Top of the Table Annual Meeting Proceedings

Ideas Exchange
Van Mueller, LUTCF

Innovative Products for Today's Generation of Clients
Charles VanDevander, J.D., LL.M.

MAIN PLATFORM

Unlocking the Power of Technology to Increase Business Growth
Mario Armstrong

MDRT Presidential Welcome
Guy E. Baker, CLU, MSFS

Change Is Good: The HARD and REDCAR Strategies
Robert Buckman

A Plunger, a Policy and a Different Way of Thinking
Matthew S. Dawson

The Challenge of Change
Wayne F. Farnsworth Jr., CLU

The 4-Hour Workweek: Cutting-Edge Productivity and Lifestyle Design
Tim Ferriss
Moderator: W. Luther Pierce IV, CLU

Welcome to the Era of the Social Consumer
Paul Greenberg

Invisible or Remarkable? The Power of Leadership and Tribes in Creating Marketing That Matters
Seth Godin

The Right Tools to Help Boomers
Tom Hegna, CLU, ChFC
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Top of the Table Divisional Vice President's Closing Address
Michelle L. Hoesly, CLU, ChFC

The Financial Crisis: Causes, Cures and Consequences
Robert McTeer

The Second Curve Meets the Flat World: Managing the Velocity of Change
Ian Morrison

Thriving in a Time of Crisis
John M. Nicola, CLU, ChFC

2010 Divisional Vice President's Address
W. Luther Pierce IV, CLU

Two Keys for Staying at the Top
William J. Rossi, CFP, ChFC

The Collapse of the U.S. Bubble Economy and What It Means for Investors
Peter Schiff

A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Leading Through a Downturn
William C. Taylor

FOCUS SESSIONS

Private Split-Dollar: An Alternative to Third-Party Premium Financing
Thomas C. Bates, J.D., MBA

An Introduction to Behavioral Finance: Why Bad Decisions Happen to Good People
G. Scott Clemons, CFA
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Target a Market to Reach the Top
Marilou L. dela Cruz-Romero, LUTCF, RFC

How to Deal With Retiring Clients
Clay Gillespie, CFP
 —Session Handout

How to Welcome Clients
Mark R. Hynes

Build a Brand That Sells
Cindy Leines
 —Session Handout

Life Insurance Strategies in Conjunction With Wealth Transfer Planning for the Business-Owner Client
Timothy C. McFarland
 —Session Handout

Reassessing Insurance Carriers and Products in a New Era
Lawrence J. Rybka, J.D., CFP
 —Session Handout

Selling "The Savage Way" 15 Years Later
Mark C. Smigelski