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STEPHEN B. PARRISH, JD, CLU, CHFC,RHU: NATIONAL ADVANCED SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT, PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP:
“PLANNING SOLUTIONS FOR FLOW THROUGH COMPANIES: S CORPs AND LLCs” 
This presentation discusses the two major forms of companies where taxation flows through to individuals: S Corporations and Limited Liability Companies. This session provides an overview of the taxation of these entities and focuses on the opportunities for benefits, business, and estate planning. The class is designed to serve as a review for the more experienced producer and as a primer for the less-experienced producer who may be new to the business market place.

JESSE PATTON, LUTCF, HIA, MHP, FAHM, HIPAAA, EHBA., PRESIDENT AND CEO, ASSOCIATIONS MARKETING GROUP, INC.:
"MEDICARE: A LOOK BACK AND A LOOK AHEAD”
This session will provide an in-depth look at the United States Medicare program. Licensed producers will examine the effects of the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Provider Act. Attendees will explore how Medicare impacts the entire American healthcare system. In addition, they will review the new changes being proposed by Congressional leaders and President Obama’s Administration.

THOMAS ROOT, PH. D., PROFESSOR OF FINANCE, DRAKE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:
“THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INVESTING: AND INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL FINANCE”
Everyone with savings in the bank and/or investments in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds has felt the sting of the credit crisis and precipitous decline in the market. This discussion of how consumers respond will focus on insights from the emerging field of behavioral finance which focuses on the role of psychology in the decision-making process which sheds light on how the recent losses in investment income might impact consumer’s views of risk in their investment decisions.

TROY J. COOK, LUTCF, MHP, VICE-PRESIDENT, MARSH GLOBAL CONSUMER:
“ETHICS AND THE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL”
This class will give attendees an opportunity to explore ethics and why they are important to the insurance industry. Attendees will examine the public perception of our industry and the concept of “licensed professional.” Laws, regulations, morals, and values will be defined and discussed. The relationship between morals, values, and ethics will be evaluated. Uninformed behavior will be defined and explored. Finally, attendees will examine the concept of agent authority through examples and problems of three types of authority: express, implied, and apparent.