonal pattern and the 4-Year Cycle produces the quadrennial “Sweet Spot.” As we continue to patiently ride out this bear quadrennial pattern may provide some solace. 2022 is setting up for a prototypical midterm bottom hitting its low point in late Q3 or early Q4 in the August-October period, just ahead of the midterm elections. Jeff will show you how to navigate this volatility and be ready for the next bull market rally. Inflation is stubbornly remaining at multi-decade highs, the Fed is tightening, sentiment is bearish, support levels are not holding, supply chain disruptions persist, there is conflict in Europe and energy prices are at record highs for consumers. Continue to be patient as the weak spot of the four-year-cycle will eventually give way to the sweet spot, likely sometime later in Q3 or in early Q4. Even with inflation at multi-decade highs, cash is likely the least risky place to wait.

Recorded July 20, 2022
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Allocating to Fixed Income in Today’s Markets – Yung Lim, FolioBeyond, LLC; Roxanna Islam, Alerian; and Jeff Pietsch, Capital Advisors 360

What should investors consider when allocating to Fixed Income to make the most informed decisions possible? In this upcoming webcast, we will explore Fixed Income investing trends, implications of investing in the space, and strategies for forward-thinking investment approach.

Join us for an informative discussion on:

  • The Fixed Income Landscape
  • Risk Optimization and Defensive Positioning
  • Yield Curve Shift Analysis
  • Choosing a Fixed Income Allocation with Portfolio Optimization

Recorded December 1, 2021
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How To Stay Invested In An Overextended Market & Still Avoid The Next Big Correction – John Kosar, CMT, Asbury Research

During the past 18 months, the benchmark S&P 500 first collapsed by 35% and then turned on a dime to rise by 100%, all in the midst of a global pandemic that appears to be making a comeback via the Delta variant.   In this webinar, John Kosar will show you how Asbury Research’s data-driven approach and proprietary models help their clients avoid emotionally-driven mistakes, especially during turbulent times like these, and to just “follow the money.” Asbury’s two tactical models help their clients avoid large drawdowns by identifying Risk On and Risk Off environments, and their four Strategic models identify which parts of the market are the most likely to outperform during Risk On periods.

Recorded August 18, 2021
Recording in Info Hub


Foresight Investing – How to Find Your Next Great Trade with Jim Lee

Professional futurist (and 2021 NAAIM AISC Winner) Jim Lee shared trends, tips, and techniques from his new book Foresight Investing:  A Complete Guide to Finding Your Next Great Trade.  He also revealed some of his top investment picks.  Over the next decade, we’ll see big opportunities from the internet of things (IoT), 5G, augmented reality, cryptocurrencies, automation, artificial intelligence, longevity science, and new sources of energy.  Foresight Investing provides a remarkable toolbox for improving your trading skills. These tools will help you identify where to find the best opportunities, what companies to invest in, when to buy and sell, and understand why new events can influence the market.

Recorded July 28, 2021
Recording on Info Hub


Managing 401(k) Portfolios – Don Creech, Investor Resources

Trend identification is arguably the most important concept in technical analysis. And while position traders may be able to explain their process in simple terms: “cut losses short, let winners run,” applying these rules requires discipline. Join Alex Cole and Tyler Wood for a deep dive into both the asset allocation tools and trend-following concepts delivered through GoNoGo Charts and how institutional money managers use them across asset classes and on multiple timeframes. Alex and Tyler will specifically discuss concepts such as relative strength, divergence, momentum, and trend analysis with a view on current markets and opportunities for investors of any size.

Recorded June 9, 2021
Recording on Info Hub


Trend-following Investment Strategies with GoNoGo Charts – Tyler Wood and Alex Cole, GoNoGo Charts

Trend identification is arguably the most important concept in technical analysis. And while position traders may be able to explain their process in simple terms: “cut losses short, let winners run,” applying these rules requires discipline. Join Alex Cole and Tyler Wood for a deep dive into both the asset allocation tools and trend-following concepts delivered through GoNoGo Charts and how institutional money managers use them across asset classes and on multiple timeframes. Alex and Tyler will specifically discuss concepts such as relative strength, divergence, momentum, and trend analysis with a view on current markets and opportunities for investors of any size.

Recorded May 19, 2021
Recording on Info Hub


Technical Analysis for Active Investment Managers – featuring Walter Deemer, Deemer Technical Research

Join Walter Deemer and NAAIM as he covers “The Basics” (lest we forget) and some insights on how the markets work; investor psychology, and more…. About the Presenter: Walter Deemer began his career in July 1963 as a Merrill Lynch research trainee and was transferred to their Market Analysis Department led by the legendary Bob Farrell in April 1964. He was a full-time technical analyst for the next 52 years. Walter joined Tsai Management and Research Inc, in July 1989 and published his “Market Strategies & Insights” for institutional money managers until he retired in 2016. He is a founding member and past president of the CMT Association, and was honored and humbled to be given the CMT Association’s Annual Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2015. Deemer has written four books, the most recent being “When The Time Comes To Buy, You Won’t Want To: Timeless Pieces of Wit and Wisdom compiled by a Wall Street Legend, published in 2019.

Recorded May 12, 2021
Recording on Info Hub


Best & Worst Days Study: Active Management Delivers More Dependable Returns – featuring Will Hepburn

The risk of selling and moving out of the stock market often focuses on missing good days and hurting overall returns. However, investors have an equal chance of missing a bad day and increasing returns. Since the best days often follow the worst days, back-to- back, it is statistically more likely that if an investor missed one he will miss the other. Creator of the “Best & Worst Days” study, Will Hepburn, looks at the outcome of missing both the best and worst days in the market, and explains why it makes sense to actively manage your assets. Will Hepburn is also the creator of NAAIM’s Exposure Index, which represents the weekly average exposure to US Equity markets reported by NAAIM members. In existence since 2009, the NAAIM Exposure Index is followed by analysts through-out the world.

Recorded April 14, 2021
Recording on Info Hub (members only)


What’s Coming Next – Tom McClellan, Editor, The McClellan Market Report and Daily Edition

Tom McClellan shared how he uses leading indication relationships to see over the horizon, and know what is coming for the financial markets. Tom McClellan is the editor of The McClellan Market Report, a twice monthly market timing newsletter, and a companion Daily Edition. He works with his father Sherman McClellan, creator of the McClellan Oscillator back in 1969.

Recorded March 18, 2021
Recording on Info Hub (members only)


NEW ADVERTISING RULES: Tread Carefully!  Presented by Thomas Giachetti, Esq. and Max Schatzow, Esq., Stark & Stark Attorneys-at-Law. 

So you think the new advertising rules will let you market like you always dreamed of? Perhaps, BUT be careful, there are potential minefields ahead, and the SEC has yet to issue any interpretative guidance. Thomas Giachetti, Esq. and Max Schatzow, Esq., offered an informative look at the recently announced reforms made by the SEC to modernize rules that govern investment advisor advertisements and payments to solicitors.

Recorded March 10, 2021
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Janet Yellen from Fed to Treasury – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! – Presented by Danielle DiMartino Booth

What are the implications when the most dovish Federal Reserve Chair in the history of the United States becomes the Treasury Secretary? We ain’t seen nothing yet if Janet Yellen has the political capital to unleash the full force of the Federal Reserve by campaigning to widen its mandate. Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm. Prior to Quill, DiMartino Booth spent nine years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas where she served as Advisor to President Richard W. Fisher throughout the financial crisis. She is the author of FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America (Portfolio, Feb 2017).

Recorded February 17, 2021
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Pitfalls,Traps and Opportunities for 2021 – A Look Ahead in the Financial Markets with Tony Dwyer  

As Canaccord Genuity’s Chief Market Strategist, Tony Dwyer is widely respected throughout the financial industry for expert commentary on the practical application of macroeconomic and tactical market indicators, offering evidence-based market insights.  Learn the facts behind Tony’s thoughts about the financial markets in 2021.  Tony Dwyer can be reached via LinkedIn and on his website: DwyerStrategy Institutional Insight Personal Opportunity at  https://dwyerstrategy.canaccordgenuity.com/

Recorded January 20, 2021
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2020 Founders Award Winning Paper Presentation | Actively Using Passive Sectors: Generating Alpha Using the VIX – Michael A. Gayed, CFA, Toroso Investments

Michael A. Gayed, CFA, portfolio manager at Toroso Investments presents his winning 2020 Founders Award paper, “Actively Using Passive Sectors to Generate Alpha Using the VIX”. Michael and his co-authors David S. Dierking, CFA and Matthew Bowler, propose that it is possible to achieve significant alpha compared to the S&P 500 Index by flipping the traditional market “wisdom” of investing in defensive sectors in periods of high market volatility, and instead, overweighting cyclical sectors. In their paper, Gayed, Dierking, and Bowler approach sector allocation from a mean reversion perspective with the VIX as the trade trigger. Short-term spikes in the CBOE Volatility Index, better known as the VIX, can create aggressive mispricing from severe panic states. Michael will discuss how opportunity for market outperformance is possible for the trader who is willing to buy into panic, cyclical sectors, such as Technology, Industrials, Materials and Consumer Discretionary.

Recorded December 9, 2020

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How Government Policy Drives Markets:  Ben Phillips, Chief Investment Officer, EventShares

Actions in Washington D.C. can be a powerful leading indicator for investment returns. By identifying big changes in government policy, investors can uncover “policy alpha” opportunities at the sector down to the individual security level. Policy catalysts also yield uncorrelated return opportunities outside of the economic cycle. Learn how to identify and position portfolios to benefit from long-term policy themes.

Learn how to identify powerful long-term leading indicators of changes to company and industry fundamentals. Then explore how to build a portfolio of single-name stocks and bonds to gain exposure to thematic catalysts.

  • Featured Speaker:  Ben Phillips, Chief Investment Officer, EventShares
  • Approved for 1 hour of CFP® CE credit through December 2020

Recorded September 23, 2020

Recording on Info Hub (members only)


What Option Indicators Are Saying About This Market — Now!  Larry McMillan, Founder and President, McMillan Analysis Corp.

In this webinar  you will learn why certain option data is useful in helping predict broad market movements.  Larry McMillan will discuss the current state of those indicators.  He will share why put-call ratios are powerful, contrary to indicators with a good track record of market prediction. He will also discuss why volatility derivatives and indices are useful, especially in determining extreme oversold conditions and buying opportunities, but also in discerning the trend of the broad stock market. Lastly, Larry will touch on the current state of market breadth and how it relates to market prediction as well.

  • Featured Speaker: Larry McMillan, Founder and President, McMillan Analysis Corp.
  • Approved for 1 hour of CFP® CE credit through December 2020 and 1 hour of CMT® CE credit

Recorded September 9, 2020

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Navigating Covid and the Election with Data-Driven Investing – John Kosar, Asbury Research LLC

John Kosar, CMT®, presented a current look at the latest US and global market conditions according to Asbury Research’s completely data-driven approach to investing.  The webinar took an under-the-hood look at the global financial landscape via Asbury’s in-house quantitative models which indicate when to be adding and removing risk from portfolios and, during “Risk On” environments, which countries, sectors, industry groups, and individual stocks and ETFs to be invested in.

  • Featured Speaker:  John Kosar, Asbury Research LLC
  • Approved for 1 hour of CFP® CE credit through December 2020 and 1 hour of  CMT® CE Credit

Recorded August 19, 2020

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Values-aligned Investing:  What it is and why it is here to stay – Bill Davis, Stance Capital, LLC

Values-aligned investing goes by many names. Sometimes it is referred to as Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). More recently it is referred to as ESG (environmental, social governance). The field of values-aligned investing also incorporates faith-based approaches.

Bill Davis explained each of these approaches, their origins, and how they are different. In particular, we will focus on ESG, which along with the advent of greater transparency by public corporations, and strong performance has gained traction among retail and institutional investors. Given expected generational wealth transfers to Millennial and Gen Z investors, values-aligned investing is expected to grow significantly in the years ahead. This represents a both a threat and an opportunity to asset management firms, regardless of asset class.

  • Featured Speaker:  Bill Davis, Stance Capital, LLC
  • Approved for 1 hour of CFP® CE credit through December 2020 and 1 hour of  CMT® CE Credit

Recorded August 12, 2020

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Quantifiable Edges for Active Investing – Rob Hanna, Quantifiable Edges & Hanna Capital Management, LLC

Since Rob began utilizing quantitative analysis in 2004, he has published thousands of studies related to market action and indicators. Here he will share several of his favorite studies from his years of research. He’ll also share some of his favorite indicators, as well as ideas on how to compare and evaluate indicators. You’ll learn the concepts Rob finds most important for the strategies he employs when attempting to make more efficient use of capital, increase profits, and contain drawdowns.

Recorded July 16, 2020

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What You Own in this Market Matters – A Lot!  Learn How to Stay on the Leader Bandwagon – John Worthington, Dauble+Worthington Equity Portfolios

In this webinar, 2019 NAAIM Active Investing Strategy Competition (aka “Shark Tank”) Winner John Worthington will review how his firm identifies and invests in market leaders using their D+W Sector Rotation strategy.

  • Featured Speaker: John Worthington, Founder and Partner of Dauble+Worthington Equity Portfolios

Recorded July 8, 2020

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Demonstrating Client Leadership – Julie Littlechild, Absolute Engagement

As we move through the current crisis, clients are being bombarded by ‘reassuring messages’ that are all starting to sound the same.  If your goal is to demonstrate true leadership to clients, you need to understand what matters most to them, right now, and then cut through the noise by providing meaningful and personalized support. The question is how.  Join Julie Littlechild to hear new research on what clients need right now and how you can demonstrate true leadership.

  • Featured Speaker: Julie Littlechild, Absolute Engagement
  • This webinar is approved for 1 CE credit toward CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, CIMC® and RMA®

Recorded June 17, 2020

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Before It’s Too Late: Using Lumber, and Gold to Actively Manage Stocks & Bonds –
Michael Gayed, Lead-Lag Publishing, LLC

Michael A. Gayed co-authored three award-winning papers in 2014 and 2016, and also won the 2015 Founders Award for his paper documenting how Lumber and Gold can be used as signals for managing investment portfolios. This eye-opening paper focuses on the predictive power of two seemingly unrelated commodities which provide important information on the economic cycle, and risk-seeking behavior in various assets. His work has important implications for both asset allocators and active managers.

  • Featured Speaker:  Michael Gayed, Lead-Lag Publishing, LLC
  • Approved for 1 CE credit toward CFP® – through December 31, 2020.

Recorded June 10, 2020

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Plumbing for a Stock Market Low – Doug Ramsey, The Leuthold Group, LLC

Doug Ramsey’s presentation discussing the stock market’s recent action, and outlook using the Leuthold Group’s “weight of the evidence” approach, which is based on valuation, investor sentiment, technical market action, and analysis of the global economy. He will also discuss the prospects for a rotation in stock market leadership toward long-term underperformers like Small Cap, Value, and foreign equities.

  • Featured Speaker:  Doug Ramsey, The Leuthold Group, LLC

Recorded May 13, 2020

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A New Approach to Relative Strength Investing with Leveraged Funds

Objective:  How to construct sector rotation strategies, and how to review relative strength methodology for use when analyzing funds.

The webinar presentation will review fundamentals of leveraged funds, including the one-day investment objective, impact of compounding, and re-balancing considerations over time, as well as review the relative strength methodology and how it can be used to analyze funds.  Presenters will also explore ways in which relative strength can be used to construct sector rotation strategies with various funds and how to incorporate these strategies in tactical portfolios.

Featured Speakers:

  • Leks Gerlak, CFA, Tactical Investment Strategist, ProShares|ProFunds and Ben Jones, Senior Analyst, Nasdaq Dorsey Wright

Recorded October 15, 2019

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Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Using Inverse and Leveraged Funds

After nearly a decade of strong equity market returns, we’ve seen signs of a turning tide. Inverse investing may help to potentially smooth out turbulence in your portfolio. Hedging a losing position may also save you from selling low into a down market, causing a taxable event or disrupting your long-term investment goals. On the other hand, if you have conviction that this bull market has some legs left, leveraged investing offers a way to participate with less capital commitment.  Topics of discussion include:

  • The Basics of Inverse Investing
  • Applying a Hedge in Different Market Conditions
  • Hedging in a Portfolio Context
  • The Basics of Leveraged Investing

Featured Speakers: Roya Vassell, Tactical Relationship Manager, ProShares  |  ProFunds and Leks Gerlak, CFA, Investment Strategist, ProShares

Recorded on December 11, 2018

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  • Navigating Uncertain Markets – Risk and Reward

Edward Egilinsky, Managing Director-Head of Alternatives leads a focused educational discussion of how disciplined investors can navigate uncertainty in the global financial markets. The presentation will explore a variety of topics affecting all market participants, including:

  • Impact of “Trade War” headlines and opportunities to trade on
  • Rising interest rates and ways to potentially benefit
  • Possible return of higher volatility and how leverage and inverse can be utilized
  • Incorporating tactical tools into your money management process
  • Alternative strategy ideas to diversify traditional portfolios

Recorded October 24, 2018

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  • Mining the NAAIM Indicator Wall

The NAAIM Indicator Wall provides members with a weekly update on an array of stock market indicators. The wall includes readings and explanations of indicators and/or models in the areas of price/trend, momentum, key price levels, overbought/sold readings, sentiment, monetary, economic, inflation, and market cycles.  NAAIM Indicator Wall creator and 2018 NAAIM Shark Tank Winner, Dave Moenning, Heritage Capital Research, will explain how the Indicator Wall can help with the development of a strategy resulting in real money results.   He will also be offering examples of how the Indicator Wall has been used by other NAAIM members in their practice.

Recorded September 25, 2018

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  • Swimming with the Sharks: How 2018 Shark Tank Winner Dave Moenning Manages Risk

At this year’s Shark Tank Portfolio Strategy competition, Dave Moenning presented his firm’s flagship risk management strategy, which strives to stay in tune with the major cycles in the stock market while limiting turnover. When asked to succinctly sum up the strategy’s objective, Moenning explained, “This is a ‘core’ risk management strategy. The goal is to stay in tune with the risk/reward environment of the market and to get the big moves mostly right, most of the time – without a lot of trading.” In this webinar, Dave will review his longer-term approach to his multiple model, risk-managed approach.

David Moenning began his investment career in 1980 and has been an independent money manager since 1987. Dave founded his own firm, Heritage Capital Management, in 1989, which emphasized a risk managed approach to the markets. Most recently, Dave was Chief Investment Officer for an RIA firm responsible for $1.2 billion. Dave is Past President and Chairman of the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM). Dave served as President during the 2013 fiscal year and Vice President/Agenda chair during the 2012 fiscal year. Dave resides with his wife Catherine of 38 years and their 3 dogs in Golden, Colorado.

Recorded September 6, 2018

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  • How To Invest And Protect Your Assets In A Risky Geopolitical Environment | John Kosar, CMT, Chief  Market Strategist, Asbury Research, LLC
NOTE:  The webinar is accepted for one hour of CFP® CE Credit for live webcast attendees

Being in the 10th year of the 2009 advance in the US stock market, with hardly a meaningful correction, is risky enough.  That’s before you add in emerging global trade wars, geopolitical strife between the US and its closest allies, the threat of emerging inflation, and an upcoming and hotly contested mid-term election.  In this webinar, John Kosar, Chief Market Strategist of Asbury Research and Asbury Investment Management, displays and discusses some of the metrics, processes, and risk management controls that enables his clients to continue investing during risky environments, by focusing on where to buy as much — if not more — than what to buy.

Recorded August 15, 2018.

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Translating In-House Research into Cutting Edge Investment Solutions – 10/27/2015 – John McClure, ProfitScore Capital Management and 2015 Shark Tank First Place Winner

LISTEN TO THE RECORDED PRESENTATION – To learn more about ProfitScore’s cutting edge, and successful strategies including the 2015 Shark Tank Winning Strategy, “ProfitScore Long/Short US Treasuries (LSGB)” program.