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Don't miss David Einhorn at the
2nd Annual Investment Conference!
 Dear Friends,
Many of you attended our first investment conference last year and we want
you to be among the first to learn about our 2010
event.
The Make A Difference - Wisconsin
2nd Annual Investment Conference
will be Tuesday, May 11, 1:30-5:00pm
at the Intercontinental
Hotel, Milwaukee.
We're excited to announce that our
keynote speaker will be Fox Point native David Einhorn, president and founder of
Greenlight Capital, a long-short
value-oriented $6 billion hedge fund, which started with $1 million under
management in 1996 and has since generated more than 25% annualized net
return.
David's 2002 appearance at the Ira
Sohn Investment Conference in New
York caused the New York Stock Exchange to suspend
trading of private finance industry leader Allied Capital's shares after he
announced that Greenlight had sold short shares in the company. The ensuing
firestorm was chronicled in his 2008 book, "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story" published in 2008. He gained further notice for his
later critique of Lehman Brothers' accounting methods, as well as his decision
in August 2007 to short the company months before its sudden collapse.
We'll
have several other area investment experts on the program as well. Watch for
more info and registration details soon.
We hope you'll make plans now to
join us! Sincerely,
Joseph
Schlidt,
Investment Conference Chairperson
Sr. Vice President, M&I Wealth
Management
Lloyd
LevinFounder and Board
President,
Make A
Difference - Wisconsin
Brenda
Campbell, Executive
Director
Make A
Difference - Wisconsin
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2010 Investment Conference Sponsorship opportunities are available
Expand your company's exposure while supporting Make A Difference - Wisconsin by becoming a sponsor of the conference. All sponsorships include one or more corporate tables for you and your colleagues or guests to attend the conference.
Click here for sponsorship details.
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Board member brings her energy and passion to financial literacy issues
Growing
up in Milwaukee, Meridee Maynard
would "hang out"
with friends at Capitol Court
shopping center. Her mother would give her $3 to spend. When she got
home, her
mother would ask: "How much money do you have left?"
Meridee would put the money on the table. "Then she would
say, 'OK, what did you buy, and for how much?'" says Meridee, now a Make
A
Difference-Wisconsin board member. "I would literally have to do an
accounting,
right on the spot. That taught me early on that you can't just spend
whatever you
want. It taught me good money habits." Read more
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Meet a MAD-WI Volunteer
 David and Miann Navarre are attorneys by profession, but at heart they're also teachers. They bring that passion to teaching financial literacy at Milwaukee Riverside High School as volunteers for Make A Difference Wisconsin. |
Special
Talent and Resources Needed
Are you interested in
bringing your special skills or resources to Make
A Difference - WI? We're looking for volunteers who have some time, talent, or resources in the following areas:
Fund
development
Grant research and/or grant
writing Constant Contact -
newsletter creation
Event planning
Administrative assistance
Meeting Space for 12+
Contact Brenda by clicking here for
more information or to volunteer.
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New credit card
legislation "makes a difference" for consumers
We're excited at MAD-WI about the new
Credit CARD Act (Credit Card Accountability
Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009) that will go into effect
February 22nd. The new act
is designed to improve transparency for consumers and help them reduce their
credit card debt. This is a true turning point for American consumers that should help end
unfair rate hikes and most hidden fees.
Read more
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Make A Difference - Wisconsin, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to enrich the community by empowering students to make sound financial decisions. MAD-WI engages volunteers from the local business and professional community in the delivery of financial education in high school classrooms.
For more information, please visit the MAD-WI website at www.makeadifferencewisconsin.org
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