October 11, 2007

The Wealth Expo

Y’all know that I love my island paradise home. I’d be crazy not to. After twelve years I’m pretty firmly planted in Hawaii. Having a home and a business here, it would be difficult to move anywhere else anyway. Still, there are some things that I miss and always will. Proximity to friends and family is at the top of the list. Familiar places and regional cuisine are near the top. The ability to hop in the car and take off for a road trip - I really miss that. Any travel outside the state is time-consuming and requires a lot of advanced planning when you live on a dot in the middle of the Pacific. When you blog about a weekend getaway to see a concert in Chicago or driving to New England to watch the leaves turn I get a little jealous. I miss a lot of opportunities to indulge in events I find posted on the web, too. You’ll recall that I recently had to borrow against the equity in my home in order to pay a backlog of taxes. My finances have stabilized now, but that means that I’m accumulating more personal and business taxes daily. I’d love to be in New York next week to attend the Wealth Expo at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. There’s a Friday afternoon session on asset optimization, Tax Free Wealth Accumulation, that I’m sure would be beneficial to me. I’ve only got perhaps ten more years of working life left in me, but Uncle Sam is taking such a big bite out of my income that there’s nothing left for me to set aside for retirement. I believe the wisdom of the saying that you should always pay yourself first, but I’ve never quite known how to do that. The Wealth Expo would be a great starting point for learning the things I need to know. They’ve gathered some of the savviest minds in business and finance to teach the secrets to their success and will also provide some great opportunities to network with other successful people.

The Wealth Expo, sponsored by MyWallSt.net: Your Financial Social Network, is three days of intense sessions jam-packed with seminars and keynote addresses on every aspect of investing and financial management. If you can be anywhere near the East Coast from October 19 through Oct 21 you’d be doing yourself a great service to attend. The keynote speakers are well-known investment professionals, and you can visit exhibitions by some of the largest public and private companies in the world between sessions. Breakout sessions will give you the opportunity to select topics you’re especially interested in, and there will be cocktail hours on Friday and Saturday so you can mix, mingle and network. Here’s the info you’ll need to get you started:

Where

Jacob Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

When

Friday, 10/19: 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT w/ a cocktail hour to follow

Saturday, 10/20: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT w/ a cocktail hour to follow

Sunday, 10/21: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. EDT (no cocktail hour)

Why

Because you’re worth it! Road trip, anyone? Go! Learn from the best!