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The Investments & Wealth Institute presented five prestigious awards at its 2019 Annual Conference Experience in Las Vegas on May 7, 2019.

This past May more than 1,500 advisors from across the nation gathered in Las Vegas for the Institute’s 2019 Annual Conference Experience. The conference was packed with investment and wealth management thought leaders and numerous industry experts and innovators. From the Women in Wealth luncheon and the International Breakfast to the Next-Gen Reception and general sessions there was palpable excitement in the air.

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The newly split government is not likely to produce any significant legislation, but it will probably fuel heightened volatility in the markets, according to Andrew Friedman, founder and principal of The Washington Update. Friedman was a key speaker at Investments & Wealth Institute’s recent Investment Advisor Forum.

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